FROZEN MEAT

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 76, Issue 286, 4 December 1933, Page 9

FROZEN MEAT

THE LONDON MARKETS DEMAND FOR LAMB BETTER. Lamb Market: Demand has improved with better tone in the market. Stocks of old season’s lamb getting into short compass. Mutton market: Wethers and ewes very firm with better prices. Beef market: Slightly better demand owing to improvement in prices of Argentine chilled beef. N.Z. porker pigs: Meeting with steady trade with improved prices. N.Z. baconer pigs: Market quiet with trade slow. —The above report was received by cable by the N.Z. Meat Producers’ Board from its London office, dated December, which advises that the following arc the approximate average prices realised for the week, 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. (Prices for the two previous weeks are also shown): — N.Z. Sheep.—Canterbury and North Island crossbred wethers and maiden ewes, 48/561b., 4sd (4|d and 4Jd): 57/ 641 b.. 4 1-8 d (4d and 4 1-8(1); 65/721b., 3 7-8(1 (3|d and 3Jd); selected North Island ditto, 48/5611).. 4Jd (4 5-8(1 and 4 5-8 d); 57/641b., 4d (4d and 4d); 65/72 lb., 3 7-8 d (3|d and 3sd); ewes, 481 b. and under, 3 7-8 d (3?d and 3Jd); 48/64 lb.. 3Ad (3 3-8 d and 3 3-8 d); 65/721b., 3|d (3|d and 3£<l). N.Z. Lambs. —Canterbury, 361 b. and under, 7d (7d and 7 3-Bdj; 37/421b., 6 5-8 d (6 5-8 d and 6 7-8 d); 43/501b., not quoted (6|d and 6}d); second quality, average 321 b., 6|d (6{d and 6|d); other South Island brands. 361 b. and under, 7d (7 l-8d and 7 3-8 d); 37/421b„ 6 5-8(1 (6 5-8 d and 7d); 35/501b.. not quoted (6{d and 6|d); selected North Island brands, including ’Downs, 361 b. and under, not quoted.

Australian Lambs.—Victorian, first quality, new season, 361 b. and under, Gid (7d); ditto, 37/421b., 6 5-8 d (6sd). Argentine Lamb.—First quality, now season’s, 361 b. and under. 6Ad (6 5-8 d and 6Jd); 37/421b., 6 l-8d (6|d and 6}d). New Zealand Beef.—Ox fores, 23-8 d (23-8 d and 2 3<d); ox hinds 3d (same); cow fores and hinds, not quoted. Argentine Chilled Beef.—Ox fores, 3 3-8 d (3}d and 3 3-8 d); ox hinds, 5 l-8d (4 5-8 d and 4 7-8 d). Australian Frozen Beef.—Ox crops, over 1001 b., 25-8 d (same); ox hinds, over 1601 b., 3 l-8d (3 l-8d and 3Jd). N.Z. Porker Pigs.—6o/80Ib., 6 7-8 d (6|d and 63d); 81/1001b., 5 7-8 d (s£d and 5 7-8 d); 101/1201b., s|d (s|d and 5 id). N.Z. Baconer Pigs.—l2o/16011)., s£d (5Ad and ssd). N.Z. Frozen Veal.—Not quoted. Messrs. Levin and Co., Ltd., have received the following cable from their London agents, dated December 1: — Frozen meat quotations (prices on a 11 delivered” basis, i.e., including stor age charges, cartage, market tolls, etc.): —Best North Island wether sheep, under 481 b. 5 3-8 d per lb.; 48/56, 4id per lb. 65G/641b., 4 l-8d per lb.; 64/72 lb., 3 7-8 d per lb. North Island ewes, under 481 b., 3 7-8 d per lb.; 48-561 b., 3 5-8 d per lb.; 56/641b., 3Jd per lb; G4/721b., 3Jd per lb. New Zealand prime ox beef, 160/2201b., 2’ld per lb. Compared with last week’s quotations, wethers id per lb. higher. Ewes under •181 b. l-8d per lb. higher. 48/641b. id per lb. higher. Others unchanged. There is no new season’s lambs available this week. The market is steady to firm, especially heavy-weights. Mutton market very firm all round.