FROZEN MEAT TRADE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 26 August 1939, Page 5

FROZEN MEAT TRADE

LONDON QUOTATIONS LAMB MARKET SLIGHTLY EASIER. WETHERS AND EWES FIRM. Lamb market: Lightweights firm, but lambs B's and second quality slightly easier. Demand quiet owing to hot weather. Mutton market: Wethers and ewes firm, with fair trade. Beef market: Frozen beef firm, with steady demand and prices are lower. New Zealand porker pigs: Market firm on the short supplies. New Zealand bacoaer pigs: More available and prices slightly easier. Boneless bobby veal: Weaker owing to increased supply. 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 5-8 d); 571 b to 641 b. 4 3-8 d (4 3-8 d); 651 b to 721 b, 4d (4d). Ewes, 481 b and under 33d (33d); 491 b to 561 b, 3 3-8 d (3 3-8 d); 571 b to 641 b, 3 l-8d (3d); 651 b to 721 b 23d (23d), New Zealand lambs: Canterbury, 361 b and under, 7 3-8 d (7 3-8 d); 371 b to 421 b, 6 5-8 d (6.3 d 431 b to 501 b, 6jd (6jd); second quality, average about 311 b, 6Jd (6 5-8 d). Other South Island, 361 b and under, 73d (73d); 371 b to 421 b. 6 5-8 d (63d); 431 b to 501 b, 6jd (63d). North Island Downs, 361 b and under, 73d (73d); 371 b to 421 b, 6 5-8 d (6.3 d 431 b to’solb, 63d (6Jd); second quality, average about 30Jb, 7d (7d). North Island, first quality, 361 b and under, 7‘d (73d); 371 b to 421 b, 6jd (6 5-8 d); second quality, average about 31 lb, 53d (6 5-8 d). Australin lambs: Victorian, first quality, 291 b to 361 b, 63d (63d); 371 b to 421 b, not quoted. Argentine lambs: Not quoted. New Zealand frozen beef: Second quality, ox hinds, 1451 b to 2101 b, 4 l-8d (4 l-8d); oxi fores, 1451 b to 2101 b, 33d (33d). Australian frozen beef: Second quality, ox hinds, 4 l-8d (4 l-8d); ox crops 33d (33d). New Zealand porker pigs: First quality, 61 lb to 801 b, 7 l-8d (7 1.-8 d); 81 lb to 1001 b, 7 l-8d (7 l-8d); 1011 b to 1201 b, 63d (6.3 d New Zealand baconer pigs: 121 lb to 1601 b, 63d (6 5-8)d. Boneless bobby veal: Ex store, in parcels, 4 7-8 d (sd). New Zealand chilled beef: Ox hinds, 1451 b to 2101 b, sjd (5 5-8 d); ox fores, 1451 b to 2101 b, 23d (3jd). Australian chilled beef: Ox hinds, 1451 b to 2101 b, sjd (53d) px crops, 3 l-8d (3 3-8 d). South African chilled beef: Ox hinds, 53d (6 3-8 d); ox fores, 3d (3 3-8 d). Southern Rhodesian chilled beef: Ox hinds, 5,1 d (5 3-8 d); ox fores, 2.3 d (:3d.) Argentine chilled beef: Ox hinds, 63d (7d); ox fores, 3 3-8 d (33d). Uruguayan chilled beef: Ox hinds, 6 l-8d (6 5-8 d); ox fores, 3 l-8d (3 3-8 d). Brazilian chilled beef: Ox hinds, 5 5-8 d (5 7-8 d).

Messrs Levin and Co.. Ltd., have received the folowing cable from their London agents dated August 24:—Frozen meat quotations (prices on a “delivered” basis, i.e., including storage charges, cartage, market tolls, etc):— North Island Down lambs, 28/361b5., 73d per 1b.;36/42, 6 5-8 d per lb.. Best North Island crossbred lambs, 28/36, 7}d per lb.; 36/42, 63d per )b. North Islapd 2nd quality lambs, average 30/31, 6Jd per lb.. Best North Island wether sheep, under 481 b., 5d per lb.; 48/56, 4 5-8 d per lb.; 56/64, 4 3-8 d per lb.; 65/72, 4d per lb. North Island ewes, under 481b5., 3.3 d per lb.; 48/565,’ 3 3-8 d per lb.; 56/645, 3 l-8d per lb.; 64/725, per lb.. New Zealand prime ox beef, 160/220, none offering. Compared with last week’s quotations, Down and cross-bred-.lambs, 36/421bs. are l-8d per lb. lower; 2nd quality lamb, l-8d per lb. lower; ewes, 56/641b5., l-8d per lb. higher; others unchanged. The market is quiet, there being very Ijttle demand.