FROZEN MEAT

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 109, 11 May 1931, Page 9

FROZEN MEAT

LONDON MARKETS i ' the LATEST QUOTATIONS ■ i Received Slay 10, 5.5 p.m. , LONDON, May ;i. l-'rozen meat quotations are as foll‘ low: ro Ne ' v Zeil,llnd klieep.—Canterbury and 1,. North Island selected crossbred wethers '■ and maiden ewes 48/561bs, 3 l-8d- ditto 57/G-Übs. 3Jd; ditto. 65/721bs, ’ 3J C | : North Island, 48/s(ilbs. 33d; ditto, 57 nt (illbs, 3Jd; ditto 65/7Llbs. 3 3-8<1; ewes - . 481bs and under. 3 3-8 d; ditto 48/041bs. y| 3d; ditto, 65/721bs, 2,d. y Australian Sheep.— first quality i crossbreds and-or Merino wethers. 40/ vs 3id; second quality, 30/551bs, ~.. -i 1-8; Australian ewes, 30/551bs ” 7,18.1. Argentine sheep.— First. quality . crossbred wethers, 48/H4lbs, 3-S.i-ditto, 65/72Ibs 3 l-Bd. J Patagonian Sheep.—Wethers and-or ■ ■ maiden ewes, under oOlbs, 3.(d- ditto 50/(>olbs 3}d. H New Zealand Lambs.—Canterbury, £( ; Stilbs an<l tinder, 7d; ditto, 37/421bs, 7d; ’ ditto, 43/501bs, (i 7-8 d; second quality )9 average, SOibs. 5 7-8 d; other South Is land brands. Stilbs and under, 6Jd; ditto ■’ 37/421115, <ijd; ditto, 43/501bs, fijd; selected North Island brands, including downs, 361bs and under, 7d; ditto, 37/ 621bs, 7d; ditto, 43/50lbs, 5 7-8 d; second quality, average SOlbs, 5 7-8 d; other North Island brands, first quality, 361b s in and under. 6|d; ditto, 37/421bs, 6}il: ir second quality, average SOlbs, 54d. d- Australian Lambs.—Victorian first 111 quality, Stilbs and under, s}d; ditto, s. 37/421bs, 5Jd: other States, first qual■li ity, SOlbs and under, 4Jd; ditto, 37/42 ar lbs. 4Jd; Victorian second quality, 361b a ’S, and tinder, 5Jd; other States, ‘ second il. quality, Stilbs and under, 4pi: ail u Stales, third quality, sd. •u Argentine Lambs.—First quality, ,".(i e- lbs and under, ditto 37/421bs. 4}d; seeii- ond quality, average SOlbs, 4jd. i- Uruguayan Lambs.—First quality, 36 Is, lbs and under. 4 7-8 d; second quality. 37/421bs. 4 7-8 d; third quality, averatre 301bs„ -I’d. 5j Australian Frozen Beef.—Ox crops, under lOOlbs. 2 Id; over 10Olbs, 2Jd; ox ; s , hinds, over 160111 s, 3 5-Sd. L Argentine Chilled Beef.—Ox fores. ;s 160/2201b5, 2 3-Sd; o x hinds 160/2201b5. I f. 5 7-86. \. New Zealand Pigs.—First quality. , 60/JolHbs. average OOlbs, S’d; ditto : s . 101/120lbs, s]d; others unchanged. Agents’ Advice '' The New Zealand Meat Producers’ o Board has received the following ad‘r vice front it.- London oilice, dated May B:—Lamb Market: Very active and prices show solid advance for the S week, market closing very linn. Con- • '■ sumption excellent. Mutton Market: L Wethers and ewes firm and prices haxe ■ advanced in sympathy with lamb. Beef: 1 Market is overloaded with chilled beef. and frozen beef depressed. N.Z. Per- ; 4 ker Pigs: Consumption falling off, hut s stocks are light. Market keeps firm. N.Z. Baconer Pigs: Nominal prices. ' Messrs Levin and Co.. Ltd. have re coived tho following cable from their London agents, dated May 8: —Frozen meal quotations (prices on a “deliver- ’ I e<l” basis, i.e., includin'* storage eliai‘g(>s. cartage, market tolls, etc.):Nortli Island down lambs, 28 to 361 b. ' ''l per lb; 36 to 421 b, 7|d per lb; best North Island crossbred lambs. 28 t" 3611), 7Jd; 36 to 421 b, 7Jd; North Island ■ second quality Jambs, average 30 to .'ll lb, Gd; best North Island wether sheep, under 481 b, 4gd; 4.8 to 561 b, 4|d; 56 to Glib, 3fd; 64 to 721 b, 3Jd; North Island ewes, under 481 b, 3Ad; 48 to 561 b, 3Jd; 56 to G4lb. 3d; 64 to 721 b, 2Jd; New ’ Zealand prime ox beef, .160 to 2201 b. none offering. As compared with hist week’s quotations. North Island down lambs Id per lb higher; best North Island crossbred lambs, |d per lb . higher; North Island second quality lambs, Ad per lb highei - . Best North | Lsland wethers, under 4Slb and 48 t<» aGIb $d per lb higher. 56 to 641 b. ]d , per lb higher, 64 to 721 b, gd per lb II higher. North Island ewes, under 48 lb, i|fl per lb higher. 48 to Glib, fd per lb higher. 61 to 721 b, gd per lb highei'. The market on the spot is very firm. ' T’T\ l r‘DTT»T’ c’AT'mxTrnAYx T-nn