LAMB MARKET WEAK

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 42, 20 February 1939, Page 11

LAMB MARKET WEAK

MUTTON PRICES UNCHANGED. CHILLED BEEF EASIER. Lamb market: Demand rather quiet for the time of year and prices shade easier. Mutton market: Wethers and ewes—Lightweights unchanged; prices of others lower; trade remains slow. Beef market: Chilled beef easier this week owing to poor trade. New Zealand porker pigs: Light and mediumweights shade lower. New Zealand baconer pigs: Market steady and unchanged. Boneless bobby veal: Trade slow.

The above report was received yes terday by the Meat Board from it London office, which advises that thi following are the ruling prices o wholesale quantities of the descrip tions of frozen meat mentioned an< are for representative parcels of tin goods sold on Thursday, February 16 Chilled beef prices are averages of the week on which this list is issued. Al prices are on the basis of delivered tc Smithfield Market. Prices for the previous week are shown in parentheses : New Zealand sheep: Crossbrec wethers and/or maiden ewes, 481 b and under, 4 5-8 d (4 5-8 d); 491 b. t< 561 b., 33d (33d); 571 b. to 641 b., 3 5-8 c (33d); 651 b. to 721 b., 3 5-8 d (33d) Ewes, 481 b. and under. 27-8 d (27-8 d 491 b. to 561 b., 2ld (2Jd); 571 b. to 641 b. 2 3-8.1 (2Sd); 651 b. to 721 b., 21c (23-8 d New Zealand lambs: Canterbury not quoted. North Island Downs 361 b. and under, 7 3-8 d (7id); 371 b. tc 421 b„ 71d (7Jd); 431 b. to 501 b., 7c (7 l-8d); second quality, average aboul 301 b., 71-8 d (7 3-8 d). North Island first quality, 361 b. and under, 71-86 (7id); 371 b. to 421 b„ 7d (7id); seconc quality, average about 311 b., 7d (7d). Australian lambs: Victoria, first quality, 291 b. to 361 b„ 6Jd (6 5-8 d); 371 b. 421 b., 6 3-8 d (6id.). Argentine lambs: First quality, 361 b. and under, 6d (61-8 d 371 b. to 421 b„ 53d (5 7-8 d). 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, ox hinds, 4 l-8d (4 l-8d); ox crops, 3d (3d). New Zealand porker pigs: First quality, 611 b. to 801 b., 7 3-8 d (7Jd); sub. to 1001 b., 6»d (6 5-8 d); 1011 b. to 1201 b., 6id (6ad). New Zealand baconer pigs: 1211 b. to 1601 b., 65d (63d), Boneless bobby veal: Ex store, in parcels, 4 l-8d (41-8 d

New Zealand chilled beef: O hinds, 1451 b. to 2101 b., 5 1-Sd (5!d); o fores, 1451 b. to 2101 b., 3 3-8 d (3Jd). Australian chilled beef: Ox hind: 51d (54d); ox crops, 3id (3Jd). South Africa chilled beef: Ox hinds 1451 b. to 2101 b., not quoted; ox fores 1451 b. to 2101 b., not quoted. Southern Rhodesian chilled beef Ox hinds, 1451 b. to 2101 b., 43d (4Jd) ox fores. 1451 b. to 2101 b., 3 l-8d (3Jd) Argentine chilled beef: Ox hinds 1451 b. to 2101 b., 61-8 d (6 3-8 d); o: fores, 1451 b to 2101 b., 3 7-8 d (41-8 d Uruguayan chilled beef: Ox hinds 1451 b. to 2101 b., 5Sd (5 7-8 d); ox fores 1451 b. to 2101 b., 3 5-Sd (3 7-8 d). Brazilian chilled beef : Ox hinds 1451 b. to 2101 b., 5 3-8 d (5Jd). The market on the spot is weakei all round, particularly for lambs, says the cabled report received by Levin and Co., Ltd., from their London agents. Compared with last week's quotations. Down lamb. 361 b. to 421 b , l-8d a lb. lower; crossbred lambs, 2SIh. to 361 b., 1-Sd a lb. lower. 361 b. to 421 b.. id a lb. lower; others unchanged. Quotations on a delivered basis are as 281 b. to 361 b., 7 3-Sd a lb.; 361 b. to follows: —North Island Down iambs. 421i> , 7Jd. Best North Island crossbred lambs. 281 b.. to 361 b., 7 1-31; 361 b. to 421 b., 7d. North I-la.d second qual'ty lambs, average 3310 to 311 b., 7ci. Best North Island wethe.' sheep under 481 b.. 4 5186; 4tlb. io 561 b., 33d; 5611. to 641 b., 35d; 64ic to 721 b„ 3RI. North Island ewes, under 481 b., 2 7-Sd; 4SI 1 ;. to 561 b„ 2• '1: 561 b to 641 b., 21d; GLb to 721 b., 2,<-3d. New Zealand prill.e ox bee ? , none offering. Cathie, Dempster and Co., Ltd., have received the following report from Sheed, Thomson and Co., Ltd., London:—Lambs, 2’s, 7ld to 7 3-8 d;

B’s, 71d to 7 3-8 d; 4’s, 7d: seconds, 7 l-8d to 7 3-Bd. Wethers, I’s, 7’s, 33d to 4 5-Sd; 3's, 9’s, s's, 33d to 3 5-Bd. Ewes, I’s, 7’s, 23-8 d to 23d; 3’s. 9's. s’s. 2d to 2Jd. Porkers, 65d to 7 3-Bd. Baconers, 6d to 6Jd. Meat market generally slow. ' Henry S. Fitter and Sons, Ltd., have received the following report from their London Office:—Lambs: There is a moderate demand; the market is rather easier. Wethers: The market for heavy weights is weaker; light weights remain steady. Ewes: There is a moderate demand. Chilled beef: The market is rather easier. Pork: The market i.s not quite so firm. Trade generally is slow.