LONDON MARKETS

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 359, 21 May 1928, Page 12

LONDON MARKETS

FROZEN MEAT VALUES (United P.A. — By Telegraph — Copyright) (Australian Press Association) LONDON, Saturday. Sheep.:—Canterbury light, 7ld; medium, 6 5-8 d ; heavy, 64d; North Island medium, 6£d; heavy, tii<l ; New Zealand ewes, 5 3-8 d ; Argentine light, Bid; medium, sid ; heavy, s£d; Patagonian light, 6 l-8d; medium, o£d ; ewes, 5 l-Bd. Lambs.—Canterbury medium, 9£d; others, selecteds, light, lOd ; medium, 9£d; North Island firsts, medium, 9|d ; seconds, i)£d; Australian seconds, other States, Bid; thirds, Bid; Argentine firsts, light, medium, BJd; seconds, 8 id. Frozen Beef.—New Zealand fores, 3 7-8 d ; hinds, 5Jd ; Australian hinds, 5Jd. Chilled Beef.—Argentine fores, 4 l-8d ; hinds, 7d. Others unchanged. RUBBER, HEMP, COPRA, ETC. Rubber.—Para, 10 id (lOd) per lb ; plantation and smoked, 8 5-8 d (8 7-8 d). Jute.—May-June shipments, £33 (£34 ss) per ton. Hemp.—May-July shipments £32 (AprilMay, £3l 10s) per ton. Copra.—May-June shipments, £26 15s (April-May, £27) per ton. Linseed Oil.—£3l 10s (£3l 15s) per ton. Turpentine.—39s 6d (40s 6d) per cwt. APPLE MARKET The Port Hunter’s New Zealand apples sold as follows:—Dunns, 12s to 13s; Coxs, 15s to 18s; Jonathans, 12s to 14s; Delicious, 11s to 12s 6d ; London Pippins, 12s to 13s. LONDON MEAT MARKET Merchants report receipt of London cables as follows: — Bank of New Zealand, dated at close of last week:—“Frozen meat: The wether market is more active owing to shorter supplies from the Argentine. The market for ewes has improved owing to short supplies. The demand for lambs is good and is likely to continue so. Prospects for beef are more favourable.” New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., under date May 18: “New Zealand frozen meat: Lamb, 9Jd a lb; mutton, wether and maiden ewe, light, 6 7-8 d; wether and maiden ewe, heavy, 6d; ewe, light, s£d; ewe, heavy 54d; good demand.”