MEAT IN LONDON

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22392, 13 April 1936, Page 5

MEAT IN LONDON

FROZEN AND CHILLED SMITHFIELD QUOTATIONS MOST PRICES UNCHANGED LONDON, April 8 Following are the latest quotations for frozen and chilled meat, with thoso of the previous week for comparison: FROZEN MUTTON

store .. .. 17/- to 17/6 17/- to 17/6+ "None offering. +The market is quiet. 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 aiul/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. FAT STOCK SCHEDULE BUYING RATES UNCHANGED Export schedule prices for fat stock in the Auckland 'Province are unchanged as follows: Lambs.—Thirty-six lb. and under, 8d per lb.; 371b. to 421b., 7Jd; over 421b., 7d; seconds, 7Jd. Sheep.—Wethers, 481b. and under, 5Jd per lb.; 491b. to 561b., sd; 571b. to 641b., 4}d; 651b. to 721b., 4Jd; 731b. and over, 3Jd; seconds, 4|d. Ewes, 481b. and under 3£d; 481b. to 661b., 3sd; 571b. to 641b., 3d; 651b. to 721b., 2|d; 731b. and over, 2gd. Beef. —Boner bulls, 14s per 1001b.; boner cows, 12s 6d. Pigs.—Sixty lb. to 801b., 5Jd per lb.; B]lb. to 1001b., sd; 1011b. to 1201b., 4Jd; 1211b. to 1601b., 6Jd; 1611b. to 1801b., 43d; 1811b. to 2001b., 3d; over 2001b. and choppers, 2d; second grade, Jd less; unexportable, less id for porkers and baconers. RUBBER PROSPECTS UNITED STATES CONSUMPTION The response from buyers in the commodity market to the improving tendency of the statistical situation for plantation rubber from the better working of restriction in the regulated countries of production is commented upon in a London trade report. A satisfactory feature from the market point of view is the full in native shipments from the Dutch East Indies for December, the total of 2865 tons comparing with 9260 tons for the month before and 17,806 tons in October. The fact that exports from this source last month were 5G06 tons below the permissible quota is evidently due to the drastic export duty now in force, which has presumably had the effect of rendering production in outlying districts unrcmuncrativc. Consumption in the United States for December was well up to the most optimistic expectations. December consumption was a record for that month. Total consumption in the United States for last year was also a record, amounting to 497,148 tons, against 455,997 tons the year before, and comparing with the previous highest of 467,400 tons for 1929.

COTTON, RUBBER, COPRA, ETC. (Received April 12, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON. April 11 (Quotations on April 4 in parentheses.) Cotton. —Spot, 6.57 d (6.50 d) .a lb.; May delivery, 6.lid (6.06 d). Rubber. —Para, 9d (83d) a lb.; plantation and smoked, 7 9-36 d (7Jd). Jute. —April-May shipments£lßlßs9d (not quoted) a ton. Copra.—April-May shipments. South Sea, sun-dried, £l3 5s to London and Rotterdam (£l3 ss) a ton; South Sea, smoked, £l2 10s to Marseilles and Genoa (£l2 7s Gd); plantation, Rabaul, hot air dried, £l4 to London and Rotterdam (£l3 17s 6d). Linseed Oil.—£2B 15s (£2B 15s) a ton. Turpentine.—-40s 9d (45s 9d) a cwt.

April 4 April New Zealand— d d Wethers and Maiden Ewes: Canterbury and South Inland, selected: 5% T6 Under lBlb. 48-5lilb. 5% 5/4 57-i>llb. • • • ■ 4% 4/a 65-7211) 4 4 North Island: 57« 48-5(>lb. 5'/ 57-04lb 47a 4/B 05-72lb. .. . • 4 4 Ewes: 47a % Under 48lb. 48-tillb. . . . • 4 1 8 G5-721b 3 /a 3/2 Australian— "Wot hers: 4% 4% First, 48-S5lb. .. Second, 30-55lb. .. 4Va Ewes, 30-551b. 4*/a 4/ Argentine— "Wethers: 4 3 /. First, 48-6111). 4 3 4 First, G5-721b. 3% 3/4 Patagonian— Wethers and Maiden Ewes Under 50lb. * 50-60lb * FROZEN LAMB New Zealand— Canterbury: 73/ ' -6 7% 3(51 b. and under . . 37-12lb. ' . . 6% 6V 4 43~501b 6'4 G'/S Second, about 301b 7/4 7% Other South Island: 36113. and under . . 7 3 / a 7 3 /» 37-42lb 67 (V,4 43-50lb 6/4 6/4 North Island, selected: 7 V a 7% 36 lb. and under . . 37-121 b 6 3 .J f>% 43-5011). . . • • 6V4 6V 4 Second, about 30lb. ri / ' /a 7/8 North Island, other: First. 3Glb. and under .. v 6 7*/; First, 37-4211). 6% 6 5 /; Second, about 30lb. 7% 7/4 Australian — Victorian: 6% First. 3i>lb. and under .. (I/4 First, 37-42lb. 6 6 Second. 36lb. and under 6 3 /4. 0 7 /a Other States: 6% 6% First. 36lb. and under . . First. 37-4211). 5% 5% Second. 30lb. and under G% 6Va All States: Third, about 26lb. 7 7 Argentine— First. 36lb. and under . . CVa First, 37-1211). * * Second, about 3Slb. 67 C/4 Patagonian— First. 3(511). and under . . * * First. 37-4211). * * Second, about 38lb. * FROZEN OX BEEF New Zealand— 4% Hinds, lG0-220lb. 4% Fores, l()0-220lb. 2/8 2% Australian— Hinds. 1601b. and under 4% iV, Crops, HiOlb. and under 2/i 2/8 CHILLED OX BEEF (145-210lb.) New Zealand— 37a Hinds 3% Fores 2Va 2/a Australian— 3% Hinds * Crops . . .. 1V 2 * Soutli African — Hinds 4 4 V a Fores 1)5/ -/a 2/4 Southern Rhodesiaii— Hinds * * Fores * * Argentine— 4% 4% Hinds .. Fores .. 27s 3 Uruguayan— Hinds 4 4% Fores .. 2 y a 27 4 Brazilian— Hinds 3 3 /< 37 Fores 03/ -/a 2Va FROZEN PORK New Zealand— First. 60-80lb. 5 l /j 5Va First. 81-1001b. . . 5% 5'/ b • First. 101-120lb. .. 67, 5% First. 121-160lb. .. 5 y e 5/8 Australian— First, 60-801b. 5% 67a First. 8M00lb. .. 5/a 5 First. J01 -1201b- .. 5Va 57, Rabbits, first large, ex