COMMERCIAL.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 7 June 1923, Page 6

COMMERCIAL.

HIGH COMMISIOStftII'S RIiPORT.

BETTER DEMAND FOil FINEST

BUTTIMI

The Departmonb or Agriculture has reueived tnw loiiovving ca.l>iey;rajn, dated J aue 2, irom the ij-igii (jumiiiias'ioiier ior JM-ew Zealand, London:— MEAT.

Market again be u tor, with more inquiry. .r..\ve.s uucuan^ed. chii.eJ beer steauy. \ cry Ul^.e Ace.v Zi«;aiaiiu ii'Qz&Li beef uuout.

i\ew Zealand ivuitton. —37-641b: June 2, /^d to 6a; May i.o. <^<i to bd; May 18, /id to 7vjd. 60-.21u: June 2, 7-§d to 'i%d; May 26, ?id to t^d; Alay its, Yd to 7id. 73-801 b: June 2, 6gd to Hid; May 23, 6d to bid; Aiay 18, s|d. l^wes, li^ht-weights : J line 2, o\d • jMay 26, s^d.* Jiwes, heavy-weight: June 2, 4ia; may 26, 4^d. New Z-eaalnd Lamb. —Canterbury, 29-361b: June 2, ll^d; May 26, lid; May 18, 10-Jd. Canterbury, 37-421b: June 2, lid; May 26, lid; May 18, lOfd. Canterbury, 43-50 lb: June 2, 'lOai; May 26, lO^d; May 18, IOJd. i Second class: June 2, lO^d; North island, ordinary: June 2, lDijd; May 26, Hhid. North. Island, second class: June 2, lOd; May 26, 93d. New Zealand JJeef. —Fores : June 2, 2|d; May 26, 23-d; May 18. 2-^d. I Hinds: June 2, sd; May 26, 4-^d; May 18, 4^d. Chilled Beef.—Fores: June 2, 3£d to 4d ; May 26, 3;Jd; M.ay 18, 3d. Hinds: June 2, 7d to 7£d; Aiay 26. 7|d; May 18, 6Jd. Jfinglish l-etail prices are as follow: —

Mutton —Eiiglish: Legs, Is 8d; loins, 2s 2d- shoulders, Is 7d. Imported: Legs, Is; loins, lid; shoulders, lOd. Lamb. —English: Legs, 2s 2d; loins, ! !2s 4d; shoulders; 2s Id. Imported: Legs Is od ; loins, Is 4d ; shoulders, Is 4d. Beef.—English: Ribs, 2s j sirloin, 2s; steak, 2s Bd. Imported, chilled: Ribs, Is; sirloin, Is; staak, Is lOd. Imported, frozen: I<ibs, ICd; sirloin, lOd; steak, Is Bd. BUTTER. Better demand and market firmer for tinest; other qualities slow. Otncial quotations are: — i\ow Zeaianu. —Salted, finest: June 2, 142s to i4os per cut (is o^d to Is H%a per lbj. Jixceptionai, xoOs per cwt (i.s 4Ki per lbj. May 26, 14Os to 144s per cwt (Is 3d to Is bid per iij); i*iay 16, 14Os to 144s per cwt Us 3<-l to is 3kl per lbj. Unsalted: June 2, 14(is to lovis per cwt (Is Sid to Is 4d per lb); May 26, 143s to 14us per cwt (Is 3id to Is Bijd jjer lb;; 2>n\y Iy, 1-lUs to lolis per cwt (is o-^u to is 4d pc,v Lb). Oiner qualities: June 2, saked, iS'os to liUs per cwt 0-S 2-i-d to Is od per lb). Australian.—Salted, iinest: June 2, 132s to lob's, up to Idas per c\\ t (is 2|d, Is 2id to Is 2^d ocr i)>); May 26, lo4s to lo6s per c,\ t (is 2^a to Is 2-id per lbj; Aiay 18, lu4s to iotis per cwt (Is 2;fd to is 2^d per lb). J__nsali>eu: June 2, 136s to iJBs per cwt (is 2-jd to Is 2!(d per lb); May 26, 136s to I3Ss per cwt (Is. 2kU to is 2±d per lb) ; May 18, 136s to 140s per cwt (Is 2M to Is 3d per lb). Other qualities: June 2, salted 112s to 130s per cwt (Is to Is 2d per lb); unsalted 112s to 124s per cwt (Is to Is lid per lb). Argentine.—June 2, 112s to 122s per cwt. (la to Is Id per lb); May 26, 116s to 124s per ewt Us UAd to is i^u per lb) ; Alav IS, 120s to 132s per cwt (Is Ojd to Is 2}d per lb). I Danish.— June 2, ' 148s to 150s per j cwt. (Is S^d to is 4d per lb) : May! 26, lo2s to I;j4s per cwt (Is 4\d to Is 4^d per lb; Iviav 18. Lois to loos per cwt (Is 4 id to Is 4id per lb). CHEESE.. Market firm for spot supplies. Present quotations are: — English.—Finest farmers' : June 2. 108s to 112s per cwt (IHd to Is per lb) ; May 26, 108s to 11.2s per cwt (Li-Ad to Is ])er lb). Other qualities: .June 2, 90s to 102s per cwt '{i)'id to lid per lb). Canadian.—June 2. coloured, 86s to 88s per cwt (9g.d to ti.Sd yvy jo) : >iay 26, coloured, 84s to 90s per cwt (9d to^ 9jjd per lb); May 18. coloured, 86s to 92s per cwt (94d to V^d per lb). New Zealand.—June 2, coloived ■u-.r] white, 88s to 90s per cwt (9>d to 9-Jd per lb); May 26, coloured and white 84s to 86s per cwt (9d to 9sd per lb) •' May 18, coloured and white, 88s to 90s per cwt (9£d to 9^-d j.ier lb). Australian.—June "2, coloured and white, 80s to 84.s per cwt (H-[d to 9d per lb); May 26, coloured and white to 82s per cwt (B}-d to Bi|d ncr lb) ' (shipments of New Zealand "produce arrived this week per s.s. Port Caroline, Port Napier, t'apatoa and Peslmwur. Australian shipments May 5 to May 14 total 23f>0 "boxes butter and i/o 4 crates cheese. WOOL. Bradford market continues dull with very little new business. Position favours buyers. Piece goods trade ouiet JNomiiißl quotations for Lops are-" 64's (merino), 5s 2d per !b ; SG' S (suiier half I bred), 3s Id per lb • 4u > s p lep ared (coarse crossbred), Is 4Ui per lb). The Bank of New Zealand, produce department, has received the following advice from its London office under date Ist instant: Butter—Firmer on ill? 11 offeri"g for immediate delivery 142s to 144s per cwt;'exceptional, 146s Cneese—Steady; 88s to 90s ncr cwt frozen Meat—Mutton market linn Lamb quiet but firm, with supplies sufficient for demand. Beef unchanged; trade depressed owing to bad weather Wethers, light 7id to 9d per lb, heavy | ?m J 0. 6M; ,ewes' 4id t0 5"-d; ]amhs > 10id to Hid; seconds, 9.\d to lOd