MEAT IN LONDON

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21641, 6 November 1933, Page 5

MEAT IN LONDON

FROZEN AND CHILLED SMITHFIELD QUOTATIONS (Received November 5, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, Nov. 4 Following arc the latest quotations for frozen and chilled meat with those of the previous week for comparison:— FROZEN MUTTON Oct. 23 Nov. 4

First large, ex storo 17/6 to 18/ 17/6 to IS/ *Nono offering. The weekly quotations are based on actual sales of wholesale quantities of 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 on offer.

LAMB MARKET QUIET GOOD MUTTON DEMAND The Bank of New Zealand has received the following %dvice-from its London office as at the close of business last week: —Wethers: The market is quiet but firm. Ewes: The market is steady and no material change is expected yet. Lambs: The market is rather easier. Quotations: Wethers, light, 4d to 5d per lb; heavy, 3id to 3jd; ewes, 3d to 33d; lambs, twos, 73d to 7-Jd; eights, 7d to 7id; fours, 6|d to 6gd; seconds, 6£d to 7d. The New Zealand Meat Producers' Board reports on the market as follows: — Lambs: The market is quiet and prices inclined to ease for second quality. Home killed supplies are still plentiful. Small interest is being taken now in tho balance of New Zealand old season's lamb. First arrivals of New South Wales' new season's lamb, first quality, are selling:—Lambs, twos, <id; lambs, eights, 7d. Mutton: The market is firm with a good demand at better prices. Ewes steady with prices unchanged. Beef: Beer is meeting with a slightly better demand, but prices are weaker owing to lower prices of Argentine chilled beef. New Zealand Porkers: These are meeting with a good demand, prices being firm. New Zealand Baconers: The market is nominal. STOCK SALES WAIHOU QUOTATIONS

The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports that at the Waihou stock sale on Friday a small yardins of sheep maintained recent values. An extra heavy yarding of fat and Btore cows was penned, prices being on a par with those ruling at other sales. Yearling heifers were slightly easier, although there was a fair demand for medium sorts. A good yarding of fat pigs was penned, pricos being on a par with late Frankton rates. A heavy yarding of store and weaner pigs met with brisk bidding, the whole yarding changing hands at increased valuos. Prices wore:—Sheep: Prime fat four-tooth ewes, woolly, 19s 9d; other fat ewes, lGs 3d; fat hoggets, IGs 9d to 17s lOd; aged ewes and lambs, all counted, 9s 3d. Cattle: Heavy fat cows, £3 15s to £4 9s; medium fat lieifers, £2 18s to £8 14s; medium fat cows, £2 12s 6d to £3 11b ; light, £1 19s to £2 8s; forward conditioned cows, £1 10s to £1 17s; good boners, £1 to £1 8s; two-year empty heifers, 29s to 88s; best yearling heifers, £8 to £8 2s Gd; medium quality, £2 5s to £2 12s; poorer sorts. £1 7s Gd to £2 2b Bd; service bulls, £2 10s to £4 10s; potter bulls, £2 to £3; Jersey cows, in milk, £5 5s to £5 15s; Jersey hejfers. in milk, £3 to £G ss; Friesian springing heifers, £4 10s to £5 ss. Pigs: Heavy baconers, £2 13s to .£2 16s: medium, £2 8s to £2 12s; Tight, £2 2s to £2 78; heavy porkers, 38s to £2 Is; medium, 34s to 375; light, 80s to 335; good stores, 27s 6d to 32s Gd: smnller, 23s Gd to 275; slips. 19s Gd to 23*: good -wenners, 18s to l£l: other wenners, IBs to 17s; young maiden sows, 355; sows nnd litters, £2 Is to £3 12s; choppers, 23s to 355.

VALUES AT TE KUITI Dalgety' ind Company. Limited, report having held tho usual fortnightly stock sale at Te Kuiti on Friday, There was an fivernge yarding of sheop, which sold under keen competition. Cattle were penned in good numbers and met with n ready sale. Values 'vere: —Fat woolly wethers, 225: fat woolly ewes, 17s 9d; good owe hoggets, woolly, 24s 6d; good woolly wether hoggets, 10s lOd; forward Shorthorn bullocks, j£-1 2s Gd; store bullocks, mixed colours, £3 os, £3 14s; Jersey bullocks, £3; two-year Polled Angus steers, £3 9a: yearling steers, mixed. £1 10s, £1 18s; yearling Jersey heifers, £1 12s, £2 8s; small heifers, £l. i'l ]Os; dairy cows, in milk, good, £4 (o £11; others, £2 to £3 15s; two-year Jersey bulls, £1 to £G; yearlings, i'L 10s to £4 ss. / NGARUAWAHIA PRICES The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, Hamilton, reports on its Ngarutiwuhia stock sal« held on Friday as follows:—The yarding of fat cattle was mostly comprised of second quality stock, and generally lato rates were secured. The rest of the entry, which was made up of several pens of yearling heifers, a number of grade bulls and n. small entry of quality dairy cattle was only in fair demand. Values were: Light fat cows, £2 10a to £3; forward, £1 15s to £2 7s 6d; good stores, £1 Is to £1 12b; others, up to £l; grade bulls, up to £5: plain dairy cows and heifers, £3 15b to £5 6s,

New Zealand— d d Wethers and Maiden Ewes: Canterbury and North Island selected: * 4S-561b. 4'« Vi 67-641b. . .. 4 V, 4 '/* t>5-721b 3/8 3% North Island: •13-56lb 4% 4% ft7-G41b. .. 4 a 1 '* C5-72lb 3^: ,3!i Ewes Under 481b ,, 3'4 3 "4 48-641b. . . .. 3 3 ? G5-721b. 3'/I 3% Australian— Wethers: First, 40-fi5lb. ». » . 3% 3% Second. 30-5ulb. .. .. 4 3V, Ewes, SO-oSlb. .. •. 3 V, 8 v» ArgentineWethers : First, 4i 5 -R4lb. 4'n 4% First, G5-72lb, . . 3^4 3 3 /. Patagoninn— Wethers or Maiden Ewes: Under 50lb 4/4 4v; fi0-601b sy. ay. Ewes, 40-501U 3Va 3/a FROZEN LAMBS Canterbury: SGlb. and,under .. 7% 7»/ 37-42lb 71/ 7 V 43-50lb G'i r.'/i Second, about 30lb. 7 7 Other South Island: 36lb. and under . . 7»/, 87-42lb 7' 4 43-S0lb 6% cy. North Island, selected: 36lb. and under . . IV, 7 M 37421b v/. 43-SOlb c\ 6% Second, about 301b. 7 7 North Island, other: First, 361b. and under . . 7-y, 73/ First. 37-4211i 7 " Second, about 30lb. 6'Ze 6»,i Australian— Victorian: Socond, 301b. and under . 6'/< 6% Other States: First, 36lb. and under . . • 7 1 / 4 First. 37-42lb. * 7 Second. 36lb, and under . * 6M All Stntes: Third, about 26lb. . . fi CV, Argentine— Firet. 3filb. nnd under . 7 7 First. 37-421 b. <v i 6", Second, about 30lb. fi'., G'i FROZEN OS BEEF New Zealand — Fores. 1 no-C20l H 2 s R 2", Hinds. 1602201b 3 '4 3V» Australian— Crops, inolb. and under 03/ Oyer 1001 b 2? 2'4 Hinds, 1601b. and under . 3 3 ,l 3% Over 1601b „ . 3/„ a:; CHILLED OX BEEF Argentine— Fores, lfiO-22Qlb. . . 3% Hinds, ]60-220lb C'/j 5% FROZEN PORK New Zealand--First. GO-SOlb. . , 6'; First. 81-100lh »> 6 First. 101-l'20lb 6/8 sy„ Australian— First. 60-100lb 0% 6% First. lOl-l'iOlb 5% RABBITS