Frozen Meat on the London Market

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XX, Issue 295, 2 December 1930, Page 9

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 November 28, 1930, advising that the following are the approximate average prices realised for tho week, based on actiial transactions of wholesale quantities of the descriptions of meal mentioned and are for representative parcels of the goods offering during the week, being for business done on the basis ot delivered to Smithfield Market and/or ex London Stores (prices for the two previous weeks are also shown):—

28/11/39. 21/11/30. 14/11/30. per lb. NEW ZEALAND SHEEP— d. d. d. North Island Crossbred Wethers and 7 Canterbury and North Island Selected Crossbred Wethers and Maiden Fwes—

N.Z FROZEN VEAL -Not quoted. Lambs. —Market quiet and unchanged. Small interest is now being taken in remaining old season’s lamb. Mutton Market.— tv ethers, slightly weaker for lightweights, Heavyweights steady. Ewes, steady with good demand. Beef.—Market is depressed owing to heavy arrivals from Argentine. N.Z. Porker Pigs.—Good demand for lightweights. Heavyweights trade slow. N.Z. Baconer Pigs.—Nominal prices. LONDON BUTTER AND CHEESE PRICES Previous week's prices shewn tor companion. BUTTER The New Zealand Dairy Produce Board has received the follow, ing inai ket report troth its London Office, dated November 28, 1930.

ies Australian 1066 tons, in store 1000 tons. N.Z. retail price unchangd 1/2, Danish retail price reduced to 1/1. Market weak, irregular. CHEESE.

SHIPMENTS FROM NEW ZEALAND. Butter (boxes) Cheese (crates) Sailed. Salted Unsalted Whey White Coloured Mahana 28/11/30. 53,099 2,520 218 19,640 8,652

48/56 5J 51 5J: 57/64 54 65/72 5i 51 51 North Island Crossbred Wethers and Maiden Ewes—* 48/66 54 57/64 54 5J 51 66/72 5j 51 ,5| t Ewes— 48/64 - 3J 3| 3ii 65/72 31 31 3J NEW ZEALAND LAMBS— Canterbury— 36/under 8J 8J 8137/40 Si 8« 8-;; 43/60 7 b 1 a 7} 71 Canterbury, Second Quality— Average 33 7g 8 Othei South Island Biands— 81 8j 8J 37/42 81 81 81 43/50 7| 71 "i Selected North Island Brands, including Southduwns 36/under ... 8J 8j 8J 87/42 81 81 81 13/50 71 7f 7i Second Quality— Average 31 Not quoted. Othei \ 1 Brands. Fust Quality—- — 8 37/42 Not quoted. Second Quality — Not quoted AUSTRALIAN LAMBVictorian, First Quality— 36/under 37/42 81 84 81 »1 Si 8} ARGEMINE LAMBFirst Quality— 36/under 8 8 8 87/42 7f 7J NEW ZEALAND BEEF4 4 4J Ox hinds ...... 51 51 S3 Cow to.es * Not quoted. Not quoted. ARGENTINE CHILLED BEEFOx foies 41 44 4} 6} 7 5} AUSTRALIAN FROZEN BEEFOx crops, over 100 4 41 41 N Z. PRIME PORKER PIGS60.100 8 . 8J 81 7 7 101/120 N.Z. PRIME BACON ER PIGS— 121/180 6} 01 61

New Zealand— 28/11/30. Last week. Sailed 98/- to 104/101:,- to 108/116/- to 94/1st Whey 92'/2nd Whey ........ 92/Aubtiuuau— baited ........ 95/- to 100/100/- to 106/Unsalted 118/- to 122/118,'- to 124/Argentine— Unsalted 96/- to 110/100/- to 112/Danish — F.O.b 128/bjxn ,. 130/- to 132/138/- to HO/Dutch, unsalted 136/- to 138/144/- to 146/Jj rench Baskets, Salted 13b/- to 138 ; - 136/- to 138/Deliveries N.Z. this week 2100 tons, in store 2450 tons. Deliver-

New Zealand— 63/- to 67/71/- to 07/- to 60/White Coloured 59/- to 64,Australian— White 70/Coloured 62/66/- to 6//Canadian— White 76/- to 80/76/- to 80/Coloured 75/- to 78/76/- to 80/English Finest Farmers 10u/- to 106/100/- to lob/Deliveries N.Z. this week 12,000 erates, in store es, in store 255,477 47,500 erates. Deliveries Canadian 19,279 box boxes. Market weaker, irregular.