FROZEN MEAT MARKET.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 6, 5 December 1932, Page 5

FROZEN MEAT MARKET.

LAMB PRICES EASIER; WETHERS FIRMER. Lamb market a shade easier, but consumptfon satisfactory for this time of year. Homo killed supplies continue heavy. Mutton market: Wothers firm at better prices; ewes steady. New Zealand beef: Trade slow owing to lower prices Argentine chilled beef. New Zealand porkor pigs: Steady trado at. unchanged prices. New Zealand baeoncr pigs: Nominal. This report was received on Saturday by the Moat Board from its London office, which advices that the following aro the approximate average prices realised for tho week ended December 2, based on actual transactions of wholesale quantities of tho description of meat mentioned, and aro for representative parcels of tho goods offering druing tho week being for business done on the basis of delivered to Smithficld market and/or ox London stores. Prices for the two previous weeks aro also shown: Now Zealand Sheep.—Canterbury and North Island selected crossbred wethers and maiden cwos: 481 b to 561 b, (43d, 4Jd); 571 bto 641 b, 4gd (4id, 4|d); 651 b to 721 b, 4|d (4id, 4d). North Island crossbred wothers and maiden ewes: 481 bto 561 b, 4gd (4Jd, 4gd) ; 571 b to 641 b, 4gd (4id, 4d); 651 b to 721 b, 4gd (4Jd, 3gd). Ewes: 481 b and under, 33d (33d, 3jjd); 431 bto 641 b, 3&d (same) ; 651 bto 721 b, -3d (same). New Zealand Lambs. —Canterbury: 361 b and under, not quoted 7d) ; 371 b to 421 b, 53d (6d, 6d); 431 b to 501 b, 53d (s§d, sfd); second quality, average 301 b, 5Jd (sgd, sgd). Other South Island brands: 361 b and under, 7d (same) ; 371 bto 421 b, sgd (53d, sgd) : 431 b to 501 b, 5Jd (sid, sd). Selected North Island brands: Not quoted; second quality, average 301 b, sjd (s|d, 53d). Other North Island brands, first quality,: 361 b and under, not quoted (not quoted, 63d) ; 371 b to 421 b, not quoted (sjd, sjd) ; second quality, averago 301 b, 5Jd (sjd, sjd). Australian Lambs (new season’s). —Victorian, first quality: 361 b and under, 6§d (6|d, Argentine Lamb. —First quality (new season’s) : 361 b and under, 6d (6Jd, 6d) ; 371 b to 421 b, s£d (sj,d, sid). New Zealand Bce.f.—Ox fores, 2gd (3d, 3d) ; hinds, 3|d (same); cow fore and hinds, not quoted. Argentine Chilled Beef. —Ox fores, 3gd (33d, 4d) ; hinds, 53d (4£d, 6jd). Australian Frozen Beef. —Ox crops, over 1001 b, 33d (same); hinds, over 1601 b, 4£d (same). New Zealand Prime Porker Pigs.—6olb to 1001 b, 53d (53d, sgd); 1011 b to 1201 b, pigs: 1211 b to 1801 b, 5d (same). AGENTS’ REPORTS.

The Bank of New Zealand’s produce department has received tho following advice from its London office as at tho close of business last week:—Tho market for wether mutton is becoming firmer owing to small supplies available. Tho market is well supplied with ewes. Tho demand for lambs is moderate; prices arc a shade lower. Trade in beef is slow. Trade generally is affected by heavy supplies of Homo killed meat. Wethers, light, 4id to 4id per lb; wothers, heavy, 3id to 4d; ewes, 2jjd to 33d; lambs, 2’s, 6Jd to 7d; lambs, B’s, s£d to 53d; lambs, 4’s, 5d to sjd; lambs, seconds, 5d to 5Ad. Beef: Ox binds. 3jjd to 3gd; fores, 2Jd to 3d; cow hinds, 23d to 3d; fores, 2d to 2R

Tho market for lamb is quiet, with prices weakening, especially for second quality. The market for mutton is firm, ’this report was received on Saturday by Levin and Co., Ltd., from their London agents. Compared with previous week’s quotations, second quality lamb is id per lb lower; wothers, 481 b to 561 b id per lb higher; 561 b to 641 b, id per lb higher; 641 b to 721 b, gd per lb higher. Ewes, 4811 > to 561 b, id per lb higher. Prime ox beef, id per lb lower. Sniithfiold “delivered” prices are quoted as follow: North Island Down lamb and best North Island crossbred lambs: None offering. North Island second quality lambs, average 301 b to 311 b, sid per lb. Best North Island wether sheep: Under 481 b, 4id; 481 bto 561 b, 4gd; 561 bto 6411>, 4gd; 641 b to 72!b, 4gd. North Island ewos: Under 481 b, 3gd; 481 bto 561 b, 3gd; 5611) to 641 b, 3gd; 641 bto 721 b, 3d. New Zealand prime ox beef: 1601 b to 2201 b, 3R

OTHER REPORTS. LONDON, Doc. 3. Patagonian sheep: Wethers and/or maiden ewes, under 501 b, 3ijd. Australian lambs: Other States, first quality, 371 b to 7,21 b, 43d; Victorian, second qaulity, 361 b and under, sa<l; other States, second quality, 361 b and under, 4Jd. SHIPMENTS TO UNITED KINGDOM. The New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board has been advised by cable .from its London office that tho_ shipments from Australia and South America to tho United Kingdom during the first half of November were as follow : Australia: Mutton, 18,213 carcases; lamb, 190,860 carcases; beef, 7830 quarters. South America: Mutton, 6130 carcases; lamb, 189,223 carcases; beef (frozen), nil; chilled, 176.982 quarters. Tho shipments from Now Zealand to tho United Kingdom for tho same period wore as follow: —Mutton, 15,984 carcases; lamb, 46,096 carcases; beef, 1007 quarters. KILLINGS FOR EXPORT. Shipments from New Zealand from October 1 to November 15 of the present season are as follow, total figures for tho corresponding period last year being given for purposes of comparison:—

Also 19,950 bags of boneless veal were shipped between October 1 and November 15, as compared with 62,112 bugs last year. Killings of frozen moat for export at all works during tho current season commencing October 1 to November 15 arc as follow, figures for tho corresponding poriod last year being as follow:

LONDON HIDES MARKET. LONDON, Dec. 3. Hides: Meatworks, dry-salted, Queensland, 35-45!b, 5Jd; 30-401 b, sid; 20-301 b, 4gd. N.S. Wales, 35-451 b, 53d; 30-401 b, s|d : 20-301 b sid. Wet-salted, Queensland, 50-601 b, 4id; 4C-501b, 4d: New South Wales, 50-601 b, 4id; 40-501 b, 4id. Victorian abattoirs, 50601 b, 4id; 40-501 b, 4d.

Beef. Mutton. Lamb. Pork. Qrs. Cs. Cs. Cs. London 14,954 141,742 141,186 13,502 Liverpool ... 9,714 15,558 9,151 400 Olasprow .... 2,668 543 300 318 Avonmouth 68 3,606 4,000 1,038 Pacific Islands — 8 3 Totals. 1932 Totals, 1931 27,404 161.457 154,640 15,258 30,969 253,732 304,639 11,207

1932. 1931. Beef (quarters) 220 1,368 Wether mutton (cs.) .. 9.353 27(712 Ewo mutton (cs.) 1.972 6,139 Lamb (cs.) 69,727 219,215 Pork— Porkers (cs.) 12,032 10,598 Baconers (cs.) 4,786 1,564 Boneless beef (frt. cs.) 6,484 13,054 Sundries (frt. es.) 31,537 36,825 Stocks of meat on hand in cold stores in tho Dominion as at November 15 compare as follow: — 15/11/32. 15/11/31. Beef (quarters) ... 4,889 4,238 Wether mutton (cs.) . ... 16,156 21,314 Ewe mutton (cs.) ... 37,239 3,981 Lamb (cs.) ... 45,251 .08,431 Pork— Porkers (cs.) ... 8,713 5,902 Baconers (cs.) ... 4,149 1,530 Boneless beef (frt. cs.) ... 30,027 21,442 Sundries (frt. cs.) ... 70,175 61,459 Stocks of frozen meat loaded in to vessols not departed from New Zealand at November 35 compare as follow — 15/11/32. 15/11/3^ Beef (quarters) 7,010 Wether mutton (cs.) ... .. 1,220 Ewe mutton (cs.) — 750 Lamb (cs.) 303 20,290 Pork — Porkers (cs.) 991 1,756 Baconers (cs.) .. 1,302 155