FROZEN MEAT TRADE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 32, 8 February 1937, Page 11

FROZEN MEAT TRADE

LAMB MARKET FIRM. Lambs—Market firrm Wethers and Ewes. —Market steady. Beef. —Market flrm on short supplies. Porkers.—Market firm for light weights, slow for heavy weights. Baconers. —Market slow with easier tendency. Tallow.—Demand poor. The above report was received by Cathie, Dempster and Co., Ltd., Wellington. from Sheed, Thomson and Co., Ltd., London, who quote current prices as follows: Lambs—2’s, 73d to 8d; B’s, 73d to 8d; 4’s, 7d to 7 l-8d; 2nds, 7 S-'Sd to 7id. Wethers.—l’s, 7’s, sid to 5 5-83; 3’s, 9’s, s’s, 4 3-8 d to sd. Ewes.—l’s, 7’s, 4 l-8d to 4 3-8 d; 3’s, 9’s, s’s. 3 5-8 d to 4d. Ox Beef.—Hinds, 4d to 4id; fores, 27-8 d to 3d. Cow beef: Hinds, 3Sd to 33d; fores, 23-8 d to 2id. Porkers—63d to 71d; baconers, 61d to 6id. Tallow.—Fine mutton, 31s per cwt.; sweet beef, 30s 6d; good mixed, 295. Henry S. Fitter and Sons, Ltd., have received the following cabled report from their London office: — Lambs: The market is firm, ana moderate business has been done. Wethers: the market is quiet, but firm. Ewes: Smaller supplies have caused the market to harden. Chilled beef: Both demand and prices are steady. Pork: The market is quiet and unchanged. Trade generally is very slow. THE LONDON MARKET Messrs. Levin and Co., Ltd., have received the following cable from their London agents, dated Februaiy s.—Frozen meat quotations (prices on a “delivered” basis, i.e., including storage charges, cartage, market tolls, etc.): North Island Down lambs 28/ 361bs 8d per lb; 36/421bs 8d per lb; Best North Island crossbred lambs 28/ 361bs 73d per lb; 36/42 72d per lb; North Island second quality lambs average 30/31 7id per lb; best Nortn Island wether sheep under 481bs 55d; 48/561b 5 l-8d per lb.; 56/641b 43d per lb.; 64/721b 4id per lb; North Island ewes under 481bs 4 3-8 d per lb; 48/56 lb 4d per lb; 56/641b 3 7-8 d per lb; 64/721b 33d per lb; New Zealand prime ox beef 160/2201b 3 5-8 d per lb. Compared with last week’s quotations Down lamb 28/361bs Is l-8d per lb. higher; 36/421bs 3-8 d per lb higher; crossbred lamb 36/421bs l-8d per lb higher. Wethers l-8d .per lb lower. Ewes under 481bs and 56/641bs l-8d per lb higher. Beef l-8d per lb higher. The market is firm.