FROZEN MEAT TRADE
Lamb Prices Slightly Easier CONSUMPTION IMPROVING Lanub Market. —Prices shade easier, uul consumption is improving. Mutton Market.—Wethers and ewes easier owing to larger spot stocks. Beef Market. —r rozua beef still nominal owing to short spot stocks. New Zealand Porker Pigs. — Usual seasonable curtailment of demand easing prices. New Zealand Baeoncr Pigs.—Firmer, with good demand.
The above report was received on Saturday by the Meat Board from its London office whi&h advises that the folowing are the approximate average prices realised for the week, based on actual transactions of wholesale quantities of the descriptions of meat mentioned and are for icpi'csentative parcels of the goods offering during the week, being for business none on the basis of delivered to Smithlield market, and/or ex London stores.) Prices for the two previous weeks are also shown: New Zealand tSheep.—Canterbury and North Island selected crossbred wethers and maiden ewes: 481 b. and under, 5d (s|d, 5 3-Sd); 481 b. to 561 b., 4 7-8 d (6d, 5 l-8d); 571 b to 641 b., 4Ad ('Hd, 4 5-Sd); 65Lb. to 7-Tb., 4J (same). North Island; 481 b. to 561 b., 4 7-8 d (6d, 5 1-Su); 571 b. to 641 b., 4 3-8 d (4id, 4 5-Sd); 651 b. to 721 b., 4d (same). F.wcs, 4Slb. and under, 41d 4|d),- 481 b. to 641 b., 4d (4 l-Bd., North Island, first quality: 361 b. and under, 7 l-8d (7jd., 7|d); 371 b. to 421 b., 61d (6 5-Bd., 6 5-8 d); second quality, average about 311 b., 7d (7 l-Bd., 7|d). 4 J-8d); 651 b. to 721 b., 3|d (3 s;Bd, 3 5-8 d). New Zealand Lambs. —Canterbury: 361 b. and uniter, 7 3-Sd. (7 3-Bd, 7Ad), 371 b. to 421 b., 6 5-8 d (61d, 6 7-8 d); 431 b. to 501 b., 6jd (same); second quality, average about 311 b., 7 l-8d (Zld, 7 3-8 d). Other South Island: 361 b. and under, 7 3-8 d (7|d, 7id); 371 b. to 421 b., 6 5-8 d (6id, 6 7-Sd); 431 b. to 501 b., 6J (same). North Island downs, 3610. and under, 7Ad (7 5-Sd, 7 5-Sd); 371 b. to 421 b., 6 5-8 d 6 7-8 d); 431 b. to 501 b., 6jd (same); second quality, average about 301 b., 7d (7 l-Bd, 72<1). Australian Lambs. —Victorian, first quality: 361 b. and. under, 6i|d (same); 371 b. to 421 b., Gd. (6 l-Bd, 6 l-8d). Argentine Lambs. —first quality 361 b. and under, 6 3-Sd (6ld, 6UI); 371 b. to 421 b., 5 7-8 d (5 7-Sd, s£d). New Zealand Frozen Beef. —Ox hinds, 1451 b. to 2101 b., 4.{d (same); ox fores, 1451b.’ to 2101 b., 2M (21d, New Zealand. Chilled Beef. Ox binds, 1451 b. to 2101 b., 4Jd (4 3-Sd, 4Id); ox fores, 1451 b. to 2101 b., 2 5-Sd (3d, 2 7-Sd). Argentine Chilled Beef. —Ox hinds, 1151 U to 2101 b., 4M (5 3-Sd, si<l); ox fores, 1451 b. to 2101 b., 3d (3 1-Sd, 3 l-8d). Uruguayan Chilled hinds, 1451 b. to 2101 b., 4 3-Sd (4jd, 4 J-8d); ox fores, 1451 b. to 2101 b., 2 5-Sd (ad, “ Brazilian CliiUed Beef.-Ox hinds, 1451 b. to 2101 b., 4 J Sd (4 3-Bd, 4 l ; 8d). Australian Frozen Becf.-Ox Inud", 1451 b. to 2101 b., 4}d (same); oz. c r °P“> weights corresponding, 3d (2 7-Bd, 2jd). Union o£ South Africa Chilled Beet. —Ox hinds, 1451 b. to 2101 b., 4 . -8d (4’.d 4 3-Sd); ox fores, 14ulb. to _l()lb., 5-Sd (2Jd, 27-8 d). " New Zealand Porker Pigs—First nua'ity; 601 b. to 801 b., 5 3-8 d ® 3-8 d); sub. to 1001 b., s{d (•>!'', 0 l-8d); 1011 b. to 1201 b., s(d (same). New Zealand Prime Baconer Pigs. 1211 b. to 1601 b., sid (5 5-Bd, 5 5-8 d).
Wether Mutton Dull. The Bank of New Zealand, produce department, has received the following advice from its London ottiee, as at two close of business Inst week. The wether market is dull. Dower prices are expected for ewes owing to la 'Ber =“1 plies arriving. The demand lor lambs is moderate. Prices are a little loner. There is only a limited business in beet. Lambs: Moderate demand, prices easier. Wethers: Market dull. Fines: Market slow with downwatd tendency. Beef: Market slow. Porkers: Marke slow. Baeoncrs: Market steads la low. Market unchanged, lhe above ad vice has been received by Cathie, Demi stcr a nd Co., Ltd., from the.r pnncipals, Sheed Thomson and Co., Ltd., London, -
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WC19360512.2.106.1
Bibliographic details
Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 111, 12 May 1936, Page 11
Word Count
752FROZEN MEAT TRADE Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 111, 12 May 1936, Page 11
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the Wanganui Chronicle. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.