FROZEN MEAT

Manawatu Standard, Volume LV, Issue 39, 14 January 1935, Page 5

FROZEN MEAT

LAMBS VERY FIRM

GOOD TONE IN BEEF MARKET. Lamb market: Very firm with better prices. Prospects for tho season appear good. Mutton market: Wethers firm with stocks fairly short. Ewes meeting with good trade. Beef market: Good consumption with prices improved. New Zealand porker pigs: Trade good with lightweights higher. Now Zealand baconer pigs: Nominal. The above report was received on Saturday by the New Zealand Meat Board from its London office, which advises that the following are the approximate) average prices reali jed for the week ended January

11, based on actual transactions of wholesale quantities of the descriptions of meat mentioned, and are for representative parcels of the goods offering during the week, being for business done on tho basis of delivered to Smithfield market and/or ex London stores. Prices for the two previous weeks are also shown: —

New Zealand sheep.—Canterbury and North Island selected crossbred wethers and maiden ewes, 481 b to 561 b, 5 5-8 d (5 5-Bd, sid); 571 b to 641 b, SRI (5 3-Bd, 5 l-8d) ; 651 bto 721 b, 5d (s|d. sd) ; North Island, 481 b to 561 b, 5 5-8 d (5 5-Bd, 5Jd) ; 571 b to 641 b, :5 3-Bd, 5 l-8d); 651 b to 721 b. 5d (518, 'sd) : Gives, 481 b and under. 4 3-Sd (4 3-Bd, 4id| ; 481 b to 641 b, 4d (4d, 3 7-8 d) ; 651 b to 721 b, 33d (same). New Zealand lambs, new season’s:— Selected North Island brands, including Downs 36ib and under, 7 7-8 d (same); 371 b to 421 b, 8 l-8d (same) : second quality, average 321 h, 7 1-Sd (7d, 7d) ; other North Island brands, first quality, 361 b and under, 7Jd (7 5-Bd, 7 5 8d) ; 371 b to 421 b. Bcl (7 7-Bd, 7 7-8 d): second quality, average 321 b, 7d (63d, 63d). Australian lambs.—Victorian, first qualitv, 361 b and under, 7 I-8d (7d, 6 7-8 d) ; 371 b to 421 b, 7|d (7 l-Bd, 7d). Argentine lambs.—36lb and under, 7d (6|d. 6±d) ; 371 b to 421 b, 7d (same).

Now Zealand beef. —Ox fores, 25-8 d Argentine chilled beef.—Ox fores. 3 3-8 d (3d. 3 3-8 d); ox hinds, 5 5-8 d 5 3-Bd, 6 l-8d). Australian frozen beef.—Ox crops, over 1001 b, 3 l-8d (2 7-Bd. 33d) ; ox hinds, over 1601 b, 3 7-8 d (3 5-Bd, 3^l). Now Zealand prime porker pigs.—601 b to 801 b, 6 3-8 d (63d, 6 i-8d) ; 811 b to 1001 b, s|d (53d, 5 5-8 d); 1011 b to 1201 b, 53d (5 5-Bd, 53d).

New Zealand baconer pigs.—1201 bto 1601 b, 53 (same). OTHER REPORTS. LONDON, Jan. 12. Australian sheep.—First quality, crossbred and/or Merino wethers, 401 b to 651 b, 4jd: second quality, 301 bto 5511), 4/d ; ewes, 301 b to 551 b, 4RI.

Argentine sheep.—First quality crossbred wethers, 481 b to 641 b. sd; 651 b to 721 b, 4 3-4 d. Australian lambs. —Victorian, first qual- i ity, 361> and under, 7/(1; 371 bto 421 b, 7d ; I other States, first quality, 361 b and under, ! 7d: 37ib to 421 b, 7d: Victorian, second ! quality, 361!) and under, 6 5-8 d; other ! States, second quality, 361 b and under, 6 i 3-8 d: all States, third quality, average | about 26!b. 63d. Argentine lambs. —First quality, 3611> j and under, 7d; 37 to 421 b, 7d; second j quality, average about 2oib, 628. 1 Australian pigs.—First quality, 601 b to 1001 b, average about 80 lb, 6d; 1011 bto 1201 b, . 5 5-Bd.

The Bank of New Zealand's produce de- j partment has received the following advice from its London office as at the close of business last week :—The market for wethers is firm. There is a better demand for ewes. The market for lambs is steady, and no material change is expected yet. Smaller supplies of beef have caused prices to harden. Wethers, light, s£d to 5 3-4 d; heavy, 4cl to sd. Ewes, 3 3*Bd to 4 3-Bd. Lambs, 2’s, 7 5-8 d to 7 7-8 d; B’s, 7 7-8 d to Bgd: seconds, 7d to Ox J

hinds, 3jd to 3jd; . fores, 23-8 dto 2 5-Bd.

The market is firm all round, states cabled advico received by Levin and Coy., Ltd., from their London agents, dated January 11. Compared with last week’s quotations, lamb is unchanged, with the exception of second quality, which is id per lb higher; wethers, 5611) to 641 b, id per lb lower; 641 bto 721 b, |d per 1 blower. Prime ox beef 3d per lb higher. Others unchanged. Smithfield “delivered” prices are quoted as follow : North Island Down lambs 281 bto 361 b, 8d; 361 bto 421 b, 81d. Best North Island crossbred lambs, 281 bto 3611). 7 7-8 d; 361 bto 421 b, Bd. North Island second quality lambs, average 30tb to 311 b, 7|d. Best North Island wether sheep, under 481 b. 5 7-8 d; 481 b to 561 b, 5 5-8 d; 561 b to 641 b, sid; 641 b to 721 b, sd. North Island ewes, under 48!b, 5 3-8 d; 481 bto 561 b, 4/d ■ 561 b to 641 b, 3 7-8 d; 641 b to 72!b, 3 3-4 d. New Zealand prime ox beef. 1601 b to 2201 b, 3d.