FROZEN MEAT TRADE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 52, 29 January 1938, Page 15

FROZEN MEAT TRADE.

LAMB MARKET FIRM. CHILLED BEEF IMPROVES. On the lamb market the tendency is firm with a good demand for the time of year. Mutton market: Wethers, quiet and unchanged. Ewes, trade slow. Beef market: Frozen beef, firmer with better demand owing to higher prices chilled. Chilled beef, very good trade this week at improved prices. New Zealand porker pigs: Tendency is easier owing to heavier arrivals and unsuitable weather. New Zealand baconer pigs: Market steadier owing to better demand for bacon.

The above report was received yesterday by the Meat Board, which is advised 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 Smithfiold market. New Zealand lamb quotations are for new season’s arrivals.

New Zealand sheep.—Crossbred wethers and-or maiden ewes, 48-under, 53d; 49-56, sid; 57-64, s£d; 65-72, 4|d. Ewes: 48-under, 4Jd; 49-56, 3Jd; 57-64, 3fd; 65-72, 3Jd. New Zealand lambs,—Canterbury and other South Island, not quoted. North Island, Downs, 36-under, 8d; 37-42, 8d; 43-50. 7Jd; second quality, averago about 30, 7fd ; North Island, first quality, 36-under, 7fd; 37-42, 7fd; second quality, averago about 31, 7jd. Australian lambs.—Victorian,- first quality, 29-36, 7{(1 ; first quality, 3742, 7id. , Argentine lambs.—First quality, 36under, 63d; first quality, 37-42, 6§d. N.Z. frozen beef.—Ox hinds, 145210, 4|d; ox fores, 3gd. Australian frozen beef. —Ox hinds, 4Jd; ox crops, 3fd. N.Z. porker- pigs.—First quality, 61-80, 73d; 8-100. 7!d; 101-120, 63d. N.Z. baconer pigs.—121-160, 6£d. N.Z. chilled beef.—Ox hinds, 145210, sg-d; ox fores, 3|d. Australian chilled -beef.—Ox hinds, 53d ; ox crops, 3Jd. Southern Rhodesian chilled beef.— Ox hinds, 5Jd; ox fores, 3sd. Argentine chilled beef.—Ox hinds, 6gd; ox fores, 43d. Uruguayan chilled beef.—Ox hinds, 6gd; ox fores, 4-gd.

INCREASED QUOTA. SATISFACTORY POSITION. Per Press Association.' WELLINGTON, Jan. 28. The quota of imports of New Zealand chilled beef into the United Kingdom will be increased over 50 per cent, for the April-June quarter of 1938, stated tho Minister of Marketing (Hon. W. Nash) to-day. Frozen beef and veal also will be considerably increased.

The provisional programme of beef imports to the United Kingdom for the second quarter of 1938 was accordingly very satisfactory to New Zealand. The figures for the AprilJune quarter this year with the figures for the corresponding quarter of 1937 in parentheses are :

Allocations fjpr -all types of beet are the same as New Zealand s estimates for the quarter and represent in the total nearly 40 per cent, above the arrivals for, the corresponding quarter last year. The increases, particularly that tor chilled beef, represents part of the results of the arrangement agreed upon in Mr Nash's discussions with the British Government. "On the evidence," said Mr Wash, "it appears that the Dominion will obtain a market in the United* Kingdom for all the chilled beef which it can produce, and the reports on the quality are so good that the industry is one of the most promising for the fuller utilisation of our pastures. SHIPMENTS TO GREAT BRITAIN. Frozen meat shipments from New Zealand for the 3i months of the present season, October 1 to January 15, supplied by the Meat Board, show increases in chilled beet, frozen beef, pork and boneless beef, and decreases in mutton and lamb. the figures aro given below with those for the corresponding period of Uie laoo-oi season shown in parentheses: Chilled beef, quarters, 48,294 (44,111). Frozen beef, quarters, 41,809 (56,793). Mutton, carcases, 307,3.84 (318,27.6). Lamb, carcases, 1,316,769 (1,349,176). Pork carcases, 162,769 (160,125). Boneless beef, bags, 71,310 (38,905). Killings over the same period show increases under all "heads, with the exception of baconer pork, and are as follow, fif ureß for thft corresponding period of 1936-37 being shown in parentheses: Chilled beef (quarters), 50.387 (42,695); frozen beef (quarters), 7767 (4286); wether mutton caredses, 156,378 (111.664); ewe mutton (carcases), 78,243 (26.029); lamb (carcases), 2,722,812 (2,499,389); pork porkers), carcases, 116,941 (114,613); pork baconers), carcases,. 105,492 (110 952)[! boneless beef (freight carcases), 94,520 (33,875); boneless bobby veal (freight carcases), 71,467 (68,763); sundries, 69,608 (61,703). 81-MONTHLY SHIPMENTS. The New Zealand Meat Producers' Board is advised by cable from its London office that the shipments from Australia South America, and South Africa to the United Kingdom during the first half of January, 1938, were as follow: Australia-Carcases mutton 32,876; carcases lamb, 106,086; quarters beef (frozen), 2552; quarters beef (chilled), 496'• South America—Carcases mutton, 11,160; carcases .lamb, 100 244; «««*" j* ef (frozen), 1286; quarters beef (chilled), 170,South Africa (including Southern Rhodesia).—Quarters beef (chilled), 513. The shipments from New Zealand to the United Kingdom for the first half of January were as follow: Carcases mutton, 4b,679; carcases lamb, 466,143; quarters beef (frozen), 3291; quartors beef (chilled), 14,723; carcases pork, 34,787; bags boneless beef, 12,969. : , , , In addition, 5402 carcases of lamb and 598 carcases of mutton were shipped to Eastern Canada, and 1102 quarters of frozen beef to Japan.

Chilled beef ... Frozen beef ... Veal Offal cwt. cwt. ... 150,000 (98,000) ... 180,000 (136,000) ... 30,000 (27,000) ... 10,000 (4,600) Totals ... 370,000 (265,600)