FROZEN MEAT TRADE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 1 October 1938, Page 3

FROZEN MEAT TRADE

LONDON QUOTATIONS. LAMB MARKET STEADY. Owing to the international situation all sections of the market are quiet, with slightly higher prices where changed, says a report received 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 on which this list is issued. 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. 5 3-8 d (5 3-8 d); 491 b. to 561 b., 4 7-8 d (4Jd); 571 b. to 641 b„ 4 7-8 d (4 5- 651 b. to 721 b„ 4Jd (4Jd). Ewes, 481 b. and under, 3gd (34d); 491 b. to 56 lb., 3 l-8d (3 l-8d); 571 b. to 601 b„ 3d (3d); 651 b. to 721 b„ 3d (3d). New Zealand Lambs: Canterbury, 361 b. and under 8d (8d); 371 b. to 421 b., 8d (8d); 431 b. to 501 b„ 71d (7-Ad); se-' cond quality, average about 311 b.. 7d (7d). Other South Island, 361 b. and under, 8d (8d); 371 b. to 421 b„ 8d (8d); 431 b. to 501 b., 7Jd (71). North Island Downs, 361 b. and under, 8 l-8d (8 l-8d); 371 b. to 421 b„ 8 l-8d (8 l-8d): 43 lb. to 501 b., 71d (7-id); second quality, average about 301 b., 7Jd (7.1 d North Island, first quality, 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): second quality, average about 311 b., 7 7-8 d (7 7-8 d). Australian lambs: Victorian, first quality, not quoted. Argentine lambs: First quality, 361 b. and under, (63d);; 371 b. to 421 b„ 6- (6|d). New Zealand frozen beef: Second quality, ox hinds, 1451 b. to 2101 b., 3 7-8 d (3 7-8 d); ox fores, 1451 b. to 2101 b., 3jd (3-jd). Australian frozen beef: Second quality, ox hinds, 4 l-8d (4 l-8d); ox crops, 3 3-8 d (3 3-8 d). New Zealand porker pigs: First quality. 611 b. to 801 b., 7 ; ;d (7 l-8d); 811 b. to 1001 b., 7d (6 7-8 d); 1011 b. to 1201 b., 6 7- (63 d). New Zealand baconer pigs: 1211 b. to 1601 b., 6-Jd (61d). Boneless bobby veal (new season’s), ex-store in parcels: 4£d (4|d). New Zealand chilled beef: Ox hinds, 1451 b. to 2101 b., 5 3-8 d (5 3-8 d); ox fores, 1451 b. to 2101 b., 3{d (3 l-8d). Australian chilled beef: Ox hinds : 5 l-8d (sd); ox crops, 3Jd (3 l-8d). South African chilled beef: Ox hinds, not quoted (sjjd); ox fores, not quoted (3id). Southern Rhodesian chilled beef: Ox hinds, 5Jd (5 3-8 d); ox fores, 3d (2 7-8 d). Argentine chilled beef: Ox hinds, 6 l-8d (6d); ox fores, 3 5-8 d (3 5-8 d).

Uruguayan chilled beef: Ox hinds, 55d (5 5-8 d); ox fores, 3 3-8 d (3Jd).

Levin and Co., Ltd., have received the following cable from their London agents, dated September 29: Frozen meat quotations ' are unaltered. The market is quiet.