COMMERCIAL

Gisborne Times, Volume LXI, Issue 9851, 1 November 1924, Page 2

COMMERCIAL

LONDON FROZEN MEAT - MARKET

Messrs Da’get.y and 'Company, Ltd., have received the following cable from their London office, dated October 30': Quota.bions N.Z. prime c-rossbrcd lamb, Canterbury heavy, 1 ltd, light, 12-Id; North Island, heavy, llfd, light, 12Jd; demand for N.Z. lamb continues.—N.Z. prime crossbied mutton, Canterbury, heavy, not quoted, light, not quoted ; North Island heavy 7;fd, light, 8:’;d; demand for N.Z. mutton moderate.—N.Z. prime ox beef, hinds, -sd, fores, -id; demand for N.Z. beef runs principally on forequarters. Market for N.Z. lamb very firm; market for N.Z. mutton firm ; market for N.Z. bbc-f firmer.

STOCKS .AND SHARES

WELLINGTON, Get. 30

Sales, 1.339.; stock £9v 10s. Quotations, Bank of New Zealand, 29,3, CO/-; Buyers. Bank of Australasia, £l3 45.; Crowns, 45/3. Sellers, Un’on Bank, Lit 10.5.; Huddarts 43,6. —S oreial.

CUTTER AND CHEESE MARKET

Messrs Daigcty and Company Ltd., have received the following cable from tiisir head office, London, dated Oct. SO:—

Butter mr.rkc-t.—Very dull. Prices are nominal. Quotations are:—N.Z. salted 224/-- per cwt; N.Z. exceptional brands 228/- per cwt; Danish 233/per cwt; Australian un.salted 206/per cwt; Australian salted 218/-. Cheese market.—-Slow at the advanced places. Quotations arc:—-N.Z. white and colored 96/- to 98/-; Canadian 96/- c.i.f. CHRISTCHURCH, Oct. 31. Sales of shares on ’Change: Un:on Bank (cum rights) £l4 -ss; do. rights 46s and 16s 3d; do. fractions 9s (3 parcels); N.Z. Drug Co. (cum. rights) 695. DUNEDIN, Oct. 31. Sales of shares: Empire Building Co., 15s, 2os, 27s Gd j Kaiapoi Woollen Co., (cont.) 7s. FELL DING SALE.

FEILDING. Oct. 31. Fair yardings of sheep came forward. No doubt owing to aderse weather conditions a dragging sale resulted although good prices were paid for woolly hoggets, one good line of wether hoggets selling at 375. Shorn

ewes made 19s 23? 2d, 24s Gd, 265, 275, 27-s 7d, and 28:>; woolly owes 37s 34; woolly b f hoggets 22s 3d to 33s 5:1, .shorn ditto 26s 3d; shorn empty owes 16s 9d, 20s, 21s, 21s 7d; woolly ditto 25s Sd; woolly mother hoggets

36s 7d, ditto ewes 3G,s Sd; ewes with w.f. lambs 375. 41s (passed), and 39s Gd (passed). There was a full yarding of cattle of indifferent quality. Dairy stock was in poor demand. There was a heavy yarding of bulls and prices were

j considefiahly below last sale. Potters j were in good demand. | There was good yarding of yearling heifers of only medium quality which I sold at prices easier than at last sale, j Fat cows made £6 ss, £B, and £7 7s 6d, fat heifers £7 2s Gd to £7 7s 6d, i fat bullocks £lO 2s Gel. two .and thrieei year steers £3 15s to £3 17s, P.A. j steers £2 17s Gd, store cows 255, 33s , Gd to 42s 6d, forward- store cows £3, '•£3 15s, £4 2s Gd, and £4 10s, dairy ; heifers £5, £0 10s, £7 7s Gd and £7 I 15s; dairy cows £l2 10s, £3 12s 6d I and £5; tv.io-yenr heifers R.AV.B. £3 i 15s, good springing heifers £7 15s; I cull cows in milk 255; guaranteed cows at drop £5, £6 ss; yearling Jersey cross heifers £2 ss, £2 7s Gd, £2 9-s and £2 19s; Jersey hulls £4 10s, £4 12? Gd, :£7 5s to £lO 10s; heavy potters £5 17s Gd, £6 2s Gd to £7 17s 6d.—Press Assn.

BR ADFORD TOPS MARKET.

(Received Oct 31, 7.10 p.m.) LONDON, Oct. 30

The Bradford tops market has improved in tone and there is a slight increase in business. Quotations are unchanged.— A. and N.Z.C.A.

BUTTER AND CHEESE MARKET.

(■Received Oct. 31, 7.10 p.m.) LONDON, Oct. 30. The butter market is quiet, prices are easier. New Zealand choicest salted is quoted at 222/- to 224/-; exceptionally good lots fetching up to 226/-; Australian is 202/- to 204/-; a few new seasons lots bringing 208/tn 210/-, and unsalted 214/- to 216/-; Danish makes 226/- to 230/-. The cheese market is firm. Supplies are short. Neiv Zealand is quoted at 95/- to 90/-. —(A. and N.Z. C.A.