N.Z. FROZEN MEAT

New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12094, 23 March 1925, Page 11

N.Z. FROZEN MEAT

shipped from: new Zealand. 1984.—November, 13,510 bepf quarters, 110,881 mutton carcases, 27,194 lamb carcases to United .Kingdom; December, 11,576 beef quarters, 142,056 mutton carcases, 204,746 lamb carcases to United Kingdom; 25,256 beef quarters to Genoa. 1925: January, 7480 beef quarters, 108,178 mutton carcases, 360,326 lamb carcases to United Kingdom; February, 12,677 beef quarters, 280,113 mutton carcases, 704,594 lamb carcases to United. Kingdom; 5189 beef quarters to Hamburg. Totals, 45,248 beef quarters, 650,723 mutton carcases, 1,31fU169 lamb carcases to United Kngdom; 25,256 beef quarters to Genoa; 5199 beef quarters to Hamburg. KILLINGS. Killings at all works during 1924-25 season, commencing November Ist, 1924, to February 28th, 1825 : North South

THE MEAT MARKET

PRICES AT SMITHFIELD. The New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board: has received the following cable from its London office, dated March 20th, 1925, advising Smithfieid delivered prices at that dato as follows (prices for the two previous weeks are also ehown in parentheses):— New Zealand wethers and maidens, Canterbury quality, selected brands, 561 b and nnder 9fd (9|d. 9Jd); 57/641b, BJd (81d, 8id); 65/721b, 7id (7Jd, 7*d). Other brands, 561 b and under, 9d (9d, 9d); 57/641b, 8d (Bd, 8d); 65/721b, 7d <7d, 7d, Now Zealand ewes, 641 b and under, 7Jd (7id, 7Jd). New Zealand lamb, Canterbury quality, 861 b and under, 12td <l2id, 12W); 37/421b, lljd (12d, 12}d); 43/501b, Hid (ll|d, 11 jd); seconds, llid (ll|d, llid); selected brands, 361 b and under, 12id, (12id, 12id), 37/421b llid (12d, 12id). Other brands, first quality, 421 b and under, llid (llid, 12d); seconds, llid (Hid, llid). New Zealand beef, ox fores 4{d (4}d, 4|d), hinds s}d (sid, s|d); cow, fores 4-jd (4|d, -Hd;., hinds 5d (sd, 54). Argentine chille beet, ox, fores 5d (sd, 5Jd), hinds 7d (7d, 73d). Argentine chilled beef, ox, fores 5d (sd, (43d, 4,3 d), hinds 6id (6id, 61d). Frozen pork. 80/1291b, not quoted.; 120/1801b, 8)d (Bid, BJd). Frozen veal, not quoted.

Island. Island. Total. Boneless b6ef Beef (quarters) Wether mutton 150,024 2,509 152,533 (carcases) Ewe mutton 716,967 48,600 765,567 (carcases) ILamt* 889,609 35,239 424,848 (carcases) ... 1,374,535 824,689 2,199,224 (carcases) Boneless beef 21,175 195 21,370 (freight c/s)... Sundries 75,486 15,856 12,873 88,359 (freight c/e) ... 1,590 17,446 STOCKS TN HAND. Stocks on hand in Ne-vr Zealand Febru.ary 28th:— North South Island* Island. Total. Beof (quarters) Wether mutton 95,775 253)034 2,234 98,009 (carcases) Ewe mutton 27,078 23(7,112 (carcases) Lamb (carcases) Pork (carcases) 203,456 28,078 231,643 362,094 361,001 723,095 8,397 195 8,592 Boneless beef (freight c/s... Sundries 34,834 8,290 43,124 , (freight.- o/e)... 9,808 1,200 11,008. Stocks of frozen meat ' loaded into steamers not departed from New Zealand as at February 28th: — Beef (quarters) Mutton (carcases) .... Lamb (carcases) J. 185,943