LATE COMMERCIAL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17503, 27 February 1931, Page 11

LATE COMMERCIAL

Dalgety and Co. have received tho following advice from London, dated February 26: “London frozen meat ’market: Prime Canterbury lamb, 28/36 lb., 7d; do. North Island, 64c1; do. Canterbury, 36/421L., 7d; do. North Island, 64d ; do. Canterbury, second quality, s£d; North Island, sjd Market for New Zealand lamb weaker.: demand fair. Prime. Canterbury muttou, 48/5611x, 4d; do. North Island, 3Ad; do. Canterbury, 56,641 b., 3jjd; do. North Island, 3|d; do. Canterbury, 64/721b., 3§d; do. North Island, 3jd; do. Canterbury ewes, 48/641b., 2§d; do. North Island,' Market for New Zealand mutton weaker; demand limited. Australian lamb, g.a.q., 28/361b., 36/421b., sd; do. f.a.q., 28/361b., do.- third quality, 4gd. Market for Australian lamb weaker; demand poor. Australian mutton, g.a.q., 40/601b., 2§d; do. 30/55 :Ib., f.a.q!, ZAtl; do. ewes, 2/d. Market for’ Australian mutton weak; demand limited. N.Z. prime ox beef, hinds fores 3d; Argentine, chilled, hinds 4|d, fores 3Jd. Market for New Zealand beef nominal; demand less. English porkers, 80/lCOlb., 9d; New Zealand porkers, 80/1001I>., 5d ; do. 100/1201L., 44d. Market for New Zealand pork nominal; demand nil. Southdown lamb, id higher."

Dalgety and Co. have received the following advice from London, dated February 26: “Butter: The market is rather better. Quotations : Danish, 140 s to 1425; New Zealand, finest, 120 s to 1225; Australian finest, salted, 119 s to 121 s. Cheese: The market is steady at present prices. Quotations: New Zealand, white 56s to 575, colored 58s to 595; Canadian, white 70s to 78s, colored 70s to 78s. Sellers are asking Is more for butter and cheese.”

,T. O. Williamson, Ltd., discloses a loss of £18,503 for the year ended dune 30, compared with a profit of £50,804 for the previous year.

THE SHAREMARKET (Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, this day. Sales on ’Change : Kala Lampar Tin, 5s 9d; Commercial Bank, 14s 3d. Reported sales: National Bank of New Zealand, £4 13s 6d; Bank of New Zealand, 49s Bank of New South Wales, £26.

WELLINGTON, this day. Reported sales: National Bank of New Zealand, £4 13s. CHRISTCHURCH, this day.

Stales on ’Change: New Zealand Refrigerating, 10s paid, Is Bd, Is 9d; Staples Brewery, 325; Mt. Lvell, 19s, lid, 20s Id. DUNEDIN, this day. Sale on ’Change: Bank of New Zealand, 495. Reported sale: Australian Bank of Commerce, 14s 7d.