FROZEN MEAT MARKET.

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 101, 2 May 1927, Page 11

FROZEN MEAT MARKET.

LONDON, 30lh April, bheep.—Canterbury, light, 6%d per Hr ,meiliuni, 5%d; heavy, sd. Nortfc Island:

Light 6%d, medium 5%d, heavy 4#d New Zealand ewes 4&d. Australian tirsts 44 Argentine: Light sd, medium 4d, heavy

Lambs.—Canterbury: Seconds B%d other Bolecteds, light, 9%d; seconds, B%d. North Island 6rsts: Light B%d, medium 8«. d; seconds SHd. Australian firsts: ijiglit Sd, medium 7^4d; other States not ottering. Seconds: Victorian 73id: other states not offering. Thirds, 7%d. Areen-; tine firsts Bd. Chilled Beef.—Argentine fores 2%d. ninds 5Hd. Tho New Zealand Meat Producers'! IJoard has received the following cablegram! trom its London office, dated 29th Apra advising Smithfield delivered prices at that date. Movements on the week are Riven in parentheses:— "

New Zealand wethers and maidens: Can-, terbui-y quality, selected brands, 56/ under. o%d (UP' %d), 57/04 5 7-8 d (up l-8d), 65/72 oa. (up Ytd); other brands, 56/ under GAd (up %d), 57/&4 5%d (up 1-Sd), 65/72 4%d. ?f^ Zealand ewes: 64/ under i l-8d (up 1-Sd). New Zealand lambs: Canterbury quality, 36/ under Wid, 37/42 S9id, 43/50 BUd, seconds B%d (up l-8d); selected brands, 36/uuder 9 l-8d (up l-8d), 37/42 8 5-8 d (up Vid); other brands, first quality, 36/ under 8 5-Sd (up l-8d), 37/42 SYtdsecond.quality, 30/32 average B%d (np %d). Australian lambs: Victorian,""Rrst ouality 36/ under Sd (up Hd), 37/42 7%d 'Argentine lambs: First quality, 36/ under 8d (iip Kd), 37/42 7d. New Zealand' beef: Not quoted. Argentine chilled beef: Ox fores, 2%d (up l-8d), ex hinds 5%d (up t*a). Argentine frozen beef: Ox fores, 3 Ad, ox hmds 4ttd. Frozen pork: 80/120 lb BHd, 120/1801b 7%d. Frozen veal: Not quoted. Lamb: Demand is still improv ing; good inquiry for parcels ex ship; market stronger. Mutton: Market better, especially for lightweights. Frozen porkbtoeks short, nominal prices. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, has received the following cablegram from its London house, under date 29th April:—New Zealand frozen meat: Lamb, B%d per lb (average). Mutton, wether and maiden ewe,light GHd per lb; wether and maiden ewe heavy 4%d per lb; owe, light 4 3-8 d per lb; ewe, heavy 4 l-8d per lb. Better market.

The Bank of New Zealand (produce department) has received the following advice from its London office under date 29th April:—Frozen meat: The market for wether mutton is weaker for heavyweights, lightweights remain steady. Owing to short supplies of ewes the market has improved. The market for lamb has improved, ani the present demand is expected to continue. Wethers, light 5%d to 7d per lb, heavy 3%d to 4%d; ewes, 3d to 4%d; lambs, 2's, 8d to 9%d, B'B, BHd to B%d, 4's, 7%' d to S%d; lambs, seconds Sd to BJ/2d.8 J/2d.