FROZEN AND CHILLED MEAT

Hawera Star, Volume LIII, 28 August 1933, Page 8

FROZEN AND CHILLED MEAT

VALUES AT LONDON. UPWARD TREND CONTINUES. United Press Ass.'ciatinn—By Electric Tclegrapn Copyright.) LONDON, Aug. 26. Following; arc the latest quotations at pence per lb. for frozen and chilled meat, with those for the previous week in comparison:— New Zealand — Wethers and maiden ewes,

The weekly quotations are based on actual .sales of wholesale quantities of carcases of mutton or lamb, or of quarters of beef delivered to Smithfield market and/or London stores. They are compiled by the quotations committee, Smithfield.

For the equivalent ex ship values one farthing per pound should be deducted from the prices quoted above. Quotations given represent the average for the week and are not for selected lines, but for parcels fairly representative of the bulk of shipments now on offer.

Canterbury and North Island selected. Aug* 3 9. Aug. 26. 48/561b 4§ 41 57/641b 4 44 65/721b 3J 34 North Island— 48/5filb 44 41 57/64lb 35 4 65/721b 3jj31 Ewes — Under 481b 34 31 48/64lb 31 34 65/7211) 3 34 Australia n— Wethers— I'irst, 40/5011) 3g 31 Second, 30/5511) 3$ 35 Ewes— 30/5511) 34 CO oc ra Argentine— Wethers — First, 48/6411) 4 41 First, 65/7211) 3£ 3 g Patagonian— Wethers and maiden ewes — Under 501b 4 41 50/6011) 34 35 Ewes—• 40/501)) 3 J 34 FROZEN LAMB. New Zealand — ■Canterbury— 361b. and under 7 75 37/421b 7 74 43/5011) 65 61 Second, under 321b. . 6;} 7 Other South Island — 361b. and under .... 7 74 37/421b 7 74 43/501L) 61 61 North Island selected — 361b and under 74 71 37/4211) 74 74 43/5011) 61 74 Second, about 321b. . 61 7:1 North Island, other — First, 36lb. and under 64 7 First, 37/4211) 6| 7 Second, about 321b. . 6g 65 Australian —

Victorian — First, 3611). and under — 61 First, 37/4211) — * .Sec., 361b. and under 63 61 Other States — First, 361b. and under — — First, 37/421b — — See.., 361b. and under 6 65 All States — Third, about 261b. .. 65 Gg Argentine— First, 361b. and under 6g 64 First, 37/4211) 65 6g Second, about 2Slb. . 63 64 Patagonian — First, 36lb. and under — — First, 37/4211) — — Second, average 301b. — — FI?02EX OX BEEF, blew Zealand — Fores, 160/22011). ... 2} 24 Hinds, 160/22011). .. dg 25 Australian— •Crops, 1001b. & under 24 2g Over 1001b 24 2g Hinds, 1601b. & under 2g 25 Over 1601b 2g 35 CHILLED OX BEEF. Argentine— Fores, 160/22011). ... 2fi 34 Hinds, 160/22011). ... 53 53 FROZEN FORK. Xev Zealand— First, 60/SOlb 5 53 First, 81/.lQ01b 4g 5 First, 101/22011). 4g 45 Australian— First, 60/10011) 4g 53 First, 101/12011) 4g 5