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Northern Advocate, 6 May 1930, Page 10

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FROZEN MEAT. SMITHFIELD PRICES. LONDON, May 3. The weekly quotations fur tlie. undermentioned elasss of frozen meats are based on actual sales of wholesale quantities of carcases of mutton or lamb, or of quarters of beef delivered to Southfield market and/or e\ London stores. They are compiled by the Quotations Committee, Smithfield.

To arrive at the equivalent ex ship values one farthing per pound should be deducted from the prices quoted below. Quotations given represent the average for the week and are not selected lines, but for parcels fairly representative of the (bulk of the shipments now on offer. New Zealand Sheep. —Canterbury and North Island selected crossbred wethers and maiden ewes, 481 b to 50 lb, s,}d; 571 b to (141 b, 4;]d; 051 b to 721 b, 4LBd; North Island crossbred wethers and maiden ewes, 481 b to ’>(! lb, sd; 57Lb to 041 b, 44 d; 051 bto 72 lb, 4d; ewes, 481 b to 041 b, 3-.{d; 051 b to 721 b, 2fd. Australian Sheep. —first and second quality crossbred and/or Merino wethers and/or ewes, all weights, 3 id. .Argentine Shoe]). —first quality crossbred wethers, 481 b to 041 b, 4d; 051 b to 721 b, I’Ll: owes, 501 b to 041 b, 3d.

New Zealand Lambs —Canterbury 30 lb and under, 8 l-8d; 371 bto 421 b, 7jd; 431 b to 501 b, (37-Sd; second quality, average 331 b, 7 3-Bd. Other South Island brands, 371 blo 421 b, 7 l-8d; selected North Island -brands, 371 b to 421 b, 7 3-8 d; second quality, average 311 b 7 7-8 d; other, North Islands brands, first quality, 371 bto 421 b, 7 l-Bd. Australian Lambs. —Victorian, first quality, 361 b and- under, 7 l-8d; 371 b to 421 b, Gfd; other States, first quality, 371 b .to 421 b, 04d; Victorian, second quality, 3Glb and under, 7.{d; other States, second quality 301 b ami under, 71-8 d; all States, third quality, 7*d. Argentine Lambs. —first quality, 30 lb and under, 7 1-8 d; 371 bto 421 b, Ojd; 431 b to 501 b, 53d. Argentine Chilled Beef. —Ox fores, 1601 b to 2201 b, 3fd; ox hinds, 1601 b to 2201 b, 6ld. New Zealand Pigs.—First quality, 601 b to 1001 b, 9id; 1011 b to 120 lb, Sd; others unchanged.

BUTTER AND CHEESE. BOARD’S REPORT. The New Zealand Dairy Produce Board has received the following market report from its London office dated -May 2, 1930; BUTTER. New .Zealand, salted, 130/ to 134/; exceptional, 130/; uusalted, 140/ to 148/; first whey, 122/; second whey, 120/. Deliveries N.Z. this week, 13.30 .tons; in store, 9950 tons. Australian, salted, 130/ to 134/; uusalted, 132/ to 134/; Argentine, unsalted, 124/ to 130/; Irish, creamery, salted, 130/ to 132/; uusalted, 1.34/ to 130/; Danish, 129/ f.0.b., 130/ ,to 138/ spot; Dutch, unsalted, 132/ to. 136/; Siberian, 128/ to 130/, Market quiet, retail prices .unchanged. Estimated stocks of all butters held in store London private and/or provincial stores at May 1, 22.000 tons-, compared with last year, 15.000 tons. CHEESE. New Zealand, white, 82/ to 84/; coloured, 87/ to 88/. Deliveries N.Z. this week, 23,528 crates; in store, 125,559 crates. Australian, white, 81/ to 82/; coloured, 85/ to 86/. Market quiet; retail prices unchanged. Canadian, white, 97/ to 100/; -coloured, 97/ to 98/; deliveries Canadian, 2379 boxes; in store, 100,609 boxes.

The Tamaroa finished discharge huttor 20th April. Rotorua commenced discharge ‘butter 2(ith April; finished discharging cheese Ist May. Cumberland commenced discharge butter 20th April; finished discharging cheese Ist May. Herminius finished discharge butter 25th April. Estimated stocks of cheese at London, Liverpool, Bristol at Ist May:— Canadian, 107,050 boxes, compared with last year 58,700 boxes; Xe\v Zealand and Australian, 138,050 crates compared with 171,600 crates.