MEAT IN LONDON

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22493, 10 August 1936, Page 5

MEAT IN LONDON

FROZEN AND CHILLED PRICES AT SMITHFI ELD MOST VALUES STEADY (Received August 0, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, August 8 Following arc the latest quotations for frozen and chilled meat, with those of the previous wek for comparison:

The weekly <jnotntions iu'c based on actual sales of wholesale quantities of eareases of mutton or lamb or of quarters of beef delivered to Smithfielil market and/or London stores. They are compiled by the Quotations Committee, Sniithlield. To arrive at the equivalent ex ship values one farthing per pound should be dedueted 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 oil oli'er.

LAMB MARKET STEADY CHILLED BEEF IMPROVES The following private cablegrams dealing with the Smithfield meat market at the close of last week have been received: — Bank of New Zealand. —Wethers: Demand and prices are steady. Ewes: The market is rather easier. Lambs: The market is weaker for light-weights; heavy-weights remain steady. Quotations: Wethers, light, 4id to s.'d per lb.; heavy, 3jd to 4id; ewes, 3{d to 4.', d; lambs, twos, 6£d to 7d; eights, 6Jd to GJd; fours, Gid to 6gd; seconds, 6Jd to 6i]d. New Zealand Meat Producers' Board. —Lambs: The market is steady, with prices practically unchanged. Consumption is overtaking arrivals. Mutton: The market for wethers and ewes is steady and unchanged, with fair trade. Beef: The market for frozen beef is unchanged. Chilled beef prices are better owing to cooler weather. New Zealand porker pigs: Firmer, with more demand. New Zealand baconer pigs: Firm, with spot stocks short.

HARDWARE TRADE BENEFITS EXPECTED Speaking at tho annual meeting in Christchurch last week of E. Recce, Limited, hardware merchants, Mr. A. P. A. Nieholls, chairman of directors, said that tho hardware trade expected to benefit considerably from the plans of the Government for extensive building, and it was hoped that payment of higher wages would be offset by the fillip given to business by increased activity. The chairman took an optimistic view of the future.

RABBITSKIN SALE At Ihe rahbitskin sale held nt Dnnedin last week smaller quantities ramp forward and the quality of the skins was definitely poorer. There was a steady demand from exporters for America and prices showed little change compared with last sale. Cood winter grades were 2d to Id lower, chiefly on bucks, while there was a bigger decline on the comparatively small quantities of off-season skins tioiv beiliß otfered The following was the ran pre of prices:— Summer broken, :t2d to J52/id; autumn broken, lid to -12'/id ; first winter broken, •">ld lo ft(id; runners, '-'(id to '_'sd; summers, bucks, .'isd to 'tod; does, :t.'id to :il'<d; small. 17d to IT",id; light racks, 37d to asd; prime racks, !?7d to .'isd; dawny autumn, -l id to •l")d; early autumns. ft(!d to ftl>d; lute autumn, 71d to 78d; second incoming, Slid to 8(1'/,il; incoming winter, iUV 2 d to l)(id; early winter bucks, Iliad to 1117(1; enrly winter does, B'_'d to hid; first, spotted winters, bucks, 112 dto 12Md; does. 70d to 7'2'/id; second winter bucks, .130(1 to 1:17(1; second winter does, 82d to St'/id; first winter bucks, 1 10(1 to I lid; first winter does, 02(1 to OH'/id; prime bucks, It (id to H7d; prime does, 100(1 to I02d; outgoing, bucks, Olid to 0!)Vid; does, HOd to Old; springs, bucks, 70d to 7-1 d; does, •I2d to 'lftVid; milky, !Md to ; fawn, :>(»(i to 10d; winter fawn, Soil to *2(1; summer black, 21d to 2(id; autumn black, .'Oil to .">2(1; first winter black, 8-ld to B<jV,d; second winter black, 74d to 7(jd; hareskins, oUd to -lDd; horsehair, iSJ^d.

FROZEN MUTTON Autf. 1 New ZeaIn ml — <1 Welliers and Maiden Ewes ('iintorimry and South Isliind, selected: Under iSlb. . . . . ' r »% 4S-50II). . . • • n 57-Ollb. . . • ■ 4% 05-7211). . . . . 4 North Island: 4S-50II). . . . . 4% 57-0 1lb. . . . . '1 /"a 05-7211). . . . . 4 Ewes: Under ISlb. .. .. 4% 4S-oilb. .. .. 3 1 ; 05-72II). .. .. 3*/, Australian—■ Wethers: First, 4S-55lb. .. 4 Second, 30-55lb. .. 4'a Ewes, 30-55lb. .. 4 Argentine— Wethers: First, -IS O lib. .. <IY« First. 05-7'Jlb. .. 3'/, Palu KO II in n —- Wethers and Maiden Ewes: Under 501 b. . . . . 4'n 50-ooib. .. .. Auk. 8 d r.% 4% 4% 4 4% 4'/s 4 ■\V A •xv t S'A 4 4% 4 4V 4 3% <1% 3 y. FROZEN LAMB New Zealand— Canterbury: 3oll>. and under .. 7 37-1'Jib. .. .. (>'/, .13-5011). .. .. (Pi Second, about 31 lib. .. 0% Other South Island: Moll), and under ' . . 7% 37-l'Jlb. .. .. (i'i •13-50lb. .. <>% North Island, selected: 301b. ami under .. 7 :/ , 37- I'Jlb. . . .. fp; -13-5011). . . Second, about 30lb. . . 7 North Island, other: First, lib. and under 7 Firsl, 37-1 'Jib. .. Second, about 301b. .. O'/a Australian — Victorian .- First, 30lb. and under O'-J First, 37-1211). . . 5% Second, 301b. and under 0% Other States: First, 30lb. and under 0% First, 37-l'Jlb. .. 0 Second, 30lb. and under 0 All States: Third, about 201b. .. O'i Argentine— First, 301b. and under 0'{ First, 37-l'Jlb. .. r,\ Second, about 3Slb. . . <j% Pat a IonianFirst, 3(ilb. and under (flf, First, 37 121b. . . 5', Second, about 381b. . . 0 7 (>V t 0% H 5/ . 7 a 1 ; O/B 7 y A f>' / A r,y A (>•% 0/a o':, § n !/ a G 0 7 a C>% , >/ a (J FROZEN OX BEEF (J 15-210lbs.) New Zealand— Hinds .. .. 3% Fores .. . . oy e Australian — Hinds .. .. 3V, Crops .. .. 2V* 8 #/ — ' 8 «n/ CHILLED OX REEF (U5-210lbs.) New Zealand— Hinds .. .. 4V a Fores .. .. 2% Australian— H inds .. .. 3'S <'ro|>s .. .. 'j y A South African— Hinds .. .. F>V, Fores .. . . 2% Southern lUioiicslan—■ Hinds . . . . 4 Fores .. .. 2/4 Argentine — Hinds .. .. 5% Fores . . . . 3 Uruguayan— IIinds . . . . Fores .. . . 2V« Brazilian— Hinds .. .. 4'/, Fores .. * nv 4 ~/8 *)!/ —/0 # 4Vj 2V a 0 3/4 ,V/ 8 3 47a • FROZEN PORK New Zealand— First, (iO-SOlb. .. fi First, sl-loiill). .. (i First, JOl-l'JiiIb. .. (i First, 121-100lb. .. 0 Australian—• First, (i()-.sO|b. .. (i First, si-1 oolb. .. i; First, 101-12iilb. .. (>% "None offering. 6 (j 6Y 2 (> a 0 %