FROZEN MEAT TRADE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 213, 9 August 1937, Page 12

FROZEN MEAT TRADE.

LAMB MARKET VERY FIRM. MUTTON PRICES IMPROVE. The lamb market is very firm, with im- i proved prices for heavyweights. Mutton market: Wethers firm, with good demand. Ewo prices have advanced owing to improvement in consumption. Boot market: Frozen boot, fores weaker; hindquarters unchanged. Chilled beef firmer for hindquarters; fores slightly easier. New Zealand porker pigs: Firmer. Now Zealand baconcr pigs: Mooting with good inquiry, but prices nominal owing to short spot stocks.

The above report was received on- Saturday by the Meat Board from its London office, which advises that the following are the approximate prices realised for the week, basod on actual transactions of wholesale quantities of the descriptions _of moat mentioned and aro for representative parcels of the goods oiFcring during the week, boing for business done on tile basis of delivered to Smithfiekl market and/or ex London stores. Prices for the two previous weeks aro also shown: —

New Zealand sheep.—Crossbred wethers and/or maiden ewes. 481 b and under, sjjd (5Jd, 5Jd); 491 bto 561 b, sjjd (same) , 571 b to 64!b, sjjd (sid, 5-<d); 651 b to 721 b, sfd (s|cl, sid). Ewes, 481 b and under, (4d, 4d); 49Tb to 561 b, oijd (3|d, 3Jd); 571 b to 641 b, 3§d (3Jd, 3gd); 651 b to 721 b, 3§d y3£d, 3gd). Now Zealand lambs.—Canterbury, o6lb and under, Yid *a.imoj; 571 b to 421 b, 7jjd (7jd, 7d); 431 bto 6()!b, 7gci (7d, 6|d); second quality, average about 311 b, 7d l7d, 6|tl). Other South Island, 3clb and under, 7jd (same); 371 bio 421 b. 7|<l y7fd, 7d); 431 b to 501 b, 7gd (7d, frjd). North Island Downs, 361 b and under, 7|d (same); 371 b to 421 b 73d (7|d, 7id); 431 b to 501 b, 7£d (7d, 6Id); second quality, average about 301 b, 7§d (same). North Island, first quality, 361 b and under, 7jjd (same); 371 bto 7-Jd (7|d, 6£d); second'.quality, aver ago about 3111), 7d (6|d,' 6§d). Australian lambs.—Victorian, first quality, 291 b to 361 b, 7d (same); 371 b to 421 b, 6jd (same).

Argentine lambs. —First quality, 361 b and under, 6Jd (6gd, 6jjd); 371 b to 421 b, 6§d (6jd, 6|d).

New Zealand frozen beef.—-Ox binds, 145 lb to 2101 b, 4fd (same); ox fores, 1451 b to 2101 b, 3gd (3fd, 3Ad). _ ■ Australian frozen beef.—Ox hinds, 1451 b to 2101 b, 4Jd (same); ox crops, weights corresponding, 3gd (3jd, 3fd). Now Zealand chilled beef. —Ox binds, 145 11) to 2101 b, 53d (sSjd, sd); ox fores, 1451 b to 2101 b, 3£d (3R 3Ad).

Australian chilled beef.—Ox hinds, 145 lb to 2101 b, sid (sd. 4§d); ox crops, weights corresponding, 3£d (3fd, 3^d). Union of South Africa chilled beef.—Ox hinds, 1451 b to 2101 b, not quoted (not quoted, sd); ox fores, 1451 b to 2101 b, not quoted (not quoted, 3^cl).

Southern Rhodesian chilled beef.—Ox ■hinds, 1451 b to 2101 b, 4fd (4|d, 4jd); ox fores, 1451 b to 2101 b, 2jd (3Jd, 2gd). Argentine chilled beef.—Ox binds, 1451 b to 2lolb, 63d (63d. s£d); ox fores, 1451 b to 2101 b, 3td (3|d, 3j,d). ■ Uruguayan chilled beef.—Ox binds, 1451 b to 2101 b, s|d (53d, sgd); ox fores, 1451 b to 2101 b, 3jjd (3sd, 3RI). ‘ Brazilian chilled beef. —Ox binds, 1451 b to 2101 b, s|d (s£d, sd). New Zealand porker pigs.—First quality, 611 b to 801 b, 63d (6|d, 6£d); 811 b to 1001 b, 6Jd (63d, 6Jd); 1011 b to 1201 b, 63d (6|d, 6gd). New Zealand baconcr pigs.—1211 b to 16G lb, 6|d (6Jd, fid). CHILLED BEEF FIRM. Tho Bank of New Zealand (product) department) has received the following advice from its London office as at closo of business Jast week:—Tlie market is short of supplies of wethers and prices are nominal. Tho domand and prices for ewes are improving. Smaller supplies of lambs have caused prices to harden. Tho market for chilled beef is firm. Wethers, light, sjd to s|d per lb; wethers, heavy, 4id to sgd; ewes, 3£d to 4d; lambs, 2’s, 7§d to 7jfd; lambs, B's, to jambs, 4’s, 7d to 7|d; lambs, seconds, 6|d to 7gd; chilled hinds, 5d to 6d; chilled lores, 3d to 3£d.