FROZEN MEAT

Wairarapa Times-Age, 15 July 1939, Page 3

FROZEN MEAT

LONDON QUOTATIONS LAMB MARKET FIRM. GOOD DEMAND FOR MUTTON. Lamb market: Remains firm with prices of certain grades higher. Mutton market: Generally firmer with good demand. Ewes steady with prices unchanged. Beef market: Frozen beef, firmer; chilled beef, prices better this week on the lesser supplies. N.Z. porker pigs: Firmer, on the short spot stocks. N.Z. baconer pigs: Market quiet and unchanged. Boneless bobby veal: Firmer on the short spot stocks. 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 fox' the preceding week are shown in parentheses: —

N.Z. sheep: Crossbred wethers andor maiden ewes, 48/under, 5d (4 7-8 d); 49/56, 4|d (4Jd); 57/64, 4 l-8d (4d); 65/72, 33d (3 5-8 d). Ewes, 48/under, 33d (33d); 49/56, 3 3-8 d (3 3-8 d); 57/64, 3d (3d); 65/72, 2.3 d (23d). N.Z. lambs: Canterbury, 36/under, 7Jd (7 3-8 d); 37/42, 6 7-8 d (6 7-8 d); 43/50, 6 3-8 d (6 3-8 d); second quality, average about 31, 7d (7d); other South Island, 36/under, 7?>d (7id); 37/42, 6 7-8 d (6 7-8 d); 43/50, 6 3-8 d (6 3-8 d); North Island Downs, 36/under, 73d (7 5-8 d); 37/42, 6 7-8 d (6 7-8 d); 43/50, 6 3-8 d (6 3-8 d); second quality, average about 30, 7 3-8 d (7 3-8 d); North Island, first quality, 36/under, 7 3-8 d (7 3-8 d); 37/42, 6 7-8 d (6.3 d second quality, average about 31, 7d (7d). Australian lambs: Victoria, first quality, 29/36, 6 5-8 d (6 5-8 d); 37/42, 6|d (61 d). Argentine lambs: First quality, 36/ under, 6 3-8 d (6 3-8 d); 37/42, 53d (5,3 d N.Z. frozen beef: Second quality, ox hinds, 145/210, 3 7-8 d (3 7-8 d); ox fores, 145/210, 23d (2,?d). Australian frozen beef: Second quality, ox hinds, 4d (3 7-8 d); oxi crops, 3£d (3 3-8 d). N.Z. porker pigs: First quality, 61/ 80, 7d (6 7-8 d); 81/100, 7d (6 7-8 d); 101/120, 6 5-8 d (6 5-8 d). N.Z. baconer pigs: 121/160, 6Jd (64d). Boneless Bobby Veal: Ex store in parcels, 5Jd (5 3-8 d). N.Z. chilled beef: Ox hinds, 145/ 210, s|d (sd); ox fores, 145/210, 3 l-8d (27-8 d Australian chilled beef: Ox hinds, 5d (41d); ox crops, 3|d (3,|d). South African chilled beef: Ox hinds, 5Jd (5Jd); ox fores, 3Jd (3Jd). Southern Rhodesian chilled beef: Ox hinds, 4|d (4 5-8 d); ox fores, 27-8 d (23d). Argentine chilled beef: Ox hinds, 6 3-8 d (6jd); ox fores, 33d (3£d). Uruguayan chilled beef: Ox hinds, 5 7-8 d (53d); ox fores, 3id (3£d). Brazilian chilled beef: Ox hinds 5 3-8 d (sd). Messrs Levin and Co Ltd have received the following cable from their London agents, dated July 13: “Frozen meat quotations (prices on a 'delivered’ basis, i.e., including storage charges, cartage, market tolls, etc):—North Island Down lambs, 28/361bs 7{d, 36/42 6«d; best North Island Xbd lambs, 28/36 7gd, 36/42 6Jd; North Island 2nd quality lambs, av 30/311bs 7d; best North Island wether sheep undex- 431bs sd, 48/56 4£d, 56/64 4Jd, 64/72 3.3 d; North Island ewes, undex- 481bs 33d, 48/56 3sd, 56/64 3d, 64/72 23d; New Zealand prime ox beef, 160/220, none offering. Compared with last week’s quotations, Down lamb 28/361bs and crossbred lamb 36/421bs were Id per lb higher, wether u/48 and 56/721bs Jd pex- lb higher; others unchanged. The market continues to be firm.”