MEAT IN LONDON

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22173, 29 July 1935, Page 5

MEAT IN LONDON

FROZEN AND CHILLED SMITHFIELD QUOTATIONS FIRMER TENDENCY SHOWN (Received July 28, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, July 27 Following are the latest quotations for frozen and chilled meat, with those of the previous week for comparison:— FROZEN MUTTON July 20 July 27 New Zealand— d d \Tethers ar.d Maiden Ewes: Canterbury and South Island, selected: Under 4Sib 4". 4»i 48-sfilb. . , .. 4 4'"'» 5 7-H4l b 3% 4 «5-723b 3% 3 3 i North Island: 4P-561b 4 4 V. 57-64 lb 3% 4 65-7-jlb. . . .. .. 3 , n 3 3 4 Ewrs : Under 4Blb. .. .. 2 7 i 2% 4P-641b 2~'„ 2 5 „ 65-721 b2- 1 „ Australian Wethers: First. 4?-551b. .. .. 2% 2% Second, 30-salb. .. 2% 2 7 ' u Ewes, 30-551b 2*i ?/» Argentine Wethers: First. 4S-(j4!b. .. .. 3 l !, 3% First.. fis-72ib. .. .. 3'/ 4 3% Patr.gonian— Wethers or Maiden Ewes: Under 50lb. . . 3V» 3% 50-60 Ib 3 3 FROZEN LAMB New Zealand Canterbury: 361b. and under .. 7'S 7 I S 37-421 b 7% 7VJ 43-501b 7 About. 301b. .. .. 6 ! « 6*4 Other South Island: 361b. and under . . .. 7'*,i 7% 37-421b 7'i 7'"i 43-50lh 7 "V, North Island, selected: 30lb. and under . . .. 7'i 7V S 37-4 21b I z /b 7 1 i 43-501b. . . .. .. 7 7% Second, about 30lb .. 6Va 6/a North Island, other: First , 3 f ;lb. and under .. 7 7 1 / i First. 37-421 b. . . ..7 7«. i Second, about 30lb. .. 6% 6V» Australian — Victorian: First, 3'ilb. and under . . 6 fi'i First, 37-421b. . . • . 6 (> ! <« Second. 361b. and under 5 3 .i 5*4 Other States: First, 3 f >lb- and under . . 5% 6 First, 37.421b. . . ■ • 5% 5% Second. Slilh. and under 5Vj oVa All States: Third, about 261b. .. 5 T 0 5% Argentine First, 361b. and under . . ss«5 s « 5®J First, 37-421b. .. .. 5 1 % s"i Second, about 38lb. . . 5% 5/i Pataconinn First., 361b. and under .. s : i 5H First, 37-421b 5 5% Second, about 3P.lb. . . o*£ 5/i FROZEN OS BEEF New Zealand— Hinds, 160-2201b. . . S'i 3 S £ Fores. 160-2201b. . . 2'i IV, Außtro linnHinds, 1601b. and under 3VJ oV, Crops, 100! b. and under 2'i _ 2/i CHILLED OX BEEF (160-2201b.) New ZealandHinds 3 3'i Fores .. .. .. 1% 2 Australian— Hinds 2% S'A Crops 1?; 2/i South African— H:r,ds .. .. .. 3Vj 4 Fores . . .. 2 IV* SoutheiTi Lhodesian Hinds .. .. ~ 2 3 Ji 3 : -l Fores .. .. 1% l'i Argentine— Hinds ss;5 s ; Fores .. .. .. 2?« 2Va Urupr.nyan— Hmcs .. .. .. 3% 4'i Fores .. .. ..2 2 : i Brazilian— Hinds 3 S'J Fores . . . . . . * * FROZEN PORK New Zealand— First, f>o-Solb. .. .. 5V£ 5*4 First, 81-100lb, .. .. s', SV 4 First, 101-120 TO 5Yb oVt Australian— First., 60-80lb 5 5 « First, Pl-IOOIb oV» SV 4 First, 101-120lb. .. ... s>i 5% "None offering. 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 b-; 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 snipments now on offer. GOOD DEMAND FOR LAMBS SHOUT SUPPLY OF WETHERS The following private cablegrams, dealing with business in the Smithfield market at the close of last week, have been received: — Bank of New Zealand.—"Wethers: Smaller supplies have caused prices to harden. Ewes: The market is depressed owing to absence of demand. Lambs: There is a good demand and prices are steady. Trade is brighter, with a better demand. Quotations: Wethers, light, 3-£ d to 4£d per lb.; heavy, 3Jd to 3;d; ewes, 2d to 2£d; lambs, twos, 7id to 72d; eights, 7d to 7id: fours, <d to 7Jd: seconds, 6Jd to 62d. New Zealand Meat Producers' Board. —Lamb: The market is very firm with prices better. Mutton: There is better trade in wethers at the advanced prices. Ewes: The market is dull and unchanged. Beef: the market is quiet, owing to low prices of chilled beef. NewZealand porkers: There is better inquiry. but trade is slow. New Zealand baconers: The market is steady and unchanged. 5 GOLD AND SILVER QUOTATIONS IN LONDON (Received July 28, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON. July 27 Fine gold is quoted to-day at £7 0s sid an ounce, compared with £7 0s 6Jd yesterday and £7 0s 9d on Thursday. Silver was quoted yesterday at 30 3-16 d an ounce spot and 30Jd forward, compared with 30 3-1 Gd and 30 5-16(1 on Thursday. The quotation for silver at per fine ounce yesterday was 32 9-16 d, same as on Thursday. WHEAT IN AMERICA (Received July 28, 5.5 p.m.) CHICAGO. July 27 Wheat,—July, 922 cents a bushel; September, 93 J cents; December, 94£ cents; May. 06J cents. The New York price for cash is 1 dollar 15 J cents. COTTON, RUBBER, JUTE, ETC. (Received July 2s, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, July 27 (Quotatio"o nn .Inly 20 in parentheses) Cotton. —Spot. ij.SOd (7.02 d) a lb.;. August delivery, 6.40 d (6.57 d). Bubber. —Para. 4«d (4Jd) a lb.; plantation and smoked, 5Jd (0 13-16 d). Jute, —July-August shipments, £lB 7s 6d (£lB 15s) a ton. Copra. August-September shipments, South Sea, sun-dried, £9 15s to London and Botterdam (£9 17s 6d) a ton; South Sea, smoked,_£ 9 15s to Marseilles and Genoa (£9 lis 6d); plantation, Bahaul. hot air dried, £lO 15s to London and Botterdam (£lO 17s Gd). Linseed 0i1.—£24 5s (£23) a ton. Turpentine.—43s 3d (43s 9d) a cwt.