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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19137, 5 October 1936, Page 10

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LONDON MEAT MARKETS PRICES LITTLE ALTERED LIGHTWEIGHT EWES DEARER (Per Press Association.) "WELLINGTON, last night. Little alteration occurred in tho prices lor frozen and chilled meat in London last week. The Mctit Board's report reads:— "Lamb. —The market is steady ami unchanged. "Mutt on. —Wethers are steady and unchanged, and ewes are firm, with prices of lightweights slightly better. "Beef. —'I lie frozen beef market is quiet and unchanged. Chilled beef is linn, with fores at slightly higher prices. "Pigs.—New Zealand porker pigs are meeting with good trade at unchanged prices. New Zealand S.iiconor pigs are nominal in price, witvi stocks short." The New Zealand .Meat. Producers' Board advises cliot following are the approximate average prices realised for the week based on actual transactions oi wholesale quantities of the descriptions of meat mentioned and arc for representative parcels of goods offered during Hie week, being for business done on the basis of delivery to Smithtield market, and/or ex London stores, the previous: week's prices being given in parentheses : FROZEN MUTTON Canterbury and North island selected crossbred wethers and maiden ewes.— 481 b and under. 5-jd (SJ-d); 48 to 561 b. 4;]d 721 b. 4|d (4gd). North Island crossbred wethers and |maiden D\ves.—4B to 561 b. 4;]d 57 to 641 b. 4-id (4Jd): 65 to 721 b. 4|d (4gd). New Zealand ewes.—4Blb and under. 4£d (4|d): 48 to 641 b. 4d (4d) : 65 to 721 b. 3J-el (3fd). FROZEN LAME. Oanlci'liurv.—36lb. and under. 7.!-d (7.1 d) ; 371 b! to 4211).. 7Ad (7£d) : 431 b. to 501 b.. 6JUI (6J,d); second, qualify, average about 311 b., 7d (TV?). Other' South Island.—36lb. and under. 7Jd (7J.1): 371 b. to 421 b.. 7jd (7-Jd) : 431 b. to 501 b., 6!d (64d). North Island Southdown?.-361b. and under, 7§d (7gd) : 571 b. to 421 b., 7Jd (7-Jd) : 431 b. to 501 b., 6£d (6£d): second quality, average about 301 b., 7,1<1 (,7|d.). Other North Is land. —First quality, 361 b. and under. 7/,d (7id) ; 371 b. io 42!1).. 7,id (7^d); second' qualitv. average. about 311 b.. 6|d (6jd). .Australian.— Victorian, first quality, 361 b. and under, and 571 b. to 4211)., not. quoted. .Argentine.—New season's, first qualitv. 361 b. and under. 7d (7d) ; 371 b. to 4211)., 6J.fl (6£d). FROZEN OX BEEF New Zealand.—Hinds. (3§d) : fores, 22d (2Jd). Australian. Hinds, ojd (Zl<\): crops, 2|d (2Jdj. CHILLED OX BEEF New Zealand.—Not quoted. Australian.—Hinds. 2fd (2|d). Argentine.—Hinds. 6d (6d): lores, Ogd (3d). Uruguavan.—Hinds. s|d (5.',d); loves, m (2gd). _ ' Brazilian.—-Not quoted. Union of South Africa.—Not quoted. Southern Rhodesia. —Hinds, SAd (sd): fores, (2§d), All the above quotations for beef are for quarters front 1451 b. to 2101 b. FROZEN PORK New Zealand.—Porkers, first qualitv, 601 b. to 801 b., 6£d (6.id): 811 b. to 1001 b., 61d (Gid); 1011 b. to 1201 b., (6'd). Baconcrs, prime, ]2llb. Io 1601 b.. o.'.d (6Jd). The Rnni; of New Zealand advises receipt of the .following cabled message from London as at the close of business last week:—"Wethers. —Trade is slow. Ewes. --There is a fair demand. Lambs.—The market is firm but. quiet.. Quotations. Wethers, light 4j>d Io s,'cV. heavy. 3Jd to ewes, 3Jd i<> •%!; lamb's, twos 7{d to 7j*d, eights 7£d to 7,;d. lours 6,1 dIo 6=d, seconds 6?d to 7iil." GOLD MINING RETURNS Talisman Dubb.o Gold .Mines, Ltd., advised the Wellington Slock Exchange that 22:J tons was treated at the Golden Dawn battery for an approximate realisation of £23L Stafford Dredge return for period ended September 18: 320 z. 3dwt. smelted gold for 12.'! hours and 15,23 G yards. Ilundi. West Coast: Dredging resumed September 10. Result, f>Boz. for .102 hours' work and 19,500 yards. The return at the King Solomon Aline for eight days' work was I'Ooz.