FROZEN MEAT

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 31, 5 August 1933, Page 13

FROZEN MEAT

LATEST LONDON REPORTS

The JTeTV^Zealahd, Meat' "Producers* Board has received ' the; following cabla from its London office, dated August ,i, advising that the;-following are the approximate average prices realised for tlia week at Smithh'eld' market and • Loniiba stores, compared with those of the previous week ill parentheses:—- . I _Ne\v • Zealand Sheep.—Canterbury and 'North Island selected crossbred.' • wethers and maiden ewes, 48-aGlb 4 3-8 d per (4 3-Sd), 57:C4!b S%d (3£d), C5-721b 3 3-Sd . (3 3-8 d); Korth Island, 48-sGlb' 4 l-8d : (4. ' 1-Sd), -57-6411> 3 5-8 d(3 5-8d),'65-721b, 3V*d (3>Ad); ewes, 481b and ~ under, 3 3-8 d (3 3-8 d), 48-641b 3d (3d), G5-721b 2?id (2?id). New Zealand Lambs. —Canterbury, 3611» and under 6%d-(6%d), 37-421b 6%d (6^d), . 43-50lb Cd (6d); second Quality, average 321b, 5 7-8 d (5%d); other South Island brands, 301b and ■tinder GV4,d.(6%d), 37421b 6%d (G%d), 43-sQlb, 6d. (6d).j ; including downs, selected. North Island brands, 361b and under 6%d (6%d)', 37-421b 6%d (6%d), 43-501b Cd (fid); second quality, average 321b, 5 7-8 d'■ (s%d);' other North Island braiids, first 'quality, 361b and mider 6 3-8 d (6%d), 37-421b 6' 3-8 d (6 3-8 d); second . qnality, average 321b 5%d (S%d). ''• ' ■; Argentine Lamb.^First quality, 361b and under 5%d (s%d)y 37-421b S94d (5%d). New Zealand Beef.—Ox ' fores,; 2%d 1 (2%d)r hinds, 2'5-8d (2 5-8 d). '; . Argentine- Chilled Beef.—Ox fores, 2%d f2 l-8d); hinds, : 4^d (4 5-8 d). ' . Australian Frozen Beef.—Ox crops, over 1001b, 2'id (2%'ct); hinds, over 1601b, 2%d ( 2?4d); - . [. "■■■•" ;■■ ■ - New Zealand Prime" Porker Pigs.— 60-80lb, 4%d (4^d); 81-lOOlb, 4%d (4%d); ' 101-1551b, 4 3-8 d (4 J/4d); New Zealand baconerpigs, 120-1601b, 4%d (4%d). Lamb Slarket.—Firm with slightly better prices. Consumption continues good. Mutton, market: Wethers firm with good trade. Ewes also meeting with better demand. Beef market: Continues to-b» , depressed on account of over _ supplies. New Zealand porker pigs: Very little business doing owing to hot weather. New; Zealand baconer pigs: Trade slow,. The Bank of New Zealand, Produce D<* - partoent, has received the following' advice from' it's London' office as at close of business :,ihis week:—There is a steady, trade in wethers at rather better values. There is a better inquiry for ewes, and the outlook is brighter. Trade in lambs is better with values improving. Tha : market is over-supplied with beef. i Levin and Co.v Ltd., have received tha following cable from their London agents, dated August 4:—Compared; with last week's quotations, lamb is l-8d per \h higher wftti the exception of second qual-, ity, which is %d per lb higher. Wethers . under 481b l-8d per lb higher. Beef l-Bcl per lb lower.: Others Unchanged. : Tha". lamb market.is firm; mutton unchanged. Cathie, Dempster, and Co. have been ' advised by^ their principals, Sheed, Thomson and Co., Ltd., London, on Aupist 3 as ' follows:—Mutton:, Market steady. Lambs: Prices improving; look like going higher. Beef: Market unchanged. Porkers and bnconers: Market steady.