COMMERCIAL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 17949, 29 November 1932, Page 2

COMMERCIAL

FROZEN MEAT MARKET

LAST WEEK’S PRICES

The approximate average prices realised at SmilMcld last week, as listed by tlm Meat Board in regard to representative parcels, are generally on a higher piano for Now Zealand wethers and porker pigs, compared with the previous week. Some of the lamb prices are a little higher, but second quality values are generally lower. Ewes remain unaltered, except that lightweight is hotter. The increase in wethers ranged from jkl to H white P orker I ji S s im ' proved bv jjd. The Aleat Board sums up the position as follows “Lamb.—Tho tone is slightly easier, with consumption decreasing as usual foi the time of the year. Prime lambs, 2 s are very firm owing to short spot stocks. “Mutton. —■ Wethers arc firm. Ewes arc steady, with fair trade. “Beef.—The market is steady, with a fair demand. “N.Z. pork or pigs.—The market is firm at better prices, owing to an advance in Home killed. (i “N.Z. baconor pigs are nominal.

SYDNEY STOCK EXCHANGE

(Elec. Tel. Copyright—TTnitml Press Assn.) SYDNEY, Nov. 2b.

Sales on the Sydney Stock Exchange fills morning included: —Commonwealth bonds, 4 per cent., 19.18, £192 os; 1941, £1(10 17s fid; 1944, £lOl 2s fid; 1947, £lOl 2s fid: 1950, £lOl ss; 1953, £lOl 10s; 1955, £lOl 18s fid; 1061, £101; £lO bonds, 4 per cent., 1947, £lO Is; 1953, £lO 2s; British .Tobacco, 34s 9d; Broken Bill Proprietary, 24s fid; Colonial Sugar, £54 15s. MOTUROA OIL WELLS IMoturoa Oil Fields, Limited, reported to tho Stock Exchange Association for the week ended Saturday as follows: — Moturoa No. 3 well: Drilled to 170 ft. Volcanic agglomerate to mudstone and then band of sandstone to 170 ft. Ten-inch casing to 153 ft. No. 2 well produced 80 barrels (2800 Imperial gallons) for five days woilcing. SEARCH POE GOLD The wash-up at 'the Kildare Consolidated claim realised 90oz. for three weeks’ work. A few days will he .spent in. sinking an elevator, and then sluicing will be resumed.