FROZEN MEAT.

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20909, 17 July 1933, Page 11

FROZEN MEAT.

SMITHFIELD MARKET. The Now Zealand Item I'roduccrs' Board advises that the following arc the approximate average prices realised for the '.ve*k based on nctual transactions of wholesale quantity of the descriptions of meal mentioned and are lor representative, parcels of the pools efferins during Iho week, being for business done on the basis of delivered to Suiithlicld market nnd/or ex London stores (prices for the tno previoua week* are also fihown):— Per lb. July July Jane 31. 7. 30. d. d. d. N.Z. Sheep— Canterbury and North Island selocted crossbred wethers and maiden ewes: 4S-sGlh .. .. 41 4| 4| 57-641b .. .. :t|i S* 3j 65-721b ... .. 3J 3J 3J North Island—--4S-561b .. .. 4i 4i *1 57-641b .. .. S'i :*.ij 34 G5-721b .. .. oil ."J 3J r.ve.'— ']*lh imd under .. 3. ''.'i "S 4.5-G-tlb .. . . 3 ::S 3i G.VT'-'lb .. . . -J5 -21 2, N.Z. LambsCanterbury: 361b mid under . , b| fij f* ."7-421b .. .. f>S 6i 7 43-501b . . . . CJ 64 6$ Second qu.i lit i : Averaje 321b . . oj 6 6i Other .south island Brands—3Gib mid under .. 0* (ij 6» 37-4211) .. ..fig fiS 7 43 501b .. ~ «J 6> e| Selected North Island brands, including lion-ns — 361b and under .. 6J 6* 7i 87-421b .. .. 6i 6j 7 43-50 .. «] 6) 6] Second quality: Avnrnro H2lli . . f, fil fit

Average 321b .. C 6fc 6J Other North Island Brands— First quality: :)6lb mid under . . lib 68 63 37-421b .. .. Ci Cg 62 Seiond quality: Average ,"211) . . 3J 5* 6J .tuMraliun Lambs— Victorian : First quality: '3611 i and under ». 6 f>i (ij :i7-421b .. -. -ij 6 6 Argentine. ].aml> - Just qtialitv r.Olb and :!7-12|li .. .. .•.;,' .-.J G N'.X. Bert'- - Ox fores .. .. -i 21 L-i Ox hinds . . . . -J '-ij -Jg Argentine (hilled Beef--Ox lores .. ~. '2 j 1' 22 Ox hiuds .. o, -it 4s Australian Frozen Beef— Ox crops, over 1001b 2i '."; 2J Ox hiiidß, over 1601b 2$ 21 2| N.Z. Prime Porker Pigs—60801b .. .. 4j 4| 4£ 80-1001b .. 4J 4i 4S 301-1201b .. 41 41 4g X.Z. Baeoner Pigs—--3 20-1601b .. . . At 43 4J Lamb Market—Slightly easier; consumption continues good. Jlutton Market—Wethers, good demand; ewes, trade slow. Beef Market—ls still depressed owing to low prices Argentine chilled beef. New Zealand Porker Pigs—Meeting with poor demand owing to hot weather. New Zealand Baconcr Pigs—Market steady and unchanged; trade slow.

Thn Bank of New Zealand has received the following advice from its London office as at the close of business last week:— Frozen Meat—There is a little better demand for wether mutton. Weaker value* are ruling for ewes owing to lack of demand. The market for lambs is unsteady; it is thought that prices will remain steady at present quotations. Per lb. rt. d. WethersI'ighl .. .. sj 10 S Heavy .. .. .1 to 31 tt'ves . . .. 2i to 3J Jjamu*—Two's .. ~„ 6A to 6* Kighfs . . . . 6J to 6J Fouv'< . . .. 61 to 6j Seconds ... . . 5J to 6 CANADIAN DAIRY INDUSTRY. OTTAWA, July 14. Mr J. Singleton, Dominion Dairy Commissioner, states that the an-1 nounccment that Canada had 19,930,000 pounds of butter in storage on July ! l, 3,344,000 pounds more than was in storage a year ago, has had a depressing effect on the dairying industry. DAIRY PRODUCE. The Nf.\v Zealand Dairy Produce Board has received the following market report from its Loudon ofiice dated July 14:— Butter—New Zealand, salted 76s to 77a to 78s (lapt week 78s to 80b); 76s to 77a otiualß approximately 6id f.o.b. Onsalted 80» to 84s (80s to 645), first wljey 72e (78a), second whey 70s (725). Australian, salted 70s to 78s (77a to 78s), unsalted 80» to 82s (80s to 825,). Argentine, unaalted 748 to 70s to 78s (76s to 78s). Irish creamery, salted 78s (78s), unsalted 81a (81s). Dannil 75s f.0.b., 95s to 97s spot (725, 80s to 925). Dutch, unsalted 90s to 04a (68c to 02s). Estonian, salted 72e to 78s (78a to 745). Latvian, salted 72s to 73g, exceptional 1 4s (735). Lithuanian, salted 72s to 735, exceptional 74s (725). Siberian, 70s. Market Blow. Retail prices unchanged. New Zealand lOd. Danish lid and Is. Cheese—Now Zealand, white 48s, 48s 6d ic 49s (19s 6d to 50a); 18s to 49s equals approximately fljd f.0.b.; coloured 60s to Ms (sgd f.0.b.), 625. Australian, white 47s (47» to 495). coloured 49s (50s). Canadian, white 64s to 68s (66s to 725), colourwd 68s (68s). New season's whito and coloured 545. Market quiet. New Zealand retail price unchanged The Board has alto received the following advice from its agents in Canada:—Butter: New York 25J cents, Montreal 10i cents. *

FOREIGN EXCHANGES. RUGBY, July 14. p , , „, Fftr - July IS. July li. Pans, fr. <o £1 .. 124.21 85i g-j JNewWk, dol. toll 4.8(56 476 478 Montreal, dol. to £1 4.866 Brussels, bolgas to £1 35 . 23.92J 23.901 Geneva, fr. toll .. 25.2215 17.24 17 24* Amsterdam, fl. to £1 12.107 K"6 8 26i Milan, lir., to £1 .. 8.54 "(a Gi 16-16 ±sorlin, rnchmarken CI V , • 20 - 43 13 ' 97i 3S - 97^ Stockholm, kr. to £1 18.159 19J 19.40 Copenhagen, kr. to £ 1 18.159 22.40 "2.40 Oblo, kr. to £1 .. 18.159 19.90 19.90 \ lenna, schgs. (o £1 34.585 30 80 _ , (nom.) (nom.) Prague, kr. 10 £1 .. 101.25 112* 1121 Helsingfors, marks to £1 .. .. 193.23 226* 226J Madrid, pesetas to .. , £i •• •• 25.2215 39 39 15-16 .Lisbon, escudos to & ■■ •• HO/ no 110 Athens, drach to £1 875 385 585 Bucharest, loi to £1 818.« 565 565 Belgrade, dinars .. 25.2215 217J 2471 KlO de Janeiro, pence to milrcia .. 4.892 4 4 (official) (official) ouenos Aires, penco to dol. .. 45.577 42 42 (official) (official) Montevideo, pence to dol. .. ..SI 34 34 (nam.) (nom.) Bombay, pcn>-e to rupee ..10 18 1-16 18 5-84 Shanghai, penco to do!. .. ' 35 7-16 JSJ Hong Kong, pence to dot. .. .. * 17 11-32 17| Yokohama, pence to ven .. 24.58 15 1-16 15 Warsaw, par ztotvs to .£1 .. 43.3'. 29.68 Batana, euilder .. 12.107 8.25 5.39 v Determined l\v price of silver.

LONDON MARKETS. (Received July 16, 7.21 p.m.'* LONDON, July 15. Closing prices were:— Cotton—Spot 6.33 d. August 6.18 d. Rubber—Para 51d, plantation smoked 229-32 d. Jute—July and August, £l7 2s 6d. Copra—July and Auir \ South Sea, £lO 15s; plantation, Rabaul, £lO 17s 6d. Linseed Oil—£22. £2 10s. -

POULTRY PRODUCERS, LTtt.

The Canterbury Co-«p. Peattry Puimiwn, lad, rejiort that at tfeeir salt* on WrtlM day and Friday last satisfactory •Blrsesj «< all clatsps of poultry ware etfcritd M • f*B attendance of buyers. Biddisc «•» »*•- muted and a toUl cfearanea t»*« dNeM at satisfactory pric«t. Ti* d*na*d for |M< quality boilers and pallet*,, atosj ««U tM>M«I chicken, exceeded the supply. The following price* wet* realised • Mir: liens, 'ight to 4* 3d, heavy to «« M; «kiefecns, lifiht to 4s 6d. berry to Tf U; shwlr lings to 6s; goMing-s to 6«; turkeys, haws to 10s 6d, gobblers to Sis 64; jeariiac MB* «• «• M; unlit* * 8% 4rA