FROZEN MEAT

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20783, 19 July 1937, Page 14

FROZEN MEAT

QUOTATIONS ON SMITHFIELD LAMB MARKET STEADY The market for best quality lamb is steady, with prices unchanged, according to the weekly report of the New Zealand Meat Producers' Board. Other descriptions of lamb are slightly easier owing to competition with Australian and Patagonian supplies. The market for wethers is firm owing to light stocks, and ewes are quiet and unchanged. The frozen beef market is nominal and chilled beef is generally easier owing to the hot weather affecting demand. Trade for New Zealand porker pigs is slow. New Zealand baconer pigs are steady and unchanged. Following are the latest quotations announced by the Board, together with the values ruling at the close of the two previous weeks:—

Figs—1211b to 1601 b .. 64 6J 61 The weekly quotations are 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 Smithfield market and/or ex London stores. SHIPMENTS TO BRITAIN The New Zealand Meat Producers' Board is advised from its London Office that the shipments of meat to the United Kingdom during June, 1937. were as follows: —

OPOSSUM SKIN SALE

DEMAND RESTRICTED 1 By Telegraph—Pres* Association DUNEDIN, July 16 The first opossum sale for the season was held to-day when approximately 4800 skins were offered. The quantity forward was exceptionally small owing to very rough weather conditions since the trapping season opened, and as most of the skins offered were early caught, the quality was not good. The demand was restricted except for the best grade skins, which sold well up to last season’s rates, 16 - being obtained for super blues. Secondary and inferior grades were generally about 6d lower than last season. Following is the range of prices, the lower prices in each case mostly representing North Island skins:—Super blues 9/6 to 16 -; first blues 7/9 to 11 10; second blues, 6 3 to 8/7; super greys, 8 9 to 13 2; first greys. 7/4 to 10 3; second greys, 6, - to 6 6; super reds, 4 '9 to 7 TO; first reds, 4/- to 6 2; second reds. 3 6 to 4 9; super blacks, 5 6 to 68; first blacks. 4 6 to 5/-; second blacks. 3 6 to 4 -; super browns, 5/- to 59; first browns, 4 3 to 4/9; second browns. 3 4 to 3 9; small blacks 1 5 to 3 small blues and greys. 1/6 to 4/3; inferior and damaged, 1/8 to 3/-. HIGH COMMISSIONER’S REPORT The Department of Agriculture has received the following message, dated July 10, from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, London:— Tallow Auctions will be held on July 21, market continues quiet. Hemp Manila: Market quiet, steadier at the close. Value "K” grade for JulySeptember shipments £3l; SeptemberNovember shipments sold £3l/5/-. Sisal: Market firm and active; good business has been done. July-September shipments sold up to £2B/s'-; Novem-ber-January shipments £2B/10 '-. New Zealand: Market continues idle. Small business done in "Common’’ at £26; "Rejected” at £24/10/-. Apples Market steady; prices slightly higher. Jonathans, Delicious. Tasma. 9 6 to 10 6; Sturmer. Statesman. Newton Pippin 9 - to 10 76; Cleopatra, Rome Beauty 8 6 to 9 6. LONDON SALES. United tress Association—By electric Telegraph - Cnrvrlght LONDON, July 16. The wool sales closed with an offering of 7256 bales, including 5001 New Zealand; 5994 bales were sold. Competition was active, and good clearances were effected at film rates. New Zealand: Scoured merinos, “Rosedale’’ top 301 d, average 301 d; slipe, quarterbred lambs, “Kaiapoi" 23ad; halfbreds, ditto, top 2nd, average. 19id. Tiiroughout the sales 71.000 bales were offered, 23,100 bales of Australian and 29,000 bales of Jew Zealand being sold, with 5500 Australian and 16,000 New Zealand held over. The Home trade ought 37,500 bales, and the Continent 31,500. Competition was increasingly active, as the sales progressed. Better class merinos were rather dearer; faulty pieces were par to 5 per cent, lower; fine crossbreds recovered the initial loss and closed at par. Coarse grades were firm throughout. Slipes closed 5 per ceijt. lower. Dalgety and Company Ltd., have received the following advice from their London office— < Wool sales closed firm and active. Home trade principal operators, with good support from France. As compared with closing rates of last series greasy Merino par to id higher, scoured Merino, unchanged except short and faulty Hd to 2d lower, greasy half-bred and scoured half bred, unchanged except short and faulty lid to 2d lower, greasy crossbred, fine, medium and coarse unchanged, scoured crossbred par to Id lower, lambs slipes id to Id lower, slipes, other descriptions Id to lid lower, greasy lambs par to Id lower. Quotatio: 3 for greasy wool unchanged as compared with closing rates of last series. METALS MARKET

THE EXCHANGES. United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph Convrtcht LONDON. July 16. Foreign exchange quotations are:— Dollar, 4.964 to the pound; franc, 1281 to the pound.

July 16 9 2 Per lb. N.Z. Sheep— d. d. d Canterbury & North Island selected Xbred wethers and or maiden ewes— 481b and under .. 5S 54 55 491b to 651b .. .. 51 5i 51 571b to 641b .. .. 55 5 5 651b to 721b . . .. 5 4s 42 Ewes — 481b and under.. 4 4 4.1 491b to 561b .. .. 35 35 31 571b to 651b .. .. 3a 35 3j 651b to 721b .. .. 3g 3S 3g N.Z. Lambs— Canterbury— 361b and under .. 7 ■ 7 371b to 421b .. .. 62 65 64 431b to 501b .. .. 62 62 62 Second quality— Aver, about 311b . 6S 7 li Other South Island— 361b and under .. 74 75 71 37ib to 421b .. .. a; 6J 7 431b to 501b .. .. 62 62 62 Second quality— Aver, about 301b . n 75 71 North Island Downs — 361b and under .. li 75 371b to 431b .. .. 7 7 431b to 501b .. .. 62 62 62 Second quality— Aver, about 301b . 71 71 7J North Island— First quality— 361b and under .. 72 73 71 371b to 431b .. .. 62 62 63 421b to 501b .. .. — — — Second quality— Aver, about 311b . 62 65 I Australian Lambs— Victorian — First quality— 291b to 361b .. .. 6? 62 63 371b to 421b .. .. 65 65 64 Argentine Lambs— First quality— 361b and under .. 65 65 64 371b to 421b .. .. 61 61 6 N.Z. Chilled BeetOx hinds— 1451b to 2101b .. 55 55 55 Ox fores— 1451b to 2101b .. 32 32 33 Argentine Chilled Beef— Ox hinds— 1451b to 2101b .. 65 65 61 Ox fores — 1451b to 2101b .. 3» 4 4 Uruguayan Chilled Beef— Ox hinds— 1451b to 2101b .. n* 5g 54 Ox fores— 1451b to 2101b .. 35 32 32 Brazilian Chilled BeefOx hinds— 1451b to 2101b .. 51 5J 4! Australian Chilled Beef— Ox hinds— 1451b to 2101b .. 5 — 44 Ox crops, weights corresponding 35 — 35 Union of South Africa Chilled BeefOx hinds— 1451b to 2101b .. 55 55 51 Ox fores— 1451b to 2101b .. 3S 33 32 Southern Rhodesian Chilled BeefOx hinds— 1451b to 2101b .. 42 51 45 Ox fores— 1451b to 2101b .. 31 3i 31 N.Z. Porker Pigs— First quality— 611b to 801b .. 6i 6} 65 811b to 1001b .. GJ 6J 64 1011b to 1201b .. 6J 61 68 1211b to 1601b .. — — — N.Z. Prime Baconer

Australia Carcases mutton 109,276 Carcases Iamb 246,164 Quarters beef (frozen) .. 167,227 Quarters beef (chilled) .. 37,157 South America Carcases mutton 93,680 Carcases lamb 248,025 Quarters beef (frozen) .. 2.285 Quarters beef (chilled) .. 469,430 South Africa Quarters beef (chilled) 11,433 New Zealand Carcases mutton .. . .. 113,921 Carcases lamb 1,009,993 Quarters beef (frozen) .. 18,596 Quarters beef (chilled) .. 12,894 The retail prices of New Zealand meat in London are— Lamb Per lb. d. .. 12 Shoulders .. .. . .. 11 Loins .. 11 Necks .. 6 Breasts .. 3 Forequarters 84 Hindquarters .. .. .. 114 Mutton Legs .. 9 Shoulders .. 8 Loins .. 8 Necks .. 4 Breasts .. 2

LONDON. July 15 Copper— £ s. d. Standard, spot 55 5 0 Forward 55 11 3 Electrolytic 61 0 0 to 63 0 0 Wire bars 63 0 0 Lead— Spot 24 8 9 Forward 24 4 44 Spelter— Spot 24 8 9 Forward 23 0 74 Tin— Spot 267 17 6 Forward 266 17 6 Silver— d. Fine, per oz 19 15-16 Standard, per oz 214