LONDON MEAT MARKET

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 148, 18 March 1939, Page 14

LONDON MEAT MARKET

Lamb Market Quiet CHILLED BEEF FIRMER Lamb market: Heavyweights shade easier,, others unchanged. Consumption is increasing. ... Mutton market: Wethers, steady with demand quiet. Ewes, trade generally slow, but lightweights firmer. Beef market: Chilled beef, prices firmer on the lighter supplies this week. N.Z. porker pigs: Market quiet and unchanged. , . , . . N.Z. baconer pigs: Steady, with prices unchanged. Boneless bobby veal: E inner on the belter inquiry. . , . , „ The above report was received by the Meat Board from its London office, which advises that the following are the ruling prices of wholesale quantities of the descriptions of frozen meat mentioned and are for representative parcels of the goods sold on Thursday. Chilled beef prices are averages of the week. All prices are on the basis of delivered to Smithfield market. Prices - for the previous week are shown in parentheses: — New Zealand a,heep: Crossbred wethers and/or maiden ewes, 481 b. and under, 4-pl. (djd.) ; 491 b. to 561 b., 4 1-ScL (4 l-Bd-) ; 571 b. to 641 b., 3 7-Bd. (4d.) ; 651 b. to < —lb., 3 5-Bd. (3 5-Bd.) ; ewes. 481 b. and under, 2 7-Bd. (23d.) ; 491 b. to 561 b., 2 3-Bd._(2 3-Bd.) ; 571 b. to 641 b., 2;}d. (2Jd.) ; 651 b. to 721b.,-2 l-Bd.'(2 l-Bd.). New Zealand lambs: Canterbury, o6lb. and under, 7 l-Bd. (7 l-Bd.) ; 37ib. to 421 b., 6 7-Bd. (7d.) ; 431 b. to aOlb., bid. 311 b., 7d. (7d.) ; other South Island, 3b lb. and under, 7 1-Sd. (7 l-Bd.) ; 371 b. to 421 b., 7d. (7d.) ; 431 b. to 501 b„ 6Jd. (b 7-Sd.) ; North Island Dowus, _ 361 b. and under, 7 -l-Bd. (7 l-Bd.) ; 371 b. to 421 b., 6 7-Bd. (7d.) ; 431 b. to 501 b., 6Jd. (6 7-Bd.) ; second quality, average about 301 b., 7d. (7d.) ; North Island, first quality, 361 b. and under, 7d.. (7d.) ; 371 b. to 421 b., 6}d. (6 7-Bd.) ; .second quality, average about 311 b., 6Jd. (6 7-Bd.). Australian lambs: Victorian, first quality; 291 b. to 361 b., 6}d. (6Jd.) ; 371 b. to 421 b., 6d. (6d.). . Argentine lambs: First quality, 361 b. and under, s£d. (6d.) ; 371 b. t0'421b., sid. (5 5-Bd.). *Ne.w Zealand frozen beef: Ox hinds, 1451 b. to 2101 b., 4d .(4d.) ; ox fores, 145 lb. to 2101 b., 3d. (3d.). ’Australian frozen beef: Ox hinds, 14u lb. to 2101 b., 4d. (4d.) ; ox crops, weights corresponding, 3d. (3d.). New Zealand porker pigs: First quality, 611 b. to 801 b., 7 l-Bd. (7 l-Bd.) ; 811 b. to 1001 b., 6 5-Bd. (6 5-Sd.) ; 1011 b. to 1201 b.. 6 5-Bd. (6 5-Bd.). New Zealand baconer pigs: 1211 b. to 1601 b., 6 3-Sd. (6 3-Sd.). Boneless bobby veal, ex store, in parcels, 4:(d. (4 l-Bd.). New Zealand chilled beef: Ox hinds, 1451 b. to 2101 b., 4RI. (4.(d.) ; ox fores, 1451 b. to 2101 b.. 33d. (3d.).

Australian chilled beef: Ox hinds, 145 lb. to 2101 b., 4 1-Sd. (4 l-Bd.) ; ox crops, weights corresponding, 3|d. (3d.).

Southern Rhodesian chilled beef: Ox hinds, 1451 b. to 2101 b., 3Jd. (33d.) ; ox fores, 1451 b. to 2101 b., 2Jd. (23d.). Argentine chilled beef: Ox hinds, 145 lb. to 2101 b., 6d. (s}d.) ; ox fores, 1451 b. to 2101 b., 3 7-Bd. (3Jd.). Uruguayan chilled beef: Ox hinds, 145 lb. to 2101 b., 4 7-Bd. (4Jd.) ; ox fores, 145 lb. to 2101 b., 33d. (3 3-Bd.). Brazilian chilled beef: Ox hinds, 145 lb. to 2101 b., 43d. (4Jd.). ♦New Zealand and Australian frozen beef quotations second quality. Cathie, Dempster and Co., Ltd., have received the following cabled advice from Shced, Thomson and Co., Ltd., London, dated March 16:—Lambs: Market steady but demand slow. Wethers: Demand steady for lightweights butjieavyweigh ts slow and prices easier. Ewes: Market steadier. Beef: Market dull. Porkers: Market steady. Baconers: Market firm. Current prices are quoted as under:— Lambs, 2's, 7d. to 7 3-Bd.; B’s, 7d. to 7 l-Bd.; 4's, 6 7-Bd.; seconds, 7d. to 7-Jd.; wethers, I’s, 7’s, 4 3-Bd. to 5d.; 3's, 9’s, s’s, 3 l-Bd. to 4Jd.; ewes, I’s, 7’s, 2fd. to 3 l-Bd. ;_3's, 9’s, s’s, 2d. to 23d.; porkers, 6 5-Bd. to 7 l-Bd.; baconers, 63d. to 63d. Levin and Co., Ltd., have received the following cabled advice from their London agents dated March 16:—Compared with last week’s quotations, Down and crossbred lamb, 361 b. to 421 b., 1-Sd. a lb. lower; second quality lambs, l-Bd. a lb. lower; wethers, 561 b. to 641 b., 1-Sd. a lb. lower; ewes, under 481 b., l-Bd. a lb. higher; others unchanged. There are no signs of improvement in prices at present.

Heury S. Fitter aud Sons, Ltd., London, cable under date March 16 as follows: —Lambs: There is a fair demand; the market is well supplied. Wethers: The market is weaker for heavyweights; lightweights remain steady. Ewes: There is very little inquiry for ewe muttou. Chilled beef: Smaller supplies have caused prices to harden. Pork: The market is quiet and unchanged. The markets generally are dull and featureless.

SHEEPSKINS AND HIDES

Wellington Sale Prices

There was keen competition at the fortnightly sale of sheepskins, hides and tallow held yesterday by the combined Wellington brokers. Prices for sheepskins were fully firm and occasionally ]d. a lb. higher than last sale’s quotations. All grades of hides were in demand and generally improved prices were offering. Heavy ox advanced by id. to 2d. a lb., and light ox and cow by l-Bd. a lb. Kip and yearling were not in such demand, and declined by about id. a lb. Calfskins were also lower by id. a lb. There was no demand for tallow.

The following is the range of prices:— Dry sheepskins: Halfbred, 7-}d. to 8 Jd.; fine crossbred, 6Jd. to Bd.; medium crossbred, 6|d. to Bd.; coarse crossbred, sid. to Bd.; half wools, 41<1. to 71d.; quarter wools, 4d. to 64d.; pelts. to 42d. Hides: Ox, 331 b. to 441 b. 3 7-Bd. to 5 5-8 d„ 451 b. to 521 b. 5 1-Sd. to 6d„ 531 b. to 591 b., 3]d. to 6 l-Bd., 601 b. to 691 b. 54(1. to 7 l-Bd., 101 b. and over 5 5-Bd. to 7 l-Bd.; cow, 331 b. to 391 b. 4 5-Bd. to 52d., 401 b. to 481 b., 31(1. to 52d., 491 b. and over 3:}d. to s:|d.; kip, 251 b. to 321 b. 4 5-Bd. to 6d., 171 b. to 241 b. sifd. to 62(1.; yearling, 111 b. to 161 b., 6d. to 7 7-Bd.; calf, 91b. to 101 b. 7d. to 8 1-Bd., calf, Gib. to 81b. 6d. to 9d., 11b. to 51b. 74(1. to 10i|d. Sundries: Horse hair, 21Jd.