MEAT EXPORT TRADE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 64, 16 March 1936, Page 4

MEAT EXPORT TRADE.

PRICES AT SMITHFIELD

The Nev Zealand Meat Producers' Board advises that the following are the approximate average prices realised for the week, based on actual transactions of wholesale quantities of the descriptions of meat mentioned, and are for representative parcels of the goods offering during the week, being for business done on the basis of delivered to Smithfield Market, and/or ex London stores:— Sheep.—Canterbury and North Island selected: Crossbred wethers and maiden ewes, 481b and under, 5%d, 481b to 561b 5%d, 571b to 041b 4%d, 651b to 721b 4M>d; North Island: 481b to 561b 5%d; 571b to 641b 4%d, 651b to 721b 4%d. Ewes: 481b and under 4%d, 481b to 641b 3%d, 651b to 721b 3%d. Lambs.—Canterbury: 361b and under 7d, 371b to 421b 6%d, 431b to 501b 6%d; second quality, average about 311b 6%d; other South Island: 361b and under 7d, 3711) to 421b 6%d, 431b to 5011) o%d. North Island Downs: 361b and under 7%d, 371b to 421b 6%d, 431b to 501b 6'Ad; second quality, average about 301b 7%d. North Island: first quality, 361b and under 6%d, 371b to 421b e'/id; second quality, average about 3111) 6%<1. Australian: Victorian, first quality, 3611) and under 6Vi(l, 3711) to 421b 6d. Argentine: First quality, 361b and under 6%d, 371b to 4211) 5%d. Frozen Beef.—New Zealand: Ox hinds, 1451b to 2101b 4%d; ox fores, 1451b to 2101b 2%. Australian: Ox hinds, 1451b to 2101b 4'Ad, ox crops, weights corrcspund '2%d. . Chilled Beef .-New Zealand: Ox hinds, 1451b to 2101b 3%d; ox fores, 14511) to 2101b 2%d. Argentine: Ox hinds, 14.)1b to 2101b 4%d; ox fores, 1451b to 2101b 3d. Uruguayan: Ox hinds, 1451b to 2101b 4d; ox fores, 1451b to 2101b 2%d. Brazilian: Ox hinds, 1451b to 21011), 3d; ox fores, 1451b to 2101b 2%d. Australian: Ox lnnds. 1451b to 2101b 3%d: ox crops, weight corresponding 2%d. Union of South Africa. Ox hinds,-1451b to 2101b 3%d: ox fores, 1451b to 2101b 2d. Southern Rhodesian: Ox hinds.- 1451b to 2101b 3%d: ox fores, 1451b to 2101b 2d, New Zealand Porker Pigs.—First quality, 601b to 801b 5%d, 811b to 1001b 5%d, 1011b to 1201b 5%d, 1211b to 1601b 5%d. Lamb.—Prices have declined owing to slackness in demand, due to Lent and a continuance of very cheap chilled beef and large supplies of Home-killed meat. Mutton: Lightweight wethers unchanged, but tendency easier; other descriptions slightly weaker. Ewes: Market quiet and unchanged. Tendency of market _is easier. Beef: Frozen beef nominal owing to shortage of spot stocks. New Zealand porker pigs: Market easier owing to continued heavy supplies of Homo-killecl. Baconcrs: Tendency of 'market is easier owing to heavier supplies in sight. LOCAL MARKET. The only change in export schedule prices for fat stock in the Auckland Province is an advance of %d per lb for pigs from 1201b to 1801b. Prices are as follows: — ~ Lambs.—36lb and under, BV4d (per lb; 37li> to 421b, 7%d; over 421b, 7%d; seconds, 7 Sheep—Wethers, 481b and under, s'/id per lb; 401b to 561b, sd; 571b to 641b, 4Vid; 051b to 721b, 4%d; 731b and over, 3!£d; seconds, 4%d. Kwes: 481b and undci, 3%d; 481b to 561b, 2%d; 571b to 641b, 2%d; 651b to 721b, 2d; 731b and over, l%d. Pigs—6olb to 801b, 5%d per lb; 811b to 1001b, s'Ad; 10111) to 1201b, 4%d; 1211b to 1601b, s'Ad; 1611b to 1801b, 4%d; 18111) to 2001b, 3d; over 2001b and choppers, 2d; second grade, '/ad less;, unexportable, less Id for porkers and baconcrs.