FROZEN MEAT TRADE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 98, 25 March 1939, Page 4

FROZEN MEAT TRADE.

LAMB SLIGHTLY EASIER CHILLED BEEF STEADY. Lamb market.—With heavier supplies prices shade easier, but demand continues good. Mutton market: Wethers, trade dull, with prices unchanged. Ewes, owing to higher prioes for new season s, trade quiet. Beef market: Frozen beef market quiet and unchanged. Chilled beef, a ‘* though Dominion supplies heavy, prices show littlo change, with good demand. New Zealand porker pigs: Market quiet and unchanged, excepting heavy weights. Supplies short and prices firmer. _ New Zealand baconer pigs: Weaker, owing to heavy supplies. Boneless bobby veal : Market steady and unchanged. The above report was received by the Meat Board from its i.on<lon office, which advises that, tho following, arc the ruling prices of wholesale quantities of the descriptions of frozen meat mentioned and are for representative parcels of the goods sold on Thursday. Chilled beef prices are a\erage.s of ‘tlie week. All prices are on tho basis of delivered to Smilhfield market. Prices for the previous week are shown in parentheses: New Zealand sheep.—Crossbred wethers and/or maiden ewes, 431 b and under, 4|d (4|d); 4911) to 561 b, 4 l-8d (4 l-8d); 571 b to 641 b, 3 7-8 d (3 7-8 d); 651 b to 721 b, 3 5-8 d (3 5-8 d). Ewes, 481 b and under, 3 l-8d (3 5-8 d). Ewes, 481 b and under, 3 l-8d ; 491 b to 561 b, 2Jd ; 571 b to 641 b, 2jd • 651 b to 721 b, 2Jd. New Zealand lambs.—Canterbury, 361 b and under, 7d (7 l-8d) ; 371 b to 421 b, 6?d (5 7-8 d); 431 bto 501 b, 6 5-8 d (63d). Second quality, average about 311 b, 6|d (7d). Other South Island, 361 b and under, 7d (7 l-8d) ; 371 bto 421 b. 6 7-8 d (7d); 431 b to 501 b, 6 5-od (63d). North Island Downs, 361 b and under, 7d (7 l-8d) ; 371 b 1o 421 b, 63d (6 7-8 d) : 431 bto 501 b, 6 5-8 d (63d). Second quality, average about 301 b. 6 7-8 d (7d). North Island, first quality, 361 b and under, 6 7-8 d (7d); 371 b to 421 b, 6fd (63d). Second quality, average about 3Ub 6 5-8 d (63d). Australian lambs.—Victorian, first qualify, 291 bto 361 b, 6jd (6jd); 37(b to 421 b 6d (6d). Argeniine lambs.—First quality. 361 b and under, 53d (53d); 371 b to 421 b, sjd (s^l). New Zealand frozen beef.—Second quality. ox binds, 1451 b to 2101 b, 4d (4d) ; ox fores, 1451 b to 2101 b. 3d (3d). Australian frozen beef. —Sceond quality, ox hinds, 1451 b to 2.101 b. 4d (4d); ox crops, weights corresponding, 3d (3d). New Zealand porker pigs.—First qualilv, 611 b to 801 b, 7gd (7gd) ; 811 b to 1001 b, 6|d (6frl) ; 1011 b to 1201 b, 63d (6|d). ■Now Zealand baconcr nigs.—1211 bto 1601 b, 6Jd (6|d). Boneless bobby voal, cx store, in parcels. 4'd (4Jcl). New Zealand chilled beef. —Ok hinds, 1451 b to 2101 b, 4id (4jd); ox fores, 1451 b to 2101 b, 3id (3(d). Australian chilled beef.—Ox binds. 1451 b to 2101 b, 4jd (4gd) : ox crops, weights corresponding. 3jd (31d). Union of South Africa chilled beef.—Ox hinds, 1451 b to 21011), sid (not quoted) ; ox fores, 1451 b to 2101 b, 3id (not quoted). Southern Rhodesian chilled beef.—Ox binds, 1451 b to 2101 b. 4d (33d) ; ox fores, 1451 b to 2101 b. 3d (2£d). Argentine ehillcd beef.—Ox binds, 1451 b to 2101 b. 6d (6d) ; ox fores, 1451 b to 2101 b, 3ld (3|d). Uruguayan chilled beef.—Ox binds, 1451 b to 21011). 5d (4ad) ;ox fores, 1451 bto 2101 b, (3jd). Brazilian chilled beef.—Ox hinds, 1451 b to 2101 b, 4fd (4id). Ewes. —Quotatons new season’s. Levin and Co.. Ltd., have received the following from their London agents, dated March 23: —Compared with last week’s quotations, Down lambs, 231 b to 421 b, crossbred lambs, 281 b to 361 b, and second qualify lambs, gd a lb lower: owes, under 481 b, and 561 b to 6411), id a lb higher; 481 b to 561 b and 641 bto 721 b. §d a' lb higher: wethers unchanged. The prices quoted for prime ewes a.rc new season’s. Tho lamb market continues weak all round, but the mutton market is steadier.