THE MEAT TRADE

Hokitika Guardian, 27 January 1925, Page 4

THE MEAT TRADE

lUBTSALIAN AND N.Z. CARLE ABSOCJIATION. LONDON QUOTATIONS. LONDON, January 21. The following quotations arc for wholesale quantities, delivered at Smithfielcl Market, prices last previously cabled given in parentheses:— Kronen mutton —New Zealand, ewes BJd (3d); Australian firsts, 8-Jd (Sijil), seconds B:Jd (S.pl) ; Argentine, light 9Jd (O jd), medium SJd (8jd); ewes 3d (7fill) per lb. Kronen lamb—New Zealand, new season’s, other selocleds, light 13)d; medium. 13)d: North Island, lusts, 13jd (not previously quoted); Australian, firsts anil other states, 12d (Hid) seconds', Victorian! 11yd (I .lyd) ; others lid to (I I’d); thirds, I0;jd (lid) per lb. (hilled beef—Argentine, fores 4.jd (sd) ; binds. C.d jijd) ; Uruguay, foies 4.1(1 ilijil); liimls, 5.L1 ((>Jd) per lb. Other meats unchanged. SHI I’M ENTS OF MEAT FROM SOUTH AMEIMCA. The fsew Zealand -Meat Producers’ Board lias received a cable from its representatives at Buenos -Vires, South America, adwsing the lollowiiig shipments to the United Kingdom for the fortnight ended January 23, I rum Argentine and Uruguay: 215,353 quarters chilled beef, 24.28!) quarters frozen beef, 150,1)07 carcases frozen mutton, 103,020 carcases frozen lamb. ’l’lie quantity shipped to the Continent of Europe during the same period totalled: 133,050 quarters frozen beef, 19,059 carcases frozen mutton. PRODUCE,HS BOARD’S CABLED REPORT. LONDON, January 23. Frozen mutton —X.Z. ewes 641 b and under, Sid. Frozen beef—New Zealand ox fores 4)d; ox binds, old; Argentine, oxfores 4i[d, binds Gil per lb. Chilled beef—Argentine, ox fores, •L'd ; binds Gd per lb. Kronen pork—Bolb to 1201 b, 8d per lb.