Business Gossip

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 171, 10 October 1927, Page 12

Business Gossip

South American Meat for EnglandThe Meat Board has received a _ ca gram from its representative at Aires, South America, advising the tor* low'ing shipments to the United Kingaom for the fortnight ended September »• from Argentine and Urugruay:— beef, 279,950 quarters; frozen beef, frozen mutton, 43,794 carcases; ircam lamb, 55,039. The quantity shipped w; the Continent of Europe during the sam period was as follows: 117,000 quarters; frozen mutton, cases. To the United States: Frofe** mutton, 6,087 carcases. London Meat Prices.— The New ZMbj* Loan and Mercantile reports receipt following cable from its London W* dated October 7:—“New Zealand meat; Lamb, 9Jd a lb layer age );rau. too, wether and maiden ewe, light, bia. n* 53d; ewe, light, 53d; heavy, ad. . Kauri Gum Markets Quiet.—:Busing in kauri gum circles continues quiei prices showing little margin ox . A limited inquiry spread over most gx is reported but no noteworthy . meats have taken place over the .. weeks. The Canadian Challenge- .. about 220 tons of gum for and London on October 1. _ t more land to-day lifts a small ::'or London and West of Englk-” Butter and Cheese. — Under date O® 7. Weddel and Co., Ltd., cabled to Turnbull and Co. as follows: 'ikir Danish, 194 a to 1965; N.Z. ;o 190 s; X.Z. salted, 178 s to J»s.Zffnr slow. Cheese: New Zealand white coloured, :.04s to 106 s; market quieil. adian, white and coloured, 104 s to