LONDON LAMB MARKET

Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 24, 28 July 1939, Page 12

LONDON LAMB MARKET

MUTTON PRICES FIRM

The New Zealand Meat Producers" Board has received the following report on the London market:—Lamb: Tendency of market is a shade easier with prices for some grades slightly lower. Mutton: Wethers, firm on the better demand: ewes, steady, prices unchanged. Beef: Frozen. firm, with prices higher; chilled, prices this week a shade easier.' New Zealand porker pigs: Quiet, with prices unchanged. New Zealand baconer pigs: Firmer owing to shortage of supplies. Boneless bobby veal: Continues firm on the short The board 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 arer on the basis of delivered to Smithneld Market. Prices for the previous week are given in parentheses:— New Zealand Sheep. — Crossbred wethers and/ or maiden ewes, 48-under 5d a lb (sd>, 49-56 4 5-8 d (4 5-8 d) 57----64 4 3-8 d (4*d>. 65-72 3 7-8 d (3|d)j ewes, 48-under 3|d (3|d), 49-5613; 3-8 d (3 3-8 d), 57-64 3d (3d), 65-72 2sd (2fd). New Zealand Lambs.— Canterbury, 36-under 7£d (7|d), 37-421 6 7-8 dv 6 7-8 d), 43-50 6 3-8 d (6 0 3-8 d). Second quality, average about 31, 6 7-8 d U«>» other South Island, 36-under 7£d Old), 37-42 6 7-8 d(6 7-8 d), 43-50 6 3-8 d(6 3-8 d). North Island Downs J!?:"?^ 7 5-8 d (72d), 37-42 6 7-8 d(6 7-8 d), 43-oO 6 3-8 d(6 3-8 d). Second Q^ty*..^?age about 30, 7 3-8 d (7 3-8 d); North Island; first quality, 36-under, 7 3-8 d (7 3-8 d), 37-42 6|d (6|d); second-qual-ity, average about 31, 6§d (6 7-8 d). Australian Lambs. —Victorian, first quality, 2936 6 5-8 d (6 5-8 d), 37-42 6Jd ( New Zealand Frozen Beef .—Second quality, ox hinds. 145-210 4d (4d); fores, 145-210 3id A3 l-8d). ■ • • Australia! Frozen Beef. —Second q utliS aox\inds,° 145-210 4 WMg crops, weights corresponding, 3-Jd (3*d). New Zealand Porker Pigs-—*jrst-. quality, 61-80, 7d <7d), 81-100 7d (7d), 101-120 63d (65d). _. _ New Zealand Baconer Pigs.—l2l-160 6 Boneleafbobby veal, ex store in parcels, s£d (sid). . n -1 New Zealand Chilled Beet—Ox hinds 145-210 5 5-8 d (not quoted);) fores, 145-210 3 3-8 d (not quoted)., Australian Chilled Beef.-Ox hinds, 145-210 5 5-8 d (s|d); crops, weights corresponding, 33d (3sd). ' Union of South Africa Chilled Beef.j —Ox hinds, 145-210 5 7-8 d (6d); fores, 145-210, 3 7-8 d (3 7-8 d). , Southern Rhodesian Chilled 3eel.— \ Ox hinds 145-210 4 7-8 d (sd); fores, j 14Sn 3,&(3^iled Beef.-Ox Mnds 145-210 6£d (6 5-8 d); fores, 145-210 Id Chilled Beef.-Ox.hindst.| 145-210 6d (6 l\8d); fores, 145-210 3 7"BBrSllan d)Chilled Beef-Ox hinds, | 145-210. 5 7-8 d (53d). ;

Levin and Co.. Ltd.. have received the following cable from their London agents, dated July 27, giving North Island frozen meat quotations as lollows: Down lambs, 28/361b, 7 5-8 d per lb- 36/421b, 6 7-8 d; crossbred lambs, 28/361b, 7 3-8 d; 36/421 D, 6§d; North Island second quality lambs, average 30/311b, 6fd; wether sheep, under 481b sd; 48/56115, 4 5-8 d; 56/641b, 4 3-8 d; 64/ 721b 3 7-8 d; ewes, under 481b, 3|d; 48/ 561b 3 3-8 d; 56/641b, 3d: 64/721b. 2|d; New Zealand prime ox beef, none otfering. Compared with last weeks quotations, Down lamb 28/361b, l-8d per lb lower; second quality lamb, l-8d per lb lower;* wethers, 56/721b, l-8d per lb higher; others unchanged. The lamb market is slightly easier all round particularly prime and second quality lambs. The mutton market is steady to firm, particularly wethers. Cathie, Dempster, and Co. have received by cable from Sheed, Thomson, and Co., Ltd., today, the following meat market report:—Lambs, under 361b 7 3-8 dto 7 5-Bd, 36-421b"63d .to 6 7-8 d over 421b 6Jd to 6 3-Bd. seconds 63d to 7 3-8 d; wethers, under 561b 4 5-8 d to sd, over 561b 3id to 4 3-8 d: ewes, under 561b 3 3-8 dto 33d. over 561b 2Jd to 3d; cow beef, hinds 3|d, fores 3d; porkers, 6|d to 6 7-8 d; baconers, 6Jd to 6 5-Bd. Lambs market steady; wethers, market firm; -ewes, market slow, with easier tendency; beef market steady; porkers, market steady, but demand slow; baconers, market easier..