THE HOME MARKET

Manawatu Times, Volume LIII, Issue 6668, 23 July 1928, Page 10

THE HOME MARKET

MEAT PRICES FIRM. The Now Zealand Meat Producers’ Board has received tho following cable from its London office, dated 13th. July 1928, advising Sraithfield delivered prices averaged for week ending that date as follows. The previous week’s prices are shown ia parentheses:— New Zealand wethers and maidens, Canterbury quality, selected brands, Wunder, 7 3-8 d (7 3-8 d); 57/64, 7 l-8d (7d) ;65/72, 6 7-Sd (Gfd). Other brands, 56/undcr, 7 l-8d (7 l-8d); 67/64 7d (7d); 65/72, 6|d (6 5-8 d). New Zealand ewes: 64/under s}d. (5 3-8 d). New Zealand lambs: Canterbury quality, 3.6/under 10}d (10id); 37/42, | 9;ld (93d); 43/50 9}d (9}d); seconds, 93d, (9*d); selected brands, 36/under, 10|d (iOJd);37/42 93d (9|d); other brands, (Ist. quality), 36/under, 9 7-8 d (9 7-Sd.); 37/42 9}d (9}d); second quality, 30/32 average lOd (10d).. New Zealand beef: Ox fores, 4d, (4 l-8d): ox hinds 6 3-8 d 6id; cow fores 3}d (3|d); cow hinds, 5Jd (sd). Argentine chilled beef: Ox fores, 4 l-8d (4}d); ox hinds 7}d (8d). Frozen pork: Porkers, 60/801bs, 7}d (7}d); 81/99 lbs. 7d (6Jd); 100 to 1201bs 63d (6-2 d); baconers 121/1801bs. 7fd (7-id). Lamb Market: Steady. Consumption good) Mutton Market: Firm. Beef Market: Firm with good demand. , New Zealand Porker Pigs: Better market, but owing to hot weather there is very little doing. New Zealand Baconer Pigs; Prices have advanced owing to better prices bacon, :.•/ Butter and Cheese. The New Zealand Produce Board has received the following market report from its London Agency, dated 13th. July, 1928: Butter: New Zealand salted, 178s182s (1765-178 s): unsalted, 180s-186s (180s-186s). Deliveries this week 700 tons; in store 5,900 tons. Australian finest salted, 1665-170 s up to 1725-(1625-1665); unsaltcd, 16Ss-174s (1645-1745). , Argentine finest unsaltcd, 1645-168 s Tsßs-1625), [)•) Irish creamery salted, 170 s • (1665-178s);'unsalted, 178s);'unsalted, 174 s (l6Bs-170s). Danish lßos-182s spot, 174 s f.0.b., (1745-1765; 168 s 170 s). Dutch creamery, unsaltcd, 168s-170s, (1665-170 s). Esthonian, salted, 1645-166 s (160s--104s); unsaltcd 1665-16Ss (1625-1665). Latvian, salted, 1625-164 s (160s-1645) Siberian, 1525-lo4s (1525-1545). Ukranian 158s-160s (15Gs-158s). Polish) 1445-154 s (1465-14Ss). 'French; baskets, salted and unsalted. 1465-160 s (1465-160 s). Mraket quiet. Retail prices unchanged. , Cheese: New Zealand white and coloured, 110s-112s (107s-10Ss). Deliveries, ■ 22,000 crates; in' store 68,000 crates. ' - _. -' " ■ - ■, Canadian, white and coloured, 105s--llOs (104s-106s). English, fine tsfarmers, 1245-12Ss (120s--1245). Market firm. Retail prices unchanged. It is rumoured that prices will bo increased. The Board has also received advice from its agents in Canada as follows: Butter: New York, 45 cents, (Is 10}d) Montreal, 38} cents (Is 7}d).