MEAT IN LONDON

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21515, 12 June 1933, Page 5

MEAT IN LONDON

FROZEN AND CHILLED MUTTON AND LAMB FIRMER (Received Juno 11, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON. June 10 Following are the latest quotations for frozen and chilled meat, with those of the previous week for comparison: FROZEN MUTTON June 3 June 10 New Zealand— _ d d Wethers and Maiden ewes: Canterbury and North Island selected: .18-5011) 35 4 , 57-6 lib 31 (53-721 3i North Island—-•18-561b. .. .. w. 31 3 57-Gllb 31 3 65-721b. .. >. ..21 31 Ewes: Under 48lb. »■ .. -.32 31 48-G4lb 2} 3 65-721b 2j' 2! Australian— Wethers: First. 40-561 b. .. .. 3{ 3, Second. 30-551b 31 31 Ewes, 30-551b. . < . . 3» Argentine— Wethers: First. 48-04lb 31 35 First, G5-721b. . . . . 2J 2J Piitagonian— Wet hers or Maiden Ewes: Under 50lb 3J 31 50-001 b. 3 3 Ewes. 40-501 b 3} 3} FROZEN LAMB New Zealand— Canterbury: 361b. and under . . . . Gi 61 37-121 b 51 (>i 43-50lb 54 5J Second, about 30lb, . . 52 5.J Other South Island — 361b. and under . . . . 6jr 61 37-421b, 51 GJ 43-501b. 51 53 North Island, selected — 361b. and under . . . . 6J 6$ 37-121b Si 61 43-50lb. 51 5} Second, about 30lb. . . 5{ 51 North Island, other— First. 361 b and under . . 51 61 First, ,17-I2lb. . . . . 5f G Second, about 301b. . . 51 52 Australian— Victorian : First, 361b. and under . . 51 5} First, 37-121b 5 53 Second, 3Glb. and under . 5$ 53 Other States: First, 361b. and under . . 51 51 First. 37-421b. . . . . 4} 5l Second, 361b. and under . 51 53 All States: Third, about 261b. . . . 5J 53 Argentine— First, 30lb. and under . . 51 53 First, 37-12lb. . . . . 5 05 Second, about 3Slb. . . 51 53 Patagonian— First, 361b. and under . . 51 .52 First. 37-421b. . . . . 41 51 Second, about 301b. . . 51 51 FROZEN OX BEEF New Zealand— Fores, ]GO-2201b 21 21 Hinds, IGO-2201b 22 23 Australian— Crops, 1001b. and under . 21 21 Oyer 1001b 23 21 Hinds, IGOlb. and under . 23 23 ■ Over 1601b . . 2J 21 CHILLED OX BEEF Argentine— Fores, IGO-2201b 3 2f Hinds, 160-2201b 5| 4} FROZEN PORK New Zealand— First, 60-801 b 4} 41 First. Sl-lOOlb 4J 43 First, 101-1201b 4} 4J Australian—• First, 60-1001 b 41 4j First, 101-1201b 4i 4! RABBITS First, large, ex store .. 11/6* 'Price nominal. —Not quoted. The weekly quotations are based on actual sales of wholesale quantities of carcases of mutton or lamb, or of quarters of beef delivered to Smithfield market and/or London stores. They are compiled by the Quotations Committee. Smithfield. To arrive at the equivalent ex ship values, one farthing per pound should be deducted from the prices quoted above. Quotations given represent the average for the week, and are not selected lines, but for parcels fairly representative of the bulk of shipments now 011 offer. LAMB MARKET IMPROVES ADVANCE IN QUOTATIONS The New Zealand Meat Producers' Board reports on the London meat market as follows:—Lamb: Continues strong with advanced prices. Prices ruling to-day are id to id higher than quotations. Mutton: Wethers and ewes firmer in sympathy with lambs, with the demand improving. Frozen beef: Market depressed owing to the extremely low prices of Argentine chilled beef. New Zealand porkers: Warm weather has stopped tho demand. NewZealand baconers: Quiet, with trade slow. The Bank of New Zealand has received tho following advice from its London office as at the close of business last week: —Wethers: The demand and prices are improving. Ewes: The market is firm, but there is little business doing. Lambs: Prices have advanced owing to speculative demand. Quotations: —Wethers, light, 3Jd to 4ld per lb.; heavy, 2Jd to .''id; ewes, 2Jd to 3kl; lambs, twos, 6d to 6Jd; eights, dto 6Jd; fours, s id to s]d; seconds, 5Jd to Gd. LOCAL EXPORT RATES' The current schedule of export meat rates in the Auckland Province is as follows: — Lambs. —361b., 4Jd; 371b. to -121b., Wethers. —481b., 3d; 491b. to 561b., 2Jd; 571b. to 641b., 2id; 651b. to 721b., lad; over 721b., lid; seconds, 2£d. Ewes.—Jßlb., lid; 491b. to 561b.. lid; 571b. to 641b., Id; 651b. and over, 2d; seconds, Id. Boef.—Prime ox, 5601b. to 8801b., 14s per 1001b.; overs, unders and seconds, 10s; boner bull, 9s; prime cow, 9s; boner cow and seconds, 7s. Pigs.—Bolb., 4id; 811b. to 1001b., 4d; 1011b. to 1201b., 32d; 1211b. to 1501b., 3id. GOLD AND SILVER QUOTATIONS IN LONDON (Received .Turn 11. 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, Juno JO Fine gold is quoted to-dav at £6 2s 6d an ounce, compared with £6 2s IJd yesterday and £6 2s 2Jd on Thursday. Silver was quoted yesterday at 19 7-16 d an ounce spot and 19Jd forward, compared with and 18 J5-10d on Thursday. Fine silver was quoted yesterday at 21d, compared with 20Jd on Thursday. FRUIT FROM MARLBOROUGH RECORD EXPORT SEASON [BY TKLKGKAI'JI —I'ItKS.S ASSOCIATION'] BLENHEIM, Saturday The fruit export season just closed was a record one for Marlborough, the total output being nearly 73,000 cases, an increase of 12,000 cases over tho previous season. In 1923 the district exported 5900 eases, but in the two succeeding seasons the quantity fell, the 1921 total being 4000 and the 1925 total 2200 cases. Since 1926, however, the figures have gone up in some years by leaps and bounds. A total of 17,600 eases was sent away in 1926, 30,186 in 1928, 55,002 in 1930, 60,161 in 1932, and 72,700 this season.