Home Markets

Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 7296, 5 August 1930, Page 10

Home Markets

The New Zealand Dairy Produce Board has received the following market report from its London office, dated August 1: Butter Now Zealand: Salted, 336/- to 138/-, exceptional to 140/-; unsalted, 150/-; first whey, 130/-; second whey, 128/-. Deliveries of New Zealand this week, 1450 tons; in store, 9700 tons. Australian: Salted, 134/- to 136/-; unsaltcd, 134/- to 13S/-. Argentine: Unsalted, 12S/- to 134/-. Irish: Creamery salted, 138/-; unsalted, 142/-. Danish: F.0.b., 145/-; spot, 154/- to 156/- (offered to-night as low as 140/-). Dutch:,Unsalted, 144/- to 146/-. Esthonian: 142/-. Siberian: 132/- to 134/-. Polish: 116/- to 12S/-. French: Baskets salted, 138/- to 140/-. Tho market is quiet. The Danish retail price, which was increased to 1/7 last Monday, is expected to bo reduced to 1/6 next week. Cheese New Zealand:' White, 77/-, 79/-, up to SO/-; coloured, 82/- to 83/-. Deliveries of New Zealand this week, 23,578 crates; in store, .117,583 crates. Prices have recovered after ruling easier ;n the week. Canadian: White and coloured, 82/to 84/-;: c.i.f., SO/-. Deliveries of Canadian this week, 5359 boxes; in store, 122,101 boxes. . English: Finest farmers’, 92/- to 100/-. Tho market is steady and retail prices arc unchanged. Meat The New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board has received the following cable from its London office, dator August 1, advising that.the following are the approximate average prices realised for the week, based on actual transactions of wholesale quantities of the descriptions of meat mentioned, and are for representative parcels of the goods offering during the week, being for business done on tho basis of delivered to Smithfield market and ex London stores:—

New Zealand sheep: Canterbury and North Island selected crossbred wethers and maiden ewes,'4S-561b., 41d.; 5764’s; 44d.; 65-72’5,'43d. North Island crossbred wethers and maiden ewes, 4856’s, 4gd.; 57-64’s, 43d.; 65-72’s, 4gd. Ewes, 4S-64’s, 3Jd.; 65-72’s, 2ld. New Zealand lambs: Canterbury, 36 lb. and under, 9d.; 37-42’s, Sid.; 4350,’s, SJ.; second quality, average 331 b., 73d. Other south Island brands, 361 b. and'under, Bfd.; 37-42’s, S£d.; 43-50’s, Selected North Island brands (including Downs), 361 b. and under, 9d.; 87-42’s, B|d.; 43-50’s, BJd.; second quality, average 311 b., 73d. Other North Island brands, first quality, 361 b. and under, 83d.; 37-42’s, BJd.; second quality, average 311b.,' 73d. Australian lambs: Victorian, first quality, 361 b and under, 73d.; 37-42’s, 73d., Argentine lamb: First quality, 361 b. and under,,63d.; 37-42’s, 64d. New Zealand beef: Ox fores, 3|d.; ox hinds, 51d. Argentine chilled beef: Ox fores, 43d.’; ox hinds, Sgd. Australian frozen beef: Ox crops, over 1001 b., 3sd.; ox binds, over 1601 b,, 53 d. New Zealand pigs: Prime porkers, 601001 b., 7d.; 101-120’s, 63d. Prime baeoners, 121-180’s, Gird. The lamb market is firm for all primelamb, but weaker for second quality. Heavyweight prime has advanced in price owing to shorter supplies. In tho mutton market, wethers are steady at slightly better prices. Ewes are still slow of sale. The beef market is firmer owing to higher prices ruling for Argentine chilled beef. New Zealand porker pigs are in poor demand, but fair sales are being mado of baconers at present prices. Messrs. Levin and Co., Ltd., have received the following cable, dated August 1, from their London agents:— North Island Down lambs, 28-36ib., 93d. per lb.; 36-421 b., 9d. Best North Island crossbred lambs, 28-361 b., 9d.; 3G-421b., Bjd. North Island second quality lambs, average 30-311 b., 71 d. Best North Island wethers, under 48 lb., 5Jd.; 46-561 b., 4§d.; SG-G4lb., 44d.; 64-721 b., 43d. North Island ewes, under 481 b., 3gd.; 4S-561b., 3Jd.; 56-641 b„ 3d.; Gl-721b., 2Jd. New Zealand prime ox beef, 160-220 lb., 43d. As compared with last week’s quotations, North Island Down lamb, 36-42 lb., is Jd. per lb higher; best North Island crossbred lamb, 36-421 b., 3d. per lb. higher; others unchanged. Best North Island wethers, under 481 b., id. per lb. higher; 56-641 b., 3d. per ib. higher; 64-721 b., id. per lb. higher; North Island ewes, 64-721 b., |d. per 10. higher; others unchanged. The mar* ket is steady.