COMMERCIAL

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 24 April 1934, Page 3

COMMERCIAL

FROZEN MEAT MARKET The New Zealand Meat_ Producers’ Boa/'d has received a cable Loin its London ollice, dated 20th April, advising approximate average prices realised tor the week, with those of the previous week shown in parentheses, as follows: New Zealand Sheep— Canterbury and North Island selected crossbred wethers and maiden ewes: 48/56, 5 1-4(1 per lb (5 3-8 d): 57/64. 4Jd (4*d); 65/72, 4 l-4d (4 3-8 d). North Island: 48/56, 5 l-4d (5 3-8 d): 57/64. 4 5-8 d (43d): 65 72 4 l-4d (4 3-8 d). Ewes: 48/unde.r. 4 l-8d (4 1-8 d): 43 64. 3J)d (3J)d): 65/72, 3 l-8d (3 l-8d). _ 4 . New Zealand Lambs.— Canterbury: 36/under, 7 l-4d (7 3-8 d); 37/42, 6 7-8 d (7d); 43/50, 6iVT (6 5-8 d); second quality, average 32, 6 7-8 d (7cl). Other South Island brands : 36/under, 7 l-4d 7 3-8 d); 37/42, 6 7-8 d (7d); 43/50, 6/ ; d (6 5-8 d). Selected North Island brands (including Downs): 36/under, 7 l-4d (7 3-8 d); 37/42, 6 7-8 d (7d); 43/50, 6'd (6 5-8 d); second quality, average 32, 7d (7d). Other North Island brands, first- quailtv: 36/uuder, 7d (7 l-8d); 37/42, 6 4 d (6 7-8 d); second quality, average uu, 6 7-8 d (6 7-8,1). Australian Lambs. —Victorian, fust quality, 36/undcr, 6 3-8 d(6 3-8 d); 37/42,‘ 6 l-4d (6 l-4d). Argentine Lambs. —First quality: 36/under, 6gd (6gd); 37/42, 6 l-8d (6 1 New Zealand Beef—Ox fores, 2 1-4(1 (2 l-4d); binds, 3 l-8d (3 l-8d). Argentine Chilled Beef.- Ox loves, 27-8 d(3 l-4d); hinds, 4 7-8 d (sd). Australian Frozen Beef. —Ox crops, over 100, 2£d (21d); hinds, over 160, 3 3-8 d (3 3-8 d). New Zealand Prime Porker Pigs.— 68/80, 5 l-4d (5 3-8 d); 81/100, 5 l-8d (5 l-4d); 101/120, 5 l-4d (5 l-4d). New Zealand Baconer Pigs.—l2o/160, 6d (6d). Lamb market: Prices slightly easier, but market now steady. Consumption satisfactory. Mutton market: \\ ethers -—prices easier owing to increasing arrivals; trade fair. Ewes —Steady, with prices unchanged. Beef market: Meeting with fair trade. New Zealand porker pigs: Usual seasonable easing ot the demand has weakened prices. New Zealand baconer pigs: Market steady and unchanged.

DAIRY PRODUCE

/Messrs Samuel Pa£e and Son report under date of the l9th instant (Last week's quotations shown in parentheses) : Butter: Market slow. Danish 80s to 62s (82s to 84s); N.Z. finest salted 69s to 70s (65s to 70s); Australian finest unsalted 68s to 70s (68s to 70s); finest salted 68s to 70s (63s to 695); G.A.Q. G6s (66s to 675). Cheese: Market quiet. N.Z. white 42s 6d (42s 6d); N.Z. coloured 41s 6d (42s 6d) ; spot price for Canadian white 50s to 56s (5Cs to 565); coloured 60s to 56s (50s to 565).

SHEEPSKIN. HIDE AND TALLOW SALES Dalgety and Comuany, Limited, report under date BOth ilist. : We held our fortnightly sale of sheepskins, hides, tallow and sundries to-day before the usual attendance of buyers. Sheepskins.—Average sized catalogues were submitted, prices generally being on a par with late rates, with the exception of fine wools which wore slightly better. Halfbreds and fine crossbreds sold from 8d to 12 1-4(1. Salteds were unchanged. Hides.—A fair offering came forward well conditioned lots coming in for special attention, tanners securing a fair proportion of the catalogue. As compared with last sale s quotations heavies, mediums and lights l-8d to l-4d lower. Kip and yearlings 1(1 to jfd lower. Calf were weaker, prices receding l-8d to l-4d. Tallow.—Small supply, values Is to Is 6c! cwt. lower. The following is the range of prices:— Sheepskins.—Halfbred 8d to 12 l-4d; fine crossbred 8d to 12 l-4d; medium crossbred 6 1-4(1 to 8 4 d; coarse crossbred 6d to 7 l-4d; half-wools 4 l-4d to ,j,d ; quarter-wools 41,(1 to pelts 3 i-4d io 5 1 4d. Salted at each: Pelts Is to Is lOd ; quarter-wools 2s Id to 3s Id; half-wools 2s id to 3s 7d; three-quarter-wools to 4s 3d ; lambs Is to 3s. Sides.—Ox 33 441bs 3 l-4d to 5 l-4d; 45/52 5 l-8d to 6 5-8 d ; 53/59 6 1-8.1 to V.f.d ; 60/09 to 7 4 d ; 7,over 6 7-8(1 to Up]. Cow 33/39 4d to sld; 40/48 4(1 to 5.U1 ; 49'over 4;jd to t> 7-Bd. Kip 25/32 4 l-4d to s){d; 17/24 5d to 9d. Vearling 11/16 6 l-3d to 9 l-4d. Calf 9/10 fxl to 9 l-8d ; 6/3 7c! to 10 1-4.1 ; 1/5 4d to 9 1-8.1. Tallow: In casks, etc., 13s 6d to 15s; in tins 7s 6d to 10s. Sundries: Cow tails to 5d ; horse hair 131(1 to 15 .Jd.

TALLOW AND HEMP

The Department of Agriculture lias received the following cablegram, dated (21st April, from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, London : Tallow : Quiet demand at auction ; ICOS casks offered, of which 270 sold at Is 6d to 2s per cwt. decline on the prices ruling at fast auctions. Present spot quotations are: Mutton, fine 22s 6d per cwt.. fair to good 18s 6d to 21s, dark to dull 16s 6d to 17s; beef, sweet anchor mixed 19s to 20s 6d, fair to good 18s 6d to 19s, dark to dull 16s to 16s 6d ; mixed, fair to good 17s to 18s 6d, dark to dull 16s to 16s 6d ; gut, etc., 15s to 16s 6d. , , . Hemp: Manila—Market quiet, clined to he easier at the close. K grade quoted sellers at £513 15s. Output January Ist to April 9th, 364,000 bales, against 306,000' for the same time last year. Stocks in the United Kingdom 'at 31st March, 13,592 bales against 12,092 at the same time last year. Stocks in Manila on 9th April, 131,000 bales, against 133.000 at the same time last year. Sisal —Market easier. Aprd-June shipment sold at £516 ss; June-August shipment at £l6 10s. New Zealand— Market quiet and unchanged. Stocks in London at 31st March, 33 tons against 62 tons for the previous year. LONDON FRUIT MARKET According to advice received by the Department of Agriculture by cable from the High Commissioner for New Zealand in London, cargoes of truit from the Port, Victor, Mamari, Opinva, and Tuscan Star art landing on the market gerferally in good condition. the Hangitiki will he discharging to-day. Current prices are: —Apples: Cox s Orange, 10s to 16s; Jonathans, 8s 6d to l~s; Dunn's Favourite, 8s to 12s; Ballarat, 8s to 10s 6(1 ; Alfrislnn, 9s to 10s 5 Worcester Pearmain, 7s 6d to 9s; Lord »»oL selev. 7s to 9s 6d : Delicious, 10s to 10s 6d ;' Bibslon Pippin. 7s to 9s; Shot-eland Queen, 6s 6d to 9s; London Fippin, «s fid. Pears: Cornice, 14s to 15s; Winter Cole. 12s Oil to 13s 3d : Conference, 11s Sd to 12s 6d ; Beurre Bose, 7s 9d to 10s 9d ; Bent 10 Capiamont, 9s Gd to 16s; Beurre Clairgeau. 7s 9d to 9s 6d.

RAW MATERIALS (United Frees Association—By Electric Telegraph— Co py right) LONDO'n, 21st April. Friday’s closing prices for the following raw materials ware as follows, those

for 13th April beiim in parentheses :• — , Colton. —Liverpool quotation good American middling, spot, 6.18 d a lb (6.35 c!); May delivery, 5.81 d a lb (6.02 d). Rubber. —Parti, 5d alb (same); plantation smoked ribbed sheet, 5 13-I6d a. lb (5 23-32 d). Jute. —April-May shipment, Indian jute. Dundee quotation, £l6 5s a ton (£l6 6s 3d). I Copra.—May-June 'shipment. South Sen, £7 5s a ton (£7 7s 6d); smoked, £6 15s a ton (same); plantation, Rabaul, £7 17s 6d a ton (£8). » Linseed Oil.—£l9 15s a ton (£l9 ss). Turpentine.—sos 3d a cvvt (51s 6d). Osmiridium.—Unchanged. PRICES OF METAL LONDON, 21st April. Prices of metals arc as follows, last week's quotations being shown in parentheses : Pig Iron. —Home trade, £3 7s 4>J a ton (same); export,‘'£3 2s 6d a ton, nominal (same). Antimony: British, £39 10s a ton (same); foreign. £25 5s a ton (£25). Molybdenite: 36s a unit, nominal (same). Wolfram, 39s a unit, nominal (same). PRICE OF GOLD LONDON, 21st April. Tne price of gold is 135 s 8d per fine ounce. (Received 24th April, 9.40 a.m.) LONDON, 23rd April. Tlie price of gold is £6 15s 7£d an oz. DOLLAR AND STERLING LONDON, .21st April. Sterling exchange, London on New York, 5.17 3-8 dollars. NEW GUINEA GOLD SHARES (Received 24th April, 9.49 a.m.) LONDON. 23rd April. New Guinea gold shares, 6s O^d. DOLLAR AND FRANC (Received 24th April, 9.49 a.m.) LONDON, 23rd April. The dollar is quoted at 5.5 to the £ ; and the franc at 791. BRADFORD MARKET (Received 24th April, 9.40 a.m.) LONDON, 23rd April. Bradford is quietly steady, users awaiting the London opening.