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Waikato Times, Volume 108, Issue 18166, 3 November 1930, Page 2

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FROZEN MEAT TRADE. * SMITHFIELD QUOTATIONS. LONDON, November 1. The weekly quotations for the undermentioned classes of frozen meat are based on actual sales of wholesale quantities of carcases of mutton or lamb or of quarters of beef delivered to Smithfleld market and/or exL.ondon stores. They are compiled by the Quotations Committee, Smithfleld. To arrive at the equivalent ex-Ship values one farthing per pound should be deducted" from the prices quoted below. Quotations given represent the average for the week, and are not selected lines, but for parcels fairly representative of the bulk of the shipments now on offer.

New Zealand Frozen Sheep.-—Can-terbury and North Island selected crossbred wethers and maiden ewes, 481 b to 561 b 53d; 571 b to 641 b 5 3-8 d; North Island, 481 bto 561 b, 5 3-8 d; 651 b to 721 b, 5 l-8d; ewes, 651 b to 721 b, 3id. New ' Zealand Lambs. —Canterbury, 371 b to 421 b, 8 3-8 d; 431 b to 501 b 8d; 431 b to 501 b, • 7 7-8 d; second quality, average, 331 b, 73d; other South Island brands, 361 b to 421 b, 83d; selected North Island ' brands, 43Jb to 501 b, 7 7-8 d; other North Island brands, second quality, average, 311 b, 7 3-Bd. Argentine Lambs. —First quality, 361 b and under, and 371 b to 421 b, 8d; 431 h to 501 b, none ‘offering. Argentine Chilled Beef. —Ox fores, 1601 b to 2201 b, 43d; ox hinds, 1601 b to 2201 b, 7 l-Bd. New Zealand Pigs.—First quality, 601 bto 1001 b, 83d; 10111) to 1201 b, 73d. The prices for other, classes are unchanged. WOOL, SKIN, HIDE & TALLOW SALE Abraham and Williams, Limited, report as under on their monthly wool, skin, hide and tallow sale held on October 30, when a large catalogue of all classes was submitted to a full representative bench of buyers. Wool : The market for all wools particularly fleece, ■ was lifeless. Shepskins: Although the demand for dry skins, was keener than usual, prices in sympathy with the wool market, were declined 3d to Id per lb. Salted skins were also in good demand at prices 2d to 3d below late rates- Hides: Competition for calfskins was exceptionkeen at'prices slightly in sellers’ favour, while hides were slightly easier at about 3d decline. Tallow: The tallow market shows no improvement. The following is our range of prices:—Wool: Crossbred 4|d to 53d; Southdown, seedy, 4Jd; dead, '3d Go 3Jd. Sheepskins: Dry, 53d to 63d; threequarter-fullwoois, 4Jd to ss; quarter-half wools, 4d to sd;shortquarter wools, 33d to 4d; lambs, 53d to s|d; dead, 23d to 33d; damaged, 3d to 4d; seedy, 33d to 4f. Salted: Fine, 2s lid to 3s 3d; threequarterfullwoois, 3s to 3s 6d; quarter-half wools, 2s 2d to 2s lOd; pelts, Is; damaged, Is 9d to 2s 3d. Hides.— Calfskins: First, 9|d to 103 d; second, 9d to 93d; cut, 73d to. 8d; slippery, 5d to 6d; heavy, first, 7fd to 8d; heavy second, 5d to 7d; heavy cut, 4|d to 6d. Cow: Light, 5d to 53d; medium, 4 5-8 d to 5 l-8d; heavy, 4 3-8 d to 4 7-8; cut, 4 l-8d to 4fd- Ox: Light, 4|d to ss; medium, 5d to 5 l-8d; heavy, 5 l-8d to 53d; cut, 4s to 4|d. Tallow: In tins, 10s 64 to 13s. Hair: Horse, 113 d to 133 d; cow, 6d. MORRINBVILLE SALE, The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, report having held their fortnightly stock sale at Morrinsville yesterday, w'hen they had a good yarding of fat and store cattle and a medium yarding of sheep. Competition was keen on all classes of cattle, and practically the whole yarding, came to hand-at satisfatcory prices. Sheep maintained late quotations. There was a large yarding of all classes of pigs. Baconers and porkers fully maintained late rates, whilst store pigs sold readily under keen competition. We quote: —Fat hoggets, 1.7 s7d to 22s 6d; fat ewes, 12s lid to 14s 9d; ewes and lambs (all counted), 13s 3d; fat bullocks, £l2 to £l3; lighter, 10s 6d to £11; fat cows, heavy, £7 16s to £8 15s; medium, £6 ISs'to £7 10s; light, £5 10s to £6 6s; forward conditioned cows, £4 10s to £5 6s; fresh store cows, £3 10s to £4 ss; boners, £1 10s to £3 '3s; .Shorthorn run cows, £6 6s; Polled Angus cows and calves, £6 10s; yearling steers, £2 7s to £4 10s; two-year Shorthorn heifers, £5 2s; two-year Jersey heifers, £3 16s to £5 ss; yearling Jersey heifers, £3 10s to £6; yearling Shorthorn heifers, £3 11s; service bulls, £4 2s 6d to £7 15s; potter buls, £4 to £5 10s; heavy baconers, £2 14s to £2 ; l6s; medium baconers, £2 10s to £2 12s; heavy porkers- and light baconers, £2 6s to £2 9s; light porkers, 38s to 2 3s; slips, 32s to ,365; weaners, 22s to 30s;’smaller, 15s to £l. CAMBRIDGE SALE. Messrs Dalgety and Company, Ltd., report on their Cambridge sale, which was held on Wednesday: Fat ,cows, £6 10s to £7 6s; others, £5 to £6 10s; boner cows, £2 to £3 10s; yearling steers, £2 10s; dairy cows, up to £l3 15s; heifers, up to £l2; bulls, from £8 10s to £ll ss; others, from £2 10s to £5 10s. Fat pigs, £2 3s to £2 9s; store pigs, 30s to 38s; weaners, 15s to 19s 6d.