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Hawera Star, Volume L, 24 February 1931, Page 9

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FROZEN MEAT PRICES. SMITHFiELT) M ARKET. Cam!) market.—Prices easier owing to pressure to sell. Consumption excellent for time of year, buc- stocks from all sources still too heavy Mutton market. —Wethers still neglected owing to low prices oi lamb. There is a slightly better demand lor ewes at lower prices. Frozen beer. —Neglected owing to low prices of Argentine chilled beef. New Zealand porker pigs.—No change. Market is overloaued \\ith Australian and home lulled. New Zealand baconer pigs: Nominal prices. Tlie above report was received on Saturday bv the New Zealand Meat Producers’ Boat'd from its London office, which advises that the following are the approximate average prices realised for the week, based on actual transactions or wholesale quantities o the descriptions of meat mentioned and are for representative parcels or the goods offering during the week, beiu<>- for business done on tlie basis of I delivered to Smitlitield market and-or ex London stores (prices lor the two previous weens are also show n). New Zealand ISheep. —New seasons Canterbury and North Island selected crossbred ' wethers and maiden ewes, 48-561 b, 4d; 57-641 b, ,33d; 60-'2lb, did. North Island crossbred wethers and maiden ewes, 48-561 b, 3Jd; o/-641b, did- 65-721 b, 3id. Old seasons ewes, 481 b and under, 2§d (2id, 3icl); 48-641 b Md (2fd, 23d); 65-721 b, 2-Jd (2id, 2-*d). New- Zealand Lambs.—New seasons Canterbury, 361 b and under / 3-bd . 7 ; ;d, —)• 37-421 b, 7 3-Sd (t a.d, —); 43,71,1 b 7 ; 'd (not quoted); second quality, average, 331 b, 6d (6d,—). oti^® r South Island brands, not quoted selected North Island brands, including downs, 361 b, and under, t 3-8 d (j o-Sd ; 3d); 37-421 b, 7 3-8 d(i 5-Sd 8d) 43.jUlb 71 d (not quoted); second quality, average 311 b, 6d (6d, 6id). Ofchei North Island brands, first quality, 3611 and under, 63d (7d, 7id); 3<-421b, A (7d ,7id); second quality, aveia to t 311 b, 5-)d (6|d, 6 l-8d). Australian Lambs.— Victorian, mst quality (new- season’s), 361 b and under 5-id (53d, 6d); 37-421 b, sid (old, 6d). Argentine Lamb. —First quality (net season’s), 361 b and under o*d (07d old); 37-421 b, 51 cl (6*d, sfd). New Zealand Reel. —Not quoted. Argentine Chilled Beef.—‘Ox < o-8d (3d, 3id); ox hinds, old (od ■ U Australian Frozen Reef —Ox crops J over 1001 b, 2|d (23d, 3 l-8d); ox hinds over 1601 b, 4d (4d, 4d). Now Zealand Prune Porker 1 i&s. SOMOOIb, 5d (sd, 5Jd); 101-1201 b, 4i< (4id, sd). New Zealand Prime Baconer Pigs- . 121-1801 b, 5d (sd, sld). New Zealand Frozen Veal.—No quoted.

MARKETS STELADY. N.Z. BETTER AT 121 s TO 1245. OHEESFJ SELLING AT 56s TO 58s. The London butter market was steadylast week, New Zealand salted beny quoted at 121 s to 124® per cwt. on Ti lda.y, practically unchanged on the pievious week. The- demand i.,, active, according to the Dairy Beard ® report from its London office and the retail price of New Zealand butte manned. unchanged at Is 3d per ’ _ The market for Danish butter Mas reported as slow. The retail price of Danish was increased last Monday m Is fid per lb. ; but the wholesale s P ot quotation on Friday showed a Imp of L to 8s and the f.o.b. quotation a fall of 9s on the week. Ihe Jiyrhet for Argentine and Australian huttei.- " The 'market for New Zealand cheese is steadier at 56s to 58s per cwt.. the retail price remaining unchanged at Id per lb. Canadian cheese which is, quoted at 18s to 20s per cwt. premium ,on New Zealand is. meeting a quiet, m Friday’s quotations with those of the previous week in parentheses are reiorted by the London office of the Dairy Board as follow:.

BUTTER. Now Zealand —Salted, 121 s to 1248 ,'T2Os to 124 s : February 21, 1930, 4*4* to 14fis) ; unsalted, 126 s to, 180 s (124 s to 128 s ; February 21, 1930, 158 s to L66s) ; first whey, 116 s (118 s); second whev 114 s (116 s). • Australia. —(Salted, 120 s to l—s ; ex. 123 s (118 s to 1225); unsalted, 122 s to 1 ~ tine.—U n salted, 120 sto 126 s il4ls f.o.b. ; 148 sto 150 s to b»2s). CHEESE. New Zealand. —.White, 56s to 58s (55s to 58s; February 21, 1930, 86s to 375) • coloured, 58s to o9s, ex. 60s (o6s to' 58s February 21, 1930, 84s, to 86s). Australian.—White, 58s (—) ; cokmrei.l 56s to 59s (—); Canadian, white in’d coloured, 74s to 78s (74s to < 9s). English finest farmers. —100 s to 106 s (100s°to 106 s). DELIVERIES AND STOCKS

Deliveries of New Zealand! butter for tbe week wore 2400 tons, as against 131(5 tons a year ago. The quantity in store is ' 4800 tons, as against 4141 tons a year ago. Deliveries o-f Australian butter for the week were 1825 tons, ais ootnpared

with 1175 tons a year ago. The quantity in store is 1075 tons, as against 2800 tons a year ago. . The position of lwentlynarrived- shipments from [New 1 Zealand is as follows • Karamea, finished, unloading cheese, February 13; started discharging butter February 14, finished February 18. Port Wellington started discharging cheese February 13 and finished February 17, on which date started unloading butter. Rotorua started unloading cheese February 17. Remuera finished discharging butter February IS. Deliveries of Canadian cheese for the week were 4387 boxes as against 3394 boxes a. year ago. The quantity in store is 163.449 boxes, as compared with 136,632 boxes a year ago.