MEAT IN LONDON

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22131, 10 June 1935, Page 5

MEAT IN LONDON

FROZEN AND CHILLED

SMITHFIELD QUOTATIONS (Received June 9. 5.5 p.m.) LOXDOX, June 8 Following are the latest quotations for frozen and chilled meat, with those ot the previous week for comparison: FROZEX MUTTON June 1 June 8

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 on offer.

RESEARCH STATION MR. FORBES' INSPECTION LONDON, June 7 At the invitation of the eminent scientist, Lord Rutherford, formerly of Nelson, the Prime Minister of New Zealand, Mr. G. W. Forbes, and Mrs. Forbes inspected the low temperature research station .at Cambridge and saw experiments being conducted with the object of retaining the bloom on chilled beef. LAMB MARKET QUIET LOW PRICES FOR BEEF The following cablegrams regarding the Smithfield market at the close of business Inst week have been received:— New Zealand Meat Producers' Board. —The lamb market is quiet, with little material change in prices. The demand has been rather affected by the low prices of beef. Trade in wethers and ewes is slow, with prices slightly easier. The New Zealand beef market is affected by the low prices of Argentine chilled beef. The porker market is dull, with a poor demand. The baconer market is quiet and unchanged.

Bank of New Zealand. —Wethers and ewes: Trade is slow. Lambs: The market is quiet and unchanged. Values are: Wethers, light, 3|d to 4Jd per lb.; heavy, 3d to 3Jd; ewes, 2id to 3jd; lambs, twos, 6Jd to 7d; eights, 6£d to 7d; fours, 6jd to 6Jd; seconds, 6Jd to 6Jd.

PRICES COMPARED NEW ZEALAND PARITY The equivalent New Zealand parity of the published Smithfield market prices, on the basis of a prime woolly lamb of 341b. weight, is as follows, according to figures of the New Zealand Meat Producers' Board: N.Z. "overall" Smithfield Delivered at works per lb. per lb. d d 7 7.59 61 7.4-4 61 7.29 All costs, including selling commission, have been allowed for. The cost of killing, freezing and placing on board steamer is based on a charge of .575 d per lb. Allowance is made for present skin values and includes exchange.

COTTON, RUBBER, JUTE, ETC. (Received June 9, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, June 8 (Quotations on June 1 in parentheses.) Cotton. —Spot, 6.83 d (6.92 d) a lb.; July delivery, 6.36 d (6.36 d). Rubber. —Para, 5d (4 7-8 d) a lb.; plantation and smoked. 6d (5 7-8 d). Jute.—June-July shipments, £2O 10s (£2O) a ton. Hemp.—June-July shipments, £l6 10s, nominal Copra.—June-July shipments, South Sea, sun-dried, £ll Ids to London and Rotterdam (£ll 10s) a ton; South Sea, smoked, £ll los to Marseilles and Genoa (£ll 10s ); plantation, Rabaul, hot- air dried, £l2 7s 6d to London and Rotterdam (£l2 2s 6d). Linseed Oil. —£24 (£23 15s) a ton. Turpentine.—44s 6d .(51s 9d), a cwt.

New Zealand— Wethers nnd Maiden Ewes: Canterbury nnd South Island, selected: 48-561 b 57-641b. . . .. 65-72lb. . . .. .. North Island: 48-5611). . . .. 57-6411) 65-72lb, .. .. .. Ewes: Under 48lb. 43-641 b 65-72lb Australian— Wethers: First, 48-55lb. .. . . •Second, 30-55lb. Ewes. 30-55lb ArgentineWether* ■ First, 48-641b. First fi5-7'21b Pat agonian— Wethers or Maiden Ewes: Under 501b. 50-601b d *% 3 3 S 37. 4V. 3'i 3% 3*>, 2% 2% 3 3". 3'/« 3 3 /i 3% Z 3 /, ,-r. 3% d 47 3'4 3'/. 4 37 3% 37 2% 2% 3 3 1 /, 3% 37 3!i 37 3*4 FROZEN LAMB New Zealand— Canterbury: 36!b. and under .. 37-421b 43-50lb About 301b. Other South Island: 36lb. and under 37-42lb. 43-501b North Island, selected: 3filb. and under . . 37-4'2lb 43-501b Second, about 30lb. North Island, other: First, 36lb. and under . . First. 37-121 b Second, about 301b. Australian— Victorian: First, 36lb. and under . . First, 37-42lb. Second, 3Gib. and under Other States: First, 36lb. and under . . First, 37-42lb. Second, 361b. and under All States : Third, about 26lb. Argentine— First, 36lb. and under . . First, 37-42lb Second, about 38lb. . . Patagoninn— First, 30lb. and under . . First, 37-42lb. Second, about 38lb. 7 6'4 c 1 /. 7 6 y* 7 7 6M 6® 8 67 67 6V 4 rl / '"> B 5 5 1 a 5 3 ; 5% 5% 57 5 1 1 5?/. 5/« 5% -3/ 0/8 6% a 6% 7 6'/. 7 7 67 67 67 67 67. 5't 5 l / 3 5% 5 s /. 5% °7 IV 4® 57: 5% 5 s /, FROZEN OX BEEF New Zealand— Fores, 160-220lb. Hinds, 160-2201b. Australian— Crops, 1001b. and under Over 1001b. Hinds. 1601b. and under Over 1601b. 3 4 3% 3 3 /« 4/8 4v; 3 37, 37 81* 4 4 CHILLED OX BEEF Argentine—■ Fores, 160-2-201 b. Hinds. 160-2201 b. 3% 6V4 3", 474 FROZEN PORK New Zealand— First, 60-801K .. .. First, 81-1001b Firs'., 101-120lb Australian— First, 60-801 b First. 81-100lb First, 101-12011? 5/8 5 3/ 5% 5 3 ; 5 3 ii 5", 5V. sy 4 5VJ 5V 4 5 j / 4