FROZEN MEAT TRADE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 278, 24 November 1936, Page 11

FROZEN MEAT TRADE

Lamb Continues Firm CHILLED BEEF IMPROVES Lamb market: Firm, with prime light-weight better. Stocks of old season’s becoming small. Mutton market: Wethers, firm, with better prices. Ewes, steady with good demand. Beef market: Frozen beef market steady and unchanged. Chilled beef prices have improved slightly this week. New Zealand porker pigs: Firm, with improved consumption. New Zealand baconer pigs: Nominal.. The above report was received on Saturday by the Moat Board from its London office, which advises that the following 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 representative parcels of the goods offering during the week, being or business done on the basis of delivered to Smithiield 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. and under, 5Ad (5 l-Bd., sd); 481 b. to 561 b.. 4:.‘d (4 5-Bd., 4kD; 571 b. to 611 b., 5 4-8 d (4k1., 4 3-8 d); 65ib. to 721 b., 4 3-8 d (same). North Island, 481 b. to 561 b., 4:’id (5 5-Bd., 4id); 571 b. to 641 b., 4-id (4id., 4 3-8 d); 651 b. to 721 b., 4 3-8 d (4 3-Bd., 41d). Ewes, 481 b. and under, 4.1 d (same); 481 b. to 641 b., 3 7-8 d (same); 651 b. to 721 b., 3:ld (same). New Zealand lambs: Canterbury, 361 b. and under, 7iid (7 5-Bd., 7id); 371 b. to 421 b., 7d (7d., 71-8 d); 431 b. to 501 b., 6id (same); second quality, average about 311 b., not quoted (7d., 7d). Other South Island, 361 b. and under, 7:>'d (7 5-Bd., 7sd); 371 b. to 421 b.. 7d (7d., 71-8 d); 431 b. to 501 b., 61d (same). North Island Downs not quoted. North Island, first quality, 361 b. and under, 75-8 d (7k1., 7id); 371 b. to 421 b., 6 7-8 d (6 7-Bd., 7d). Australian lambs: Victorian, first quality. 361 b. and under. 7id (not quoted); 371 b. to 421 b., 7 l-8d (not quoted). Argentine lambs: First quality (new season's), 361 b. and under, 6’ild (same); 371 b. to 421 b., 6 3-8 d (same). New Zealand frozen beef: Ox hinds, 1451 b. to 2101 b., 32d (same); ox fores, 1451 b., to 2101 b., 22d (same). New Zealand chilled beef: Ox hinds, 1451 b. to 2101 b., 4 7-8 d (4j'd., 4 5-8 d); ox fores, 1451 b. to 2101 b., 2'ild (22d.,,2 5-8 d). Argentine chilled beef: Ox hinds, 1451 b. to 2101 b., 5 3-Sd (sid., 51-8 d); ox fores, 1451 b. to 2101 b., 3ld (3 l-Bd., 3d). Uruguayan chilled beef: Ox hinds, 1451 b. to 2101 b., 5d (sd, 4Sd); ox fores, 1451 b. to 2101 b., 27-8 d (same). Australian frozen beef: Ox hinds. 1451 b. to 2101 b., 3 7-8 d (3 7-Bd., 3;d); ox crops, weights corresponding, 2iid (same). Australian chilled beef: Ox hind.-. 1451 b. to 2101 b., 4jd (41d., not quoted); ox crops, weights corresponding, 2:.‘d (2ii’d., not quoted). Union of South Africa chilled beef: Ox hinds. 1451 b. to 2101 b., 4 7-8 d (5 l-Bd., not quoted); ox fores, 1451 b. to 2101 b., 27-8 d (27-8 d (2 7-Bd., not quoted). Southern Rhodesian chilled beef: iOx hinds, 1451 b. to 2101 b., 43d (same); ox fores, 1451 b. to 2101 b., 25-8 d (2 5-Bd., 23d). New Zealand porker pigs: First quality, 601 b. to 801 b., 6 3-8 d (Gid., 61-8 d); 811 b. to 1001 b., 6 3-8 d (6 l-Bd., 6d); 1011 b. to 1201 b., 6 3-8 d (same). New Zealand prime baconer pigs: 1211 b. to 1601 b., Gad (same).