COMMERCIAL

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 11950, 22 May 1933, Page 2

COMMERCIAL

FEILDING STOCK SAL!

FAT SHEEP AND CATTLE

EASIER

HEIFERS AND COWS IN DEMAND

FEILDING, May 19

The price for lat sheep cased somewhat at the stock sale today, when a very large yarding was offered. Fat lambs wore generally of very good quality, but the eaves were not quite up to recent standards, and are pot •in such keen demand. Primest lambs made to' 15s Id; good to-prime, 1-1?: good pens to 13s Id; fair. 12s 6:1 to l. ind ; backward, from 10 fid. Primes! heavy wethers made 15s; prime good, 14s; good quality weight, 13s to 13s 7d; fair. 11s fid to 12s M : inferior, from IN 3'L Best qunlit ■. heavy ewes, to 9s ME prime, to ?s Id; good, 7s to 7s 9d; inferior, 6s 4d to ‘-hi lOd; poor lines, 5s 8d; prune two-tqoths, 13s 3d to 13s 7«I; twotooth ewes, 11s l.Ou. A heavy yarding ef store sheen offered. Breeding ewes were not m demand, the market annavently being satisfied. Good two-tooth, ewes, r.w. S.D. -ranis, to 15s 3d; ditto, with Romney rams, 10s Sd to 12s 3d; two and four-tooth' ditto. ?-T)., 9s to 12s fid; four and six-tooth, 115.3 d; tour and six-tooth four-year ditto, 9s ; four-vear ewes, Ryeland rams. 10s 3d ■ m. a. ewes, S.D. rams, 9s to 9s 10d : fivo-vear ditto- 6s 3d. For ew e lambpriccs were, easier, rancrhie from 6<- ty Ss 6d; white-face lambs. go°d 7s 8 to 8s; inferior, 6?: .wether lambs, wood. 8s to 8s 7tl; fair. 5s Gd to 7s 9<l: black-face lambs, Gs Hd to 7s 9d. There was a heavy yarding of store cattle, with a quiet sale generally St-ore- cows made 17s to 275; forward steers, £3 to £3 5«; Hereford steel’s £2 6s; twenty-months P.A, steers, £2 to £2 10s; weaner heifers, 10s to 255; yearling heifers, 12s 6d to 235; empty heifers, 28s; cows, r.w. P.-’-. bulls, 24 s 6d; heifers, r.w.b., 27s >o 32s Gd t ; cows and calves, 17s Gd 325.

Th 0 fair offering of fat cattle was not of good quality, and prices were substantially down. Heavy fat cows made £2 13s to £2 .16s; lighter 20s to £1 Is; fairly good heifers. £2 2s to £2 los; light, 27s to 31©; light steers, 325; veale.rs, 20s to £2 -Is. The dairy cattle market sho;\vs a keener interest and good springing heifers and cows are in demand Boilers at drop made £6 os: springing heifers, good, £3 5s to £4 10s; lato cal vers! from £1 10 s; springing cows, close to profit, £6 5s ; others, £4 15 s ? to £5 cows in milk, good. £3 10s to <£.-1 4s; inferior. £l. 5s to £2 ss; heifers in milk. £2 Is to £2 15s

CANTERBURY MARKETS

CHRISTCHURCH, May 19

There lias boon a much better Lone in the grain and produce market Ruling, tho week, potatoes being the only major section of produce that has not met with improvement. A grade Gart-oil oats have advanced, .sharply in price, the improvement (within tho last few days beifig fully 4-d a bushol Algerian, oats arc quoted at Is 4tl to Is 5d on trucks. Rather-' an interesting development is the shipment next week of about 3000 sacks of A grade • Gartong D orn Southland to the United Kingdom. This sate' was effected some time a S2 when tho - outlook for a local market was practically hopeless. Chaff is pot boing inquired for •1° much extent so far. Quotations a r o £3 to. £3 5s a ton, i'.P.b., s.x. Potatoes, which firmed up during the recent 'maritime ti©nble,' liavo cased. The rush of supplies to Auckland has exceeded the demand, and the position there at the moment m weak. Two boats leaving this week ate taking approximately §OOO sack's between them. Inquiries hav© declined, and quotations for May are £2 15 S a ton, and for June £3, on •trucks or £3 15s aiid £4 4s Lb.h,.

, A 1 shipment of? several tons of potatoes is heipg m.ade +o South America next iwcek, Jmt this, ljas liad no effect fin tho market; It has net he©’n possible to./ repeat the-? business - even

with this shipment concluded. Fewer potatoes have left Lyttelton this season..than for the corresponding period of 1932.

Fowl wheat is firm at 3s 3d f.0.b., ‘s.L, a bushel. The.demand is steady but .much -wheat is offering.

FROZEN MEAT MARKET

(U.P.A. by Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Roe. May 21, 5.30 p.m.) LONDON, May 20

Following are the latest Dozen meat quotations at tho Smithfield market

New Zealand sheep.-—Canterbury and North Island selected crossbred wethers and maiden ewes, 48 to 56 ib, 3?d; 57 to 641 b 3d; 65 to 721 b, 23th North Island, 48 to 561 b 3\d; 65 t-o 721 b 2|d.

Patagonian sheep.—-Wethers and/or maiden ewes under 50lb, 2|d; 50 to 601 b 3d; ewe s 40 to 501 b. SRI. New Zealand lambs. —Canterbury, 37 to 421 b, 4pi; 43 to 501 b, 4§d; other South island brands 37 to 421 b, 4 pi; 43 to 501 b, 4 pi. North Island including Downs 37 to 421 b, 4Jd 4o to 501 b 4|d. . Other North Lslanct First Quality 37 to 421 b 4|d./ Australian lambs. —Yietorian FirstQuality, 361 b and under, 5-fd 37 to 421 b 4pl; Victorian second quality, 3Glb and' .under, s}d; oilier States, second quality, 361 b and under 5pJ. Argentine lambs.—First quality 37 to 421 b 4pl; second quality, average about 281 b to spl.

Patagonian lambs.- —First quality 361 b and under 4pl; 37 to 421 b, 4pl; second quality, average about 301 b, 5d

New Zealand frozen beef.—Ox fores L6Q to 2201 b 2 pi. Australian frozen beef.—Ox hinds over 1601 b 2pi

Argentine chilled beef.—Ox binds l6olb° to 2201 b spl.

New Zealand pigs, first quality, 60 to SOlb, 41d. Others unchanged.

FROZEN MEAT TRADE

IMPROVED P-

FOR LAMB

M A. Eliott. Ltd.. Palmerston N.. have received the following cabled advice from Gordon, Woodroffe and Co., Ltd.. London, dated Tliursday : Lamb, par to 1-Sd higher ; wethers, 1-8 to Id. lower; owes, 1-Sd lower; hoc--- l-8d lower. Lamb market- steady with an improved demand. Grades 36-12 and 10-12 market slightly finn-

Smithf-old “delivered” prices ;lJ '° quoted as follows: —Cost North Island prime lambs: Under 1361 b., sj{d j 361 b. to 421 b., 4 7-Sd; 421 b. I® 501 b., 4-1 d. Ordinary North Island lambs: Under 421 b., 51,(1; second quality, under 421 b s»<l. Best North Island wethers and or maiden, ewes: ISih. to 561 b., 3?,<1; 561 b. to Glib., G4jb. to 721 b., *2Jd; ever 721 b., 2-J-d. Ordinary North Island wethers and or maiden ewes: 4811). to 561 h., "id; 501 h. to GlH>.. 3Ad ; 641 b. to 721 b.. 23d : over 721 b.. 23d. North Island e"’es: Under (34:1b., 641 b. to 721 b., 2-Jd: over 721 b.,

2-id. New Zealand prime o x beef (equal fores and hinds): 1601 b. to 22('fb.. 21-d

MEAT AIARKETING. INQUIRY

OPPOSITION BY NEW ZEALAND

(U.P.A. by Elec. Tel, .Copyright) (Recdived Alay 21, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, Alay 20

; At the meat marketing inquiry, Air l-lanbury Aggs, for tlic New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board, . said that ■ the Now Zealand and Australian Agents’ Association opposed tlic marxetont‘ Association, opposed.the marking proposal as impracticable. One : thousand carcases were , dealt with hourly in. some Australian piants. Marking would be slow work and croaso the labor.coats. . LONDON HIDES MARKETS. (U P A by Elec. Tel. Copyright) Mliec. May 21, 5.30 P-m.) LONDON, Alay 20. ?! At the hides sales there was-a, betW demand. Quotations. a V c: Meat- . works: —Drysalted Queensland 35 to 45lhs old; 30 to 40lh 584; 2o to 3o lh sid*; 20 to 3Q lb sid!; New South Wales 5Sd; 53*; 58*; . sa ,iteel.. r ilQueenslaud: 50 to 601 b 4d , TO to -id ; New S<fiKli Wales,. 43* New' South ; AVaieg;; .‘ ; 4&5 ' 4|d; Victorian Abattoirs 4j*; 4*-