QUIET MARKET

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 86, 8 October 1938, Page 14

QUIET MARKET

LAMB IN LONDON

The frozen lamb market ln London is quiet, but prime quality is steady, according to the weekly report received by the New Zealand Meat Producers' Board. Second quality is a shade easier. The demand is still affected by heavy supplies of Homekilled. Wethers are easier, excepting lightweights. Ewes are generally lower with slow trade. The frozen beef market is firm. Chilled beef realised better prices this week owing to shorter supplies and good trade. New Zealand porker pigs are mesting with fair trade at unchanged prices. For baconers the market is steady and un changed. „ ~ The board advises that the following are the ruling prices of wholesale quantities of the desmptions of frozen meat mentioned and are for represen tative 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. The quotations for New Zealand and Australian beef are for second quality. Prices for the previous week are given in parentheses:— New Zealand sheep, crossbred wethers and/or maiden ewes, 48-under. 3-8 d a lb (5 3-8 d); 49-56, 4- 7-8 d(4 7-8 d); 57-64. 4|d <4 Ud); 65-72 4:* Md (43d); ewes, 48-under, 3 3-8 d (3£d); 49 56? 3d (3 l-8d); 57-64, 3d (3d); 65-72 2 7-8 d (3d). New Zealand lambs, Canterbury, .36-under, 8d (8d); 37-42, 8d (Bd);'4s-50, 7Jd (7£d); second Quality, average about 31, 7d (7d); other South Island 36-under. 8d (8d); 37-42 8d (8d); 43-50, 7Jd (7£d); North Island downs, 36-under, 8 l-8d (8 l-8d); 37----42, 8 l-8d (8 l-8d); 43-50, 7|d (74d); ! second quality, /average about 30, /jd i(7id); North island, first quality, 36- ---! under, 7 7-8 d (7' 7-8 d); 37-42, 7 7-8 d (7 7-8 d); second quality, average about 31 6 7-8 d (7d); Argentine lambs, first 1 quality, 36-under, 6fd (6.3d); 37-42, 6&d (6£d); New Zealand frozen beef, ox hinds, 145-210, 3 7-8 d (3 7-8 d); fores, 145-210, 3Jd (3dd); Australian frozen beef, ox hinds/ 145-210,/4 l-8d <4 o lf d): crops, weights corresponding,, 3 a d (d 3-8 d); New Zealand porker pigs, first quality. 61-80, 74d-(7*d); 81-100, 7d (7d); 101-120, 6.7-8 d (6 7-8 d); New Zealand baconer pigs, 121-160. 6£d (64d); boneless bobby veal (new seasons), ex store in parcels, 4Jd (4Jd); New Zea land chilled beef,,' ox hinds, 145-210. 53d (5 3-8 d); fores/ 145-210. 3£d (3id); Australian chilled , beef, ox hinds. 145----210 Sid (5 l-Bd);'crops, weights corresponding, 3 5-8 d (3Jd): Union ot South Africa chilted beef, ox hinds, 145-210, s?d (not quoted); fores, 145----210, 3£d (not quoted); Southern Rhodesian Chilled Beef, ox hinds, 145-210, 52d (sid); fores 145-210, 3 3-8 d (3d); Argentine chilled beef, ox hinds, 145----210 6|d (6 l-8d); fores, 145-210, 3 7-8 d (3 5-8 d); Uruguayan chilled beef, ox hinds, 145-210, 6d (53d); fores, 145-210, 3 5-8 d(3 3-8 d).