THE MEAT MARKET.

Press, Volume L, Issue 14976, 25 May 1914, Page 8

THE MEAT MARKET.

LONDON, May 23. The Frozen Meat Trade Association's Smithfield Market quotations for the undermentioned classes of frozen meat are based ou actual sales of not fewer than 100 carcases of mutton or lamb, or 25 carcases of beef, of fair average quality. Those quotations are not for selected lines, but for parcels fairly representative of tho bulk of the shipments now on the market: — May 16. May 23. Mutton— d. d. Canterbury, light .. 41 -'J Canterbury, medium .. 4J -1 3-1G Canterbury, heavy ..3 13-16 3 13-1S Southland .. — — North Island, best brands 3J 3J North "Island, ordinary .. 3 13-16 3 13-1G New Zealand, ewes .. 3 5-1 C 3 5-16 ' Australian, heavy .. 3J 3„ Australian, medium .. 3 7-1G 3 7-16 Australian, light ... 3 9-16 3 9-16 Australian,' ewes .. 3J 3J River Plate, light ... 3 9-16 3 9-1G River Piute, heavy .. 3. 3J River' Plate, ewes ..34 3J Lamb— Canterbury, light .. 6J 6 5-16 Canterbury, medium .. 6i 6 3-10 Canterbury, heavy .. 5J 6 1-16 North Island, selected .. 6 6J Nortli Island, ordinary ..5; 5 15-16 Southland, selected .. 5J 6 Australian, best quality .. 5J 5* Australian, fair quality .. 5J sj| Australian, inferior quality 5jS 5i *-"!ver Plate, first rmr.'ity 5 7-16 5"7-16 River Plate, secand quality 5 1-14 5 1-14 .oeef (nominal)— / New Zealand, fores .. 3 7-16 3J New Zealand, hinds .. 4j 4. Australian, fores .. .. H , 3J Australian, hinds .. 4. 4i River Plate, chilled fores 3* 3_ River Plate, chilled hinds 5$ 5J River Piste, frozen fores .. ?.l 3*, River Plate, frozen hinds 4_ 4_

Messrs Kaye and Carter, Ltd., are in receipt of cable advice from their London agents, Messrs Gilbert Anderson and Co., quoting Smithfield Market prices as under:—Prime Canterbury, lamb, under 361b, 6 5-16 d; prime Canterbury lamb, 36-421b, 6 3-16 d; prime Canterbury lamb, 42-501b, 0 l-16d; Southland and North Island selected. 28-421b, 6£d; North Island lamb, 28-42 lb, 5 5-16 d; prime Canterbury mutton, 48-561b, 4j|d; primo Canterbury mutton, 56-641b, 4 3-16 d; primo Canterbury mutton. 64-721b. 3 13-16 d; Southland and (or) North Island selected, 56-641b, 4d; North Island, 56-641b, 3Jd. Messrs Weddel and Co. cabled on Saturday morning reporting ou the London frozen meat market as undernoted : —Primo New Zealand lamb, u-361b, 6 5-16 d, market firm; prime New Zealand lamb, 36-421b, 6 3-16 d, firm; prime New Zealand lamb. 4_-">01b, 6 l-16d firm; .G.A.Q. North Island lamb, 5 15-16 d, firm; prime Australian lamb, S_d, firm; secondary lamb. s„d, firm; inferior lamb, o.d, firm; NewZealand os hinds, 4_d quiet; New Zealand ox-fores, 3_d, quiet; Prime Canterbury mutton, 4 3-16 d, quiet; Primo Wellington mutton, 3_d, quiet; prime Plate mutton, 3 9-16 d, quiet; prime Australian mutton, 3_d, quiet.