LONDON MEAT PRICES

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXV, Issue 231, 16 September 1935, Page 10

LONDON MEAT PRICES

Quotations from Smithfield FROZEN AND CHILLED By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright LONDON, Sept. 14. Following are the latest quotations tor frozen and chilled meat, with those of the previous week for comparison :— FROZEN Al KAT

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, are compiled by the quotations committee. Smithfield.

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

HENRY FITTER’S REPORT

Henry S. Fitter and Sons, Ltd., through their New Zealand representative, Air R. L. Bennett, advise that the position of the London meat market at September 12, was as under: — N.Z. lambs, selected Downs, 2’s, 7Jd, 7?d; secondary lambs, selected Downs, 6Jd, 6Jd;; N.Z. lambs, 2’s, 7Jd, 7Jd; B’s, 7Jd, 75d; 4’s, 6|d, 6Jd; secondary lambs, 6Jd, 6}d; N.Z. mutton, small, 4Jd, sd; large, 4Jd, 4Jd; N.Z. ewes, small, 3d, 3Jd; large, 24d, 3d; N.Z. beef, Ox hinds (frozen), 3Jd, 3|d; fores (frozen), 2Jd, 2Jd; Dominion chilled hinds, 4Jd, 6d; fores, 2Jd, 2}d; South American chilled hinds, 6d, 7d; fores, 3d, 3Jd; N.Z. pork, 6Jd, 6Jd; Australian lambs, s’3d, 6Jd; superfine quality, —, —; Argentine lambs 5Jd, 6|d.

Lambs.—The market is steady and no material change is expected yet. Rather better sale for secondary lambs. Wethers.—The demand and prices are steady. Ewes.—The demand and prices are improving. Beef.—The market is steadier. Pork.—The market is rather easier.

Sept. 7 Sept. 14. New Zealand— Wethers and Maiden Ewes; Canterbury and South Island selected Under 481b 5 5 48/561b 4J 4 A 57/64Ib 4j. 65/721b 4“ 42 North Island: 48/561b 44 4J 56/64lb 4J 65/721b Ewes. 44 U nder 481b 3g 34 48/561b 7 -A 65/721b 2J Australianfirst Quality Crossbred and Merino Wethers: First, 48/561b 31 34 Second, 30/5511; Ewes, 3O/551b 3J 3 34 33 Argentine— Wethers: First, 48/641b First, 65/7211; 44 41 3j 4 Patangonian— Wethers and / or maiden ewes. Under 501bs 31 34 65/721b 3J 31 FROZEN LAMB New Zealand— Canterbury. 361b and under ... 1 8 37/421b 7J 71 43/501b 61 61 Seconds (av. 32) ... Other South Island: 61 64 361b and under ... 74 74 37,421b 71 71 43/o01b 64 6-4 North Island selected including Down: 361b and under ... 71 71 37/42lb 7i 74 43/5011) 64 64 Seconds (av. 32) ... North Island other: 61 64 First, 361b A under 71 7} First, 37/421b 71 71 Seconds (av. 32) ... GJ 64 AustralianVictorian First, 361b <6 under — —- First, 37/42lb — — Sec. 361b & under Other States: First, 361b & under ■ —• — First, 37/421 b — Sec. 361b & under 5J — All StatesThird (av. 226) 5 4 ArgentineFirst, 361b £ under 62 First, 37/4211) 6 J 61 Second (av. 28) ... 6 6 FROZEN OX BEEF New Zealand— Hinds, 135/210lb ... 3} Fores, 145/2101b ... 2J "4 Australian — Crops. 145/2101 b ... 31 — Over 1001b 2» 31 Hinds 145/2101b ... 41 41 Over 1601bs 24 2J CHILLED OX BEEF New Zealand— Hinds 51 5J Fores 2} Australian— Hinds 51 Crops 21 2* Union ot South Alrica— Hinds 5J 5J Crops 21 24 Southern Rhodesia— Hinds 4J 44 Fores 2J Argentine— Hinds, 160/2201b ... 6-3 64 Fores, 160/2201b ... 2j 3 FROZEN PORK New ZealandFirst 60/80Ib 61 64 First 81/1001b ... 64 61 First 101/1201b ... 6 6 AustralianFirst G0/801b 61 62 First 81/1001b ... 61 6} First 101/1201b ... 6 6