MEAT IN LONDON

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23026, 2 May 1938, Page 5

MEAT IN LONDON

PRICES AT SMITHFIELD LAMB IN GOOD DEMAND VALUES ADVANCE FURTHER Lamb is still meeting with n Rood demand on the British market, according to the weekly report of the NewZealand Meat Producers' Board. Trices for all descriptions have advanced further. Wethers are steady and unchanged on the mutton market. Ewes show an easier tendency. There are again no quotations for frozen beef and chilled beef is easier 011 extremely heavy supplies. New Zealand porker pigs are firmer 011 short stocks, while New Zealand baconer pigs are steady and unchanged. Following are the latest quotations announced by the board, together with the values ruling at the close of the previous week: — FROZEN MUTTON April 21 April 28 d d New Zealand— Crossbred Wethers and Maiden Ewes: Under -481b. . . . . 5% 5% 4S-oftlb 5 % 5% r»T 0-1 lb 5 5 Go 721b 4/t 4/' t . Ewes: Under 4Mb. .. ..4 4 48-50lb 3% SV, 57-«4lb 3% 3% 65-721b 3% 3% FROZEN LAMB New Zealand — Canterbury: I 3(ilb. and under .. 7% 7'4 ! 37-421'0 7'A 7% 43-oOlb 7'i 7 1 '. Second, about 31 lb. .. 7% 7% Other South Island: Ufilb. and under .. 7% 7V, 31 -421b. . . . .. 7% 7% 43-50lb -,Va North Island: 3(31 b. and under .. 7'/£ 7% 37-4-Mb 7V a 7% 43-oOlb VA 7V4 j Second, about 301b. . . ~ 1/ a 7% | North Island, first quality: 1 301b. and under .. ~V 3 7®/ 4 • 37.421b 7", 7% 43-VOlb 7'/, 7Vi Second, about 311b. .. 75« 7'/, , Australian — | Victorian: First, 3filb. and under IV, 7 1 ; ! Fir«t, 37-12lb. . . 7 7 Argentine (new season's) — First, 3(ilb. and under H T/ . 7 First, 37121b. . .. ii% 6% CHILLED OX BEEF (1151b. to 2101b.) . i New Zealand — ! ! Hinds 5 Fores . . . . • • 3% 3Vj , Australian — Hinds 4", 4% Crops . . . . . ■ 3 3 : »'• South African — i Hinds * f>% Fores .. ' 3% Southern Khodcsian — Hinds .. .. .. 4Va 4'.' 4 Fores 3 27. Argentine— Hinds «V 4 « Fores .. . . 4 3% Uruguayan— Hinds .. .. . • fiVi 5% Fores .. .. .. 3'4 3% Brazilian — Hinds . . . . 5 4 T i FTiOZEN PORK New Zealand — First, (iO-80lb. . . 0% 7 First, 81-100lb. .. GV, 7 First, 101-1201b. 0 7 i 7 First, 121-100lb. 7 7 •Not quoted.

The weekly quotations are based on actual sales of wholesale quantities of carcases of mutton or lambs or of quarters ol beef delivered to Smithlk'ld market and/or London stores. In the casu of chilled beef, the rates represent the approximate prices realised for the •week at per lb.

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.

TRADE SLOW IN EWES WETHERS REMAIN STEADY The Rank of New Zealand has received the following advice from its London office as at the close of business last week: —Wethers: Demand anil prices are steady. Ewes: Trade is slow. Lambs: Smaller supplies have caused prices to harden. The advance in prices has checked the demand. Quotations: Wethers, light. 5d to ojd per lb; heavv, 4d to 4Jd; ewes, 2Jd to 4Jd: lambs twos, 7gd to 7Jd; eights, 7jd to 7&d; fours, 7Jd to 7Jd; seconds tJd to 7|d.

IMPROVEMENT OF QUALITY BOARD'S FURTHER EFFORTS A special effort is again being made by the New Zealand Meat Producers' Board to emphasise to farmers and sheep breeders the vital importance of improving the quality of their flocks to meet increasing competition on the London meat market. The board has decided to ask sheep breeding societies in the Dominion to endeavour to influence their members in the direction of producing a type of sheep which will best suit for the production of the ideal lamb. The premium Now Zealand has always secured in the United Kingdom over that obtained by other mutton, and lamb exporting countries is due to quality, and the board urges that every endeavour be made to see that this premium is maintained or increased.

With a view to creating still greater interest in the annual district fat lamb competitions, it has been decided to supplement tho amount. hitherto donated for those competitions by making a grant to the controlling agricultural and pastoral association for each district, to be allocated as prize-money for the competition in its district as it thinks best. These competitions were inaugurated in 1931 and have proved of great educational value to farmers, as well as serving as an excellent medium for advertising New Zealand lamb when on display at Smithfield.

MINING NEWS FIJI GOLD SHIPMENT [FROM OCR OWN correspondent] SUVA, April 28 By the Aorangi to-dav a further consignment of gold is beijig shipped to Sydney from the Emperor and Loloma min rt s. The shipment comprises 3719.310/.. of fine gold from the Emperor mine and 2603.607.. from Loloma, this being slightly below the quantity shipped last month, due to the fact that both mines were closed for three days during the Easter holidays. The shipment represents the monthly clean-up of the two mines. YIELDS OF COMPANIES Argo (West Coast). —790z. from 10,000 yds in 89 hours. Gillespie's Beach (South Westland). —-lOoz. 18dwt. from 11,620 yds in 105 hours. Mataki Junction (Murchison). —Week ended April 28. a total of 48<>7,. smelted gold from IS.oooyds in 109 hours. Moonlight Goldflelds (West Coast). —Wash-up on April 27 yielded 81oz. for 270 hours' sluicing.