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FROZEN AND CHILLED MEATS Austmlian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received August 29, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, August 28. Sheep.—Canterbury, heavy, sld; North Island, heavy, 5Jd. Australian firsts 4d, seconds 4d. Lamb6.—New Zealand and other 6electeds. light Bjd; North Island, firsts BJd* No Australian offering. Argentine firsts, light 7kl, medium 61d- Patagonian firsts, medium OJd. Chilled Beef.—Argentine, hinds, 5Jd. Others unchanged. MISCELLANEOUS. Cotton, September delivery, 9.62 d a pound. Rubber. Para, 19*d a pound; planta tion, and smoked, 19|d. Jute, Augusi-September shipment, £3O 15s a ton. Hemp, Seplember-November shipment, .£37 10s a ton. Copra, August-SepUmber shipment, .£27 ss. Linseed oil, «£33 os a ton. Turpentine, £3 os 6d per cwt. LOAN AND MERCANTILE The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., have received the following cablegram from their London house, under date 27th instant: — New Zealand frozen meat —Lamb, B|d average; mutton, wether and maiden ewe, light 6jd per lb, heavy s|d per lb; owe, light 4jjd, heavy 41d. Fair demand. LEVIN AND COMPANY Messrs Levin and Co., Ltd., have received the following cable from their London agents, dated August 27th, 1926: The spot market for mutton and lamb is unchanged. Demand steady, but quiet. TURNBULL AND COMPANY Messrs A. H. Turnbull and Co. are in receipt of fl cabbie from their principals, Messrs W. Weddcl and Co., Ltd., dated London 27th instant, reading as follows, with the previous week’s figures in parentheses:— Danish butter 176 s (176 s to 178 s): New Zealand, unsalted 170 s to 174 s (172 s to 1765), salted 168 s to 174 s (172 s to 1765), Market slow.
Cheese, white BSs to 90s (87s te 88s)« coloured 85s to S6s (84s to 85s). Market steady. Canadian cheese, white 86s to (86* to 88s), coloured 84s to 68s (84s to 86s). NEW ZEALAND MEAT, The New Zealand Meat Producers* Board has received the following cable from its London office, dated August 27th, 1926, advising Smithfield delivered prices at that date as follow. (Price* for tho two previous weeks are also shown in parentheses):— New Zealand wethers and maiden*.—* Canterbury quality, selected brands, 56/ under 6£d (6*d, 6Jd), 57/64 6id (6id. 6jd). 65/72 5Jd (s|d, s^d); other brands, 56/ under 6d (6d> 6di, 57/64 sjd (ojd, 5Jd), 65/72 (5Jd. sd). New Zealand ewes—64/under 4jd (4Jd. 4Jd). New Zealand lambs.*—Canterbury quality, 36/under 9£<l (9td, 9£d), 37/42 84tt (83d, 83d), 43 50 B£d (Bfd, Sid), seconds Bpd, (Sid, Sid); selected brands, 30/under S2d (Bfd, Bfd), 37/42 B±d (Bid, 8jd); other* brands, first quality, 42/under Sid (8d» 8d). seconds BJd, B£d, Sid). } New Zealand beef.—Ox, fores 3§d 3sd), hinds ssd (sid, sid); cow, fore* 2|dJ (23d, 3d), hinds 4sd (4*d. 4id). j Argentine chilled beef.—Ox, fores 9i<f (3}d, 3|d), hinds s|d (6id, 7*d). 1 Frozen pork, 80/1201b lid (lid, Hd)J 120/180Ib 10d (10d, 10d>. \ Lamb.—Market is steady; trade fairJ Mutton. — Market quiet; poor demaiu£|l RETAIL PRICES The New Zealand Meat Producer**' Board has been advised by cable from it* London manager that the retail prices issued as a guide to the public by the superintendent of the Smithfield market for New Zealand lamb and mutton. retailed in London on August 27th. 1926. were as follow. (The retail price* for the corresponding date last year are shown in parentheses):— New Zealand lamb. —Legs, 14d per lb (lSd to 19d); shoulders, 14d (17d to 18d) ; loins, 12d to 14d (18d); necks, 8d (10d); breasts, 6d (fid). New Zealand mutton (wether). —Legs. lOd to 12d per lb (12d to 14d); shoulder*. Sd to lOd (9d to 12d); loins, 8d (9d to 12d); necks. 7d to 9d (6d to 9d); breast*. 4d (3d to sd). LOCAL STOCK* SALES Dalgety and Co., Ltd.. Palmerston North, report having a fair yarding of sheep ana cattle at their Feilding sale on Friday, the 27th inst. For good quality hoggets there was fair competition, but medium and inferior lots were difficult to quit. Quotations: — Fat ewes, 28s: fat black-faced £1 fts 6d; woolly ewe hoggets. 23s Id; small ewe hoggets, lls 6d to 15s; very fair black-faced hoggets. 16s 6d; wether hoggets, 17s. 18s, 18s Id to 19s; fat cows, £7 17s 6d: light fat bullocks, £8 10s, .£3 12s £9 10s, £lO 10 s ; rough 2-year steers. .£3 ils. CUSTOMS REVENUE The Customs revenue collected at this port on Saturday, August 28th, amount* ed to £2998.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12538, 30 August 1926, Page 8
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723ENGLISH MARKETS New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12538, 30 August 1926, Page 8
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