COMMERCIAL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 4 December 1928, Page 10

COMMERCIAL.

LONDON .MEAT PRICES. The New Zealand Moat Producer#’ Board has received the following c a ble - •gram from its London office, dated November 30, advising SmitMeld deliiveiredi prices averaged for week ended that date as follows: New Zealiand wethers and maidens. Canterbury quality, selected brands, 561 b and under, 6£d; 57-6111), (jjd; Go--721 b, 6d. Other brand#, 561 b and under, 61cl ; 57.641 b, 6d; G5-721b, 5Jd. New Zealand ewes : 641 b and under, 4-id. New Zealiand lambs: Canterbury quality, 361’b and under, Old; 37-421 b, 9 fid ; iseconds, Bd. Selected brands, 361 b and under. 9jd; 37-421 b, 9|d, Other brands, first quality, 361 b and under, not quoted; 3/-421b, not quoited. Second quality. 30-32ib, average, 7fid.

Australian lambs: Victoria,n, first quality, 361 b and under, 9g<l; 37-421 b, 93d. Argentine lambs: First qual’iity, 3611) and under, 8d; 37-421 b, Bd. N.Z. beef: Ox lores, 3&d'; ox hinds; Gi(l. Frozen pork: Porkers, 60-801 b, 6pi; porlcer®, Sl.-991b, Old; norkers, 100-120 lb, 0:1 cl; baconers, 121-180 lb, 7d. Remarks.—Lamb market: Slow, especially for secondary lamb, owing to competition from new season’s Australiian and Argentine. Mutton market : There is a slightly better demand for ewes. There is a slow demand for wethers. Beef market: Firm with light stocks. New Zealand porker pigs: Market quiet, but (Steady. Large supplies of home-kilted continue.

DAIRY PRODUCE.

BOARD’S WEEKLY REPORT

The New Zealand Dairy Produce Board has received the following market report from its London office, dated November 30: —• BUTTER. New Zealand.—Sa'lted, 172 s to 178 s ; unsaltecl. 190 s fa 198 s; first whey, 1665; second whey, 1625. Deliveries N.Z. this week. 1200 tons. In store this week, 3850 tons. Australian. —Finest salted, 170 sto 1745; unsaitecl. 180 sto 186 s. Argentine.—Finest unsalted, 174 s to 180 s. Dutch.—Unsalted, 200 s to 2025. Siberian. —170 s to 1725. , Ukrainian. —168& to 170 s. Polish:.—lsßs to 1625. Danish.—l94s fo.b., 198 sto 199:s spot. Market quiet. Retail prices unchanged. CHEESE. New Zealiand.—White 100 s fo 102 s, exceptional 103 s ; coloured, 100# to 102 s. Deliveries N.Z. this week. 14,500 crates. In :store this week, 33,000 Canadian.—-" White, 110 sto 112si; coloured, 108 sto 110#; exceptional, 112 s; c.i.f. 100 s .to 101 s. English.—Finest farmers’, 140 sto 1425.'

Market s’ow. Retail price# reduced to Is Id.

Cargoes discharged : • Port Dunedin, finished discharge of butter on November 23. Westmoreland commenced discharge cheese on November 24; commenced discharge butter November 28. Gallic commenced discharge butter November 28. finished November 29. The board has also received the following advice from: it# agents in Canada Butter: New York, 52eents (2s 2d); Montreal. 39 J cents (Is 7|d).