FIRST DIVIDEND.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20453, 5 November 1934, Page 9

FIRST DIVIDEND.

Worksop Extended Gold Dredging Co. 10 PER CENT PAYABLE. At a meeting of the directors of the Worksop Extended Gold Dredging Co., Ltd.. on Saturday, a dividend of 10 per cent on the capital of the company was declared The dividend is payable on November 12

MEAT TRADE. Producers’ Board Report From London. The New Zealand Meat Producers Board has received the following cable from its London office, dated November 2. advising that the following are the approximate average prices realised for the week, based on actual transactions of wholesale quantities of the descriptions of meat mentioned, and are for representative parcels of the goods offering during the week, being for business done on the basis of delivered to Smith field Market and/or ex London stores. Prices for the two previous

easier. Mutton Market—Wethers and ewes meeting with slightly better demand. Beef Market—Good demand with prices unchanged. New Zealand Porker Pigs—Heavier arrivals have eased prices. New Zealand Baconer Pigs—Nominal. Bank of Australasia Report. LONDON, November 2. New Zealand lambs, stocks and arrivals heavy for the time of year. Trade continues to be slow, market has declined and there is weak tendency. New Zealand mutton, wethers, trade very slow, especially light-weights, values weaker; ewes show increased consumption at present prices. New Zealand beef in good demand. Market steady; no material change expected. Marking of Meat. A press cable from London was published on Friday last that the United Kingdom Government had postponed till February 28 next the operation of the order which provides that imported meat shall be marked with the name of the. country of origin. The Meat Board explains that this postponement applies only to lamb and mutton which arrives in the United Kingdom unbranded before January 7, and was made as the result of the board's representations to cover old season's carry-over stock*. All meat, arriving on and after January 7 must be branded in accordance with the provisions of the marking order.

DAIRY PRODUCE. Overseas Quotations. The New Zealand Dairy Produce Board has received the following market report, from its London office, dated

The price for salted equals approximately 8.21 d f.o.b. The market is firm. Retail prices are unchanged, Danish Is 2d, New Zealand 9d. Australian—Salted 71s, 73s (695. 70s); unsalted, 725. 73s (68s, 70s). Deliveries Australian. 1334 tons, in store 2886 tons. Danish—lo3s f.o.b. 124 s spot (995. 1 20s). Dutch—Unsalted, 765. 82s (665. 765). Estonian—Salted and unsalted 68 s, 70s (665. 68s). Latvian—Salted and unsalted 6Ss. 70s (665, 70s). Lithuanian—Salted 6ss, 71s (665. 68*): unsalted 6Ss, 745. Siberian—Salted 665. 67s (635). Ukrainian—Salted 655, 66s (635). The imperial Economic Committees estimated stocks of all butters in store 1,066,594 boxes (last, year 630,209). The board has also received the following advice from its agents in Can-ada:—-New York 2si cents. Montreal 191 cents: Canadian stocks 6199 tons, last year 4 365 tons. Cheese.

(crates) 1 8.439 18.332 15,741 In store (crates) 89,508 100.923 36.91 2 The price, for white and coloured equals appproximately 5.87 d. The market is steady. The New Zealand retail price is unchanged at 7d. Australian—White 525, 535, coloured 525. 52s 6d. Canadian—White and coloured 525, 54s (51s, 535); 0.i.f.. 50s. 525. Deliveries Canadian 13.215 boxes, in store 117 534.

SILVER QUOTATIONS. British Official Wireless. (Received November 5. noon. - ) RUGBY. November 3. j Silver is quoted at 23id (spot) and 23gd (forward).

weeks arc: also shown: Frozen Mutton. N' Oct. d. d. a. Cross-bred Wethers and Maiden Kwes — Canterbury and North 4J 4 2 41 4| 65-721b 44 4 S-561b 4 4 65-721b 4 i 3* 65-721b 3 2* Frozen lot mb. Canterbury— 6 2 62 7 37-4211) 6i 6 4 64 43-5011) a 4 58 64 64 Other South Island 361b and under .. 64 43-501b *«* Selected North Island Brands, including 37-421b 6 4 64 4 3 - 5 01 b 5 4 51 51 Seconds, a\ge. 321b «4 64 64 Other North Island 361b and under .. 37-421b 61 6 4 Seconds, avgp. 321b 6 64 64 Argentine (new season)64 37-421b 6 51 Frozen Beef. New Zealand— Ox fores 2 i 21 Ox hinds 34 3 4 3 4 Ox crops, over 1001b 24 21 21 Ox hinds, over 1 601b 34 34 34 Chilled Beef. Argentine— Ox fores 3-4 34 34 Ox hinds a 5 58 Prozen Pork. New Zealand Prime Porker Pigs— 60-01h 68 61 SI - ] 001b 64 6 £ 6 4 1 01 -1 201b 6 64 New Zealand Baconer Pi srs— 120-16011) 64 6* 64 Lamb Market —Remai ns dull. with

November 2;— Nov. Oct. L.ast 2. 26. year. New Zealand— s. s. a. s. a. s. Salted .71 73 61 71 Si SO Unsalted .. 76 78 7 4 7S 10S 112 Deliveries (tons) 2.470 2.266 1.812 In store (tons) . 6.SOS 6,300 3.350

Nov. Cot. Last 2. 26. year. White 531 54 5l'j 52 4S 49 Coloured 53J 54 50 51 4S — Deliveries