FINANCE AND COMMERCE

Taranaki Daily News, 4 June 1934, Page 16

FINANCE AND COMMERCE

MEAT MARKETS IN LONDON

SALES OF FROZEN AND CHILLED. FURTHER ALL-ROUND INCREASE. By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright Rec. 5.5 p.m. London, June 2. Following are the latest quotations for frozen and chilled meat, with those of the previous week for comparison:— FROZEN MUTTON. .

The weekly quotations are based on actual sales of wholesale quantities of carcases of mutton or lambs or of quarters of beef delivered to Smithfield market and/or London stores. They are compiled by the quotations committee, Smithfield. 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 tire bulk of shipments now on offer.

New Zealand— Wethers and maiden ewes, Canterbury and North Isand selected May 26 June 2 d. d. 48/561b. Dt 51 57/641b. 41 41 65/721b 4} 44 North Island: 48/561b 51 51 57/641b.65/721b 4J 44 41 41 Ewes: Under 481b 41 4g 48/641b 33 33 65/721b 3 34 Australian— Wethers: First, 40/651b 4i 44 Second, 30/551b 41 4g Ewes, 30/551b 35 44 Ewes, 30/551b 3i 31 Argentine— Wethers: First, 48/641b 43 41 First, 65/721b 32 4 Patagonian— Wethers and maiden ewes: Under 501b .'. 4i 45 50/601b 4 Ewes, 40/501b. — — FROZEN LAMBS. New Zealand— Canterbury: 361b. and under 73 7-i 37/421b 61 75 43/501b 61 61 Second, about 321b 74 74 Other South Island: 361b. and under ........ 73 71 37/421b 61 7 43/501b 64 61 North Island selected: 361b. and under 7| 71 37/421b 7 ' 7j 43/501b 64 71 Second, about 321b 7§ 74 North Island, other: First, 361b. and under .. 74 7S First, 37/421b 61 7 Second, about 321b 74 7g Australian— Victorian: First, 361b. and under .. 7 74 First, 37/421b 61 6| Second, 361b. and under 7 74 Other States: First, 361b. and under .. 65 74 „First, 37/421b 61 64 Second, 361b. and under 7 74 All States: Third, about 261b 7i 74 Argentine— First, 361b. and under .. 65 7 First, 37/421b 65 6f Second, about 281b 65 74 Patagonian— Firsts, 361b. and under . 7 74 37/421b 65 64 Second, av. about 301b. 7 74 FROZEN OX BEEF. New Zealand— Fores, 160/2201b 24 24 Hinds, 160/2201b 34 3i Australian— Crops, 1001b and under 23 2§ Over 1001b 21 21 Hinds, 1601b. and under 34 34 Over 1601b. 34 35 CHILLED OX BEEF. Argentine— Fores, 160/2201b. ....... Hinds, 160/220Ib 21 21 54 54 FROZEN PORK. New Zealand— First, 60/801b. 6 64 First, 81/1001b 6 6 First, 101/1201b 51 51 Australian— First, 60/1001b 6 6 First, 101/1201b 51