COMMERCIAL NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume 112, Issue 18804, 28 November 1932, Page 12

COMMERCIAL NEWS.

LONDON MEAT MARKET.

OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS. THE WEEKLY REPORT. P - 3 A3Sn L -RKD6N i e, NO C v P -2 , T L The weekly quotations for the under-mentioned classes ot frozen meat are based on actual s, wholesale quantities of carcas s mutton or lamb, or of quarters of beef delivered to Smith field market and/o London stores. They are com the Quotations Committee. b ' nlthfl ° |' To arrive at the equivalent ex s values, one farthing per pound should he deducted from the prices quoted low. Ouotations given represent the average for the week and are not selected lines, but for parcels fairly representative of the bulk of ip ments now on offer. To-day’s quotations for frozen meat arC \ew Zealand Frozen Sheep.- Canterbruv and North Island selected crossbred wethers and maiden ewes, 481 bto 561 b, 4 3-8)1; oilh to 6slb 4id; 651 bto 721 b, 4}d; North Island crossbred wethers and maiden ewes, 481 b to 561 b, 41d; 5711) to 6411). aid, or, lb to. 721 b, 4id; ewes, under -ißlb, Patagonian Sheep. and/or maiden ewes, oOlb to 6011), 3 3-Bd. New Zealand Lambs. —Canterbury, 301 b and under, 7id; 431 b to 501 b, 3 3-8 d; second quality, average 301 b, 5 5-8 d; other South Island brands, 431 b to 501 b, aid; selected North Island brands, including _Downs, second quality, average 301 b, 5 5-Bd. Australian Lambs. —Victorian, first quality, 361 b and under, 6 3-8 d; other States first quality, 361 b and under, 5 5-8 d; all States, third quality, a Argentine Lambs. —First quality, 361 b and under, Gid; 371 bto 421 b 5Jd; second quality, average 301 b ai(\. . L Uruguayan Lambs. —First Quality, 361 b and under, 4id. Argentine Chilled Beef. —Ox fores, 1601 b to 2201 b, 3Jd; ox hinds, 1501 b to 2201 b, 6 l-Bd. New Zealand Pigs.—First quality, 601 b to 1001 b, average 901 b, aid; 1011 b to 1201 b, sid. Australian Pigs.—First quality, 601 b to 1001 b, average 901 b, 51d; 1011 b to 1201 b, sid. Rabbits. —First large, ex store, las 6d to 16s. AH other sorts are unchanged.

MEAT EXPORT BOARD.

The Meat Export Board has been advised as follows as to conditions obtaining on llic London market: Lamb Market. —Tone slightly easier with consumption decreasing as usual for the time of the year. Prime lambs (2s), very firm owing lo short spot stocks. Mutton Market. Wethers firm. Ewes steady with fair trade. Beef Market—Steady with fair demand. , , . , N.Z. Porker Pigs.—Market firm at better prices, owing to advance in llome killed. N.Z. Baconer Pigs.—Nominal.

MORRINSVILLE STOCK SALE. The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Co., Ltd., report having held their fortnightly stock sale at Morrinsville on Friday, when a light yarding of sheep came forward, for which there was keen competition, prices being in advance of late rates. The first store lambs of the season were yarded and realised 5s 9d apiece. A good yarding 'Of quality beef was penned and prices showed an advance on last sale’s quotations, fat steers in particular selling freely. The advertised line of strfion bred steers from Hie East Coast district attracted a good deal of attention. The quality was outstanding, and taking the yarding right through was without doubt the best offering of grown steers to lie submitted in the Waikato this season. There was, quite fair competition from a good bench of buyers and the whole yarding changed hands under the hammer at satisfactory prices. Pigs: There was a large yarding of fat pigs and a full yarding of stores and weaners. Competition for >fats throughout tlie sale was steady, values remaining firm at quotations quite equal io other Waikato 'Sales. Stores and weaners showed an easing tendency, particularly towards the conclusion of the sale. Quotations: Fat ewe hoggets, Its Pd; fat ewes. Cs id; store lambs, 5s 9d; heavy fat steers, £G to £G -is; medium fat steers, £5 to £5 IPs; light fat steers. £3 ills to £i 10s; fat cows and heifers, £3 8s; medium fat cows, £2 17s fid to £3 9s: light fat cows, £1 15s to £2 3s: killablc cows £1 -is to £1 9s: fresh store cows, IPs to £1 2s fid: boners, 8s to its; four-year Shorthorn steers, £3. Its to £i; four-year Hereford steers, £3 9s to £ I 3s: four-year Polled Angus steers, £3 13s to £i Ps; three-year Hereford steers. £3 (is to £3 1.35; three-year "Polled Angus steers, £3 3s to £3 12s: three-year llerefordShorlhorn cross steers, £2 17s: Hereford run cows to £1 Its; Polled Angus run cows £1 9s to £1 15s; Polled Angus cows, run with bull, to £1 12s; potter bulls, heavy, £3 Its to £3 12s; medium. £2 5s lo £2 12s fid: sound young dairy cows. £i 5s to £5 10s; others. £2 Ids to £3 ss; heifers, calved, £i to £5. Pigs: Prime heavy baconcrs, 39s io £2 3s; medium heavy baconcrs, 35s to 38s; light baconcrs, 31s to 3is; heavy porkers, 2Ps to 31s; light porkers, 22s to 275; stores, 1 fis to 19s fid; slips, its to 15s; weaners, good, lOs to 12s; smaller 3s fid to 9s; Tamworth cross 60\vs, in pig, 2is to 30s.

WHEAT QUOTATION'S. United Press Assn.—Klee. Tel. Copyright I, HM H IN, Nll v. ‘J a. \\ Imm I ear;;urs opened 11 uit* 11 y and sellers reduced Ihrir demands lt\ Ihreepenre. There is a poor l'iiil >•<l Kina({tin! demand. Parcels are nmdrralely suppm'led, boinvr unchanced In Ihreejieiiee dawn. Ful tires : laiinhm, I• I ‘- eemher dclhery 2Us ~d per quarter, February ami April ‘J'J.s 7 A»I; I,i\ erpmd, .March delivery, As OJd per cental; lay as Id.