FROZEN MEAT TRADE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 18, 22 January 1935, Page 11

FROZEN MEAT TRADE

LAMB PRICES ADVANCE. BEEF IN SHORT SUPPLY. Lamb market: Fair demand with prices firmer owing to short spot socks. Mutton market: Lightweight wethers slightly easier, but trade fair. Ewes: Demand slow. Beef market: Prices better, with stock showing decrease. New Zealand porker pigs: Demand quiet, with lightweights easier. Now Zealand baconer pigs: Slightly fir me. r. The above report was received on Saturday by the Meat Board from its London office, which advises that the following arc the approximate average prices realised for the week ended January .18, based on actual transactions of wholesale quantities of the. descriptions of meat mentioned, and are for representative parcels of the goods offering during tho, 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: New Zealand Sheep.—Canterbury and North Island selected crossbred wethers and maiden ewes: 481 b to 561 b. SLI (5 5-Bd. 5 5-8(1); 571 b to 641 b. s|d (s.|d, 5 3-8 d); 651 b Io 721 b, 5d (sd, s|d). North Island: 481 b to 56l'b, 5.Jd (5 5-Bd, 5 5-8 d); 571 b Io 641 b, s.]d s.fd, 5 .1-8(1); 651 b to 721 b, 5d (sd, s}d). Uwes; 481 b and under, I 3-8 d (same); 481 b to 641 b, 4(1 (sa.me); 651 b to 721 b, 3fd (same). Now Zealand Lambs.—New season’s selected North Island brands (including Downs): 361 b and under, 8d (7 7-Bd, 7 7-8(1); 371 b to 4211>, 8 l-8d (same); second quality, average 321 b, 7,}<l (7 1-B<l. 7d). Other North Island Brands, lirst quality: 361 b and under, 7i‘d 7 5-8 d); 37Pb to 421 b, 8d (Bd, 7 7-8 d); second quality, average 321 b, 7 1 8(| (7d, 6^(1). Australian Lambs.— Victorian, first

quality: 361ib and under, 7 l-8d (7 1-Sd, 7d); 3711 b to 421 b, 7{d (7{d, 7 J-8d). Argentine Lambs. —361 b and under, 7d (7d, 6jd3; 371 b to 421 b, 7d (same). New Zealand Beef.—Ox fores. 2j|d (2 5-Bd, 2|d); ox hinds, 3Jd (3|d, 3|d). Argentine Chilled Beef.—Ox fores, 3ld (3 3-Bd, 3d) ; ox hinds, 5 3-Sd (5 5-Bd, 5 3-8 d). Australian Frozen Beef.Ox crops, over 1001'b, 3md (3 l-Bd, 27-8 d- ox hinds, over 1601 b, 4d (3 718 d, 3 5-8 d). New Zealand prime porker pigs: 601 b to 801 b, 6]d (6 3-Bd, 6jd); 811 b to 10011 b, sid (same); 10Ub lo 1201 b, 5:(<1 (sjld, 5 5-8 d). New Zealand baconer pigs; 1201 b lo 1601 b, 6d (sjd, sj|(l). Trade Generally Slow. The Bank of New Zealand, produce department, has received the following advice from its London office, as at close of business last week:—The de maud for wethers is a little better. Trade in ewes is slow. There is a moderate demand for lambs, smaller supplies having caused prices to harden. The market is short of supplies of beef and prices are nominal. Trade generally is slow. Wethers, light, s.fd to 6d per lb; wethers, heavy’ 4 l-8d lo 5 .1 Bd. Ewes, 3Ad to 4 5-Bd. Lambs, 2’s, 7£d to BAd; laimlbs, B’s, 8d to 8 ].-8d; Jambs, 4’s, 7£d to 7£d; lambs, seconds, 7d to 7|d. Ox hinds, 3LI to 3jfd; o.x fores, 25-8 d to 2 7-Bd. The market for lamb is steady. Mut ton; There is a weakening tendency in the market, particularly wethers states cabled advice received by Levin and Co., Ltd., from their London agents dated January 18. Compared with last week’s quotations, la.mb is unchanged with the exception of second quality, which is l-8d per lb higher. Wethers, under 561ib, l-8d per lb lower; prime ox beef, l-8d per J'b higher. Others unchanged. Current “delivered” prices are quoted as:—North Island Down lambs, 281 b to 36;b. 8d per lb; 361 b lo 421 b, 8 1-Sd; best North Island cross bred lambs, 281 b to 361 b, 7 7-8 d; 361 b to 421 b, 8d; North Island, second qual jily lambs, average 30lb to 3lib, 7Jd; best. North Island wether sheep, under 4811), sid; 481 b lo 561'b, 51d; 5611) lo 641 b, s.fd; 6U.b to 721 b, 5d ; North Island ewes, under 481 b, I 3-8(1; 48|'b lo 561 b. •I 1-8(1; 561'b lo 641 b, 3 7-Sd; 641 b to 72ll» 3j|d. New Zealand prime ox heel', 16()l'b io 2201 b, 3 l-Bd.