FROZEN MEAT MARKET.
LONDON QUOTATIONS. LONDON, Jan. 23. Frozen meat quotations are as iollow: Sheep.—Argentine, heavy, 5d per lb. Lambs.—Australian firsts, Victorian 8 11-16 d; others, BJd: seconds, Victorian, Bid; thirds, 7£d. Frozen beef.—New Zealand fores, 4d; Australian crops, 4d. Chilled beef..—Argentine fores, 3|d; Uruguayan fores, 3sd. Other meats are unchanged.—A. and N.Z. cable.
Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report having received the following cablegram from their London house under date January 22:—Lamb: New Zealand prime crossbred lamb, Canterbury heavy, 8d; light, lid; North Island heavy, 7ld; light, lid. Moderate demand for New Zealand lamb. Market firm. Stored lamb, off colour, Id to crossbred mutton, Canterbury heavy 7d, light 72c1; North Island heavy 6£d, light 7Jd. Fair demand for New Zealand mutton. Market steady. Beef: New Zealand prime ox beef, hinds 4Jd, fores 4Jd. Limited demand for Now Zealand beef; market nominal. Pork: Fair demand. Spot lOd to lid. Australian frozen meat: Quotations, g.a.q. crossbred lamb, heavy' sd, light sd. Demand for Australian lamb poor; mutton fair. Levin and Co., Ltd., have received tho following cablegram from London, dated January 22: Tho market is depressed, the demand being very poor, with a weakening tendency all round. General prospects are unfavourable. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., have received tho following cablegram from their London liouso under date January 22: New Zealand frozen meat: Lamb and mutton quotations unchanged. Market quiet. Last quotations (January 15) : Lamb, lOd per lb (average) ; mutton, wether and maiden ewe, light 7d per lb; heavy, 6jid per lb. ; ewe, light 5d per lb. ; heavy, 4Jd per lb.
The New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board has received the following cable from its London office dated 22nd January, 1926, advising Smithfield delivered prices at that date as follow. (Prices for tho two previous weeks also shown): —New Zealand wethers and maiden ewes: Canterbury quality, selected brands, 561bs. and under, 7id (7id 7id), 57-64, 7*d (7ld 7*d), 65-72, Vd (7d 7ld; other brands, 56Ibs. and under 6Jd (6|d 7d), 57-64, 6Jd (6£d 7d), 65-72, 63d (62d 7d). New Zealand ewes, 641bs and under 5d (5d sd). New Zealand lamb, Canterbury quality, 361bs. and under llpd (Hid 10id), 37-42, 9d (9d Bid), 43-50, 8d (Sd 7jd); seconds B|d (Bid 8Jd); selected brands, 361bs. and under llid (llid 10id) 37-42, BJd (Bid 8id); other brands, first quality, 421bs. and. under, .not quoted ( 9d); seconds, not quoted ( Bid). Now Zealand beef: Ox fores 4d (4id 4id), hinds 4Jd (4jd 4Jd): oow fores, 3id (3id 3id), hinds, 3|d (3|d 3|d), Argentine chilled beef: Ox fores, 3Jd (4id 3Jd), hinds, Gd (6d 6§d). Argentine frozen beef, frozen pork and frozen veal all not quoted. WEEKLY PRICES OF FAT STOCK FOR EXPORT. The New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board advises that the following prices wer being offered on 21st January, 1926: —Auckland: Wethers, 561 b.; and under. sid; second quality, 4Jd; ewes, 561 b. and under, 4d; prime woolly lambs, 361 b. and under, Bid, 37-421bs. Bd, 431 b. and over, 7id; second quality, Bd. Poverty Bay: Wethers, 561 b. and under 5Jd, 57-64 lbs sid; second quality, sd; prime woolly lambs, 361 b. and under 8)d, 37-421bs. Bd, 43lbs. and over 7d; second quality, 7id. Hawke’s Bay: Wethers, 561 b. and under Gfd, 57-641bs. 5Jd, 67-721bs sid; second quality, sid; ewes, 561 b. and under 4id, 57-641bs. 4d; prime woolly lambs, 361 b. and under 9id, 37-421bs. Bid, 431bs. and over 8d; second quality, BJd. Wellington: Wethers, 561 b and under Gfd, 57-641bs sid; second qualitv, 5Jd; ewes, 561 b. and under, 4Jd, 57-641bs, 4d; prime woolly lambs, 3Glbs. and under 9jd, 37-42 lbs. Bid, 431bs. and over Bd; second quality. 361bs. and under Bid, over 36lbs, Bd. Canterbury :__Wetliors, 561bs. and under 6id, 57-641bs. sid; second quality, od; ewes, under -IBlbs. 4id, 48-641bs. 4)d; prune woolly lambs, 361bs. and under 9Jd, 37-421bs. 8-jd, 431bs. and over 8d; second quality, 361bs. and under 9d, over 301bs. Bd. PRICES OF RAW MATERIAL. LONDON, Jan. 23. Cotton. —Liverpool quotation for American middling upland cotton, February delivery, 10.27 d per lb. Rubber.—Fine, hard. P&ra, 3*dper lb; plantation, first latex crepe, 36d; smoked ribbed sheet, 3Gd, ; Jute. —Indian native first marks, January-February shipment, £6O per ton. New Zealand liemp.—JauuaryMarcli shipment, £4l per ton. Copra. —Bagged South Sea, Janu-ary-February shipment, £2B 10s per ton. . Linseed oil, £3l 5s per ton, equal to 2s 6d per gallon. Turpentine, 67s 3d per cwt, equal to 5s Id per gallon.—A. and N.Z. cable. CHICAGO WHEAT QUOTATIONS. CHICAGO, Jan. 22. Wheat futures: May, new, 1 dollar 71 cents per bushel; old, 1 dollar 691 cents; July, 1 dollar 48J cents; September, 1 dollar 40J cents.—A. and N.Z. cable. PINEAPPLE INDUSTRY. HONOLULU, Jan. 22. The Association of Hawaiian pineapple canners announces that for 1925 the total pack was 8,728,550 cases, unofficially valued at thirty-five million dollars.—A. and N.Z. cable.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVI, Issue 47, 25 January 1926, Page 5
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