FROZEN MEAT MARKET.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLVI, Issue 117, 15 May 1912, Page 2

FROZEN MEAT MARKET.

'Messrs--Gilbert Anderson and1 Co . j Xondon, report as follows under d='t j April 4th:—The trade throughout the week for a|l classes: of meat in*, been good/ and for lamb especially Home-grqwn beef, 6c! to 7|d; mutton, firmer'at ~d. to 7fd; tegs, 7fd t* Bid; ewes, sfd to <3|d; lamb, Hkl to - ■ ■ Is.1 ■• -, '• ■■ ' ' ■ ■ ■• ■ ' •' Chilled-beei firmer, -4£-d': to 5}J hinds, fores 3£d tri 3£d.,- „, Frozen Beef: Argentine fores 3d .o . 3id, lunds 3> t d to 33d;' Australian ■•';' 3|d to'3ls hinds; Ne,w Zealand, HI J fores, 4d hinds'. " ' , Frozen ■Mutton: River Plates nre 3£d to 3£d; Australian, 3d to 3-Jd ; New Zealand, 3Jd to 4^d. Small New Zetland sheep are scarce, and fefcen good prices; but anything over s(*o soes not meet with a ready demand. ■ Frozen Lambs Kayo been in :great ; demand this week, as is usual, lirime"before Easter. New Zealand are 5Jd to 6d, ami to-day Canterbury lambs have been cold at.6id. Australians have advanced, 4£d to vl. Plates, 4-Jd to 42d. ■ ADVICE OF MONTHLY FROZEN MEAT SHIPMENTS. •' ' Frozen Ghillel Mutton. Lamb Beef. Beef. 586,355' 559,500 153,800 147,50Q ' February, 191^— ,„ m £07,623 ,470,030 136,750 148,500 ■ March, 1911— 683,750 834,500 220,700 203,500 SHIPMENTS DURING MARCH. New Zealand— 325,000 517,000 20,800 Australia — 119,500 54,500 3,500 River Plate— 212,000 65,370 166,000 < 656,500 636 870 190,300