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Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 9 October 1928, Page 10

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LONDON MEAT MARKET SMITH FI ELD PRICES. The New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board has received the following cablegram from its London office, dated October 5, advising Smithfield delivered prices averaged .for week ending that n'dte as follow: New Zealand wethers and maidens: Canterbury quality, selected brands, 561 b and under 7 3-Bd, 57-641 b, 7 l-Bd. 65 721 b 6 7-Bd. other brands. 561 b and under 7 1-8(1. 57-641!) 7d. 65-7211>. 6Jd. New Zealand ewes: 641 b and under sfd. j New Zealand lambs: Canterbury quality. 361 b and under 10fd, 37-4216 IOJ-d, 43-501 b 9Jd. selected brands 361 b and under 10 l-Bd, 37-421 b 10 l-Bd. Other brands first quality 36tb and under lOrl, ,37-421 b lOd, second quality 30-321 b average 9 3-Bd. New Zealand beef : Ox fores 4d, oxhinds 5Jd, cow fores 3->d (3)d, 83d), ow hinds sd. Argentine- chilled beef: Ox fores 4 3-Bd. ox hinds 6 5-Bd. Frozen pork: Porkers 60-801 b 7 Ad. porkers 81-991 H 7;ld, porkers 100-1201 b 7-fd, haconers 121-180 lb 7-fd. Remarks.—Lamb and mutton: [Market is dull and depressed by heavy pitchings of Home killed meat. Beef : Market quiet- but steady. New Zealand porker pigs: Market is easier owing to heavier supplies of Home killed. New Zealand baeoner pigs: Stocks exhausted. Nominal prices. BUTTER AND CHEESE. DAIRY BOARD’S REPORT. The New Zealand Dairy Produce Board, -ha* received the following market report from its London office, dated October s: BUTTER. New Zealand. —Salted 178 s to 184 e ; exceptionally, 186 s; u'nsauted, 186» to 1965; first-grade whey 1645; ,secondgrade whey, 160 s. Deliveries N.Z. this week. 555 tons. In store. 3700 tonw. Australian. —Finest salted, 166 s to 1725. Argentine.— Finest unsalted, 176 s to 180 s; exceptionally. 182 s. Irish creamery.—Salted 174 s to 1765; unsalted, 178 s to 180 s. Danish.—Spot. 195 s to 198 s; f.0.h.. 190 s to 191 s. Dutch.—Unsalted, 188 s to 1925. Siberian.—l6os to 1625. Ulcranian. —162 s to 1665. Polish. —1545. Lithuanian. —160 s. Butter market slow. New Zeaiia-nd retail price unchanged, Is lOd; Danish retail price reduced to Is lid. CHEESE. New Zealand.—White 112 s to 114 s; coloured. UOs to 112 s. Deliveries N.Z. this week. 4850 crates; in store this week, 31,000 crates. 1 Canadian.—White, 110 s to- 114 s ; coloured, 110 s to 112 s; c.i.f., 106 s to 107 s. Australian. —White, I10s>; coloured, 108 s to 110 s. Market quiet. Retail prices unchanged. English finest farmers, 134 s to 138 s; market firm. Cargo discharging.—Taranaki finished discharge butter September 28. Rotorua finished discharge butter October 2. Te Koa commenced discharge butter October 4. Estimated stocks all butter in Great Britain at October 1, 1928, 10,360 tons, compared with bust year, 14,760 tons. Estimated stocks of chee-se at London, Liverpool, and Bristol at Octobei 1 (last- year’s figures -in parentheses): Ni?w Zealand anil Australian, 39.500 crates "(47,000 crates) ; Canadian, 182.000 boxes (168,30!) boxes). . F.o.b. sales. —Cheese: Sales have been made for up to end el December make at 9 9-16 d, -and for whole season at 9-jj-il.