MEAT IN LONDON

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22541, 5 October 1936, Page 5

MEAT IN LONDON

FROZEN ANI) CHILLED PRICES AT SMITHFIELD NEW ZEALAND FORES FIRMER A firm market at Smithfield for New Zealand chilled beef with fores at slightly higher prices is reported by the New Zealand Meat Producers' Board for tho week ended October 2. Frozen beef is quiet and unchanged. A steady and unchanged market ruled for New Zealand lambs and similar conditions existed for wethers. Ewes were firm with prices of light-weights slightly better. New Zealand porker pigs met with good trade at unchanged levels. Baeoncr pigs were in short supply and quotations are nominal. Following are tho latest quotations announced by the board, together with the values ruling at the close of tho previous week: FROZEN MUTTON Sept. 20 Oct. 2 New Zealand — d d Wethers anil-Maiden Ewes. Canterbury and South Island, selected: . Under 4Slb •' < •is-.viib 4 4 f.7-tillb. . . • • 4 1 Go-7'Jlb. . . • • 4/a 4/a North Island: 4S-561b. .. . . 4*4 4V f . 57-041 H. . . . . 4y a -i% 65-7'Jlb. .. .. 4/g 4/8 Ewes: Under 4Slb. .. .. 4/a ■i/2 48-6411) 4 4 60-7'2lb. . . . . 3 7 / a 3'/. FROZEN LA3IB New Zealand — Canterbury: 3Rlb. and under .. 7VJ 7 \ 37-I'Jlb. . . . . 7>/« 7% 43-oOIb. . . . . <> l / 3 O'/a Second, about 31 lb. ..7 7 Other South Island: 3<ilb. and under .. 7VI 7VJ 37-1'Jll). .. .. 7" 4 7'-; 43-5011). .. .. U'/a North Island: 3(ilb. and under . . 7 1 „ 7 J /„ 37-t'_'lb. .. .. 7'; 43-0011). . . . . OV3 li'/j Second, about 30ll>. . . 7' /4 7'/ 4 North Island, first quality: 301b. and under .. 7"„ 7 w „ 37-I'Jlb. . . . . 7" 0 7' n Second, about 311b. .. OJi OJo Australian— Victorian: First, 3(ilb. and under * * First, 37-I'Jlb. . . * ArgentineFirst, 3(51b. and under 7 7 First, 37-I'Jlb. .. U'/ 3 u l /, FROZEN OX BEEF (1 10-'JlOlbs.) New Zealand— Hinds . . . . 3 3 .£ Fores .. . . -' „ Australian— Hinds .. .. 3'n 3', Crops .. .. •_>}„ CHILLED OX BEEF (110-2 lolbs.) New Zealand— Hinds .. . . * 0% Fores . . * Australian—■ Hinds .. . . r,'/ B s'/g Crops .. . . •_>% South African— Hinds .. * * Fores . . * * Southern Rhodcsian— Hinds .. .. 0 r,V 4 Fores .. . . 'j'/ 2 ArgentineHinds .. <; (l Fores . . . . 3 3*£ Uruguayan—■ Hinds .. . . 01/.,O 1 /., os/i0 s /i Fores .. . . ;»y t BrazilianHinds .. * * Fores .. .. • » FROZEN TORK New Zealand First, (iD-SOlb. . . ri'-J (jV. First, SMonlb. .. c'; <;'/ First, loi-Violb. a<„ 1 First, 1l!1-J (iolb. .. (j y 2 U % "None offering. Tho weekly quotations arc 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. lo 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 011 offer. FAIR DEMAND FOR EWES LAMBS QUIET, BUT FIRM The Bank of New Zealand received the following market report as at the close of business last week:—Wethers: Trade is slow. Ewes: There is a fair demand. Lambs: The market is quiet, but firm. Quotations: —Wethers, light. <l£d to 5Jd per lb.; heavy, :3Jd to 4{d; ewes, 3Jd to 4jjd; lambs, twos, to 7gd; eights, 7id to 7|d; fours, fljd to 6£d; seconds, 6£d to 7{d. NEW ZEALAND BEEP EXCELLENCE OF QUALITY CANBERRA, Oct. 3 Although the Commonwealth Government, according to its veterinary officer in London, Mr. H. Tinney, is actively extending its -policy of'shipping chilled instead of frozen beef to London, tho quality remains lower than that of some of the competitors in tho meat market.

Mr. Tinney says, undue optimism is not warranted when the results achieved by the Commonwealth are compared with those obtained by Now Zealand exporters. He describes Australian beef as "quito nice" and New Zealand beef as "excellent."

GOLD MINE DISPUTE DREDGE WORKERS' CLAIMS MEN TO RESUME TO-DAY [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] GREYMOUTH, Sunday A representative meeting of the Dredge nnd Goldmine "Workers' Union here to-da.v derided that the workers at the Golden Sands claim shall resume work to-morrow under the present conditions and that an endeavour should be made to have the terms of the agreement which was reached at the Conciliation Council here recently referred hack from the Court to the Conciliation Council. Demanding an increase in wages, employees of the Golden Sands Mining Company at Barry town delivered an ultimatum to the management. Tho ultimatum was originally ,to expire a week ago, but overtures were made to the men and they conceded tho management until Thursday. Their demands were not mot; and they ceased work at midnight. Under the recent alluvial mino and dredge workers' award tho wages of the Golden Sands employees wore fixed at 16s a day, but the men claim that they aro entitled to tho minimum wage paid to dredgo employees, considering tho fart that they aro required to provide oilskins and guinlioots for themselves, which the averago dredge worker is not required to do. The employees ask for 17s a day for day men, 18s a day for the six-shift men and 19s a day for the cloth-washer, who works a broken shift of eight hours —from 3 a.m. to 7 a.m. and from .'5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tho company considers tho agreement reached in a conciliation council is a liberal one. By it tho men's wages wore increased from 14s to 16s a day, and all workers woro granted eight days' holiday on full pay, 111 addition to other concessions.