COMMERCIAL

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 28 June 1926, Page 2

COMMERCIAL

FROZEN MEAT

Aressrs Dalgety and Coy., Ltd., report having received the following cablegram from their London house under date of the 24th inst.: —

Lamb: New Zealand prime crossbred iamb, Canterbury, heavy 9jd, light 9£d ; ‘North Island heavy 9d, light 91,d. Alarket weak, transactions small. Demand runs principally on light weights. Mutton: New Zealand prime "crossbred mutton, Canterbury heavy s£d, light North Island heavy 4jj-d, light 6£d. Alarket quiet. Demand runs principally on light, weights. Beef; New Zealand prime ox beef, hinds sd, fores 4d. Alarket fair. Demand has been checked by increase I prices asked. Australian frozen meat: Good average quality crossbred lamb, light dpi. heavy Tjjd. Alarket quiet. Demand steady Good average quality crossbred mutto'i, light 4jd, heavy not quoted. Market steady. Demand fair. The following is a copy ow a cable received by the N.Z. Farmers’ Co-op. Association of Canterbury, Hardy-st.: ~“Mfff£Bt, continues slow with Continental butter weak. N.Z. 172 s to 1745; Australian 1725. “Cheese slow. N.Z. 935.

“Lambs, marked weakness on account of strike. Alutton, light weights firm; others neglected.”

BUTTER DEARER IN SYDNEY

(By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (Australian & N.Z. Cable Association J

SYDNEY, June 27.

The wholesale price of butter was in creased by 4/8 to 196/- a hundred weight

MEAT PRICES

The New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board lias received the following cable from its London office dated 25th June, 1926, advising Smithfield delivered prices at that date as follows: New Zealand wethers and maidens: Canterbury quality, selected brands, 56/ under 6Ad, 57/64 6d, 65/72 s|d; other brands, 56/under 6jd, 57/64 s|d, 65/72 sd._

New Zealand ewes: 64/under 4^d. New Zealand lamb: Canterbury quality. 36/under lOd, 37/42 9gd, 43/50 9£d, seconds 9£d; selected brands, 36/iiiider 9|d, 37/42 9J.fl; other brands, Ist quality 42/under 9gd, seconds 9gd. New Zealand beef: Ox fores 4d, hinds s?d. Argentine chilled beef: Ox fores 4|d, hinds 7gd. Argentine frozen beef: Ox fores 4£d, hinds 6id. Frozen pork: 80/1201bs 10£d; 120/180 lbs 101-d.. Frozen veal scl.

Lamb: Smithfield consumption good, but owing to coal strike provincial demand is only poor. Owing to .selling pressure market is easier. Mutton: Market is steady with better enquiry. New Zealand beef: Stocks light; nominal prices. . •