FROZEN MEAT TRADE

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 28 November 1938, Page 3

FROZEN MEAT TRADE

j LONDON LAMB MARKET STEADY ; Lamb market: Steady with a little ! better demand because of easing down ■ of home killed. Mutton market: Weth-1 ers and ewes, trade continues dull and • prices where changed are slightly eas-j ier. Beef market: Frozen beef, market j steady and unchanged. Chilled beef. | firm with good trade. New Zealand porker pigs: Lightweights shade firmer j i because of shortage of supplies. Others | c I unchanged. New Zealand baconer pigs: j i Tendency is easier because of i prices Continental bacon. Boneless r j bobby veal: Trade continues slow. , The above report was received yes-, £ 1 terday by the Meat Board from its j 1 | London office, which advises that the £ following are the ruling prices of wholej sale quantities of the descriptions of frozen meat mentioned and are for re- | presentative parcels of the goods sold on Thursday. Chilled beef prices are , averages of the week. All prices are on j the basis of delivered to Smithfield mar- j I ket. Prices for the previous week shown in parentheses:— New Zealand sheep: Crossbred weth-/ ers and/or maiden ewes, 481 b and under, 4Jd (same), 491 b to 561 b, 4Jd <4, 3-8 d); 571 b to 641 b, 4Jd (same); 651 b to 721 b. 4.1 (same); owes, 481 b and under, 3d (same); 491 b to 561 b, 2.? d (same);jf 571 b to 641 b, 2Jd (same); 651 b to 721 b,! 1 23-8 d (21d). f New Zealand Lambs: Canterbury, 1 prime, not quoted; 2nd quality, average 1 about 311 b, 6 5-8 d (same); other South l Island, 361 b and under, not quoted; 371 b 1 to 421 b. 7:,‘d (same); 431 b to 501 b, not quoted; North Island Downs, not quot- i ed; 2nd quality, average about 301 b, not c quoted; North Island, Ist quality, not i quoted; 2nd quality, average about 311 b, 1 (same). { J Australian Lambs; Victorian, Ist qual-/ ity, not quoted. J< Argentine Lambs: First quality (new c season’s), 361 b and under, 7d (same);/ 371 b to 421 b, 6!}d (same). j New Zealand frozen beef: Second c quality, ox hinds, 1451 b to 2101 b, 4 l-8d j (same); ox fores, 1451 b to 2101 b, 3 3-3 d f (same). 1 Australian frozen beef: Second qual- t ity, ox hinds, 4Ad (same); ox crops, 3 \ 3-8 d (same). ( New Zealand porker pigs: First qual- s ity, 611 b to 801 b, 7 3-8 d (7]d); 81 lb to J 1001 b, 7d (same); 1011 b lo 1201 b, 6 5-Cd (same). i New Zealand baconer pigs: 1211 b to j 1601 b, (Id (same). . Boneless bobby veal: New season’s, ex < store, in parcels, 4.1 d (same). , New Zealand chilled beef: Ox hinds, ( 1451 b to 2101 b, 5 7-8 d (same); ox fores, ] 1451 b to 2101 b. 3Jd (same). Australian chilled beef: Ox hinds, sjfd ‘ (same); ox crops, 3 5-8 d (3Jd). South Africa chilled beef: Ox hinds, 6 l-8d (not quoted); ox fores, 3:fd (not ' quoted), Southern Rhodesian chilled beef: Ox hinds, 6d (same); ox fores, 3 3-8 d! * (same). Argentine chilled beef: Ox hinds, 6! 1 5-8 d (same); ox fores, 4 l-8d (same). j j Uruguayan chilled beef; Ox hinds, 6 J 3-8 (same): ox fores, 4 (same). Brazilian chilled beef: Ox hinds, not 1 quoted. Levin and Co., Ltd., have received the 1 following cabled report from their Lon- 1 don agents:—Compared with last week’s : quotations, wethers 481 b to 561 b, l-8d a lb lower; ewes, 641 b to 721 b, l-8d a lb lower; other unchanged. The market is quiet all round, particularly for ' Wethers and ewes. North Island, 2nd • quality lambs, average 301 b to 311 b. 6id; best North Island wether sheep, under ! 481 b, 4-,'d: 481 b to 561 b. 4|d; 561 b to 641 b I 4.1 d; 641 b to 721 b, 4]d; North Island ewes, under 481 b, 3d: 481 b to 561 b, 23d: j 561 b to 641 b, 2£d; 641 b to 721 b, 2 3-Bd. ! New Zealand prime ox beef, none ofI fering.