COMMERCIAL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 16 December 1924, Page 8

COMMERCIAL.

; FROZEN MEAT QUOTATIONS, ■ M. A. Elliott, Ltd., Palmerston North, have received cable advice from Messrs Gilbert Anderson and Co., Ltd., Xionclon, of the' following Smithiieicl prices for the papt week, ending I2th j December. 1924. These prices are on the ••delivered" basis, €nat .is; mcluu- * nig storage charges, cartage, etc.: — j Best North Island prime . crossbred _ lambs, li/42, lbd; ordinary North Js- £ land iambs U/42, l2£cl, second quality u/42, best Nortn island we triers £ iuni v.or; ewes, 48/56 Bfd, ditto | 06/6a, 83d ; ditTo 04;/2, B*d; ordinary j North island wethers and for) maiden £ ewes, 48/58, 83d; unto 06/ 54 bjd ; ditto l 64/72, 8-iUj North Island ewes, U/b4, . 7£d; ditto 64/72, 7d; ditto; (j/72, 63; ‘ New Zealand prime ccx beef (equal foies , . and hinds), 160/220, 4/, d. i Remarks. —.Lamb, 3d to gd lower; j | wethers, par to J-d nigher; owes, 110 I change; beef, gd lower. DAIRY PRODUCE. j Messfs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report having received the following cablegram from their London house, under, d ate of the lltli inst.:—“Butter: Market is steady at present prices. We emote New Zealand salted 204 s (202); Now ! Zealand exceptional brands 206 s (208 s) ; Danish, 242 s (232); 'finest Australian 1 salted, 190 s (192); unsalted, 192 s I j (1965). Cheese: Market is steady. New Zealand white and coloured 93s to 94s (925).’ ’ (Last w'eek’s quotations shown in parentheses). FROZEN MEAT. Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report having received the following c;.blegram from their London house, under | date of the lltli inst. : —“Lamb —New || Zealand prime crossbred lamb, Canteribury heavy and light, not quoted; North Island heavy 1.23 d, light 13d. Demand for New Zeaalnd lamb is Itss. ■! Any change in price is in favour of ’buyers. Mutton —New Zealand prime | crossbred mutton, Canterbury heavy , and light, not quoted; North Island | heavy Bd, light B|d. Demand for New | Zealand mutton is good owing -to ccld 1 weather. Market is firm. Beef —New j Zealand prime ox beef hinds'sgd,’fries 4§d. Demand for New Zealand beef continues. Market is firm. Australian frozen meat—Good average quality crossbred heavy 12d, light 13d. . Good demand for Australian lamb. Good average quality crossbred mutton light Good demand for Australian mutton.'’ ' SHEEPSKIN, HIDE AND TALLOW. Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Wellington, report: We held our usual fortnightly sale of sheepskins, hides 1 and tallow on, Friday afternoon, when j we submitted a good average catalogue 1 of all classes to a fair attendance of buyers. Sheepskins—Although dry skins wei’e in demand, prices all round receded about 2d jier lb on late rates. Salties were generally firmer. Hides —Keen competition for all grades. Heavy weights of good substance were up about an -Jd per lb on last sale, medium being firmer, and light weights from par to -|d per lb better. Kin and yearling wete in strong request, and sold well up to late rates. Calfskins showed a slight increase, and for a nice hne of five pounders we secured 153 d. Tallow sold well un to late rates.