FIRM ALL ROUND

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 234, 1 July 1939, Page 14

FIRM ALL ROUND

-'London Frozen Meat Market

CHILLED BEEF IMPROVES

Lamb market: Remains very firm. Competition eontiuues good. Mutton market: Wethers firm, with better inquiry. Ewes steady. Beef market: Frozen beef meeting with better trade. Chilled beef firmer on the good demand and lighter supplies, fsew Zealand porker pigs: Consumption slow, but prices higher on the speculative buying* Now Zealand bacouer pigy • I* imi" er owing to higher prices Continental bacon. Boneless bobby veal: Continues firm on shortage of supplied. 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 beet prices are averages of the week. All prices arc on the basis of delivered to Smithfield Market. Prices for the previous week are shown in parentheses: — New Zealand sheep: Cross-bred wethers and/or maiden ewee. 481 b. and under, 4 7-Bd. (4 7-8 d.); 491 b. to 561 b,, 4 o-Bd. (4 3-Bd.) ; 571 b. to 641 b., 4d. (3 7-8(1.); 651 b. to 721 b„ 3 5-Bd. (3 5-Bd.). Ewes: 481 b. ami under, 3id. (3jjd.) 4Jlb. to 561 b., 3id. (3id.); 571 b. to 041b.', od. (3d.) ; 651 b. to 721 b., 2jd. (2Jd.). New Zealand lambs: Canterbury, 361 b. and under, 7sd. (73<1.) ; 371 b. to 421 b., 6Jd. (6|d.) ; 431 b. to 501 b., 6 3-8(1. (6 3-Sd.) : second quality, average about 311 b., 6 7-Bd. (6 7-Bd.), Other South Island, 361 b. and under, 7 3-bd. (<id.); 371 b. to 421 b., 6Jd. (63d.) ; 431 b. to oOlb., 6 3-Bd. (6 3-8(1.). North Island Downs, 361 b, and under, 7s(l. ; 371 b. to 421 b., 63d. (Gild.) ; 431 b. to 501 b., 6 3-Sd. (6 3-8 d.); second quality, average about 301 b., 7-ld. (7 3-Bd.). North Island first quality, 361 b. and under, ltd. (i 1-8(1.), 371 b. to 421 b., 63d. (6 5-8(1.); second quality, average about 311 b., 6 i-od. (t> 3-8(1.). . • u . i Australian lambs: Victorian, first quality, 291 b. to 361 b., 6Jd. (6Jd.); 3ilb. to 421 b., 6 1-8(1. (6 1-8(1.). Argentine lambs: hirst quality, 361 b. and under, 6 3-Bd. (6 3-Bd.) ; 371 b. to 421 b., 5 5-Sd. (5 5-Bd.). , ■ New Zealand frozen beef: Second .quality, ox hinds, 1451 b. to 2101 b., 3 7-Bd. (3 7-Bd.) ; ox fores, 1451 b. to 2101 b., -id. Australian frozen beef: Second quality, ox*hinds, 3 7-8(1. (3 7-Bd.) ; second quality ox crops, 3:1(1. (3 1-8(1.). New Zealand porker pigs: r iryt quality, 611 b. to 801 b., 6 7-Sd. (63d.) ; 811b.to 1001 b., 6 7-Bd. (63d.); 1011 b. to 1201 b., 64d. (OJd.). , New Zealand baconer pigs: 1211 b. to 1601 b., 6Jd. (6 1-Bd.). Boneless bobby veal: Ex store, in pai* cels, 5 3-Bd. (s}d.). New Zealand chilled beef: Ox hinds, 1451 b. to 2101 b.. sd. (4|d.); ox fores, 14a lb. to 2101 b., 3d. (23d.). . Australian chilled beef: Ox hinds, 4 5-Sd. (4 5-8(1.) ; ox crops, 3 1-8(1. (fjd.). South African chilled beef: Ox hinds, 5 3-Bd. (5 l-Bd.) : ox fores bid. (3d.). Southern Rhodesian chilled beet. O. hinds. 4!(J. (43d.) ; ox fores 23d. (2}d ) Argentine chilled beet: Ox hinds, 6(d. (6d.) ; ox fores. 3 5-Bd. (33d.)._ Uruguayan chilled beef: Ox hinds. 5Jd. (53d.); ox fores, 33d. (2 7-Bd.). _ Brazilian chilled beef: Ox hinds, 5 l-Bd. ( \eviii’and Co., Ltd., have received the following cable from their London agents . Frozen meat quotations are unaltered. The market continues to be firm all round. Henry S. Fitter and Sons Ltd. have received the following report from their London office: —Lambs: There is a good demand and prices are firm. Wethers: The market is steady and no material change is expected yet. Ewes: The market is steady' and no material change is expected yet. Chilled beef: Smaller supplies have caused prices to harden. 1 ork: Tlie market is firm, with an upward tendency. Trade 1 generally is fair.