FROZEN MEAT TRADE.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13167, 28 January 1936, Page 2

FROZEN MEAT TRADE.

EASIER TENDENCY FOR LAMB. BEEF STEADY. Lamb market: Spot stocks continue on the* short side, hut tendency easier in anticipation of larger supplies in the near future. Mutton market: Lightweight wethers are in rather short supply, and remain firm at unchanged prices. Heavyweights easier. Ewes ceiiti mu,* steady and unchanged. Heef market: Frozen beef market sfeadv dial mu hanged with slightly hotter demand .owing to better prices of chilled beef. New Zealand porker pigs: Market <1 diet ami unchanged, but tendency of market easier. New Zealand baconer pigs: Spot market quiet at slightly lower prices owing to Australian baconers filling temporary shortage. 'The above* report was received by the Meat. Hoard from its London office, which advises that the following are the approximate average prTees realised for the week, based on actual transactions of wholesale quantities of the descriptions of meat mentioned and are tor representative parrels of the goods offering during the week, being for business done 1 on the basis of delivered to Smithfield market. and/or ex London stores. Prices for the two previous weeks are also shown: New Zealand sheep: Canterbury and North Island selected crossbred wethers and maiden ewes, 48ib and under, A ,’d (same); 481 b to A6lb, sfd, Aj>d); A7li> to 041 b, 4;{d (4£d, 4£d); OAlb to 7211), 4fd (same). North Island. 4811: to A (ilh, Aid (A-±d, Aid); A 711)' to 041 b, lid (4 id, 4 fd) ; OAlb to 721 h. 4gd (same); IBlf> to 041 b, 3id (same) ; OAlb to 721 b, 2gd (2fd, 3d). New Zealand lambs: New season's, Canterbury, not quoted. North Island Downs, 3131 b and under, Bcl (same) ; 371 bto 421 b, 8d (same) ; 431 h to AOlb, 7§d (not quoted); second quality, average about 301 b, 7fd (same*; North Island, first quality, 361 b and under. (7fd, 7fd) ; 371 h to 421 b, 7ijd 7|d, 7fd) ; second quality, average about 311 b, 7id (.same). Australian lambs: Victorian, first quality, new season’s, 361 b and under, i d (7fd. 7fd) ; 361 b and under, 7d (74d, 7-id); 371 b to 421 b, 6id. 6fd). Argentine lambs: First quality, new season's, 361 b and under, (6|d, 6|d) ; 371b’ to 421 b, 6*fd (6|d, 6§d). New Zealand frozen beef: Ox hinds, 14Alb to 2101 b, 3fd (same) ; ox fores, 1451 b to 2101 b, 2fd (same). New Zealand chilled beef: Ox hinds. 14 51b to 2101 b, Ad (4-id), not quoted) ; ox lores, 1451 b to 2101 b, 2id (2|d, not quoted). Argentine chilled beef: Ox hinds, 1451 bto 2101 b, ofd (same) ; ox fores, 1451 b to 2101 b, 3fd (3d, 2£d). Uruguayan chilled beef: Ox hinds, 14Alb to ' 2101 b, od (4*d, 4id) ; ox fores, 14Alb to 2101 b, 3fd (2fd, 2fd). Australian chilled beef: Ox hinds, 1401. bto 2101 b, Ad (4*d, 4id) ; ox crops, weights corresponding, 3d (2-id, 2idL Union of Smith African chilled beef; Ox hinds, 1451 b to 2101 b, not quoted ; ox crops, weights corresponding, 3d (2id, 2id). Southern Rhodesian chilled beef: Ox hinds. 1451 b to 2101 b, 4fd (4id, 4id) ; ox fores, 1451 b to 2101 b, 2fd (21 d, 2£d). New Zealand porker pigs: First quality, 001 b to 801 b, 7d (same) ; 811 b to 1001 b, oid (6fd, 6fd); 1011 b to 1201 b, Sd (same).

New Zealand baconer pigs: 1211 b to 1601 b, Afd (ofd, oid).