FROZEN MEAT TRADE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 21 January 1939, Page 3

FROZEN MEAT TRADE

LONDON PRICES EASIER

LAMB MARKET SLOW

Lamb market: Trade slow owing to muggy weather and heavier supplies; prices shade easier. Mutton market, wethers weaker, excepting lightweights, owes, prices unchanged, but trade dull. Beef market: Frozen beef slighty easier for fores; chilled beef, lower this week, due to less consumption. New Zealand porker pigs: Lightweights unchanged. others easier. New Zealand baconer pigs: Weaker owing to lowei prices Continental bacon. The above report was received yesterday by the Meat Board from its London office, which advises that the following arc the ruling prices of wholesale quantities of the descriptions of frozen meat mentioned, and are for representative parcels of the goods sold 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 andor maiden ewes, 481 b and under, 4;d (4;,‘d); 491 b to 561 b, 4d (4 l-8d); 571 b to 641 b, 4d (4 l-8d); 651 b to 721 b. 4d ( 4 l-8d). Ewes, 481 b and under, 3d (3d); 491 b to 561 b, 25-8 d (25-8 d 571 b to G4lb. 21d (2id); 651 b to 721 b, 23-8 d (23-8 d

New Zealand lambs: Canterbury, not quoted. North Island Downs, 361 b and under, 7 7-8 d (8d); 371 b to 421 b, 7 7-8 d (8d); 431 b to 501 b. not quoted. Second quality, average about 301 b, 7id (7j'd). North Island, first quality, 361 b and under, 7“d (7 7-8 d); 371 b to 421 b, 7,jd (7 7-8 d). Second quality, average about 31 lb. 7 3-8 d (7Jd). Australian lambs: Victorian, first quality, 291 b to 361 b, G 7-8 d (7d); 371 b to 421 b. G 5-8 d (G’d).

Argentine lambs: First quality, ,361 b and under, 6 3-8 d (6 3-8 d); 371 b to 421 b. 6d (6 l-8d).

New Zealand frozen beef: Second quality, bx hinds, 1451 b to 2101 b. 4 l-8d (4 l-8d); ox fores, 1451 b to 2101 b. 3d (3 l-8d).

Australian frozen beef: Second quality, ox hinds, 4.‘,d (4.|d); ox crops, 3 l-8d (3.1 d). New Zealand porker pigs: First quality, 61 lb to 801 b, 7 5-8 d (7 5-8 d); 81 lb to 1001 b,. 7d (7 l-8d); 1011 b to 1201 b. Gid (6,id). New Zealand baconer pigs: 121 lb to 1601 b, fid (Gid). Boneless bobby veal: Ex store, in parcels, 4.]d (4.}d). New Zealand chilled beef: Ox hinds, 1451 b to 2101 b, 5 5-8 d (sifd); ox fores, 1451 b to 2101 b, 3 5-8 d (3 5-8 d). Australian chilled beef: Ox hinds, 5Jd (5 id); ox crops, 3 5-8 d (3id). South Africa chilled beef: Ox hinds, sjd (not quoted); ox fores, 3:]d (not quoted). Southern Rhodesian chilled beef: Ox hinds, s’|d (5 5-8 d); ox fores, 3 3-8 d (3 3-8 d).

Argentine chilled beef: Ox hinds, 6.’,d (G 3-8 d); ox fores, 4 l-8d (4 l-8d). Uruguayan chilled beef: Ox hinds, 6d (fi l-8d); ox fores. 3 7-8 d (3 7-8 d).

Messrs Levin and Co.. Ltd., have received the following cable from their London agents, dated January 19, 1939. Frozen meat quotations (prices on a “delivered” basis, i.e., including storage charges, cartage, ‘ market tolls, etc):—

North Island Down lambs, 28/361bs, 7 7-8 d per lb. Best North Island xbd lambs. 28/361bs, 7:;d per lb; 36/42, 7:, ! d. North Island 2nd quality lambs, av. 30/311bs, 7 : ;d per lb; best North Island wether sheep, under 481 b, 4:;d per lb; 48/56. 4d; 56/64 4d; 64/72, 4d. North Island ewes, under 481bs, 3d per lb; 48/sG’s, 25-8 d; 56/64’s, 2Ad; G4/72’s, 2 3-Bd. N.Z. prime ox beef, 160/220 lbs, none offering. Compared with last week’s quotations all grades of lamb arc 1 -8d per lb lower; wethers, 48/721bs, l-8d per lb lower; others unchanged. The demand for lamb is limited and the prices are likely to decline in the near future. The mutton market continues weak all round.