MEAT IN LONDON

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23134, 5 September 1938, Page 5

MEAT IN LONDON

PRICES AT SMITHFIELD LAMB MARKET FIRM CHILLED BEEF IN DEMAND The report of the New Zealand Meat Producers' Board on the Smithfield market for the week ended September 1 states that the lamb market continues very firm and prices have furtheir advanced. Consumption remains satisfactory in spite of home-killed selling at the equivalent of New Zealand prices. Wethers and ewes are meeting with a better inquiry, with light-weight wethers firmer. The chilled beef market is slightly firmer this week owing to good demand. New Zealand porker pigs .are firm, with improved prices for light-weights, and the -New Zealand baconer market is quiet and unchanged. Following are ruling prices of wholesale quantities announced by the board, together with values ruling at tho close of the previous week:— FROZEN MUTTON

The weekly quotations are based on actual sales of wholesale quantities of carcases of mutton or lamb or of quarters of beof delivered to Smithfield market and/or London stores. In the case of chilled beef, the rates represent the approximate average 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 3 selected lines, hut for parcels fairly representative of the bulk of shipments now on offer. MUTTON OUTLOOK BETTER UPWARD TREND IN LAMBS The Bank of New Zealand has received the following advice from its London office as at the close of business last week: —Wethers: There is a little bettor demand. Ewes: There is a better inquiry and the outlook is brighter. Lambs: The market is firm with an upward tendency. Quotations:—Wethers, light, 4j»d to 5Jd per lb.; heavy, 4d to 4}d. Ewes, 2§d to 3fd. Lambs, twos, 7|d to 8d; eights, 7id to Sd; fours, 7fcl to 7id; seconds, 7d to 7id.

HIDES AND SKINS

VALUES IN WELLINGTON /!•

Hides were irregular and sheepskins wero easier at the sale held on Friday by the Wellington brokers. The range of prices was as follows: Dry Sheepskins.—Halfbred, to 9d; fine crossbred, 6d to S'id; medium crossbred. 4%d to 8V;d; coarse crossbred, 5 l / 2 d to half-wools, 6V£d to S/id; quarterwools. 3y 2 d to (i 3 -id; pelts. OV 2 d to 4d. Hides.—Ox, 331b to 441b, 3Md to 4®/.d; 451b to 5-_'lb, 3',d to 5%d; 531b to 301b, 4 s .d to 701b and over, 5 3 /« dto 6Hd. Cow, 331b to 301b. 3'id to 4®/«d; 401b to 4Slb, 3?id to 4'id; 401b and over, to 4 5 id. Kip, 2olb to 301b, 4%d to C'sd; 171b to 241b, to 7 3 s d. Yearling, lllb to 161b, to RV.d. Calf. 91b to 101b, 4%d to SMd; 6lb to Sib, to 9 1 ;d; lib to 51b, -> 3 / s d to 9%d. "

Aug 25 Sept. 1 per. Ib. per. lb. d d New Zealand— Crossbred we! hers and or maiden ewes: under 461b 5V. 5 l 4 4fi-561b 4% 4>L .17-64 Ib 4% 4 s /* 65-721 b 4/3 4/3 Ewes : Under 4Slb 3 s /, 3 V. 40-o6lb 3/ 3VJ 57-64 lb 3 * 3 63-721b 27. 27. FROZEN LAMB Canterbury: Under 361b -7? 77, 37-42ib 7 7/a . 7 /j 43-.~.0lb 7/a Second quality, average about 31lb . . 7 TVS Other South Island: Under afilb 7 V. 8 37-4'2lh -1/ 1 8 4 3-001 b ' /a 7% Xorth Island Downs: Under 361b 8 8-37-12Ih 7% H •i:;-50ib > Vi 77a Second quality, average about 301 b . . 1 X A -3/ Xorth Island, first quality: Under C6lb ~V A ~ 3 / t 37-42lb 7% 77/ Second quality, average about 31 lb 7 7V6 Australia — Victorian: First quality, 20-361b • 11 First quality, 37-421b • • Argentine— First quality, 301b 7 7 First quality, 37-121b 6/j 6V4" CHILLED OX BEEF (1451b to 2101b) Xew Zealand— Hinds .v/, S'4 F ores 3 / 2 3/g Australian— Hinds 5% 57, Crops (weights corresponding) 3% 3% South African — Hinds o'i o'.-i Fores .. .. >. 3% 37 a Southern Rhodesian— Hinds 57. ■57, Fores 37. 3% Argentine— Hinds .. .. r.-. 6V. 6% Fores .. . >. ZVA 4 Uruguayan— Hinds .. . 5'4 67,. Fores .. .. . 3% 3% Brazilian — Hinds s'/.; 6 FROZEN PORK New Zealand — Porkers: First quality. 61-S01b R'-l 6% Ditto, SI-1001b 6"e 6V« Ditto, 101-1201b 6 W 2 6% Baconers, 121-160lb . . 6% 6'/, •Not quoted'.