SMITHFIELD PRICES.

Wairarapa Age, 13 August 1928, Page 7

SMITHFIELD PRICES.

The New Zealand Meat Producers’ . Board has received the following cable . from its London office, dated August 10, advising\ Smithfield delivered prices averaged for week ending that date as follows-:— New Zealand wethers and maidens: Cun terbury quality, selected brands, u/56, 7jd; 57/64, 7 3-8 d; 65/72, 7 l-Bd. Other brands, u/56, 7£d; 57/64, 65/72, 6 7-Bd. New, Zealand ewes: u/64, 5 7 Bd. New Zealand lambs: Canterbury quality, u/36, 10 3-8 d; 37/42, 10|d; 43/ 50, 9|d; seconds, JOd. Selected brands u/36, 10 3-8 d; 37/42, 10 l-Bd. Other brands, first quality, u/36, 10 1-8 cl; 37/42, lOd. Second quality, 30/ 32. average, 10 l-Bd. Australian lambs: Not quoted. Argentine lambs: Not quoted. New Zealand beef: Ox fores, 3 7-8 d; ox hinds, 6 l-8d; cow foresj 3jd; cow hinds, | Argentine chilled beef: Ox fores, 4 l-8d; ox hinds, 8 l-Bd. Argentine frozen beef: Not quoted. I Frozen pork: 60/801bs, 7|d; 81/991bs 7-d; 100/1201bs, 7d; baco-ners, 121/180 lbs, 7Jd. | Frozen veal: Not quoted. Lamb: Market strong. Consumption good. 'Mutton: Market very firm. Beef: Market firm with good de- ’ mand. New Zealand porker pigs: Market steady, but slow demand owing to weather. New Zealand baeoner pigs: Small stocks meeting good demand. > DAIRY PRODUCE The New Zealand Dairy Produce Beard has 1 received the following market report from its London office dated August 10 (last week’s quotations in parentheses) Butter: New Zealand salted, to , 184 s, exceptional, 186 s (180 s to J 84s); • unsalted, 186 s to 190 s (186 s to 1905.) Deliveries New Zealand this week, 740 tons; in store, 5600 tons. Australian finest salted, 168 s to 1725, exceptional 174 s (168 s to 1725); unsalted, 178 s to 182 s (172 s to 1765.) j Argentine finest unsalted, 168 s to 170 s (170 s to 1745.) Irish creamery, salted, 176 s (174 s to 1765); unsalted, 180 s (178 s to 180 s.) Danish, 182 s to 184 s spot, 178 s f.o.b. (182 s 1765.) Dutch creamery, unsalted, 176 s to ISOs (176 s to 180 s.) Esthonian, salted, 170 s to 172s' (170 s to 1725); unsalted, 172st to 174 s (172 s to 1745.)

Latvian, salted, 166 s to 170 s (168 s te 1725); unsalted, 170 s to 174 s (170 s to 1725.) 'Siberian, 156 s to 158 s (15Gs to 1585.) ' Ukranian, 164 s to 166 s (164 s to 1665.) Polish, unsalted, 154 s to 156 s (150 s to 1545); exceptional, 158 s. Lithuanian, shlted, 1525; unsaltcd, 164 s (156 s to 1645.) France unsalted, 158 s to 1645; France baskets, railed, 152 s to 160 s (150 s to 160 s.) Market steady; retail prices unchanged. Cheese: New Zealand white and coloured, Ills to 112 s (Ills to 112 s). Deliveries New Zealand this week, 1300 crates; in store, 45,500 crates. Canadian white and coloured, 110 s up to 112 s, 108 s c.i.f. (108 s to- 110 s.) Australian, white, 110 s to Ills (not quoted); coloured, 109 s to Ills (not quoted.) English finest farmers, 128 s to 130 s (126 s to 1305.) Market firm. Retail prices unchang- ‘ cd. J Matakana commenced discharge butter August 8. I The board fas also received advice from its agents in Canada as follows: Butter, New York, 46£ cents (Is Hid); Montreal, cents (Is 9fd). Estimate United States butter stocks 25 million lbs short.