FROZEN MEAT MARKET

Wairarapa Times-Age, 25 March 1939, Page 5

FROZEN MEAT MARKET

LONDON QUOTATIONS

LAMB MARKET EASIER. DEMAND FOR CHILLED BEEF. Lamb market: With heavier supplies, prices shade easier, but demand continues good. Mutton market: Wethers, trade dull, with prices unchanged. Ewes, owing to higher prices for new season’s, trade quiet. '

Beef market: Frozen beef market quiet arid unchanged. Chilled beef, although Dominion supplies heavy, prices show little change, with good demand.

New Zealand porker pigs: Market quiet and unchanged, excepting heavy weights. Supplies short and prices firmer. New Zealand baconer pigs: Weaker, owing to heavy supplies. Boneless bobby veal: Market steady and unchanged. The above report was received 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 rheat 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 parentneses:— New Zealand sheep: Crossbred wethers and/or maiden ewes, 481 b and under, 43d (43d); 491 b to 561 b, 4 l-8d (4‘ l-8d); 571 b to 6416 3 7-8 d (3 7-8 d); 651 b to 721 b, 3 5-8 d (3 5-8 d). Ewes, 481 b and under, 3 l-8d; 491 b to 561 b, 2Jd; 571 b to 641 b, 23d; 651 b to 721 b, 23d. New Zealand lambs: Canterbury, 631 b and under, 7d ( 7 l-8d); 371 b to 421 b, 63d (6 7-8 d); 431 b to 501 b, 6 5-8 d (63d). Second quality, average about 131 b, 63d (7d). Other South Island, 361 b and under, 7d (7 l-8d); 371 b to 421 b, 6 7-8 d (7d); 431 b to 501 b, 6 5-8 d (63d). North Island Downs, 361 b arid under, 7d (7 l-8d); 371 b to 42'lb, 6jd (6 7-8 d); 431 b to 501b,' 6 5-8 d (63d). Second quality, average about 371 b to 421 b, 6. : ;d (63d). Second quality, average about 31 lb, 6 5-8 d (63d). Australian lambs: Victorian, first quality, 291 b to 361 b, 63d (63d); 371 b to 421 b, 6d (6d).

Argentine lambs: First quality, 361 b and under, 53d (53d); 371 b to 421 b, 53d (53d).

New Zealand frozen beef: Second quality, ox hinds, 1451 b to 2101 b, 4d (4d); ox fores, 1451 b to. 2101 b, 3d (3d). Australian frozen beef: Second quality, iox hinds, 1451 b to 2101 b, 4d (4d); ox crops, weights corresponding, 3d (3d).

New Zealand porker pigs: First quality, 611 b to 801 b, 7 l-8d (7 l-8d); 81 lb to 1001 b, 6 5-8 d (6 5-8 d); 1011 b to 1201 b, 63d (6\5-8d). New Zealand baconer pigs: 121 lb to 1601 b, 6fd (6 3-8 d). Boneless bobby veal, ex store, in parcels, 4.}d (43 d).

New Zealand chilled beef: Ox hinds, 1451 b to' 2101 b, 43d (43d); ox fores, 1451 b to 2101 b, 33d (33d). Australian chilled beef: Ox hinds, 1451 b to 2101 b, 43d .(4 l-8d); ox crops, weights corresponding, 33d (33d).

Union of South Africa chilled beef: Ox hinds, 1451 b to 2101 b, 53d (not quoted); ox fores, 1451 b to 2101 b, 33d (not quoted). Southern Rhodesian chilled beef: Ox hinds 1451 b to 21301 b. 4d (33d); ox fores', 1451 b to 2101 b, 3d (23d).

Argentine chilled beef: Ox hinds, 1451b' to 2101 b, 6d (6d); ox fores, 1451 b to 2101 b, 3 7-Bd. (3 7-B.d). Uruguayan chilled beef: Ox hinds, 1451 b to 2101 b, 5d (4 7-8 d); ox fores, 1451 b to 2101 b, 33d (33d). Brazilian chilled beef: Ox hinds, 1451 b to 2101 b, 4 5-8 d (43d).

Messrs Levin and Co., Ltd., have received the following cable from their London agents, dated March 23:—Frozen meat quotations (prices on a delivered basis, i.e., including storage charges, cartage, market tolls, etc.): —North Island Down lambs, 28/361bs„ 7d per lb.; 36/42, 63d per lb.. Best North Island crossbred lambs, 28/36, 6 7-8 d per lb.; 36/4V(J3'd per lb. North Island 2nd quality lambs, average 30/31 lbs., 6 5-8 d per lb. Best North Island wether sheep under 481 b.. 4.3 d per lb; 48/56, 4 l-8d per lb.; 56/64, 3 7-8 d per lb.; 64/72. 3 5-8 d per lb.. North Island ewes, under 48, 3 l-8d per lb.; 48/56, 23d per lb.; 56/64, 23d per lb.; 64/72, 2Jd per lb. N.Z. prime ox beef, 160/220, none offering. Compared With iac7. 'V'eek's_quotatioris, Down larnb. 28/421b5., crossbred lambs, 28 'SOlbs., and 2nd quality lambs. l-8d per lb lower; ev/es, under 481bs„ and 56/641b5., 3d per lb. higher; 48/56 lbs., and 64/72'lbs., 3-8 d per lb. higher. Wethers unchanged. The prices quoted for pririie ewes are new seasons. The lamb market continues'weak all round, but the mutton market is steadier.