COMMERCIAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 17 November 1913, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

THE MEAT MARKET

.1 Messijs Mellsop, Kliott and- Co., 'agents for Messrs Gilbert, Anderson and Co., report, under date October 3rd: —Higher prices have been made for British grown, supplies being light. Dutch mutton'and laiflb plentiful, consequently weaker. Beef unchanged, Scotch 6sd to 7d, English 5H to 6|d, Irish s£d to 6£d, Canadian s§d to 6d. Mutton : Scotch 7sd to Bd, English 6£d to 7£d, Dutch s^d :to 6Jd. Tegs: Scotch 7Jd to BJd. 'English 7d to 7Jd, Dutch 6d to 7}d. English ewes 5d to s£d. Lamb: Scotch 7sd to 8d (Hill lambs 6sd to 7id), Dutch 6d to 7d. Veal 6d to 9d. Pork, 6£d to Bd. Holders of NewZealand lambs have lost confidence in the market, and offerings are plentiful. A weak totte prevails, .and with the near arrivalVof the *n~ew ; season's; Australians,; , &.■; further is Jinticipated. •: '.;!Jnie ; 'mMk6ting..of'''B6,-; 000 sheep ex s.s; ;,iMalta'rini, is resp(msible for a decline of l-16d on frozen mutton, but the tone is not ; weak for goods in store. Heavy Australian shipments, however, may have a bad effect on cheaper classes of : imutton in the near future. SMITHFIELD PRICES,

Mutton: —Canterbury, under 481bs 4|d, 48 to 561bs 4§d, 56 to 641bs 4-Jd, 64 to 721hs 4R Wellington: Under 481bs 4|d, 48 to 561bs 4 7-16 d to 4|d, 56 to 641bs 4 7-16 d td 4R 64 to 721bs 4 5-16 d. Ordinary New Zealand : Under 481bs 4R 48 to 561bs 4-2 d, 56 to 64lbs 4fd, 64 to 721bs 4*d. Ewes .48 to 641bs 3£d, 50 to 701bs 3id. SotHli American, 56 td 721bs 4 3-16 d. Laa"^.—Canterbury, 'under 361bs sgd, 36 to 421bs 5 5-16 d, 42 to 501bs sd. Wellington, under 361bs 5 7-16 cl, 36 to 421bs «!» l-16d, 42 to oOlbs 4|d. Ordinarv New Zealand, tinder 361bs 5 5-16 d,' 36 to 4'2lbs 4 15-ied, 42 to 501b* 4Jd.

Beef )— New ZeaIVSKQk. Fores 3£d, hinds 4id. Australia Fores BJd, hinds 4£d. South Ame*l<<att; Fores 3id, hinds J id. .Chilled Beef:—South A/AW'ioan : : Fores 3d, hinds 4£d. MONTHLY FROZEN MEAT SHIPMENTS. Muttdn.—August, 1912, 387,250? August, 1913, 512,923. Lamb.—August 1912, 207,500; August, 1913;, 204,453. Frozen Beef;— August, 1912 310,700; Augmst, 1913, 2(76,050. CMlTed; Beef:—August, 1912 233,500; August, SHIPMENTS DURING SEPTEMBER (to da*e). Mutton,—New Zealand 136,000, Australia 324,500, River Plate 81,000. Lamb.—New Zealand 82,000, Australia 100,-500,. River Plate 11,000. Frozen Beef..—New Zealand 6000, Australia 98,000.;. River PJii& 43,000. Chilled Beef..—River Plate 232,500.