MEAT EXPORT TRADE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 270, 13 November 1937, Page 4

MEAT EXPORT TRADE.

THE LONDON MARKET. CHILLED BEEF IMPROVES. LIGHTWEIGHT MUTTON FIRM. The tendency of the lamb market at Smith field is steady, with prices unchanged, states the weekly report of the New Zealand Meat Producers' Board. Old season's stocks should be exhausted when new season's arrive. Wethers.—Heavy-weights slightly easier ; all others firm with better trade. Ewes: Demand has improved, with prices better. Frozen Beef.—Fores firmer, hindquarters unchanged. Chilled beef prices better this week owing to cold weather. Porker Pigs.—Consumption is improving with little change in prices. Baconer pigs: Demand slow with prices easier. The board advises that the following ■•re the ruling prices of wholesale quantity of the descriptions of frozen meat merit., - rd and are for representative parcels of the goods sold on Thursday, Xovem- ' ber 11. Chilled beef prices are averages of the week on which this list is issued. ' All prices are on the basis of delivered to Smithfield Market: | Sheep.- New Zealand crossbred wethers and/or maiden ewe*: 4S|l> and undoi.j 5%.1; 40-5611). 4%d: ."-041b. 4Mml; 65-7211). i VM. Ewe»: 481b and under. 4.1: 40-5011;. I 3>d: 57-0411). 3%d: 6*721 h, 3Vid. | Lambs.-- New Zealand — Canterbury: 361b and under, 7%d; 37-4211). 7%d; 43-5011), 7V6d; second quality, average about 311b. 7%d. Other South Island: 361b and under, 7%d; 37-421b, 7%d; 43-501h, VM. North Island: First quality, 361b and under, 7%d; second quality, average about 311b, 7*4 d. Australian —Victorian: First quality, 29-3011). 7%d. Argentine: First quality (new season's), 361b and under, 7%d; 37-421b, 7d. Frozen Beef.—New Zealand: Ox hinds, 145-2101b, 4%d; ox fores. 145-210 IK 3%d. Australian: Ox hinds, 145-2101b. 4V*d; ox crops, weights corresponding. 3%d. Porker Pigs.—New Zealand: First quality, 61-801b, 7%d; 81-100lb, 7ttd; 1011201b, 7d. Baconer Pigs—New Zealand: 121-1601b, 6%d. Chilled Beef (prices are approximate average prices realised for the week).— New Zealand: Ox hinds, 14.5-2101b, 5%d; ox fores. 145-210lb. 3%d. Australian: Ox hinds, 145-2101b. 5%d; ox crops, weights corresponding. 3*4 d. Southern Rhodesian: Ox hinds. 143-2101b, 5%d; ox fores, 1452101b, 3%d. Argentine: Ox hinds, 1452101b, 6%d; ox fores. 1452101b. 4M>d. Uruguayan: Ox hinds, 145-2101b, 5%d; ox fores, 1452101b, 4d. THE BANK'S REPORT, „ The Bank of New Zealand has received the following advice from its London office as at close of business this week: — Wethers.—The market is quiet and unchanged. Ewes and Lambs.—The market is firm. There is a moderate demand. Wethers: Light. 4ttd to 5%d; heavy, heavy, 3%d to 4%d. Ewes: 2%d to 4d. Lambs: Twos, 7%d to 7%d; eights, 7%d to 7%d; fours, 7%d to 7%d; seconds, 7%d to 7%d.