COMMERCIAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 105, Issue 17751, 1 July 1929, Page 10

COMMERCIAL.

LONDON MEAT MARKET. PRICES AT SMITHFIELD. Tiic New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board lias received ihe following cablegram from its London office, dated June 28, advising Smith field delivered prices averaged for the week ended that date as follows:- — New Zealand. —-Wethers and maidens : Canterbury quality, selected brands, 561 b and under, 7d per lb; 571 b to 641 b, 6|d; 651 b to 721 b, aid; other brands, 561 b and under, 6Jd; 571 b to 641 b, s id; 651 b to 721 b, sid. Ewes: 641 b and under, 4|d. Lambs: Canterbury quality, 361 b and under, 9id; 371 b to 421 b, BJd; 431 b to 501 b, BJd; seconds, Bfd; selected brands, 36 lb and under, 9Jd; 371 bto 421 b, B|d. Other brands, first quality, 361 b and under, 9id; 371 b to 421 b, Bfd; second quality, 301 b to 321 b, average, 9|d. Frozen pork: Porkers, GOlb to 801 b, B}d; 811 b to 991 b, Bid; 1001 b to 1201 b, BJd; baconers, 1211 bto 1801 b, 8dAustralian.—Frozen beef: Ox, hinds, over 1601 b, sgd. Lambs: Victorian, first quality, 371 b to 421 b, 8&d. Argentine.—Lambs: First quality. 361 b and under, B£d; 371 b to 4211), 7id. Chilled beef: Ox, fores 4}d, hinds 7Jd.

Lamb market.—Steady demand. Mutton market.—Wethers: Better inquiry for heavy-weights. Ewes: Market quiet, trade slow.

MORRINSVILLE STOCK SALE. The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Co., Ltd., report having held their usual Morrinsville stock sale on Friday, when an average yarding of cattle came forward, with a small yarding of sheep and pigs. Prices throughout were on a par with late rales. Quotations:—) Fat steers £l4 7s 6d, light £11: fat cows £8 12s 6d to £9 15s, medium £7 5s to £8 4s, tight £6 2s to £7, forward £5 7s 6d to £5 17s 6d, store (good) £3 4s to £5 ss, boner £i 15s to £3; heifer calves £3 3s to £4, small and mixed colours £2 4s io £3, bull calves £1 to £3 3s; 2-year empty heifers £4 9s, small in-calf heifers £4 15s; aged store ewes 12s to 16s 6d, store lambs 16s Cd.

j CLEARING SALE AT WAINGARO. I | The Farmers’ Cooperative Auction- ' eering Co., Ltd., report having field. : in conjunction with Messrs Dalg.ety ; and Co., a very successful sale on ac- | count of Mr R. Harrow, of Waingaro. Despite the adverse weather conditions there was a good attendance of ; buyers and bidding was keen throughout-. Quotations: — | Two-tooth ewes r.w. Romney rams j 38s Od, 4-tooth to 5-year do. 38s 6d,

1 forward conditioned wethers 30s 4d to 33s 3d, 18-months to 2-year mixed S coloured steers £5, 18-months to 2i year heifers (mixed colours) £3 IGs, I m.s. yearlings £2 2s, good P.A. steer calves £5 2s; dairy cows, best £9 15s , to £ll, backward £5 os to £8 17s 6d.

New Zealand porker pigs.—Nominal prices. New Zealand Daconcr pigs—Trade slow.

Messrs Dalgety and Company, Limited, report having received the following cable from their London House, dated 27th. instant: —Frozen meat: Pork, Id lower, otherwise the market is quiet. Any change of price is in favour of buyers.

ADDINGTON MARKETS. Twelve races of fat sheep were sold at Addington at prices which showed an casing of from Is to Is Gd a head on values of the previous week. Some good drafts were forward, and ewes predominated more than usual. In the store cattle pens there was a good sale for cows in profit and for springing heifers, and values were firm at recent rates. There was a good firm sale for fat lambs. There was better quality than usual in the fat cattle pens, which enclosed some particularly good station lines. Good prime beef sold well, but considering the improved quality, values were scarcely up to those of ihe previous week. The easing was represented by a shilling or two' per 1001 b. Specially good medium weight beef made up to 45s per JOOlb, good prime 4is to 445, medium quality 36s to 38s Gd, heavy 37s 6d to 40s, good cow 35s to 375, plain heavy 30s to 335, and rough down to 275. In the dairy cattle, pens there was a good sale for springing heifers and cows in profit. The entry was a mixed one of varied quality. The sale of the small offering of dairy cattle hrj no features, and vealers maintained recent rates. There was a medium entry of fat pigs. The market was irregular for porkers, and there was a moderate inquiry for baconers. The smalt entry of store pigs showed a slight improvement in values. The following was the range of prices:— Fat Cattle.—Extra prime heavy steers to £24 7s Od, prime £l7 10s to £2O, medium weight £ls 15s to £l7 Iss. medium quality £l2 15s to £ls ss. light £g i 0s to £l2 ss, extra prime heifers to £l6 7s 6d, prime £ll 15s to £l4 10s. medium £9 10s to £ll 10s light £7 to £9. extra prime cows to £ls 17s 6d, prime £ll 10s’ io £l4 ss, medium £9 5s to £ll, light and aged £6 io £O. Store Cattle.—Best rows £7 to £8 4s, others £4 to £6 15s, best steers to £lO 16s, medium heifers £3 11s io £6.

Dairy Gallic.—Best second to fourth calvers to £l6 ss, medium £l2 to £l4 tOs, others £.B to £to 10s. best springing heifers to £l6, medium £il 10s to £l3 15s, Olliers £8 :15s to £ll ss. Vealers.-—Twelve Io 18-months sorts to £8 18s Od, good vealers £6 10s to £7 10s, medium £J Jos to £6, calves 25s io 40s.

Fat Sheep.—Extra prime wethers to 47s 7d, prime 33s to 375. medium 30s to 32s 9d, light 27s Io 29s Gd, extra prime ewes to 36s 7d. prime 29s to 325, medium 23s Io 275, light 20s to 22s 9d, aged 17s 9d to 19s 9d. Fat Lambs. —Extra prime lo 37s id. prime 30s. to 33s (id, medium 27s 9d to 29s 9d, light 2 is 6d to 275. store 22s to 23s 6d.

Store Sheep.—Good J-br.ed ewe hoggets to 27s 7d, ordinary 22s to

245, extra good sound-mouth cross- 1 bred ewes to 355, 4, 6 and 8-toolh crossbred ewes to 31s, ordinary soundmouth crossbred ewes to 25s 3d, good 3-bred ewes to 29s Od, sound and failing mouth halfbred ewes to 235, aged and inferior to 14s, good 26s 9d lo 27s 9d. , Pigs.—Choppers 30s lo £4 18s Gd, light baconers 56s to £3 7s 6d, medium £3 10s to £3 17s Gd, extra heavy £4 to £4 11s Gd, average price per lb 5Jd to Gd; medium porkers 28s to 37s Gd, heavy 42s Gd to 54s Gd, average price per lb Gd to 7d; weaners 6s Gd lo 10s Gd, slips 12s to 14s, small stores 14s to 18s, medium stores 19g to 255, extra goqd stores to 455. ‘

PRODUCE IN LONDON. Messrs Dalgety and Company, Limited, report having received the following cablegram from their London House dated 27th. instant:— Messrs Samuel Page and Son report.—Butter: The market is steady at present prices.- New Zealand finest salted, 170 s to 1725; Danish, 174 s to 17Gs; Australian finest unsalted, 164 s to 168s;' finest salted, 164 s to 168 s; G.A.Q., 15Gs to 160 s. Cheese: The market is quiet. New Zealand white, 92s to 935; coloured, 94s to 955; Canadian white, 90s to 91s; coloured, 91s to 925; c.i-f., 89s to 925; Australian white, 90s to 91s; coloured, 91s to 925. Prices for Canadian cheese are for new season's.