FROZEN MEAT

Wairarapa Times-Age, 22 July 1939, Page 3

FROZEN MEAT

LONDON QUOTATIONS LAMB MARKET STEADY. WETHER PRICES FIRMER. Lamb market: Steady, with prices practically. unchanged. Consumption satisfactory. Mutton market: Wethers, better inquiry, with prices firmer; ewes, quiet, prices steady. Beef market: Frozen beef, better trade owing to higher chilled prices. Chilled beef, firmer on the lighter supplies, and good demand. New Zealand porker pigs: Quiet, with little change in prices. New Zealand baconer pigs: Steady owing to light stocks. Boneless bobby veal: Firm on 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 for the preceding week are shown in parentheses: — New Zealand sheep: Crossbred wethers and/or maiden ewes, 481 b. and under, 5d (sd); 491 b. to 561 b., 4 5-8 d (4>d); 571 b. to 641 b., 41d (4 l-8d); 651 b. to’72lb„ 3;;d (33d). Ewes, 481 b. and under, (33d); 491 b. to 561 b. 3 3-8 d (3 3-8 d); 571 b. to 641 b., 3d (3d); 651 b. to 72 lb., 2Jd (23d). New Zealand lambs: Canterbury, 36 lb. and under, 7|d (7Ad); 371 b. to 421 b., 6 7-8 d (6 7-8 d); 431 b. to 501 b„ 6 3-8 d (6 3-8 d). Second quality, average about 311 b., 7d’ (7d). Other South Island, 361 b. and under, 7Jd (7Ad); 371 b. to 421 b., 6 7-8 d (6 7-8 d); 431 b. to 501 b„ 6 3-8 d (6 3-8 d). North Island Downs, 361 b. and under, 73d (73d); 371 b. to 421 b., 6 7-8 d (6 7-8 d); 431 b. to 501 b„ 6 3-8 d (6 3-8 d). Second quality, average about 301 b., 7 3-8 d (7 3-8 d). North Island, first quality, 361 b. and under, 7 3-8 d (7 3-8 d); 371 b. to 421 b., 63d (6 7-8 d). Second quality, average about 311 b., 6 7-8 d (7d). Australian lambs: Victorian, first quality, 291 b. to 361 b., 6 5-8 d (6 5-8 d); 371 b. io 421 b., 6£d (61d). Argentine lambs: First quality, 361 b. and under, not quoted (6 3-8 d); 371 b. to 421 b„ not quoted (53d). New Zealand frozen beef: Second quality, ox hinds, 1451 b. to 2101 b., 4d (3 7-8 d); ox fores, 1451 b. to 2101 b., 3 l-8d (23d). Australian frozen beef, second quality, ox hinds, 4d (4d); ox crops, 33d (31d). New Zealand porker pigs: First quality, 611 b. to 801 b., 7d (7d); 811 b. to 100 lb., 7d (7d); 1011 b. to 1201 b., 63d (6 5-8 d). x New Zealand baconer pigs: 1211 b. to 1601 b., GJd (6|d). Boneless bobby veal: Ex store, in parcels, 5Ad (51 d). New Zealand chilled beef: Ox hinds, 1451 b. to 2101 b., not quoted (5.!d); ox fores, 1451 b. to 2101 b., not quoted (3 l-8d).

Australian chilled beef: Ox hinds, 1451 b. to 2101 b., 5Jd (sd); ox crops, weights corresponding, 33d (31d). South African chilled beef: Ox hinds, 6d (SA-d); ox fores, 3 7-8 d (3|d). Southern Rhodesian chilled beef: Ox hinds, 5d <4Jd): ox fores, 3.!d (27-8 d Argentine chilled beef: Ox hinds, 6 5-8 d (6 3-8 d); ox fores, 4jd (33d). Uruguayan chilled beef: Ox hinds, 6 l-8d (5 7-3 d); ox fores, 3 7-8 d (3Ad). Brazilian chilled beef: Ox hinds, 53d (5 3-8 d).

Messrs Levin and Co., Ltd., have received the following cable from their London agents, dated July 20: —Frozen meat quotations (prices on a delivered basis, i.c., including storage charges, cartage, market tolls, etc.): —North Island Down lambs, 28/361b5., 73d; 36/42, 6 7-Bd. Best North Island crossbred lambs, 28/36, 7 3-8 d; 36/42, 63d. North Island second quality lambs, average 30/31, 6 7-Bd. Best North Island wether sheep, under 481b5., sd; 48/56, 4 5-8 d; 56/64, 4}d; 64/72, 33d. North Island ewes, under 481b5., 33d; 48/56, 3 3-8 d; 56/64, 3d; 64/72, 23d. New Zealand prime ox beef, 160/220, none offering. Compared with last week’s quotations, crossbred lamb, 36/421b5., and second quality lamb are l-8d per lb. lower; wethers, 48/641b5., l-8d per lb. higher; others unchanged. The market is steady.