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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 15 August 1932, Page 8

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DAIRY PRODUCE The New Zealand Dairy Produce Goal'll lias received (lie following market report from its London ofiiec dated 12th August:— Gutter.—New Zealand salted 107 s to 110 s (104 sto 107 s); unsalted 106 s to 110 s (106 sto 108 s). 107 sto 110 s equals appro?. 11 l-Bil i'.o.b. Australian salted 100 s to 103 s, ex 104 s (99s to 102 s); unsalted 104 s to 103 s (103 s to 103 s). Market firm. New Zealand retail price unchanged Is Id. Argentine unsalted 86s to 88s, ex 90s (86s to 90s). Danish 98s 1'.0.b., 114 s to 115 s spot (935, 110 s to 112 s). Esthonian 88s to 90s (90s to 925). Latvian 88s to 90s (88s to 90s). Siberian 85s to 86s (86s to 375). Lithuanian 86s to 88s (80s to 90s). Market slow. Danish retail price Is 2d Cheese.—New Zealand white 59s to 60s (57s 6d to 58s); coloured 55s to 57s (55s to 565). 55s to 56s equals approximately f.o.b. Canadian white and coloured 58s to 60s (57s to 595); c.i.f. 59s (56s 6d). English finest farmers 92s to 98s (S2s to 965). Market firm. New Zealand retail prico 8d

FROZEN MEAT The New Zealand Meat Producers Board lias received the following cable from its London office, dated 12th August : NZ, sheep, Canterbury and North Island selected, crossbred wethers and maiden ewes, 48/56 3’cl: 57/64 3 l-8d ; 65/72 27-8 d; North Island, 48/56-3 3-8 d; 57/64 3d: 65/72 2 7-Bd. Ewes, 48/under 2'd; 48'64 2 l-4d ; 65/72 2d. N.Z lambs, Canterbury. 36/under 5d ; 37/42 sd; 43/50 4 7-8 d • 2nd quality, average 33, 4Jdother South Island brands, 36/under 5d ; 37/42 4 7-8 d; 43/50 4Jd. Including downs, selected | North Island brands, 36/under 5 l-8d; 37/42 5d ; 43/50 4 7-8 d; 2nd quality, i average 31 4Jd. Other North Island brands, Ist quality, 36/under 4 7-8 d; 37/42 4?d; 2nd quality, average’ 31, 4 5-3 d. I Australian lambs, Victorian, Ist quality, 36/under 4 3-8 d ; 37'42 4 3-Bd. Argentine lamb. Ist quality, 36/under N.Z. beef, ox fores 2 l-4d, hinds 3 5-Bd. Argentine chilled beef, ox fores 2Jhl; 1 ox hinds 6;Jd. i Australian frozen beef, ox crops, over l 100 23-8 d; ox binds, over 160 3 5-Bd. N.Z. prime porker pigs. 60/100 sd; ■’lol/120 4£d. N.Z. baconer pigs. 121/180 5d Lamb market remains depressed. 1 Oversupplies continue but prices remain unchanged Demand has fallen off slightly owing to very hot weather. Mutton market : Wethers steady, and unchanged. There has been good demand for ewes, and prices slightly firmer. Beef market: Rather more enquiry for frozen beef owing to shorter supplies of Argentine chilled beef. N.Z. porker pigs: Firmer owing to more demand. N.Z. baconer pigs: Nominal.

WELLINGTON SKIN SALES Levin and company, Ltc] <# Wellington, report:—We held our fortnightly sale of hides, skins and tallow 011 the 12th inst. Tlie usual bench of buyers was in attendance. We quote:— HIDES Compared with values current at last sales held here, cow all grades gd to gd higher. Ox, heavy and medium at late rates, lights gd to gd higher, kip about gd higher; vearling and calf on par. Ox, 331bs to 441bs 3d to 3|d, 451bs io 521bs 3d to 4gd, 531bs to 591bs 3-jd to 4|d, 60 lbs to 691bs 23d to skl, 701bs and over 4d to 51d; cow, 331bs to 391bs 2|d to over 3d to 4gil; kip, 251bs to 321bs, 2d to 23d, 171bs to 241bs lgd to 4/,-d; yearling, lllbs to 161bs 2£d to 4^-d; calf, 9 lbs to lOlbs to 3§d. 61bs to 81bs 3£d to 4|d, lib to 51bs 3gd to 4gd.

SHEEPSKINS Dry, id per lb higher; halfbred 3d to 3gd, fine crossbred 2£d to 3id, medium crossbred 2J,d to 3gd, coarse crossbred 2d to 2gd, half wools lgd to 2|d, quarter wools Id to ltd, pelts gd to Salteds, at late rates, half wools 9d to Is 4<l, threequarters wools Is 3d to Is 6d, full wools Is 6d to Is Bd, lambs to lOd. Tallow. —Unchanged ; in tins, etc., Bs. Sundries.—Cow tails 4d.