THE LONDON MARKETS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20241, 29 April 1929, Page 9

THE LONDON MARKETS.

FROZEN MEAT, , Australian and N.Z. Presß Association. (Received April 28, E. 5 p.m.) i LONDON, April 27. Sheep.—New Zealand,, ewes s|d; Australian, firsts 5 3-8 d; ewes, S^d. Lambs.—Canterbury, ■ heavy 8 ,3-Bdj Victorian, firsts, light medium 8 l-8d; Australian, thirds 8 5-8 d; Argentine, firsts, light 8d; medium, 7 3-Bd. Chilled Beef—Argentine, fores 5 l-8d; hinds 7|d; others unchanged. COTTON, RUBBER, COPRA, ETC. Cotton. May delivery, lOd (10.46 d) per lb. Rubber.—Para, lljd (lid) per lb; plantation and smoked, 9 7-8 d (9 15-16 d). Jute.—April-May shipments, £3O 5s (£3l 15s) per ton. Copra.—May-June, £2l 15s (April-May, £2l 15s) per ton. Linseed Oil—£29 (£29) per ton. Turpentine.—4ss 3d (44s 3d) per cwt. NEW ZEALAND APPLES. Tho lonic's New Zealand apples arrived in good condition. They were much better coloured than tho earlier arrivals. Prices realised were: Jonathan and Delicious, 14s xo 17s; Cox's, 16s to 225; Dunns, 12s to 14s.

DAIRY PRODUCE PRICES. REPORTS FROM MERCHANTS. A. H. Turnbull and Company has received the following advice from its London pricipals, W. Weddel and Company, Limited, under dato April 26: —Butter: Danish, 162s to 1645; New Zealand unsalted, 166s to 168s; salted, 162s to 1645. The market is quiet. Cheese: New Zealand, white 87s to 88s; coloured, 89s to 90s. Tho market is steady. Canadian: white, 106s to 112s; coloured, 106s to 108s. Leonard and Son, Limited, has been advised by its principals, A. C. Rawson, as follows:—Butter: 1645; market slow. Cheese: White, 87s to 88s, market slow; coloured, 90s, market steady. LONDON MEAT MARKET. PRICES AT SMITHFIELD. The New Zealand Meat Producers' Board has received the following cablegram from its London office, dated April 26, advising Smithfield delivered prices averaged for the week ended that date as follows: — New Zealand Wethers and Maidens. — Canterbury quality, selected brands, 561b and under, 7 l-8d per lb; 571b to 641b, 6id; 651b to 721b, 5 3-Bd, Other brands, 561b and under, 7d; 571b to 641b, 6 l-8d; 651b to 721b, 5 3-Bd. New Zealand Ewes.—64lb and under, s|d. New Zealand Lambs.—Canterbury quality, 361b and under, 9 5-8 d; 371b to 421b, 9 l-8d; 431b to 501b, 8 3-8 d; seconds, 9 l-Bd. Selected brands, 361b and under, 9od; 371b to 4211), 8 7-Bd. Other brands, first quality, 361b and under, 9£d; 371b to 421b, B^d; second quality, 301b to 321b average, 9 l-Bd. Australian Lambs. —361b and under, Bj|d; Victorian, first quality, 371b to 421b, 8 l-Bd. Argentine Lambs.—First quality, 361b and under, 8d; 371b to 421b, 7 3-Bd. Argentine Chilled Beef,—Ox fores, 5 l-8d; hinds, 7^l. New Zealand Frozen Pork.—Porkers, 601b to 801b. 9;jd; 811b to 991b, 9J>d; 1001b to 1201b, 9d. Baconers, 121H> to 1801b, 9£d. Lamb Market.—Quiet. Colder weather temporarily curtailing consumption. Mutton Market.—Wethers: Market quiet and unchanged. There is a good demand for ewes. New Zealand Porker Pigs.—Prices have advanced owing to shortage of supplies of home killed. New Zealand Baconer Pigs.—At better prices owing to high prices of bacon. BRITAIN'S IMPORTED EGGS. ORIGIN TO BE MARKED. Australian Press Association—United Service LONDON, April 26. The Ministry of Agriculture has issued an order that all imported eggs must henceforth bear an indication of their oiigin 011 tho shell in letters of not less than two millimetres in height. STOCK SALES. PRICES AT NGARUAWAHtA. [by telegraph.—own correspondent.] HAMILTON, Sunday The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company,. Limited, Hamilton, re port:—At our Ngaruawahia salo on Friday wo submitted a laige entry of sheep apd cattle to a good attendance of buyers. Prices for all classes of stock met with good competition. We quote:—Fat cows, £8 to £9 17s Gd; medium, £6 6s to £7 ss; killable, £■l 15s to £b lis; young store cows, £3 15s to £4 Ss; boner, £2 8s to £3; good quality weaner Jersey heifers, £3 10s _to £-1 4s; others, £2 12,s to £2 10s: Friesian weaner heifers, £2 13s- S.H. weaner steers, £3 2s to £3 12s; pedigree bulls. 15}gs to ]7*gns; dairy cows, £S to £l3. Sheep: M.S. shorn Romney lambs 20s 9d; M.S. b.f. lambs. £1; f.m. breeding ewes, 21s to 255. VALUES AT WAIHOU. [BY TELEGRAM. —OWN CORRESPONDENT, "i TE AROHA. Sunday. The Farmers' Co-opcrativo Auctioneering Company, Limited, report:—We held our Waihoti sale on Friday, when wo penned an extra heavy yarding of all classes. Beef and store cattle were quitted 011 a par with late rates. There was an extra heavy yarding of baconers and porkers, which sol' readily at increased rates. Baconers realised tiSd to GJd per lb., and porkers Gd to GJd per lb. A choice lino of GO prime baconers averaged £4 5s Gd per head We quote:—Sheep- Medium condition shorn wether lambs, 2Gs Gd; lighter. 23s Gd: forward conditioned m.s. woolly lambs 18s fd to 21s Gd; cull lambs, m.s.. 8s Sd to 10s Cd Cattle: Heavy fat steers averaged £l4: prime heavy fat. cows. £lO 10s to £11: heavy fat cows, £8 7s Gd to £10; medium fat cows, £7 2s Gd to £8 Is; prime young heifers, £7 to £8 7s Gd: light fat cows, £G 2s Gd to £6 IGs; plain and unfinished cows, £5 to £f>; forward conditioned store cows, £4 to £4 14s; others. £3 3s to £3 IGs; boner cows, £2 to £2 10s; Jersey and Jersey cross heifers, r.w.b.. £7 10s to £8 ss; Jersey and Jersey cross heifer calves, good quality, £4 to £4 ss; smaller sorts, £2 10s to £3 2s: potting bulls, £4 to £B, Pigs: Prime heavy baconers, £4 Is to £4 Gs; medium bacouers. £3 9s to £3 18s; light, £2 10s to £3 7s; heavy porkers. £2 lis to £3; medium. £2 3s to £2 7s; light, £ 1 10s to £ 1 18s • choppers, £ 1 2s Gd to £2 18s; sows, close to farrowing, £1 5s to £2. OFFERING AT RAETIHI. [by telegraph.—own correspondent.! RAETIHI, Saturday. At a slock sale at Raetihi, Freeman It. Jackson and Company yarded 1800 sheep and a number of cattle Sheep were in good demand and ■in several lines prices wero in tho seller's favour. The prices were:—Sheep. Good woolly ewe lambs <>os sd; two-tooth wethers, 29s -Id to 29s 6d eixtooth to f.f.m. wethers, 28s 4d to 29s lOd; six-tooth to four-year ewes, in lamb tr Romney rani 3. 27s Id to 33a 9d: good wether lambs, 23s to 245; medium wether lambs, 18s 8d to 20s; small wether lambs, IGs 4di m.s, lambs, small lis <0 3d: small twy nncl four-tooth ewes, 83p Gd. Cattle: Fat cows, to £8; fat heifers. £l> 2s Gd; ihreoyear Hereford steers, £lO 15s; pows with calwes, £0 12a.