FROZEN MEAT TRADE

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXII, Issue 152, 13 June 1932, Page 11

FROZEN MEAT TRADE

WETHER MUTTON IN GOOD DEMAND. HEAVY ARRIVALS OF LAMB. According to advice received by the New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board, the lamb market is easier owing to heavier arrivals and holders forcing sales. The consumption continues good. The market for wether mutton is steady with a good demand for lightweights, while the owe market is unchanged. No supplies are available of New Zealand beef. The porker pig trade is slow owing to the warm weather. The price for bacoiier pigs is nominal. The board advises that the following are the approximate average prices realised for the week, based on actual transactions of wholesale quantities of the descriptions of meat mentioned and arc for representative parcels of the goods offering during the week, being for business done ou the basis of delivered to Smithfield market and/or ex London stores (prices for the two previous weeks arc also shown): — New Zealand sheep: Canterbury and North Island selected crossbred wethers and maiden ewes, 48/5616, Jld (3 5-8, o 5-8 d); 47/fi4lb, J J-8d (3 o-Bd, 3 3-811); 65/7216, 3id (3>d, 3jd); North Island, 48/5616, 3 3-8 d (3 3-Bd, 3ld); 57/641b, 3id, 3jd); ewes, 481 b and under, 3d (3d, 3d); 48/6416, 25-8 d (2 5-Bd, 25-8 d); 65/7216, 23-8 d (2 3-Bd, 23-8 d). New Zealand lambs: Canterbury, 361 b "ml under, 6/d (Old, 6-Jd); 37/421b, ■ (6}d, 6d); 43/501b, 6Jd (6 3-Bd, ; second quality, average 331 b, sj|d i, 5Jd); other South Island brands, . and under, 6Jd (6 3-Bd, 6 3-8 d); 07/-121b, 6}d (61, 6d); 43/501b, 6fd (6 3-Bd, 6d); selected North island brands, including Downs, 361 b and under, 6 5-8 d (6 5-Bd, 6 5-8 d); 37/4211), 6 3-8 d (6 3-Bd, 6Jd); 43/5016, 6fd (6 3-Bd, 6d); second quality, average 311 b, s|d (sjd, 5Jd); other North Island brands, first quality, 361 b and under, 6jd (6Jd, Gid); ‘37/421b, 6,fd (6Jd, fid); seeondl quality, average 311 b, 5 5-8 d (5 5-Bd, 5 5-8 d). Australian lambs: Victorian, first quality-, 361 b aud under, sjd (ojd, 5Jd); 37/421b, 5 5-8 d (5 5-Bd, 54d). Argentine lambs: First quality, 3616 and under, s|d (5Jd, 5 3-8 d); 37/421b, spl (54d, 5 l-8d). New Zealand beef: Not quoted. Argentine chilled beef: Oxfores4 3-8 d (4pl, 4jd); ox hinds, dpi (s|d, 6 l-8d). Australian frozen beef: Ox crops, over 1001 b, 3J-d (not quoted); ox hinds, over 1601 b, 4Jd (not quoted). New Zcfiland prime porker pigss 60/ 1001 b, 5d (sd, 5 l-8d); 101/1201b, 4 5-8 d (4|d, 4 7-8 d). Now Zealand prime baconer nigs--121 /1801 b fid (sd, sd). New Zealand frozen veal: Not quoted SMITHFIELD QUOTATIONS London, June 11. New Zealand sheep- Canterbury and North Island selected crossbred wethers and maiden ewes, 48 to 561bs 3Jd Australian sheep.—First quality crossbreds and merino 1 wethers, 40 to 651bs 27-8 d; second quality, 30 to 55 lbs 27-8 d; ditto ewes, 30 to 551bs 2Jd Patagonian sheep.—Wethers and maiden ewes, under 5016 s 3j-d. New Zealand lambs.—Canterbury, 43 to 501bs 6jd; ditto other South Island brands, 361bs and under 6jd, 43 to 50 lbs 6|d; ditto selected North Island brands, including Downs, 43 to 5016 s 6Jd.

Australian lambs. —All States, third quality, s’d.

Argentine lambs.—First quality, 43 to 501bs 5 3-Bd.

Australian frozen beef.—Ox crops, under IOOIbs 3jd. over lOOlbs 3Jd; ox hinds, under lOOlbs 4 l-Bd, ove ICOlbs lid. Argentine chilled beef.—Ox fores, 160 to 22016 s 4 3-8 d; ox hinds, 160 to 2201bs 61d.

New Zealand pigs.—First quality 111 to 1201bs 4 5-Bd.