FROZEN MEAT TRADE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 3 September 1938, Page 3

FROZEN MEAT TRADE

LONDON QUOTATIONS LAMB MARKET VERY FIRM Lamb market: Continues very firm and prices have further advanced. Consumption remains satisfactory in spite of home killed selling at equivalent our prices. Mutton market: Wethers and ewes meeting with better in*quiry, with lightweight wethers firmer. Beef market: Chilled beef slightly firmer this week owing to good demand. New Zealand porker pigs: Firm, with improved prices lightweights. New Zealand baconer pigs: Market quiet and unchanged. The above report was received yesterday by the Meat Board, which 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 are on the basis of delivered to Smithfield Market. Prices for the previous week are shown in parentheses: — New Zealand sheep: Crossbred wethers and/or maiden ewes, 481 b and under, s}d. (5 l-8d); 491 b to 561 b, 43d (4gd); 571 b to 641 b, 4 5-8 d (4 5-8 d); 651 b to 721 b, 4£d (4Jd). Ewes, 481 b and under, 3 5-8 d (3 5-8 d); 491 b to 561 b, 3.’,d (3id); 571 b to 641 b, 3d (3d); 651 b to 721 b, 27-8 d (27-8 d New Zealand lambs: Canterbury, 361 b and under, 7 7-8 d (7 7-8 d); 371 b to 421 b, 7 7-8 d (7 7-8 d); 431 b to 501 b. 7 3-8 d (7 3-8 d); second quality, average about 311 b, 71d (7d). Other South Island, 361 b and under, 8d (7 7-8 d); 371 b to 421 b, 8d (7 7-8 d); 431 b to 501 b, 7 3-8 d (7 3-8 d). North Island Downs, 361 b and under, 8d (8d); 371 b to 421 b, 8d (7 7-8 d); 431 b to 501 b, 7}d (7|d); second quality, average about 301 b, 7 3-8 d (7id). x North Island first quality, 361 b and under, 73 d (73d); 371 b to 421 b, 7 7-8 d (73d); second quality, average about 311 b, 7 l-8d (7d). Australian lambs: Victorian, first quality, not quoted. Argentine lambs: First quality, 361 b and under, 7d (7d); 371 b to 421 b, 6Jd (6jd). t , New Zealand porker pigs: First quality 611 b to 801 b, 6 7-8 d (6gd); 811 b to 1001 b, 6 5-8 d (6 5-8 d); 1011 b to 1201 b, 6!d (6£d). . .. , "New Zealand baconer pigs: 121 lb to 1601 b, 6 3-8 d (6 3-8 d). Boneless bobby veal: Old season s, ex store in parcels, 4d (4d). New Zealand chilled beef: Ox hinds, 5,?d (5Jd); ox fores, 3 5-8 d (3Jd). Australian chilled beef: Ox hinds, 5-ld (5 3-8 d); ox crops, 33d (3 5-8 d). Union of South Africa chilled beef. Ox hinds, 53 d (53d); ox fores, 3Jd (3 Southern Rhodesian chilled beef: Ox hinds, 51d (s|d); ox fores, 3Jd (3 Argentine chilled beef: Ox hinds, 6 3-8 d (63d); ox fores, 4d (33d). Uruguayan chilled beef: Ox hinds, 6 l-8d (5.3 d ox fores, 3 7-8 d (3Jd). Brazilian chilled beef: Ox hinds, 6d (53d).

Messrs Levin and Co., Ltd., have received the following cable from their London agents, dated Septembei 1, 1938’ Frozen meat quotations (puces on a “delivered” basis, i.e„ including storage charges, cartage, market to Is etc) —North Island down lambs, 28/36 lbs 8d per lb; 36/421bs, 8d per lb; best North Island xbd lambs, 28/361bs. 7 7-8 d per lb; 36/421bs, 7 7-8 d per lb; North Island 2nd quality lambs, av. qa/qi ihe 7id per lb; best North Island wether'sheep under 481bs, sjd per lb; 48/561bs, 4.3 d per lb; 56/641bs, 4 5-8 d ner lb; 64/721bs, 41d per lb. North Island ewes, under 481bs, 3 5-8 d; lbs, 3jd per lb; 56/641bs, 3d per lb, 64/721bs 27-8 d per lb. Compared with last week’s quotations, Down lambs 36/421bs and xbred lambs l-8d ner lb higher; 2nd quality lambs ud per lb higher; wethers under 481bs l-8d per lb higher; other quotations unchanged. The lamb market is firm, and there is better feeling in the mutton market. ________