MEAT IN LONDON

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22463, 6 July 1936, Page 5

MEAT IN LONDON

FROZEN AND CHILLED PRICES AT SMITHFIELD RISE IN CHILLED BEEF (Received July 5, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, July 4 Following are the latest quotations for frozen and chilled'meat, with those of the previous week for comparison:—

1 lio weekly quotations arc based on actual sales of wholesale) quantities of carcases of mutton or lamb or of quarters of beef delivered to Sinithfield market and/or London stores. Thcv are compiled bv the Quotations Committee Sinithfield. . 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 tho bulk of shipment's now on offer.

EWE TRADE SLOW FAIR DEMAND FOR LAMBS Tho following cablegrams regarding the Sinithfield meat market have been received:—

New Zealand Meat Producers' Board. —Lambs: The market is steady, with a fair demand, but second quality have : eased slightly. Mutton: Prices are un- | changed. Wethers are meeting with a fair demand. The ewe trade is slow. Beef: Frozen beef prices are easier in view of increased supplies. Chilled beef has a better trade, with improved prices. New Zealand porkers: The market is quiet but steady. Now Zealand baconers: The market is steady and unchanged. Bank of New Zealand. Wethers: Demand and prices are steady. Ewes: 'lrade is slow. Lambs: There is a fair demand. Prices are expected to bo maintained. Quotations: Wethers, small, 4»d to 5d per lb.; largo, 33d to 4id; ewes, 3id to 4Jd; lambs, twos, 7d to 7id; eights, Ggd to G:]d; fours, Gid. to Gild; seconds, 6}d to 7d. GOLD AND SILVER QUOTATIONS IN LONDON (Received July 5, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON', July 4 Fine gold is quoted to-day at £6 19s O.Jd an oz., compared with £6 18s lid yesterday and £G 19s Id on Thursday. Silver was quoted yesterday at 19gd an oz. spot, and 19 7-1 Gd forward, compared with 19Jd and 19 9-lGd on Thursday.

'lho quotation for silver at per fine ox yesterday was 20 Jd, compared with 21 l-16d on Thursday.

DROP IN EGG PRICES LOWER WHOLESALE RATES There has been a reduction of Id a dozen in the wholesale prices for all grades of duck and hen eggs. Rates as announced by the Auckland Egg Marketing Committee aro as follows: Hon, first grade, Is Bjd a dozen; B grade, Is 7sd: C grade, Is 4Jd; duck, Is 7id, Is (3.} d, Is 3J(I. COTTON, RUBBER, COPRA, ETC. (Received July fl, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, July 4 (Quotations on Juno 27 in parentheses.) Cotton.—Spot, 6.00 d (7.18 d) a lb.; August delivery, G.59d (6.5Gd, Julv). Rubber.—Para, 9Jd (Old) a 'lb,; plantation and smoked,* 73d (7 17-32 d). Jute.—July-August shipments, £IG Ifls 3d (£l7 6s 3d, June-July), a ton. 'Copra. July-August shipments, South Sea, sun-dried, £l2 10s to London and Rotterdam (£l2 10s) a ton; South Sea, smoked, £l2 to Marseilles and Genoa (£l2 2s Od); plantation, Rabaul, hot air dried, £l3 10s to London and Rotterdam (£l3 12s 6d). Linseed Oil. —£28 10s (£2B ss) a ton.

Turpentine.—3Bs Gd (395) a cwt. •Copra quotations in brackets on Juno 30.

FROZEN MUTTON Juno 27 Now Zealand— il Wethers anil Maiden Ewes: Canterbury and South Island, selected: Under 18lb. .. .. •"> ■I,s-viir.. .. .. 4'A r>7-(iiii). .. .. I'.i (S.V72II). . . . . -1 N'orl h Island: '18-fifilb. .. .. -I 1 -? 57-fillb. .. (I.V72II). . . . . 4 Ewes: Under 481b. . . . . 1% 'iH-fiiib. .. .. 3% 05-7'.!lb. . . . . 3% Australian— Wethers: first, 18-5,-,1b. . . 4V« Second, 30-.">r>lb. .. 4y, Ewes, 30-0f>lb. .. 4'/, Aigontine — Wethers: first. 48-fMlb. .. 4V, first, (15-7'Jlb. .. 3% Patagouian— Wothers and Maiden Ewes: Under 501b, .. .. 4% nu-uoib. .. .. ay 8 July 4 d 4 l / a 'I'/B 4 ■15 4 4 % 4% 4% 4% $ Si FROZEN LAMB New Zealand— Canterbury: Hdlb. and under .. IV, 37-4'Jib. .. .. ay, 13-r.oib, .. ,. tJ7i Second, about 30lb. . . (f/ a Other South Island: 3(llb. and under . . T'/ 4 37- I2lb. . . . . (iY, i:»-r,oib. .. .. i;y a North Island, selected: 3(llb. and under .. 7'/ a 37- I2II). . . . . ip; 4:{-r>(tlb. . . u% Second, about 301b. . . 7% North Island, other: first, 3(>Ih, and under 7 first, 37-1 '-'lb. .. <>% Second, about 30lb. . . <1% Australian— Victorian: first, 3filb. nnd under C>% first, 37-1211). . . (! Second, 3<ilb. and under <>% Oilier States: first, 3(ilb. and under (t% first, 37-t'Jlb. .. 0 Second, 3(>lb. and under (i'/ 4 All States: Third, about 2(Jlb. . . 6V„ Argentine — first, 3(111). and undor 0% first, 37-1211). .. (i Second, about 3SIb. . . 0'/a Pata tron ia n— first, 3(ilb. and under (>% first, ;17-I2lb. .. (i .Second, about 381b. .. 0 3 /„ 714 <p', (l 3 , a li'A 71/ d'.; 0/n 7'/j <r; I ' / 8 <>% ay, W.1 0 0 y„ ay, (1 ay, OVB ay B (i. ay, ay„ II li 3/ ' u /a FROZEN OX BEEF New ZealandHinds, 1li0-Q20lb. .. 4 fores, 1 (10-2201 b. . . :{ Australia n— Hinds, 1001b. and under 4 Crops, 1(1011). and under 3y t ay, 03/ 3 y 4 3 CHILLED Ui 5-; New Zealand— Hinds fores Australia n— HiiuM Crops South African— Hinds fores Southern llhodesian - Hinds fores Argentine — Hinds fores Uruguayan — Hinds fores Brazilian—• Hinds Forts OX BEEF .'101b.) , .. 3% 0 . . 3Vj o'/ .. n 3 /i .. 3 1 V • • /B :: •& .. 3 y, ■ ■ -'/a . - 3»/, 4% 2 « § 4% 2'K g g 4% ■I FROZEN FORK Now Zealand— First, oo-soib. . r>v„ first, s i-i noib. . ' r>v. First, 101-12011). !~>t' first, 121-KiOlb. . o Australian— First, (iO-Solb. r,v first, hl • Ioolh ' r,v First, loi-'iuolb. .. r, 7 /, 'None offering. 5% r,% () /B a $ 57a