LONDON MARKETS.

Wairarapa Age, 7 March 1927, Page 7

LONDON MARKETS.

SMITHFIELD PRICES. The New Zealand Meat Producers Board has received the following cable from its London office dated March 4, 1927, advising Smithfield delivered prices at that date as follows:— N.Z. wethers and maidens: U/56 6 7-Sd., 57/64 6 5-Bd., 65/72 sfd. N.Z. ' ewes: u/64 3 7-Bd. N.Z. lambs: Canterbury quality, u/36 10d., 37/42 10d.. 43/50 9Jd., seconds 9d.; selected brands, u/36 9}d., 37/42 9Jd.; other brands, Ist. quality, u/42 9 3-Bd.; seconds 81d. N.Z. beef: Ox fores 3}d., hinds 4d. Argentine chilled beef: Ox fores 2 5-Bd., hinds 3fd. Argentine frozen beef: Ox fores 3Jd., hinds 4d. Frozen pork: SO, .Hits l2O ‘ ISO 7Jd. Lambs: Consumt.tion satisfactory. Muttgu: Mnr'.et we:.) er, affecte!■,low price Argentine cli.-jed beef. Beef: Nominal. 1: is Impossible to st 11 frozen beef ew.n;; to heavy arrivals Argentine chilled beef. Frozen pork: There is a firmer tendency. FROZEht MEAT MARKET. Levin and Co., Ltd., have received the following cable from their London agents dated March 5: Frozen meat quotations (prices on a “delivered” basis, i.e. including storage charges cartage, tolls, etc): — Down lambs 28/42 9d. per lb.; best North Island 28/42 94d. per lb; ordinary North Island 28/42 9£d.; second quality lambs B?>d.;.best North Island wether sheep 48/64 6£d.; 64/72 5Jd.; ordinary 48/64 6Jd. ‘North Island ewes 48/64 3 7-Bd.; 64/72 31d. New Zealand prime ox beef 160/220 3}d. - The market for lamb is very weak with little demand, consequently these quotations arc only nominal. The market is influenced by heavy arrivals of very cheap chilled beef. DAIRY PRODUCE. Dalgety and Company Limited report having received the following cablegram from their London house dated March 3: Butter: Market slow. We quote Danish 186 s. (188 s. to 1905)., New Zealand finest 168 s. (1685.), first grade 1665. (1665.). Australian finest unsalted 1625. to 1665. (1665. to 1685.), salted 1565. to 160 s. (1625. to 1645.). Second hand sellers of New Zealand finest 160 s. to 1645.

Cheese: New Zealand market dull. Canadian market quiet. We quote New Zealand finest white 925. (925.), coloured 925. (925.), first grade white and coloured 91s. (915.), spot price for Canadian white and coloured 90s. to 100 s. (945. to 100 s.), e.i.f. price fdr Canadian 89s. Last week’s quotations shown in parentheses.