LONDON MEAT PRICES

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXVI, Issue 80, 16 March 1936, Page 11

LONDON MEAT PRICES

Quotations from Smithfield FROZEN AND CHILLED By Telegraph—Press Assn—Copyright. LONDON, March 14. Following are the latest quotations for frozen and chilled meat, with those cabled last week for comparison:— FROZEN MEAT March 7 March 14 d d New Zealand — Wethers and Maiden

The weekly quotations are based on actual sales of wholesale quantities of earcases of mutton or lamb or of quarters of beef delivered to Smithfield market and/or London stores. They aro 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 for the week, and are not selected lines, but for parcels fairly representative of the bulk of shipments now on offer.

HENRY FITTER’S REPORT

Henry 8. Fitter and Sons, Ltd., through their New Zealand representative, Mr R. L. Bennett, advise that the position of the London meat market at March 13 was as under: —

N.Z. lambs, Down, 2’s 7, 7|d; secondary lambs, Down 7d, 7Jd; N.Z. lambs, 2’s 6 7-Sd, 7 l-8d; B’s 6 5-Sd. 6 7-8(3; 4’s 6]d, 6 3-8 d; secondary lambs fjd, 7d; N.Z. mutton, small 4’d, 5Jd; targe 3jd, 4<l; N.Z. ewes, small 4d, 4Jd: large 3d, 3,?d; N.Z. beef, ox hinds (frozen) Id, -t.ld; fores (frozen), 2Jd, “Jd; Dominion chilled hinds 3Jd, 4<J; lores ‘-’.'(l, 3d; .South American chilled hinds 3Jd, sd; fores 2jd, 31d; N.Z. I’ork sd, 5J<l; Australian lambs S.jd, 6jd; super fine quality —, —; Argentine lambs CM, 61d.

Lambs.—There is a good demand for light weights. Wethers—There is n weaker tendency. Ewes —The market is firm and moderate business has been done. Beef—Tho market is short of supplies; prices nominal. I’ork —The market is very quiet, with little inquiry. Trade generally to very glow

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Pleading, for a wider teaching in schools of the cultivation of health rocently, an English doctor stated that the average child to-day knows more about the work of a wireless set or * motor-car (han he does of his own , body.

Ewes: Canterbury and South Island, selected: Under 481b 54 48/561b 64 57/641b it 4£ 65/721b a 4i North Island: 48/561b 54 5-2 57/G-llb 411 41 65/721b 41 4-1 Ewes: Under 481b. ... ... 41 41 48/641b 34 34 65/721b 3i 34 \ustralian — Wethers: First, 40/651b 44 42 Second, 30/551b. Ewes, 30/551b 43 42 ii 4 i rgentine— Wethers: First, 48/641b 4| 4J First, 65/72)b 4 34 .'atagonian— Wethers and Maiden Ewes: Under 501b. ... ... • 50/601b « • FROZEN LAMB. New Zealand— Canterbury: 361b. and under 71 71 37/42lb 7 6 43/501b 64 61 Second, about 311b. ... 7 71 Other Soutli Island: 361b and under * 6-i 37/421b • 43/501b • North Island, selected: 361b. and under 71 71 37/421b 7 61 43/501b.' 63 64 Second, about 301b. ... 71 71 North Island, other: First, 361b. and under 7 61 First, 37/421b 6g 64 Second, about '311b. ... 63 61 Australian — Victorian: First, 361b. and under 6i 64 First, 37/421b 64 6 Second, 361b. & under 64 64 Other States; First, 361b and under 63 61 First, 37/421b 6 5-s Second, 361b & under 61 64 All States: Third, about 261b. ... 63 62 Argentine— First 361b and under 64 64 First, 37/421b 64 61 Second, about 381b. ... 61 62 Patagonian— First, 361b and under * First, 37/421b • * Second, about 381b ... • FROZEN OX BEEF New ZealandHinds. 145/2101b. ... 41 Fores, 160/2201b ... * Fores, 145/2101b. 4-1 AustralianHinds, 145/2101b ... 41 4$ Hinds, 1601b & under 4 4 Crops, 1001b & under 22 -¥ CHILLED OX BEEF <145-2101b.) New Zealand — Hinds ... 3j 31 Fores 21 AustralianHinds ... ... ... 32 r* Crops 24 South Airican— Hinds ... ... ... * Fores ArgentineHinds 45 4-2 Fores 3-4 31 FROZEN 1’OUK New ZealandFirst, 6O/8(Mb. ... ... 64 54 First, 81/1001b 6-1 51 First, 101/1201b. ... 54 51 First, 121/1601b. 51 51 First, 145/2101b ... 4 4 AustralianFirst, 60/801b 64 First, 81/lOOlb 61 u First, 101/1201b. 54 5i First, 145/2101b. ... 54 First, 145/2101b. 44 * None ottering.