FROZEN MEAT TRADE.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13284, 16 June 1936, Page 7

FROZEN MEAT TRADE.

LAMB PRICES ADVANCE, CHICLED BEEF FIRMER. Lamb market: Firm with further advance in prices; consumption continues to improve. Mutton market: Wethers and ewes, better trade at increased prices. New Zealand porker pigs: Firmer, but consumption is falling off. New Zealand baconer pigs: Market firmer ewing to shorter supplies. The above report was received on Saturday by the Meat Board from its London office, which advises that the following are the approximate average prices realised for the week, based on actual transactions of wholesale quantities of the descriptions of meat mentioned, and are for representative parcels of the goods offering during the week, being for business done on the basis of delivered to Smith field 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: 481 b and under, 5d (4£d, 4fd) • 481 bto 561 b, 4gd (4fd, 4*d) ; 571 b to 641 b, 4£d (same) ; 6olb to 721 b, 4cf (3£d, 3gd). North Island: 481 bto 561 b, 43 d (4Jd. 4*d) ; 571 b to 641 b, 4£d (same) ; 6511> to 721 b, 4d (3|d, 3|d). Ewes: 481 b and under, 4Jd (4d, 3|d) ; 481 b to 641 b, 3|d (3fd, 3fd) ; 651 b to 721 b, 3V d (3fd, 3fd). New Zealand lambs.—Canterbury: 361 b and under, 7£d (7£d, 7id) ; 371 b to 421 b, 6fd (62d, 6|d) ; 4311> to 501 b, 6£d (6fd, 6£d) ; second quality, average about 311 b, 7<l (6£d, 6£d). Other Smith Island: 361 b and under, 7£d (7£d, 73-d) ; 3'711> to 421 b, 69d (63d, 63d); 431 b to 501 b, 6fd ((i 3d, 6Jd). North Island downs: 361 b and under, 7fd (73d, 73d); 371 b to 42!b, 66d (67d, 6|d); 431 b to 5011>, 63<1 (6’ld, 6.|d); second quality, average about 361 b, 7\d (7id, 7id). North r.sland, first qualitv: 361 b and under, 7id (7d, 7d) ; 371 b to 421 b, 6£d (63id, 6Jc 1) ; second quality, aver- ! ago about 311 b, 6:|d (same).

Australian lambs, first quality.— 361 b and under, 6£d (same) ; 3711> to 421 b, 6fd (63d, 6£d). Argentine lambs, first quality.—■ 361 b and under, 6gd (61 d, Old) ; 371 b to 421 b, 6d (same). New Zealand frozen l>eef.—Ox hinds, 1451 b to 2101 b, 4d (4d, 4£d) ; ox fores, 1451 b to 2101 b. 3d (same). New Zealand chilled beef.—Ox hinds, 1451 bto 2101 b, 5d (43d, 33d) ; ox fores, 1451 b to 2101 b, 3d (2|d, 2 id). Argentine chilled beef.—Ox hinds, 1451b* to 2101 b, 6£d (s|d, sd) ; ox fores, 1451 b to 2101 b, 3fd (3ld, 3d). XTruguayan chilled beef.—Ox hinds, 1451 b to 2101 b, (43d, 4£d) ; ox fores, 1451 b to 21(>lb, 3-fd (3d, 2fd). Brazilian chilled beef.—Ox binds, 1451 b to 2101 b, sld (4£d, 4d). Australian frozen beef.—Ox hinds, 1451 bto 2.101 b, 4d (4d, 4£d) ; ox crops, weights corresponding, 3|d (same). Australian chilled beef.—Ox hinds, 1451 b to 2101 b, sld (4 : }d, 4&d) ; ox crops, weights corresponding, 3£d (3d, 2£d). Union of South Africa chilled beef. —Ox hinds, 1451 b to 2101 b, sfd (4fd, 4£d) ; ox fores, 1451 b to 2101 b, 2fd (22d, 2£d). Southern Rhodesian chilled beef.— Ox hinds, 1451 b to 2101 b, 43d (4!d, hot quoted) ; ox fores, 1451 b to 2101 b, 2|d not quoted). New Zealand porker pigs, first quality.—6olb to 801 b, 53d (sfd, 53d) ; 81lb to 1001 b, old (sfd, sfd) ; 1011 b to 1201 b, s ld (same). New Zealand prime baconer pigs. —l2llb to 1601 b, sgd (s|d, 53d). MARKET STEADY TO FIRM. Compared with last week’s quotations, lamb, with the exception of down, 361 b to 421 b, is Id per lb higher; wethers, 641 b to 721 b, and ewes under 641 b, Id per lb higher; beef, Jd per lb higher. Others unchanged. The market is steady to firm. Levin and Co., Ltd. received the above cabled advice on Saturday from their London agents. The Bank of New Zealand, produce department, has received the following advice from its London office as at close of business last week: There is a Jbettcr inquiry for wethers. There is a little better demand for ewes. Lambs are in fair demand and it is thought that prices will iVmain steady at present quo- ( tat ion.-5. Smaller supplies of chilled } beef have caused prices to harden.