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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 2 June 1930, Page 7

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MEAT PRICES The New Zealand Moat Producers Board lias received the following cable from its Loudon-Office, dated 30th May, 1930, advising that the fqlloAving aro the approximate average prices realised lor the week, based on actual I ranstcaions of Avliolesalo quantities of the descriptions of meat mentioned and “are for representative parcels ol the goods offering durine JLhc. Aveck, being lor business done on the basis of delivered to Sriuthfictl Market and/or ex London stores:— N.%. Sheep.—Crossbred Wethers, and maidon ewes, Canterbury and North Island \ selected; 48/56 5 l-8d; 57/64 4 5-8 d; 65/72 4 3-Bd. North Island 48/5b 4 7-8 d; 57/64 4£d: 65/72 4 l-4d. Ewes, 48/64 3 l-8d; 65/72 3d. N.Z. Lambs-.—Canterbury, 35/under 8 7-8 d ; 37/42 8 l-4d : 43/50 7 7-8 d; 2nd quality, average. 33 7Jd; otlier South Island brands, ~36/under B|d; 37/42 8cl; 43/50 73d; including Downs, solpeted North Island brands, .56/under 9d; 37/4.2 8 l-4d ; 43/50 7 7-8 d : 2nd quality average 31. 8 l-8d; other North Island brands, Ist. quality, 36/under Bfd; 37/42 7 7-8 d ; 2nd quality, average 31, Bd. N.Z. Beef, ox fores 3 l-4d; ox hinds 5 3-Bd. ■ r ' -

N.Z. prime porker pigs, 60/100 73d; 301/120 7d. N.Z. prime baconer pigs, 121/180 7d. Lamb: Market decidedly firmer Avith better prices; demand continues good. Mutton market: Wethers steadier with better demand; oavcs, market is quiet and steady. : ( V; Beef: Market is depressed oAving to heavy arrivals from l Argentine. N.Z. porker pigs-: Trade sloav owing to unsuitable weather: N.Z. baconer pigs: Nominal prices. DAIRY PRODUCE

: Dalgefiy and Co. report under date, London, 30th May : Messrs Samuel Page and Son report under date of 30lh instant :—*

Cheese market steadier; quotations unchanged. The'' New Zealand Dairy Produce Board lias received the following market report from its London Office dated 30t.1i May, 1930: Butter. —New Zealand salted 124 s to 128 s (127 s to 130 s; unsalted 138 s to 150 s (138 sto 1465) : Ist Avliev 116 s (120 s); 2nd 'whey 114 s (116 s). Deliveries N.Z. this week 1005 tons. In store N.Z. this Avcek 10,816 tons. Australian salted 122 sto 125 s (125 s to 128 s); Argentine, unsalted 118 sto 120 s (120 tto li28s); Irish cream salted 124 s (1245); Danish 125 s f.0.b., 132 s spot, (1255, ,1325) ; Dutch unsalted 128 s to 130 s (126 s to 130 s); Esthonian 124 sto 126 s (124 sto 1265); Latvian 124 s to 126 s (L24.S to 1265): Siberian 123 s (1225); Polish 100 sto 118 s (112 sto 120 s). Market slow. Retail prices unchanged. Cheese. —Ncav Zealand white 75s to 76s (80s to 81s); coloured 81s to 82s (86s to 87s), exceptional 84s. Deliveries N.Z. this Aveok 20,199 crates. In store N.Z. this Aveek 110,161 crates. Australian white 75s (795). Market steadier after decline. Retail prices unchanged. Canadian/. Avhite 104 s to 106 s (102 s to 105 s); coloured 104 s to 105 s (100 s to 104sc.i.f. 80s, new season’s cheese. Deliveries Canadian 1750 boxes. In store Canadian 96:000 boxes. 1 ■ The Board has also received the following advice from its agents in Canada. ’ Butter: New York 321 rents (Is 4 l-4d), /Montreal 27 cents (Is l£d). i, •

LONDON RABBITSKIN SALES . K t Dalgety and Co. report under date London, 30th May : —2655 bales offered; 905 bales sold. " Furriers, thin pelts, practically unsaleable. Early and incoming Avinter bucks,, par to 10 per cent. loAver; pulling, 5 per cent, to 10 per cent. loAver; unpulled, 20 per cent, lower fully; racks; 20 per cent, lower; kittens and suckers, 25 iper cent. loAver,

LONDON WOOL SALES Dalgety and Company report' under date. London, 30th May:— ' Sales closed active, with good general competition; Continental and Home trade buyers operating freely; fair support from America. As compared with closing artes of last series:—Greasy merino, Id to I 5 higher; scoured merino, lid to 21,A higher; greasy halfbred, Id higher; scoured halfbred, Id to 1/rd higher; greasy crossbred fine, Id to higher; medium, Id to 1-J,d higher; coarse. Id to ljd; scoured crossbred. Id to lgd; greasy crossbred lambs, Id to -ltd; fine slips. £d: slipe, other descriptions. JJd to Id. Offered 124,802 bales. Continent have bought 69,000 bales; Home trade. 2,000; America 2,000; carried forward, 4,850, of which 4,250 males were not offered. Total sold, 112,000 bales:

The following is the range of prices:— Merino, good to super. 13£d to 15d, low to. mecjium, 10f d to 13-f-d; halfbred, 56/58, good 'to super 13d to 15d, low to medium, lOXrl to 12/sd; halfbred, 50/56, good to super, 12-J-d to 13£-d, low to medium. lOd to 12d; fine crossbred, 48/50. good to super, 11-2-d to 13d, low to medium, 9/Jd to ll|d; fine crossbred, 46/48, good to super, llgd to 12fd, low to medium, to ll|d; crossbred, 44/46, good to super, lljd to low to medium, 9£d to lid; crossbred, 40/44, good to super, lid to llfd. low to medium, 9jd to lOfd ; coarse crossbred, 36/40, good to super. lQ|d to llgd, low to medium 9d to 10|d.