FROZEN MEAT

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 20182, 26 June 1928, Page 9

FROZEN MEAT

VALVES IN LONDON.

Messrs Levin and Co., Ltd., have tcccivcd the following cable from their ! London agents, dated June 22: !Frozen meat quotations (prices on a ‘ delivered" basis, i. 0., including storage charges, cartage, tolls, etc.;: Down lambs, 28/42, lojd per lb; best North Island, 28/42, 9-£d; ordinary North Island, 28/42, 9fd; second quality lamb, 28/42, 9|d; best North Island wethers, 48/64, 7jd; best North Island wethers. <34/72, 6fcl; ordinary NorAh .Island wethers, 48/64, 7d; North Island ewes, 48/64, 51d; North Island Ewes, 64/72, 5Jd; New Zealand prime ox beef, 160/220, sd. As compared with last week’s quotations, lamb is id per lb. lower, heavy wethers and owes id per ]b. lower, others unchanged. Beed id per lb. higher. The spot market is weaker all round, and the demand is poor. The outlook at the moment is rather uncertain. Dalgety and Company (London) report: —Lamb: N.Z. prime Canterbury lnnb, 28/36, 10jd; North Island lOd; Canterbury. 36/42, lOd; North Island, f>2-; Canterbury second quality, 9sd; North Island second quality, 94d; Canterbury, 42/50, 9£d; North Island, 94d. .Market, any change is in favour of buyers, moderate demand. Mutton: N.Z. Prime Canterbury mutton, 48/56, ?I4d; North Islaand, 7|d; Canterbury, 66/64, 6£d; North Island, 6|d; Canterbury, 64/72, 64d; North Island, 6|d; Canterbury ewes, 48/64, sjd; North island ewes, 48/64, s|d. Market weak, demand moderate. Beef: N.Z. prime ox beef hinds s£d, fores 4d; Argentine chilled beef hinds 74d, fores 4d. Market very firm, demand continues. Pork: English porkers, 80/1001bs., BLI to 9|d; N.Z. porkers, 80/100, 6£d to 6sd; N Z. porkers, 100/120, 6}d to 6£d.

The New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board has received the following cable from its London Office, dated June 22, advising Smithfield delivered prices averaged for the week ending that date as follows: Smithfield Prices. N.Z. Wethers and Maidens: Canterbury quality, selected brands, 56 and under, 7id; 57 to 64, 7 l-8d; 65 to 72, 6sd. Other brands, 56 and under "id; 57 to 64, 7d; 65 t) 72, 6 5-Bd. N.Z. Ewes: 64 and under N.Z. Lambs: Canterbury quality, 36 and under 3 0 3-8 d; 37 to 42, 9 7-8 d; 43 to 50, 9 5-8 d; seconds 9 7-Bd. Selected brands, 36 and under 10 3-8 d; 37 to 42, 9 7-Bd. Other brands, Ist quality, 36 and under lOd; 37 to 42, 9 5-8 d; second quality, 30 to 32 average lOd. Australian Lambs: Victorian, Ist quality, 361 b. and under, not quoted; 37 to 421 b., not quoted. Argentine Lambs: Ist quality, 36 lb. and under, not quoted, 37 to 421 b., not quoted. New Zealand Beef: Ox fores, 4d, ox hinds 6d, cow fores 3id, cow hinds sd. Argentine Chilled Beef: Ox fores, 44d, ox hinds 7 3-Bd. Argentine Frozen Beef: Ox fores, not quoted; ox hinds, not quoted. Frozen Pork: Porkers, 60 to 801 b., 7id, ditto, 81 to 991 b., JOO to 120 lb., 6Jd; baconers, 121 to 1801 b., 7id.