SUPPLIES IN BRITAIN

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23010, 11 April 1938, Page 7

SUPPLIES IN BRITAIN

LESS MEAT CONSUMED DOMINION STOCKS HIGHER SHARP DROP IN PORK Slight decreases in all classes of meat 'consumed in Great Britain were recorded during the first two months of this year, compared with the same period a year ago. This is revealed in official figures of supplies of meat, compiled by the London Central Markets, which have been received by the New Zealand Meat Producers' Board. Total supplies of all meat to London during the two months amounted to 70,972 tons, a decrease of 16J37 tons, compared with the figures for the previous year. Beef and veal supplies dropped by (386 tons to 40,609 tons and "there was a decline of 256 tons to 22,487 tons in mutton and lamb supplies. By far the most marked decrease, however, was recorded in pork and bacon, which declined by 695 tons to 7876 tons. Exports from New Zealand Shipments of beef and veal from New Zealand showed an improvement over last year's figures and advanced by 214 tons to 2398 tons. The advance in Australian supplies was even greater, amounting to 1277 tons. Mutton and lamb from New Zealand also increased, the total for the first two months of the year being 954 tons higher at 8828 tons. Australian exports, on the other hand, declined by 724 tons to 5517 tons. New Zealand's shipments of pork showed a slight decline of 30 tons, compared with an increase of 70 tons in Australian shipments. The following table shows the individual amounts of beef and veal received from the chief contributing countries in the first two months of this year, as against the corresponding period last year:—

Mutton and Lamb Compared The mutton and lamb figures are as follows, it being noted that Australia and New Zealand together supply well over 60 per cent of the stocks: — Rise or

OUTLOOK FOR WOOL POSITION STILL OBSCURE RUSSIA SEEKING CROSSBREDS (Received April 10, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON", April 9 The wool outlook is obscure in view of uncertainty as to the Australian carry-over. There is not much interest in the Merino tops market* at the moment. Crossbreds are barely steady. Nevertheless many leading firms have considerable faith in the outlook for crossbreds owing to Russia's greatly extended interest in them which they consider will offset the reduced purchases of America and Japan. * AMALGAMATED WIRELESS INTERIM DIVIDEND DECLARED Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia), Limited, has advised the Stock Exchange Association that an interim dividend has been declared for the half-year ended December 31, 1937, at the unchanged rate of 5 per cent, payable on April 30. The distribution for the last financial year was 10 per cent, plus a bonus of 2 per cent. VALUES FOR STOCK NORTH AUCKLAND SALES [from our own correspondent] WHAXGAREI. Saturday The North Auckland Farmers' Co-opera-tive, Limited, reports havinx liad a large yarning at its raparoa sale. Competition was unusually brisk and everything changed hands uinier the hummer. Lairy cows, good (juanty, met with competition and sold exceptionally well. There was the best bench ot boner cattle buyers thai has attended a sale litis season, practically every export lirni being represented, and bidding was very brisk. Best dairy cows made from £7 los to i'fci 10s; medium, £<> to £U los; backward and inferior, £-1 los to io 17s lid; best dairy heifers, £7 to £t> ss; medium, £5 15s to AO ss; small and inferior, A3 15s to i; 5; boner bulls, heavy, £7 to £7 12s Gd; medium, AO to £0 lUs; light. £3 15s to £5 17s tid; medium fat cows, AU to AO »«s; light, Al 17s Ud to a 5 10s; heavy boner cows, J:3 ills to £4 2s; medium. £2 15s to 13 Us; light, XI 10s to i."J 7s lid; 'JSiyear steers, £7 to £7 15s; two-year steers. £5 10s lo .t*> ss; 18 month steers. A 1 Us (id to A 5 8s; •Jia-year Shorthorn heifers, r.w.b., £5 5s to JLii 2s od; 18-month empty Shorthorn heifers, A3 15s to At; spring calving Jersey heifers. £5 Ills to A'(i 12s <>d; cows and calves, £5 to £5 12s (id; inferior sorts, i.l los to to Is; weatier Jersey heifers, good quality. A- 5s to A"-' lis; inferior sorts, A t 17s to a_> -Is; wcanor bhorthoru heifers. £2 Os to A2 I —s; small. £1 His to £•_' 2s fid; weaner Shorthorn steers, A"' 15s to £3 3s; small and inferior, A l -' 5s to £•_» t'_'s ud. A few small lines of fat sheep were penned. Fat ewes made from JSs (id to v> 1s; light fat and forward wethers, 2_ls tid to -'3s; prime fat wethers. 20s 3d to 27s 9d. Walter Wakelin reports having held a sale at Kanio. when an exceptionally heavy entry of cattle and pigs was submitted to a large attendance of buyers. The dairy pens were fully taxed, the numbers offering beinsr exceptionally large for this time of the year. 13est cows, close to profit, made to £8 Ids, and a total clearance of this class resulted at excellent prices. Beef, which came forward in large numbers, sold well and a large enlrv of store cattle all changed hands at good prices. In the nig section, there was a keen demand for a large entry of both fats and stores, and a total clearance was also effected. Medium fat Steers sold from £lO 5s to £ll 28; forward steers. £8 10s to £0 15s; 3Vi-year steers. £7 15s; 2V 3 -year steers, A'G 2s to A 7 3s; IS-month steers. £3 15s to £1 12s; heavy fat cows and heifers, £6 10s to £8; medium. £1 to £5 10s; light, £3 15s to £-t ss; heavy boner cows, £3 5s to £1 Is; medium, £3 to £3 8s; light, £1 Gs to £2 los; good runners, £2 15s to £3 l is;'cows and runners, £4 10s to £6 10s; store cows, £1 to £5; two-year empty Shorthorn heifers. €4 10s; small Shorthorn mixedsex calves. £1 10s to £2; Shorthorn steer calves, £2 15s; Jersey heifer calves. £1 15s to £2 10s; boner hulls, £4 to £0 10s. In the dnir.v cattle section best dairy cows and heifers made from £0 to £8 10s; medium, £5 to £0; backward and inferior, £3 to £4 10s; Jersey heifers, r.w.b., £4 to £5 15s: Holstein heifers, r.w.b., £3 10s, In the pigs class heavy baconers brought from £3 11s to £3 IRs; medium. £3 5s to £3 11s; light, £3 to £3 ."s; heavy porkers, £2 12s to £3; medium, £2 Is to £2 8s; light, £1 13s to £2; stores, 38s to 30s; slips, 12s to 17s fid; weaners, 3s to lis; choppers, £1 10s to £3. Store wethers made to 23s 7d; aged ewei, 25«.

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um 1937 Fall Tons Tons Tons England & Wales 1,102 1,518 -50 Scotland 3,799 4,150 -351 Ireland 1 28 —27 Australia . 5,517 0,211 -724 New Zealand 8,828 7,874 +951 Canada — 0 -6 Union of S.A. . . 5 13 -8 U.S. of America . <i 10 -10 Argentina . 2,4 Of) 2,737 -328 Urusrua.v .. 435 152 ' +283 Chile, etc. . 11 — + 14 Other countries . . 11 8 +3 Supplies of pork and bacon were received as follows — Rise or 1938 1037 Fall Tons Tons Tons England & Wales 5,116 5,017 +99 Scotland ■» 4 — 2 Ireland 540 1,255 -715 Australia . 51M 419 +70 New Zealand 1,071 1,101 -30 Canada 173 231 -58 U.S. of America . 02 93 -1 Argentina . 105 130 —31 Brazil, etc. 23 49 -20 Netherlands S3 101 -IS Denmark 39 45 -6 Other countries .. SO 57 +23