FROZEN MEAT TRADE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 31 December 1938, Page 3

FROZEN MEAT TRADE

LONDON QUOTATIONS." N.Z. LAMB SELLING SLOWLY. Because of holidays this week market generally quiet with values unchanged. First arrivals of new season’s New Zealand lamb selling slowly from BJd to BJd ex hooks. The above report was received yesterday by the Meat Board from its London office, 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, 4?d (43d); 491 b to 561 b, 4 l-8d (4 l-8d); 571 b to 641 b, 4 l-8d (4 l-8d); 651 b to 721 b, 4 l-8d (4 l-8d). Ewes: 481 b and under, 3d (3d); 491 b to 561 b, 2Jd (23d); 571 b to 641 b, 2Jd (24d); 651 b to 721 b, 23-8 d (23-8 d New Zealand la/nbs. —Not quoted.

Australian lambs. —Victorian, first quality, 291 b to 361 b, 7Jd (7fd); 371 b to 421 b, 7d (7d).

Argentina lambs.—First quality: 361 b and under, 63d (6d); 371 b to 421 b, 6Jd (6Jd). New Zealand Frozen Beef. —Second quality: Ox hinds, 1451 b to 2101 b, 4 l-8d (4 l-8d); ox fores, 1451 b to 2101 b 3 l-8d (3 l-8d).

Australian Frozen Beef. —Second quality: Ox hinds, 43d (4}d); ox crops, 3fd (3fd). New Zealand Porker Pigs.—First quality: 611 b to 801 b, 7 5-8 d (J 5-8 d); 81 lb to 1001 b, 71d (7}d); 101 lb to 1201 b, 63d (63d). New Zealand Baconer Pigs.—l2l lb to 1601 b, 6 3-8 d (6 3-8 d). Boneless Bobby Veal.—Ex store, in parcels, (4jd). New Zealand Chilled Beef. —Ox hinds, 1451 b to 2101 b, s|d (not quoted); •ox fores, 1451 b to 2101 b, 33d (not quoted).

Australian Chilled Beef.—Ox hinds, 5 3-8 d (5 3-8 d); ox crops, 3 5-8 d (3 5-8 d).

South African Chilled Beef. —Ox hinds, 5 7-8 d (not quoted); ox fores, 3 7-8 d (not quoted). Southern Rhodesian Chilled Beef.— Ox hinds, 5 5-8 d (5 5-8 d); ox fores, 3 3-8 d (3 3-8 d).

Argentina Chilled Beef. —Ox hinds, 6 3-8 d (6 3-8 d); ox fores, 4 l-8d (4 l-8d). Uruguayan Chilled Beef. —Ox hinds, 6 l-8d (6 l-8d); ox fores, 4d (4d). Messrs Levin and Co., Ltd., have received the following cable from their London agents, dated December 29: —“Quotations are unaltered. The market is quiet. New season’s Down lambs selling slowly at 8 3-Bd.”