MEAT IN LONDON

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22197, 26 August 1935, Page 7

MEAT IN LONDON

FROZEN AND CHILLED SMITHFIELD QUOTATIONS FIRM TONE OF MARKET (Received August '25, 5.5 p.m.) LOXDOX, Aug. 21 Following are the latest quotations for frozen and chilled meat, with those of the previous week for comparison: FROZEN .MUTTON*

Fores * FROZEN PORK New Zealand and Australia— First, 60-601b. .. . . 6 6VS First, Sl-lOOlb 5'4 6 First, 101-l'2olb o'/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 be deducted from the prices quoted above. Quotations given represent the average for the week, and are not selected lines, but for parcels fairlv representative of the bulk of shipments now on offer. TRADE GENERALLY SLOW STEADY MARKET FOR LAMBS The following cablegrams have been received, dealing with the Smithfield market as at the close of business last week*? — Bank of New Zealand:—Wethers: Smaller supplies have caused prices to harden. Ewes: The demand is steady. Lambs: The market is steady and no material c.hange is expected yet. Tratie generally is slow, owing to hot weather. Quotations: Wethers, light, 4Jd to 5d per lb; heavy, <Hd to 4Jd; ewes, 2d to 2£d; lambs, twos, 7Jd to 7Jd; eights, 7Jd to 7gd; fours, to 7d; seconds, 6d to 6j!d. New Zealand Meat Producers' Board: —Lambs: The market remains firm for light-weights, with a tendency to be a shade easier for heavy-weights. Consumption continues good, but heavier supplies of home-killed are now being marketed. Mutton: The market for wethers is very firm. Prices have advanced owing t<* short spot stocks. Ewes: For light-weights, the market is steady and unchanged; other weights at slightly better prices. Beef: The market is quiet and steady, with trade slow, owing to low prices for chilled beef. New Zealand porkers: The market is firm at increased prices, owing to more inquiry. New Zealand baconers: Nominal; very few available. OPOSSUM SKIN SALE PRICES FOR LOCAL SUPPLIES Dalgetv and Company, Limited, Auckland, has been advised by its Dunedin branch that at the opposum skin sale held in Dunedin on Friday skins from the Auckland district sold from Is 6d to 2s higher. The range of prices for Auckland skins was as follows: — Blues, 6s lid to 14s lOd each; greys, 6s od to ]2s; reds, 4s 9d to 7s 6d; inferior, 2s 7d to os 9d, STOCK SALES VALUES AT OHAEAWAI [from our own correspondent] WHANG AREI, Saturday The North Auckland Farmers' Co-opera-tive, Limited, held a very successful sale at Ohaenwni yesterday, buyers attendins in large numbers from ns far south as Ruawai. A special effort was made to obtain large entries of beef with the result that prices for fat cattle exceeded all expectations. Light fat steers, £7 to £7 18s; no heavy fat steers were yarded. Prime heavy heifers. £', 10s to £8 12s fid; medium-, weight, £6 to £1 2s (id; light, £o 109 to £5 17s 6d; heavy cows, £7 to £8 12s 6d; medium, £5 to £6 15s; light, £4 to £5 2s fid; fat Jersey cows. £:? to £.l 15s; three-year-old Shorthorn steers, £5 4s; two-year-old, £4; fresh-conditionrd store cows, £2 10s to £3 7s; boner cows. 20s to 28s; black Poll run cows, £5 2s; best dairy cows, £3 5s to £1! 15s; medium dairy cows, £2 10s to £3 2s C>d: backward and inferior, 05s to •17s fid; best dairy heifers, £4 to £1 10s; medium,' £2 10s to £3 17s Gd; small and inferior hoifers, 25s to 37s fid; boner bulls. 27s fid to £3 Is; weaner pigs, lis to 13s o>d; slips, lf,s to 18s fid; large stores. 22s to 245; mixed sexerl hoggets, 18s fid; good hacks, £l4 to £l7 10s; ponies, £4 to £6 10».

Aug. 17 Isew Zealand— d Wethers and Maiden Ewes: Canterbury and South » Island, selected: ™ Under 4£lb. . . . . 48-56lb. , . . . . . 4'« 67-64lb. . . . . . . 4/4 ti5-7'21b. •*.. . . .. 4 1 3 Xorth Island: 48-S0lb 4Va 57-641 b 4'i 65-72lb iVi Ewes : Under 48lb. . . .. 2% 48-15-4 lb 2", 65-72 lb 2 3 /, Australian— - Wethers: First, 48-55lb 2% Second, 30-551 b. . . 2 7 » Ewes, 30-55lb. . . . . 2% Argentine— Wi'l hera: First, 48-64lb 3V< First, 65-721b. . . . . 3Va Patasonian— Wethers or Maiden Ewei: Under 501b. . . . . 50-G0]b. . . . . . . 3/i Aug. 24 d 0 4 % 5 iV* 4% 4 7 8 . 4 s /i 2% OV 2V a 07/ 0'/* hi a% 3% 3% 3Vi FROZEX LAMB Xev.' -Zealand — Canterbury: 36lb. and under . . 37-42lb 43-501b About 30lb. . . Other South Island: 36lb. and under . . 37-421 b 43-50lb North Island, selected: 361b. and under . . 37-42lb 43-501b. Second, about 50lb. Xorth Island, other: First, 361 b. and under . . First, 37-42lb Second, about 30lb. Australian — Victorian: First, 361b. and under . . First. 37- I2lb. Second, 36lb. and under Other States: First, 36lb. and under . . First. 37-42lb. Second. 36lb. and under All States: Third, about 26lb. ArgentineFirst, 361b. and under . . First, 37-42!b Second, about 3Slb. . . Patasonian — First, 361b. and under . . First, 37-421b Second, about 3Slb. . . 7% 7V. 6% -3/ ' a -3 i' a ' 2 ' 2 ' ' 8 6 l /a 6% OYB o% -■>/ O/ a 5% 5 s -' 5 7 « 5 3 j 5\ 7% 7 Vt 6/4 TV ■A ' 3 < /» 6*/j 7 1 / 71/ 6;i 5'/i 5*3 5/4 2# « OS 5',4 FROZEN OX BEEF Xew Zealand— Hinds. 160-220lb. Fores, 160-2201b. Australian— Hinds, 1601b. under Crops, 1001b, and 1 ' under 3Vi ■2 3"i 2% a 1 ; 2V 4 3* j 2/» CHILLED OX BEEF (145-210lb.) Xew Zealand— ' Hinds Fores .. .. AustralianHinds Crops South African— Hinds Fores Southern Rhodesian— Hinds Fores Argentine— Hinds Fores .. .. Urupuayan— Hinds Fores .. .. .. BrazilianHinds 1% 3'/. 5 2 3% l 5 '. 5% 2/« 4% 2 4Vi 4% 1/i 4V 4 1/4 4% l 3 /i 3 5 i 5Vi 2 1 /. 4% 1% ' 4 l /4