MEAT IN LONDON

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21533, 3 July 1933, Page 5

MEAT IN LONDON

FROZEN AND CHILLED SMITHFIELD QUOTATIONS (Received July 2, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, .Tinly 1 Following are the latest quotations for frozen and chilled meat, with those of the previous week for comparison: ! |

The weekly quotations aro based on actual sales of wholesale quantities of carcases of mutton or lamb, or of quarters of beef delivered to Srnithfield market and/or London stores. They are compiled by the Quotations Committee, Smithlield.

; lo arrive at the equivalent ex ship | values, one farthing per pound should ! be deducted from tho prices quoted' ; above. Quotations given represent tho average for the week, and are not selected lines, but for parcels fairly representative of the bulk of shipments I now on ofTer. WEAKER DEMAND FOR LAMB AN EASIER MARKET j The Bank of New Zealand has rej ceived tho following advice from its j London oflice as at the close of business last week: —Wethers: There is a moderate demand, but prices aro firm. Ewes: There is little inquiry. Lambs: The demand is uot so good and the market is easier. Trade generally has fallen off. Quotations are: Wethers, light, 3£d to 4fd per lb.; heavy, 3d to 3jd ewes, 23d to 3}d; lambs, twos, 6£d to 7d; j eights, t>3d to 7d; fours, 6fd to 6£d; j seconds, 6d to 6^d. STOCK SALES NGARUAWAHIA PRICES j The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering j Company, Limited, reports having held its ! Ngaruawahia stock sale on Friday, when there was a good yarding of store cattle and a heavy yarding, of dairy cattle. Prices were on a par with late sales. Values were: —Sheep; Fat lambs, 10a Id; lighter fat lambs, 13s 7d. Cattle: Prime fat cows, £4 lis; medium fat cows, £2 5s to £2 10a; freshconditioned cows, 27s to 365; boner cows, 17s to 225; yearling heifers, 39s to £2 2s; Jersey hulls. £5; potter bulls, £2 18s. Dairy cattle: Jersey cows, m milk, £5 5s to £5 15s; goad Jersey cows, July-August calvers. £0 15s to £0; good Jersey lieifers, July calvers, i's 5s t.o'XO. VALUES AT WAIHOU I'll/* Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Compuny, Limited, reports having held its Wuiliou block sale 011 Friday, when ewe and wether mill ton ciuno forward in averago numbers. Quotations were up to late central rates. There was a heavy yarding of lambs, upward of IiOO being penned. Export buyers again operated keenly at firm late rates. There wa3 a full yarding of cattle, including some well-finished cows, and competition was strong. Second quality and boner cows also improved in sympathy. A small yarding of fat pigs came forward, and sold on a par with late rates. A good yarding of stores met with good competition. Values were:—Heavy fat wethers, 18s 6d fo 20s; lighter, Jss to" 16s 6d; fat ewes. Ids 6d to 12s; prime fat lambs, 10s Id to 21s; medium, 15s 3d to 17s lid; light, 128 !)d to Ms 2d; heavy fat cows, £4 lis to J.'l 17s; medium fat cows and heifers, £3 lis lo £3 16s; lighter, i'2 10s to £2 16s; heavy second quality cows, 30s to £2 9s; killable cows. 33s to 3?s; boner cows, 16s to 30s; Jersey heifer calves, £2 2s to £2 8s; Jersey-cross heifer calves, ?0s to 31s* sound dairy cows, July and August calvers. CI to £4 15 s; sound dairy cows, later calvers. £3 to £3 15s. Pigs: Heavy porkers, 30s to 345; medium, 24s to 295; light, 18s to 235; good stores 14s to 17s; slips. Us 6d to 13s Od: weaners, 6s to lis; Tnmworfh-cross sows, in pig, £3 lis to A' 3 I8s; Berkshirecross sows, in pig, 35s PUTARURU QUOTATIONS Dalgety and Company, Limited. Hamilton, report having held the Putnruru stock Rale on Friday, when there was a larce yarding of 1111 classes of stock, which realised full market rates. Values were:—Sheen: Extra heavy fat ewea made 15s 6d; fat lambs, 13s (id; forward two-tooth wethers, 14s to 14s Id; ewes in lamb, full-mouth, lis. Pigs: Sows, in pig. £2 12s 6d to £3 ss; store pigs, 16s; wenners, 12s to 13s 6d. Cattle: Fat cows made from £2 to £2 I7s: forward cows, 30s to 355; boners. 16s to 265. There was a very lnrcre yarding of dairy cows and heifers. Forward heifers, in calf, made £5 tlo {5 15s; mere backward, f4 to f4 lis; rough and inferior heifers, £2 10s to £3. PRICES AT MAUNGATAPERE [from our own correspondent] WHANGAREI. Saturday The North Auckland Farmers' Co-opera-tive, Limited, reports having held a heifer snle at Mnungatapere yesterday. There was a small attendance and bidding was not very brisk, although anything close to profit sold well at prices above late rales. Values were:—Best heifers, £6 10s to £8 2s 6d; medium. £1 15s to £6 7r fid; inferior and backward, £1 to £•! 12s Gd.

FROZEN MUTTON Juno 21 July 1 Now Zealand— d d Wethers and Maiden Ewes Canterbury unci Nortl t Island selected: 48-5Glb. . .' . . 41 4| 57-IMlb. .. ., . 3 J 3 J G5-72lb. 3i 31 North Island— 48-oGlb. 4i ■. 41 57-i;llb ■'<; 65-72lb. ., ., . 3i 31 Under 481b . . 4 35 31 48-64lb 31 :!•' r,5-72lb 2. 2j Wethers; First, 40-561b ■IE 33 Second. 30-55lb 3S 33 Ewes, 30-55lb. .. „ . 3i 31 ' Wethers: First. 48-G4lb 32 33 First, 65-72lb 31 31 Patagonian— Wet tiers or Maiden Ewes: Under 50lb 33 3; 50-C0lb 3; 31Ewes. 40-50lb 33 31 FROZEN LAMB New Zealand - Canterbury: 3Glb. and under . . 7 63 37421b. • 48-5011) f'l «■; Second, about P.Olb. 6jt Gl Other South Island: 30lb. and under' . . . . 7 lit :i7 I'Jlb. rr n 43-50lb 61 6| North Island, selected: 30lb. and und?r . . 7J 71 37-4211) V; 43-5011) o; 0 3 Second, about SOlb. n; i>! North Island, other: First, 3Glb. and under . . '•; 6J First, 37-421H GJ *'•; Second, about 30lb. 6j i ;! . Australian: Victorian : First, 36|b. and under . . 6 ti First. 37-4 Jib fi 6 Second, Mb. and under . ''>', fi T. Other States: First, 361b. and under . . a i Sl First, 37-42lb 6 6 •Second, lii'.lb. and under . 6 6 All States: Third, about 2Glb. . 6j 61 ArgentineFirst, 361b. and under .. QT ,1 ill U 6 6 Inst, 0/-4ZID, . , , . Second, about 38lb. 6 5 J 6 Patngonian— First, 361b. and under .. 53 55 First. .37-1211). 6 - ■ Second, about SOlb. 6 5 J FROZEN OX BE EF New Zealand — Fores, IG0-2201h 2 \ 2 1 Hinds. lG0.220lb 2 J 2' . Australian: Crops, 1001b. and une'er . 21 2' C)\-er 1001b ■2> 2i • Hinds, 1601b. and under . 2; 2 J Over 1601b o; CHILLED OX BEEF Argentine— Fores, 160-22011). .. 21 2} Hinds, KX)-220lb 4 J 43 FROZEN PORK New Zealand — First, 60-801b. 41 41 First, 81-1001b. .. '. 4} 4 3 First, 101-1201b il 43 Australian: First, 00-lOOlb 41 4i First. 101-1201b. 4J 4}