COMMERCIAL NEWS

Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20510, 28 May 1938, Page 7

COMMERCIAL NEWS

SHIPMENTS OF MEAT TO THE UNITED KINGDOM (By Telegraph.—Press Association> WELLINGTON, Saturday. Th© New Zealand Meat Producers’ Boartf is advised by cable from its London office that the shipments from Australia, South America and South Africa to the United Kingdom during the first half of May were as follows: Australia.—Carcases mutton, 41,514; carcases lamb, 103,857; quarters beef (frozen), 05,521; quarters beef (chilled;, 32.983. South America.—Carcases mutton, 53,105; carcases lamb, 199.280; quarters beef (frozen). 1835; quarters beef (chilled;, 227,080. Included in the South American figures are 126,916 carcases of lamb and 51,080 carcases of mutton shipped from Patagonia. South Africa (including Southern Rhodesia).—Quarters beef (chilled), 2654. New Zealand.—Carcases mutton, 91.574; carcases lamb. 498.911; quarters beef (frozen . 3519; quarters beef (chilled). 2733. ROTOTUNA CLEARANCE Messrs G. W. Vercoe and Co.. Ltd., report having held a clearing sale on account of Mr P. Mathieson at Rototuna. There was an exceptionally large attendance, and the herd, which was submitted in first-class condition, met with a keen inquiry and a satisfactory clearance resulted. A large quantity of farm sundries and implements sold on a par with rates which had been ruling at other sales. The herd averaged £8 14s, while the 50 heifers sold at an average of £9. Good quality Jersey and Jersey-cross cows (July calvers made £lO to £ll 15s, later calvers £8 10s to £9 15s. good quality crossbred cows early calvers) £8 los to £lO 10s, later calvers £7 to £8 ss. backward and unsound cows to £6 15s, good quality Jersey and Jersey-cross cows in milk £8 10s to £ll. others to £7 15s, good quality Jersey heifers (early calvers) £9 10s to £lO 15s. good quality later calvers £8 10s to £9 7s 6d. more backward to £8 ss, yearling Jersey and Jersey-cross heifers* £3 11s to £3 17s. PUKERORO CLEARANCE Messrs G. W. Vercoe and Co., Ltd., report on a clearing sale on behalf of Mr W. Ross, of Pukeroro, on Wednesday. as follow^*: —The herd was only a small one and changed hands at satisfactory prices, while a large quantity or rarm sundries and implements sold at late rates. Good quality Shorthorn cows sold from £8 3s to £9, others to £7 10s, good quality Jersey cows (early calvers) to £9 ss, more backward to £7 15s. good quality Jersey heifers to £8 ss. more backward to £7 15s, emptv 2->car Jersey heifers to £6 7s. mixed *r\ Shorthorn cal'os to £3 15s. *.o\\s in r,j K £3 3« to £i. forward condition hoggets to 16s, les* condition to 9s 6d.