FROZEN AND CHILLED

Taranaki Daily News, 29 October 1934, Page 6

FROZEN AND CHILLED

MEAT PRICES AT LONDON NEW ZEALAND MUTTON ADVANCES. DECLINE IN LAMB QUOTATIONS. By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright Rec. 6.30 p.m. London, Oct. 27. Following are the latest quotations foi frozen and chilled meat, with those ol the previous week for comparison:— FROZEN MUTTON. New Zealand— Wethers and maiden ewes, Canterbury and North Island

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 the bulk of shipments now on offer.

selected C let. 20 Oct. 27 487561b 43 4S 577641b 43 4£ 65/721b 41 4.1 North Island: 48/561b 43 4S 577641b 4S 4J 657721b 41 45 Ewes: Under 481b 3] 35 48/641b 33 31 657721b 3 21 Australian— Wethers: First, 40/651b 3S 3S Second, 30/551b 31 Ewes, 30/551b 3J 3S Argentine— Wethers: First, 48/641b • 41 41 First, 657721b 31 31 Patagonian— Wethers and Maiden Ewes: Under 501b 31 31 507601b 3J — FROZEN LAMBS, New Zealand— Canterbury: 361b. and under 7 64 377421b 64 6J 43/501b 6 55 Second, about 321b 6 6.1 Other South Island: 361b. and under 64 6? 37/421b 6S 61 Second, 43/501b 53 55 North Island Selected: 361b. and under 75 74 377421b 6S 64 43/501b 61 55 Second, about 321b fri 61 North Island, other: First, 361b. and under 63 65 First, 37/421b Second, about 321b 63 6g 65 64 Australian — Victoria: First, 361b. and under .... 6 First, 37/421b 55 Second, 361b. and under 5i — Other States: First, 361U and under .. 63 First, 37/421b 63 Second, 361b. and under 5 61 All States: Third, about 261b 55 64 Argentine— , First. 361b. and under .. 6.1 63 First, 37/421b 6 53 Second, about 281b 61 64 FROZEN OX BEEF. New Zealand— Fores, 160/2201b 23 21 Hinds, 160/2201b 31 31 Australian— Crops, 1001b. and under 21 25 Crops, over 1001b 25 25 Hinds, 1601b and under 3J 34 Hinds, over 1601b 3J 31 CHILLED OX BEEF. Argentine— Fores, 160/2201b 31 31 Hinds, 16072201b 55 5 FROZEN PORK. New Zealand — First, 607801b 61 61 First, 81/1001b 61 6g First, 10171201b 64 6 Australian— First, 8071001b 65 61 First, 101-1201b 6s