FROZEN MEAT.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 276, 10 November 1911, Page 3

FROZEN MEAT.

Tiie Colonial Consignment and Distributing Company. Limited, in rhe ir market report under date 29th September, state tiiat I lie more sanguine tom- which pn vailed in the meal market last we< k has scarcely Lien maintained. and heavy supplies proved rather more than could lie absorbed without easier prices.. The demand usually declines at this i.i'.n:i of the year, ami the inqiiiiy for frozen meat is now devidi dly pot. I’o’k ami rabbits are in good r.--picM. Liiiig tin- opening of the si aso.i. but tiie supply of the former fullv adequate and prices show a b cline. In spile of the absence of Irish supplies, the large quantities of in -ne-bri d beef which have come on he market have caused a decided t'ali in vi'.lm s. English sides c.in lie ■.< ugh- a: .’dd. to'.’iid. per lb., and even tiie best Scotch sides do not .■ mimaml m.>n- than fi'pl. pi r lb. Larger offerings of chilled bi-i f from South America have Lad a similar i fleet on prices. Hinds arc quoted at ! ! .d. to .‘>d. per lb and fores from -Jd. to 2,’d. per lb. Some of the ni-at. howevi r. has been in store for in unusual length of time and a cargo iceentlv aimed wa.-, :n a damaged ■< nd it ion. Home-brtd mutton dot - not show much change in value, but priei s are weak. Dutch mutton. However. is r.itl-i r tirim r. and English ewes are unchanged at 3pl. to -|jd. pcr lb. Sv-< tcii hiil lambs can be bought at sd. to (id. per lb. and the best English command no more than ti.'.d. per lb. New Zealand Mutton. There has been no arrival during the week tind stocks are in very reasonable comi.i s. Tin- demand is dull and price--, nav.-- moved slightly in favour of mveis. but no material decline is '-xm-cted in view of the moderate Mippli'-s. (’anti rburys are quoted at , J 4 d to -1 pl per lb. and North Islands i it ::jd to id per lb. Heavy weights' >f the 'latter description are scarce.; Quotations for Meat in store are | firmer than for meat on the market. South American Matton. --1 lie Highland Enterprise” has arrived •vii). f.T'2 r.uoi-es. and th- "High ■ and Mary” anti ' Harmodius are off; h-- coa-t with about 1 1..>0-'i eareases. I Values al Smithfield are just t tie i i urn easier in sympathy with New I ZialamG ami owing to the quictem •nqiiiiy. I

Australian Mutton. The "Morra' '»r.night carcases and the "Afrii ■” 26.*‘99 carsases. These sheep ire very lit tle in cv idene - and find a verv r •adv sale owing to their suitable weights. For this reason, ami in lonfras! I<> o f licr frozen mat 'oi, prices arc firni'r and steadil.v maintained al about 3'.d per lb. Frozen Lamb. Receipts onk con si I of GX! earcases from Australia •iml lihh) carcases from South America. Although the demand is fall in r away Lambs arc still in very fair request for the time of year and quotations onlv show about id de eline. ('anterliiirys are worth s’,d to ■>;d per lb. and other sorts, which are getting short. 5d to bid per lb. South American lambs arc w m-‘. h pr’ci's varying from id to Ipl ]>er

Frozen Beet. Stocks will be lllcroasml by the arrival of quarters from Australia and about 17.D1H) quarters from South America, but difficulty in obtaining storage at Liverpool still delays discharge. Frozen beef has again become very slow of sale and prices have dropped, without increasing the output. and still have a downward tendency.