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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, 7 December 1927, Page 8

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FROZEN MEAT. LONDON PRICES AS AT DEC. 2. N.Z. Wethers and Maidens: Canterbury quality, selected brands, 56/under( 6Jd; 57/64, 6d; 65/72, 5 5-Bd. Other branus, 56/under, 5 7-8 d: 57/64, 5 5-8 d; 65/72, 5 3-»a. N.Z. Ewes: 64/under, 4Jd. N.Z. Lambs: Canterbury quality, 36/under, 9 5-8 d; 37/42, 9 5-8 d; seconds. Bid. Other brands. Ist quality, 36/under, 9d, 37/42,. 9d; 2nd quality, 30/32 average, 8 3-Bd. Australian Lambs: Victorian, Ist quality, 36/under, 9d; 37/42. 9d. Argentine Lambs: Ist quality, 36/ under, 7Jd; 37/42, 7d. N.Z. Beef: Ox fores, 3 7-8 d; hinds. s}d. Argentine Chilled Beef: Ox fores, 4 3-8 d; ox hinds 6 5-Bd. Argentine Frozen Beef: Ox fores, 4d: ox hinds, 5 7-Bd. Frozen Pork: 80,1201 b, BJd; 120/1801b, 7d. Lamb: Market firm, but little doing to heavy pitchings of Homekilled and Argentine lamb. Mutton market: Wethers, market is quiet, but firm. No change in prices for ewes, but there is a better tone prevailing on market, owing to more enquiry. HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. The Department oi Agriculture has received the following cablegram dated 3rd indent from the High Commissioner xur Now Zealand, Loudon;— Tallow.—Spot market quiet and poor demand at auction. Present quotation* are;— Mutton.—Fine 39/6 to 40/- per cwt.; fair to good, 37/- to 39/- per cwt.; dark to dull, 35/- to 36/- per cwt. Beef.—Sweet and for mixed 39/to 44/- per cwt.; fair to good, 36/6 to 39/- per cwt.; dark to dull, 34/6 to 35/6 per cwt. Mixed. —Fair to good, 36/- to 39/6 per cwt.; dark to dull, 34/- to 35/per cwt. Gut. Etc.—33/- to 36/-. Wool. —Sales continue. Competition is very keen with strong demand for all grades. ‘ Values fully maintained. METAL PRICES. •London, Dec. 5. Copper: Standard and spot £6O 8s ijd, forward £6O 13s Id. Electrolytic: Spot £65 15s forward £66 ss. Wire bars: £66 ss. Lead: Spot £22 17s 6d forward £23 3s 9d. Spelter: Spot £27 forward £26 15s 9d. Tin: Spot £269 2s 6d forward £265 10s. Silver: Standard 26 15-16 d, fine 29 l-100d per ounce.J(A. and N.Z.) BUTTER AND CHEESE. PROPOSED SHIPMENTS. Wellington, Dec. 6. The New Zealand Dairy Produce Board at its last meeting decided that shipments should be made approxi-

than four weeks in store In New Zealand. Argentine shipments of butter from Argentine for the present season to date show a decrease of 20 per cent, and the estimate given by the board’s agent for December, January an.d February indicates that shipments for those months will be 15 per cent, below last year’s figures. On the present figures available, exports of cheese from Canada show a decrease of approximately 25 per cent. Up to November 19, shipments from Australia are as follows: —1926-27, 416.960 boxes of butter; 1927-2 S. 243,080 boxes of butter; a decrease of 41} per cent.

WAIPUKUBAU STOCK SALE. The weekly sale was held at Waipukurau yesterday, when a fair yarding of cattle and a small yarding of sheep were offered to a fair attendance of the public. Two-year heifers and steers were slightly easier than last week, while anything for the fattening paddock sold well. Prices were as follow:—Fat ewes 17s to 19s, fat bullocks £lO. fat cows £4 12s 6d to £6 15s. 4-th wethers 23s 9d, woolly wether hoggets (small) 21s 6d. The various brokers report as under:—

Williams and Kettle, Ltd.—s fat cows £6 9s. 2 at £5 10s. 1 fat heifer £4 15s, 8 heifers £2 19s, 1 at £3 ss, 20 at £4 19s, 9 at £5 9 steers £3 17s, 1 at £3 2s 6d, 1 at £3 15s, 1 at £5 17s 6d. 12 at £5 ss. 19 heifers £4 16s, 5 at £2 14s, 30 cows and salvers at £4 16s 1 do. £4 15s 4 fat bullocks £l9.

lialgety and Co Ltd—B6 2-year Hereford heifers £4 ss, 40 2-year Shorthorn heifers £3 2s (id. 11 do. £2 10s, 7 fat cows P.A. and H. heifers £4 ss, 1 fat cows £6 15» 7 do. £5 ss, 3 do. £5 15s, 2 do. £4 I2« 6d 2 do. £5 16s, 1 dairy cow £5 15s 7 woi-lly wether hoggets 21s 6d. 2 woolly fat ewes 25a

H.B. Farmers’ Co-op. Assn.. Ltd.— 2 fat cows £5 5s 2 fat heifers £7, 24 P.A. bullocks £S 19s, 1 fat heifer £3 10s 8 steers £5 18s 8 Hereford steers £6 10s. 7 bullocks £6 17s, 6 P.A. heifers £5 Ils, 1 bullock £6 10s, 4 steers £3 ss. 6 heifers £4. 3 du. £2 5s 4 cows £5 12s. 2 cows £3 10s. 2 steers £4 17s 6d 3 ylg. heifers £3 3 heifers £4 6s, 5 ylg. steers £4 12s 6d 2 dairy heifers 355, 1 4-year P.A. bull £lO 10s, 50 fat ewes 17s.

N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.. Ltd.—l forward cow £3 17s 6d, o light iat cows £4, 1 springing heifer £2 15s, 3 Jersey steers £3 155.4 empty cows £3, 1 heifer and calf £4 10s, 1 do. £4, 2 empty heifers £2 15s, 5 store cows £2 12s 6d. 1 Jersey bull £5. Murray. Roberts and Co., Ltd. -7 forward Shorthorn cross cows £4 Bs, 6 empty Jersey cows £3 175,1 Hereford heifer £4 18s. 3 at £3 13s 6d 1 store cow £2, 1 Jersey heifer £3 16s. 5 at £2 16s, 3 at £2 10s, 2 P.A. cross steers £5 17s. 1 brindlo steer £2 3s. 3 Jersey cross steers £1 10s. 10 m.s. P.A. weaners £3 2a. Do Pelichet, McLeod and Co., Ltd. —2O f. and f.' 4 and 5-yr bullocks £9 12s, 3 do. £lO, 6 3-yr. steers £7 13s, 6 2-yr. do. £5 17s 6d. 10 3-yr steers £B, 9 do. £7 12s 6d. 2 do. £6 Bs, 8 empty cows £5 9s 4*49 f. and f. 4-th wethers 23s 94.

mately as follows i— Butter boxes. Cheese erates December .. 396,500 . 140,000 January .... 426,000 140,000 February .. 350 000 . 140 000 March . 350,000 . 140 900 April 250 000 . 140,000 May 200 000 . 140,000 June 100,000 . 30 900 July 100 000 . 10 000 It is estimated that at no penod will any butter or cheese be more