SMITHFIELD MEAT PRICES

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, 23 November 1927, Page 9

SMITHFIELD MEAT PRICES

AS AT NOVEMBER 18. 1927

Previous week's prices in pare: thesis':—

N.Z. Wethers and Maidens: Canterbury quality, selected brands, 56/under, (Old); 57/61. 6d (Gid); 65 12, 5 5-8 d (5Jd). Other brands, 56/under, 5 7-8 d ( 5 7-8(1); 57 61, 5 5-8 d (5Jd); 65/72, 5 3-8 d (sjd). N.Z. Ewes: 61/under. 4.jd (4Jd). N.Z. Lambs: Canterbury quality, 36,under, 9 58d (95-8 d 37,42, 9. 5-8 d (9)d); 43/50, 9d (83d); seconds, 8 5-8(1 (8Id). Selected brands. 36/under, 9fd (9Jd); 37/42, bid (9jd). Other brands. Ist quality, 36 under. 9id (9id); 37/42. 91-8 d (9 l-8d); 2nd quality. 30'32 average, 8 5-8 d (8 5-8 d). Argentine Lambs: Ist quality 36/ under. :;d (8R1): 37 12. 7ld (7Jd). N.Z. Beef: Ox fores 3rd i3 ; ?di: .ox hinds, 51}d (old). Cow fores and: hinds, not quoted. Argentine Chilled Beef: Ox fores. 4»d (4 l-8d); ox hinds. 6 5-8 d (7d).C Argentine Frozen Beef: Ox fores, 4d (4d); ox hinds. 5 7-8 d 65M). Frozen Pork: 80/1201b. SJd (8»d); 120/latflb, 6|d (7<l). Frozen Veal: Not quoted. Lamb Market: First quality flrm. stocks strongly held. Secondary lamb weaker owing to heavy supplies Home-killed meat Mutton Market: Wethers, market is well supplied. Ewes, market firm, but little doing. Generally, market has been overstocked all descriptions of Homekilled meat. BUTTER AND CHEESE PRICES. AS AT NOVEMBER 18. 1927. Previous week's prices in parenthesis :— BUTTER. New Zealand: Salted 172'- to 178/-, according to grading date, exceptional up to 180/- (171/-. 174/- to 176/-); unsalted, 188/- to 190,'- (184/to 188/-). Market stead”. Australia?!: Finest salted. *72/- to 176/- to 178/- (168,- to 172/-): unsalted, 184/'- to 186/- (180/- to 182/-). Argentine: Finest unsalted: 168zto 174/- (166/- to 172/-). Dutch: Creamery unsalted. 202/to 204/- (192/- to 196.-). Siberian: Salted, 156/-, 160/- to 162/- (152/- to 154/-). Danish: 208/- to 210/. (1908/- to 200/-). Retail price Danish advancing Monday to 2/-. New Zealand unchanged, 1/9. CHEESE. New Zealand: White and coloured, new season, 97/- to 100/-; matured, 103/- to 104/- (98/. to 100/-). Market firmer. Good demand matured. Canadian: Finest white and coloured, 102/- to 104/- Octobers, up to 106/- Septembers; c.i.f.e. quotations, 92/- to 94/- October November. 95/to 100/- choice Septembers. English: Finest farmers' 126/- to 130/- (126/- to 130/-). Retail prices unchanged. AMERICAN PRICES. Butter: New York, 50 cents (2/1); ’Frisco. 49 cents (2/0|); Montreal, 38 cents (1/7). Cheese: Montreal, 19} cents (9 5-8 d). HIGH COMMISSIONER’S REPORT The Department of Agriculture has received the following cablegram dated 19tb inst. from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, London : Tallow: Spot market quiet and prices same as last quotation. Wool: Bradford tops are dearer in consequence of a rise in raw material. Present quotations are; 64’s (Merino) warp 4/4 to 4/5 per lb., average, 4/3 to 4'4 per lb.; 56’s (super halfbred), 3/3 per lb.; 50’s (halfbred), 2/5} ; 40’s, prepared, 1/11.