Frozen Meat Trade

Manawatu Times, Volume 60, Issue 250, 23 October 1935, Page 12

Frozen Meat Trade

LAMB PRICES ADVANCE Lamb market: Prices have advanced owing to reducing stocky. Consumption continues, good, but affected by heavy Home-killed supplies. Mutton market: Wethers quiet with , heavyweights slightly' easier. Ewes: Market steady and unchanged. Beef market: Prices shade easier, but 'demand improving. New Zealand porker pigs: Trade slow owing to unsuitable weather and large Home-killed supplies. Now Zealand baeoner pigs: Nominal. The above report was received on Saturday by the Meat Board from its London office, which advises that the following arc tho approximate average prices realised for the week ended October 4, based on actual transactions of wholesale quantities of the descriptions of meat mentioned, and are for the representative parcels of the goods offering during the week, being for business done on the basis of delivered to Smitlifield market and/or ex London stores. Prices for tho two previous weeks arc also shown: —

New Zealand sheep: Canterbury a.ud North Island selected crossbred wethers and maiden ewes, 4S!b and under, 5d (same); 4Si'b to 50ib, 4 7-Sd same); 571 b to 04lb, 4 7-Sd (od, sd); 651 b to 721 b, 4Jd (same). North Island: -181 b to 561 b, 4 7-Sd (same); 571 b to 641 b, 4 7-Sd (sd, sd) ; 651 bto 721 b, -Ijjd (same); ewes, 481 b and under, 3jd (same); 481 b to 04t’b, 3d (same); Gslb to 721 b, 2 7-Sd (same).

New Zealand lambs: Canterbury, 361 b and under, 7 5-Sd (7LI, 7 3-Sd); 371 bto 421 b, 7 5-S<l (7 3-Sd, 7jd); 431 b to 501 b, 7d (6 7-Sd, 6 7-Sd); second quality, average about 3111), 6 7-Sd (Old, 6 3-Sd); other South Island, 361 b -and under, 73d (7ld, 7 3-Sd); 37tb to 421 b, 7 5-Sd (7 3-Sd, 7.}d); 431 bto 501 b, 7d (6 7-Sd, 6 7-Sd); North Island Downs, 361 b and under, 7.3 d(7 5-Sd, 7 5-Sd); 371 b to 421 b, 73d (7 3-Sd, 7 3-Sd); 431 b to 501 b, 7d (6 7-Bd, 6 7-Sd); second quality, average about 301 b, 7d (6 5-Sd, 61d); North Island, first quality, 36ib and under, 7ld (7 3-Sd, 7}d); 371 b to 421 b, 7M "(7:}d, 7.3 d); second quality, average about 311 b, 6:3d (Old, Gid). Argentine lambs: First quality (new season’s), 361 b and under, (5 7-Sd (6:3d, 63d); 371 bto 421 b, 6 5-Sd (6 3-Sd, 03d). New Zealand frozen beef: Ox hinds, 1451 b to 2101 b, 3 3-Sd (3ld, 3Ad); ox fores, 145.i1} to 210 lb, 2 3-Sd" (2ld, 21 d).

New Zealand chilled beef: Ox hinds, 1451 b to 2101 b, 41 d (4.3 d, 4Id); oxfores, 1451 b to 2401 b, 2 3-Sd (21d, 21d). Argentine chilled beef: Ox hinds, 1451 b to 2.101 b, old (5 5-Sd, 5 5-Sd); ox fores, 1451 b to 2.101 b, 2 7-Sd (same). Uruguayan chilled beef: Ox hinds, 1451 b to 2101 b. 5 1-Sd (s|d to 5 3-Sd); ox fores, ,1451 b to 2101 b, 2 5-Sd (2 5-Sd. 2:3d). Australian frozen beef: Ox hinds, 1451 bto 2101 b, old (3 5-Sd, 3 5-Sd); ox; crops, weights corresponding, 2 5-Sd (same'). Australian chilled beef, ox hinds, not quoted (4? d, 4Jd); ox. crops, weights corresponding, not quoted (2LI, 25-8 d).

Union of South Africa chilled beef: Ox hinds, 1451 bto 210(b, not quoted (43d, 43d); ox fores, 1451 bto 2101 b not quoted (24d, 21 cl).

Southern Rhodesian chilled beef: Ox hinds, 1451 b to 2101 b, 4 3-Sd (4 3-Bd, 4 1-Sd); ox fores, 1451 b to 2101 b, 2-jd (2 1-Sd, 2 1-Sd). New Zealand porker pigs, first quality, 601 b to SOlb, Gd (6d, 6 1-Sd); SKb to 1001 b, 5 7-BSd (5.3 d, 60); 1011 bto 1201 b, 53d (same). New Zealand prime baeoner pigs, 1211 b to 1601 b, 5 5-Sd (same).