FROZEN MEAT

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 77, Issue 196, 20 August 1934, Page 11

FROZEN MEAT

THE LONDON MARKET Received Aug- 19, 6.5 p-m. LONDON, Aug. 18. Frozen meat quotations are:— j 1 New Zealand Bheep.—Canterbury and North Island selected crossbred wethers and maiden ewes, 65 to 721 b., 5 l-8d; North Island ditto, 65 to 721 b., 5 l-8d; ewes, under 481 b., 4 3-8 d; 48 to 641 b., 4d. Patagonian Sheep.—Wethers and/or maiden ewes, under 501 b., 4Ad. Australian Lambs.—Victorian, second quality, 361 b. and under, 6 3-8 d; all States, third quality, average about 261 b-, 71d. Argentine Lambs—First quality, 37 to 421 b., 6£d; second quality, average about 281 b., 7id. Patagonian Lambs.—First quality, 36 ; lb. and under, 6 5-8 d; secund quality, average about. 301 b., 6£d. New Zealand Frozen Beef.—Ox fores, 160 to 2201 b., 2Jd; ox hinds, 160 to 2201 b., 3{d. . Australian Frozen Beef.—Ox hinds, over 1601 b., 3 3-8 - Argentine Chilled Beef- Ox fores, 160 to 2201 b., 3id; ox hinds, 160 to 2201 b., 6Ad. . New Zealand Pigs.—First quality, 60 to 801 b., 6Jd; 81 to 1001 b., 6d; 101 to 1201 b., sjd. Australian Pigs.—First quality, 60 to 1001 b., average about 801 b., 6d; 101 to 1201 b., 5Jd. Others unchanged. Messrs. Levin and £o., Ltd. have received the following cable from their London agents dated August 17: Frozen meat quotations (prices on » “delivered” basis, i.e., including storage charges, cartage, market tolls, etc.).—North Island Down lambs, to 361 b., 7UI per lb.; 36 to 421 b., 7d per ’b.« best North Island crossbred lambs, 28 to 361 b., 7jd; 36 to 421 b.. 6|d pej lb-- North Island second quality lamb.-. average 30 to 311 b., 6 7-8 d per lb.; best North Island wether sheep. und«r 4Slb.. SVI per lb.; 48 to 561 b., 5 3-Sd; 06 to Mlb., SW; 64 to 721 b. 5 l-Sd; North Island ewes, under 481 b., 4}d; 48 to 561 b., 4d; 56 to 641 b., 3 <-8d; 64 to 7°lb 31d’ New Zealand prune ox beef’ 160 ’to 2201 b., 2id. Compared with’ last week’s quotations, Pow» lamb 28 to 361 b. and crossbred lamb, •>8 to’ ,161 b. l-8d ner lb. higher. Ewos, 48 to 641 b., l-8d per lb. higher; prime ox beef, 1-B'l per lb. higher. Others unchanged The market is .iteadn.