Frozen Meat on the London Market

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XX, Issue 75, 12 March 1930, Page 10

Frozen Meat on the London Market

Latest Smithfield Prices

The New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board has received the following cable from its London Office, dated 7th March, 1930, advising that the following are the approximate average prices realised for the week, based on actual transact ions of wholesale quantities of the descriptions of meat mentioned and are for representative parcels of the goods offering during the week, being for business done on the basis of delivered to Smithfield Market and/or ex London Stores (prices for the two previous weeks are also shown): —

Lamb.—Market very unsettled. Mutton.—Market is easier in sympathy with lamb and bare stocks now being relieved by arrivals. Beef Market. -There is a good demand, especiallv for forequarters. N.Z. Porker Pigs.—Maiket steady, demand is good. N.Z. Baconer Pigs.—Stocks aie light—no change. LONDON BUTTER AND CHEESE PRICES Previous week’s prices shown for comparison. ' BUTTER The New Zealand Dairy Produce Board has received the follow, ing market report from its London Office, dated 7th March, 1930:—

Deliveries N.Z. this week 25,500 crates, in store 110,481 crates. Deliveries Canadian 3542 boxes, in store 129,797 boxes. Market quiet. Retail prices unchanged.

7/3/20. 28/2/80. 21/2/30.NEW ZEALAND SHEEPper lb. d. xl. d. North Island Crossbred Wethers and Canterbury and North Island Selected Crossbred Wethers and Maiden Ewes— 48/56 7? 8J — 57/64 7j 8 — 65/72 7 7| ■ » North Island Crossbred Wethers and Maiden Ewes— 48/56 7| s i 57/64 7| 8 —- 65/72 6J 7| —— Ewes— 48/64 6j 6} — 65/72 61 ' 6j 8i NEW ZEALAND LAMBS— Canterbury— 36/under 91 10 101 37/42 9} 10 ‘ 101 43/50 9 91 10* Canterbury, Second Quality— Average 33 81 9j 10 Other South Island Brands— 36/under Not quoted 37/42 43/50 Not quoted Selected North Island Brands, including Southdowns 36/under 91 10 101 37/42 9j 10 10J 43/50 8} 9j 10} Second Quality-r* Average 31 8- 91 10 Other N.I Brands. First Quality— 36/under 81 9J 101 37/42 r 81 91 io» Second Quality— Average 31 ! 8» 9| 10 AUSTRALIAN LAMB— Victorian, First Quality— 36/under 8} 91 93 37/42 81 9 9} ARGENTINE LAMBFirst Duality— 36/under 81 9 91 37/42 81 81 91 NEW ZEALAND BEEF— Ox fores A —— Ox hinds G — Cow fores Cow hinds Not quoted ARGENTINE CHILLED BEEF— Ox fores . 51 51 51 Ox hinds 71 71 7 , AUSTRALIAN FROZEN BEEF— Ox crops, over 100 : Not quoted Ox hinds, over 160 6 6 61 N.Z. PRIME PORKER PIGS60/100 11 11 11 101/120 10j 10i 101 N.Z. PRIME BACONER PIGS— 121/180 10' 10 9) N.Z. FROZEN VEAL Not quoted

New Zealand— 7/3/30 Last week. Salted 138/- to 140,'143/- to 146/Exceptionally 142'. 148/Dnsalted 148/- to 156 - 156/- to 160/1st Whey 134/2nd Whey Australian — 12 - 132/Salted 133,'- to 136/139/- to 142/. Unsalted 138/- to 142/-. 142/- to 144/. Argentine— Unsalted ........... 140/- to 142/. Danish— F.O.B 166/Spot 164/- to 166,. 172'- to 176/. Dutch, Unsalted 164/- to 166/172/- to 176/Polish— 130/- to 134/. 130/- to 136/Deliveries N.Z. this week 1600 tons, in store 7000 tons. Demand slow. N.Z. retail price unchanged 1/6, Danish reduced to 1/8. CHEESE. New Zealand— White 83'- to 84/. 83/- to 84/86/- to 87/Coloured Australian— 85/- to 86/White 82'- ’ 85/- to 86/Coloured Canamau— 85/White 94/- to 98/96/- to 100/95/- to 98/Coloured 94/- to 98/-