LONDON MEAT MARKET

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 253, 16 January 1928, Page 10

LONDON MEAT MARKET

OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS ?, ate • Tsriuary 13, the I.ondon office of the New Zealand Meat Produp?rS„ ?° a I d cal >led the following resume of Smithfield delivered prices: Mutton New Zealand wethers and maidens, Canterbury quality, selected brands old season, 561 b and under, 6Jd a lb- 571 b to 641 b, 6ld; 651 b to 721 b, sgd; other brands, new season, 561 b and under, 6fd; 571 b to 641 b, 6|d; 651 b to 721 b, 5Jd. New Zealand ewes, old season, 641 b and under, 4|d a lb. Lamb New Zealand, selected brands, new season, 361 b and under. 11 Jd a lb; 371 b to 421 b, iljd. Australian.—Victorian. first quality, 361 b and under, 9jd a lb; 371 b to 421 b, 9*d. Argentine, first quality, 361 b and under, 7gd; 371 b to 421 b, 7£d. Beef New Zealand, ox fores, 3|d a lb; ox hinds, sd; cow fores, 3jd; cow hinds. 4d. Argentine, chilled, ox fores, 4 l-8d a lb; ox hinds, 6£d. Argentine, frozen, ox fores, 3|d a lb; ox hinds, sgd. Pork Frozen porkers, 601 b to 801 b, 7id a lb; 811 b to 991 b, 7Jd; 1001 b to 1201 b, 63d; baconers. 1211 b to 1801 b, 6£d. The lamb market is unchanged. The mutton market for heavy-weights is weaker, but for other brands is steady. There is a fair demand for frozen porkers, but supplies of Home-killed are stilll heavy. FROZEN MEAT PRICES By Cable. — Press Association. — Copyright. LONDON, Friday. Sheep.—Canterbury, medium, 6 id: heavy, 5 3-8 d: New Zealand ewes, 4 7-8 d; Argentine, light, s§d; ewes, 4 3-Bd. Frozen Beef. —New Zealand, fores, 33d: hinds, sd: Australian, fores, 3*d; Hinds, 4 11-16 d; Argentine, fores, 3*d; hinds, 5 5-Bd. Chilled Beef. Argentine, fores, 4 l-8d: hinds, 6§d; other meats unchanged. COTTON, RUBBER, HEMP, ETC. (Last week’s prices in parentheses.) Cotton.—February delivery, 10.15 d (January, 10.56 d) per lb. Rubber.—Para, 16Jd (17d) per lb; plantation and smoked, 19Jd (20d). Jute.—January - February shipment, £3l 5s (December-January, £3l Is 6d) per ton. Hemp.—January-March shipment. £35 (December-February, £33 10s) per ton. Copra.—January-February shipment. £27 5s (December-January, £27 7s 6d) per ton. Linseed Oil.— £29 (£27 15s) per ton. Turpentine.—42s 9d (395) per cwt.— A .and N.Z. CHEESE MARKET QUIET By Cable.—Press Association. — CopyrightLONDON, Saturday. The cheese market is quiet. New Zealand is quoted at 90s to 91s and Australian at 88s.—A. and N.Z. BUTTER AND CHEESE CHEESE MARKET FIRM Messrs. A. H. Turnbull and Company report that they are in receipt of a cable from their principals, Messrs W. Weddel and Co., Ltd., dated London, January 13, reading as follow:—Danish butter, 174 s to 1765; New Zealand unsalted butter, 158 s to 1625; New Zealand salted butter, 154 s to 158 s. Market steady. New Zealand cheese, white and coloured, 90s to 91s. Market steady. Canadian cheese (white), 100 s to 104 s; (coloured), 100 s to 102 s. Under date January 14, the London manager of the Amalgamated Dairies, Ltd., cabled as follows: "Butter. —Anchor, finest 15Ss, firsts 1565; unsalted, 160 sto 1625; market quietly firm. Danish, 14s to 1765, on spot; 168 s f.o.b. Argentine shipments this week, 92 tons to the United Kingdom and 41 tons to the Continent. Deliveries of New Zealand this week were 1,515 tons, leaving 2,832 tons in store.

"Cheese. —White and coloured, 92s to 935; Canadian, 100 s to 104 s. New Zealand’s firm on foi*ced buying to cover earlier bear sales for January delivery. "