MEAT EXPORTS

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 90, 12 October 1929, Page 12

MEAT EXPORTS

INCREASE IN PORK

Boneless beef, 192,991 bags, of which 149,468 bags were for the United Kingdom, 43,440 for the Unit«i States, and 83 for Canada. In-the.case-of meat shipped on optional bill of lading, the .first port named on such B/Lis shown herein as the destination.

Messrs. Dalgety and '. Company - report; London, 10th October:—"Frozen meat: Prune Canterbury lamb, 28 to 361b, 8?id; North Island lamb, 28 to 361b, B%d; Canterbury lamb, 36 to 421b, Sd; North Island lamb, 36 to 421b, 7%d; -Canterbury lamb, second quality, 8d; North Island lamb, second quality, '8d; Canterbury lamb, 42 to 501b, 7 7-8 d; North Island lamb, 42 to 501b,'7%d. Market: Any.change is in favour of buyers. - Demand runs principally on light-weights.- Mutton:. Prime Canterbury mutton,'4B to-561b, 6 5-8 d; North Island, 48 to. 56, 6,1-8 d; Canterbury mut toni '56 to 64, 6 l-8d; North Island, 56 to 64, 5%d; Canterbury mutton, 64 to 72, 5 3-8 d; North Island; 64 to 72, 5%d; Canterbury ewes, 48 to 64i 4%d; North Island ewes, 48 to 64, 4%d. Market weak; demand limited. Beef: Argentine . chilled hinds, 7d; fores,-4%d. Pork: English porkers, 80 to 100, 13d; New Zealand porkers, 80 to.loo, 9%d, and lOO.to 120, 9d. Market for New Zealand pork very firm; demand active." "-. . Messrs. Levin and Co., Ltd., have received, the- following cable from their London agents, dated 11th October:— Frozen meat quotations (prices on a "delivered"' basis, i.ie., including 'storage charges, cartage, market tolls, etc.): Best North-Island crossbred lambs, 28 to 36, 8 7-8 d per lb; 36 to 42, 8 ■ l-Bd. Second quality, average 30 to 31, 7 5-Bd. Best North Island wether sheep, under 481b,! 7 l-8d; 48 to 56, 6 7-Sd; 56.t0 64, 6 3-8 d; 64 to 72, 6 l-Bd., Ewes, under 48, 4.5r8d;.-48.t0 56, 4%d;'56 to 64, 4%d; C 4 to 72, 4%d. The market for lamb shows a weakening tendency.. Mutton market slightly easier. .

The l*iew Zealand Meat Producers Board reports a full year's meat exports, 1st October to 3Otk September, with returns for 1927-2S for purposes'- of comparison:— ; Beef. JIuttou. Lamb. Pork. 1920. , - Qrs. C/cs. C/cs. C/cs. London 29,531 1,300,333 4,729,132 102,105 S'th ampton. — 65,425 253,664 200 W.C.,-U.K. . 12.389 159,432 889,050 66,634 Halifax ... 7,473 — 5.008 — Montreal ..: 0,521: 1,000 — — New Tork .. 82,495 19,829 -88,938 — Vancouver . 3,800 — 501 — Cristobal ..3,924 — — . — Boston 8,387 250 760 — San Francisco 330 140 , 2 — Total ..158,050 1,749,429 5,067,078 168.939 Boneless beef, 117.60S bags, of which 42,024 bags were for the United Kingdom, 1644 for Canada., and 73,940 for the United States. 192S.

London .. 139,737 1,809,801 4,746,081! 84,094 S'thampton S92 39,948 131,069 S50 Hull ...... 870 729 . 1,410 — W.C. U.K. . 82,208' 174,144 1,003,132 43,109 Port Said . 4,034 — — — New York . 122,462 9,255 32,514 — Vancouver . 3.660 5,000 -3,150 — Halifax .. 1,047 — — — Montreal . 10,872 1,501 1,501 — Antwerp ..16,680 — — — Christobal . 4,436 — — —. Boston .. — — ••■ — — Total .. 387,498 2,040,378 5,968,892 128,353