MEAT IN LONDON

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22469, 13 July 1936, Page 5

MEAT IN LONDON

FROZEN AND' CHILLED PRICES AT SMITHFIELD LITTLE CHANGE IN RATES (Received July 12, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, July 11 Following are the latest quotations for frozen and chilled meat, with those ol' the previous week for comparison:— FROZEN MUTTON July! July 11 New Zealand— _ d d W ethers and Maiden Ewes: Canterbury and South Island, selected: Under t!Slb. .. .. "> •"» Is-.-.(ill) 1 Vi 1% r>7-ojib. .. • • i% *t /b 05-7211). . . 4 4 North Island: 48-s(ilb. . . . . 4% 4% r>7-fit lb. .. .. '1 Ya 4Vb 05-7'Jlb. . . . . 1 '1 Ewes: Under 4Slb 4% 4'/. 48-0 lib. . . '•> . . 3% 3% 05-7211) "J V* U'/i Australian— Wei hers: First, 48-5511). . . 4% 4 Second, 30-551b. . . 4% 4% Ewes, 150-5011). . . 4/o 4 '/„ Argentine— Wethers: First, 48-04lb. .. 4'/. 4 1 / First, 65-721b. . . 3% 3% l'atagonian— Wethers and Maiden Ewes: Under 50lb. . . . . 4Vn 4'/, 00-GOlb. .. 3] a li% FROZEN LAMB New Zealand— Canterbury: 301b. and under .. 7',7V, 37-l2lb. . . ■ . 6»i ii' 4 43-50lb. . . . . .0% 0% Second about, 301b. .. o> 4 0% Other South Island: 30lb. and under .. IV, 7'/i a~-i2lb. .. .. or; 43-5011). .. &/» «y. North Island, selected: 3olb. and under .. 7V 3 7% 37-1211). . . . . (Pi a 3', 43-50lb. . . . . 0% r,</ 4 Second, about '3olb. . . 7'/ a \ 7 North Island, other: First, 3filb. and under 7 7 First. 37-1211). .. 0% Second, about 301b. . . 0% 0% AustralianVictorian : First, 3(ilb. and under o'/ 2 First. 37-4211) . . . O 5% Second, 301b. and under 0% O'a Other States: First, 301b. and under C>V B (i'/ 4 First. 37- I'Jlb. 0 O Second, 30lb. and under (iV t (i 1 /. Ail States: Third, about 20lb. .. Gy B W/ B Argentine— First, 301b. and under 0% 0% First, 37-1211). . . 0 (i Second, about 3Slb. . . H'/j G'/ a Pataironian— First, 30lb. and under (>% "/a First, 37-4211). . . 0 0 Second, about 3Slb. . . 0% 0% FROZEN OX BEEF New Zealand— Hinds, 100-2201 b. .. 3 3 4 3 3 4 Fores, IGO-2201b. . . 2 3 /, 2 3 A Australian— Hinds, 1001b. and under 3 3 { &*/ A Crops, 1001b. and under 3 CHILLED OX BEEF (345-2101b5.) New Zealand— Hind 3 .. .. 4% 4% Fores .. .. 2% 2% Australian—• Hinds .. .. 3% 4V B Crops ~ .. 2% 2/i South African— Hinds .. .. 4 3 / k 4% Fores . . .. 2% 2/1 Southern Rbodcsian Hinds .. .. 3% 3% Fores ~ ~ 2% 2% Argentine— Hinds .. r,V. r> 3 /. Fores ~ .. 2% 3% Uruguayan— Hinds .. ... 4Vi 4% Fores .. .. 2 3 / 2% Brazilian—Hinds .. 4 4>/ t Fores .. .. * * FROZEN PORK New Zealand— First, GO-801b. .. 5% n 7 /. First, 81-100lb. . . f>»4 5% First, 101-1201b. .. s '/, 5% First. 12X-100lb. . . 6 0 Australian—• First, 60-Solb. .. 5 5 4 ay. First, 81-10Oib. . . r, 3 /. 53/ First, 101-1201b. . . 57 8 '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 ono farthing per pound should be deducted from the prices quoted above. Quotations given represent tho average for tho week, and aro not selected lines, but for parcels fairly representative of the bulk of shipments now on offer.

LAMBS RATHER EASIER RISE IN CHILLED BEEP The following private cablegrams, dealing with the Smithfield meat market, have been received:— Bank of New Zealand.—Wethers: There is a moderate demand and prices are firm. Ewes: There is only a poor demand. Lambs: Demand is not so good and the market is rather easier. Quotations: Wethers, light, 4Jd to 6d per lb.; heavy, 3Jd to 4Jd; ewes, 3}d to 4id; lambs, twos, 7d to 7:' 4 d; eights, figd to 6jjd; fours, 6Jd to seconds, 6Jd to 6|d. Now Zealand Meat Producers' Board. —Lambs: Demand is good, with prices steady, except soconU quality, which aro slightly weaker. Consumption is satisfactory. Mutton: Wethers are meeting with fair trade, with prices steady. Trade in ewes is olow, with prices unchanged. Beef; For frozen beef, trade is slow. Chilled beef: Better prices this week owing to smaller supplies. New Zealand porkers: Usual seasonable slackening in demand, but prices firm. New Zealand baeoners: The market is steady and unchanged. HEMP AND TOW GRADINGS INCREASE DURING JUNE tradings of hemp and tow at Dominion ports last month show increases compared with those for June, 1935, the figures being as follows: 1035 3030 Incroaso. Hales ]?nles Bales Jfomp .. .. j .11 *2 aim 731 Tow .. .. oio 357 14'2 Stripper slips . . 10 '27 17 Of the hemp graded last month, 131. bales were claused as good fair, 279 bales high fair, 890 bales low fair, 433 bales common, 35i bales rejected, and <39 condemned. Tho gradings at the various ports were:—Wellington, 944 bales; Auckland, 787 bales; Bluff, 333 bales; Blenheim, 50 bales; Picton, 32 bales. Of tho tow graded last month, six bales wore classed as first grade, 171 bales second grade, 121 bales third grade, and 59 bales condemned. Auckland graded 178 balds, Bluff 110 bales, Wellington 6o bales, and Picton 14 bales.-

COTTON, RUBBER, COPRA, ETC. (Received July 12, 5,5 p.m.) LONDON. July 11 (Quotations on July 4 in parent licsob.) Cotton.-t-S pot, 7.13 d (G.God) a lb.; August delivery, 7.08 d (G.59d). Rubber.—Para, 9iJd (91d) a, lb.; plantation and smoked, 7*|d (7£d). Jute. —July-August shipments, £l6 13s lid (£l6 IGs 3d) a ton. Copra. July-August shipments, South Sea, sun J dried, £l2 15s to London and Rotterdam (£l2 10s) a ton; South Sea, smoked, £l2 10s to Marseilles and Genoa (£12); plantation, Rabaul, hot air dried, £l3 15s to London and Rotterdam (£l3 10n). Linseed Oil.- —£29 (£2B 10s) a ton. Turpentine.—39s 9d (38s 6d) a cut.