EASIER TENDENCY

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 48, 26 February 1938, Page 7

EASIER TENDENCY

FROZEN LAMB MARKET

BEEF SUPPLIES LIGHTER

The tendency of the frozen lamb market in London is easier, but consumption satisfactory for the time of [year, according to the -weekly cabled report, received by the New Zealand Meat Producers' Board. Lightweight wethers and ewes are steady, owing to shortage of supplies. For other descriptions, the tendency is easier with poor demand. Frozen beef is firmer on the better demand, owing to higher prices lor chilled. Chined beci: is firmer this week on the lighter supplies. Trade in New Zealand porker pigs is slow with lightweights slightly easier. The market for baconers is steady at slightly higher prices.

The Board advises that the following are the ruling prices ol wholesale quantities of the descriptions of. frozen meat mentioned, and are for representative parcels of the goods sold on Thursday. Chilled beef prices are averages of the week. All prices are on the basis of delivered to Smithfield market. Prices for the previous week are given in parentheses:— New Zealand Sheep.—Crossbred wethers and/ or maiden ewes, 48/ under 53d a lb (5-Jd), 49/56 s_d (5 3-8 d), 57/04 54d <5Jd), 65/72 4,d (43d); ewes, .48/ under 4-Jd l4Jd), 49/56 33d (3 7-8 d), 57/64 3 5-8 d (3 5-8 d), 65/72 3id (3_d). New Zealand Lambs.—Canterbury, 36/ under 7id. (7 3-8 d), 37/42 7Jd (7 3-8 d), 43/50 7 l-8d (7|d); second quality, average about 31 7 l-8d (7jd); North Island downs, 30/ under 7 3-8 d l7Jd), 37/42 7 3-8 d 43/50 7 l-8d (7jd); .second qualitj, average about 30 (7jd); North Island, first quality, 36/ under 7 l-Bd'('Md), 37/42 7id (7J y d); second quality, average about 31 7d (7 l-8d). .",

Australian Lambs.—Victorian, first quality, 29/36 63d (63d), 37/42 ;G3d (63d).

Argentine Lambs.—First quality, 36/ under 6Jd (6 5-8 d), 37/42 6 : } d(6 3-8 d). New Zealand Frozen Beef.—Ox hinds, 145/210 43d (4_d); fores, 145/210 -33d (3_d). '

Australian Frozen Beef.—Ox hinds, 145/210 4Jd (4_d); crops, weights corresponding, 3Jd (3-Sd). New Zealand Porker Pigs.—First quality, 61/80 7 l-8d (7,d), 81/100 63d 063 d), 101/120 6 5-8 d(6 5-8 d). New Zealand Baconer Pigs.—l2l/160 6£d (6 3-8 d).

New Zealand Chilled Beef.—Ox hinds, 145/210 Gd (5 5-8 d); fores, 145/ 210 4 l-8d (3 7-8 d).

Australian Chilled Beef.—Ox hinds, 145/210 5,-Jd (s_d); crops, weights corresponding, 4 l-8d (3 7-8 d).

■ Southern Rhodesian Chilled Beef.— Ox hinds, 145/210 5 5-8 d (5 3-8 d); fores, 145/210 3fd (3£d). i-

. Argentine Chilled Beef.—Ox hinds, 145/210 6 5-8 d (6_d); fores, 145/210 4 5-8 d(4 3-8 d).

Uruguayan Chilled Beef.—Ox hinds, 145/210 6 3-8 d (6}d); fores, 145/210 4 3-8 d (4d).

Brazilian Chilled Beef.—Ox hinds, 145/210 6id (6d). '<;