FROZEN MEAT TRADE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 241, 11 October 1937, Page 11

FROZEN MEAT TRADE

London Lamb Market Weaker CHILLED BEEF EASIER Lamb market: Tone of market slightly easier owing to seasonal heavier supplies of home-killed. Mutton market: Wethers steady end unchanged. Ewes, heavyweights slightly easier. Beef market: Frozen beef firm, with good trade. Chilled beet slightly easier this week owing to muggy weather. New Zealand porker pigs: Market quiet owing to unsuitable weather. New Zealand baconer pigs: Shade firmer owing to short spot stocks.

The above report was received yesterday by the Meat Board,' which advises that the following represent prices realised on Thursday, October 7, based on actual transactions of wholesale quantities ot the descriptions of meat mentioned and for representative parcels of the goods offering that day, being for business done on the basis of delivered to Smithfield market, and/or ex London stores: In the case of chilled beef the prices represent approximate average prices realised for th week. Prices for the two previous weeks are shown in parentheses:—

New Zealand sheep: Crossbred wethers and/or maiden ewes 481 b and under, 6d (6d, 6 1-8(1); 491 b to 561 b, 5 l-8d (5 l-Bd, 5 3-8 d); 571 b to 641b’ 5d (ad, 5 1-Sd); 651 b to 721 b, 4 7-8 d (4 7-Bd, 5 l-8d); 651 b to 721 b, 4 7-8 d (4 7-Bd, sd). Ewes, 481 b and under 4 l-8d (same); 491 b to 561 b, 3 7-8 d (same); 571 b to 641 b, 3 5-8 d (33d 33d); 651 b to 721 b, 31d (3 5-Bd, 3 5-Sd).’ New Zealand lambs: Canterbury, 361 b and under, 7Sd (7 7-Bd, 7 7-3 d); 371 b to 421 b, 7 5-8 d (73d, 73d); 431 b to 501 b, 7 l-8d (7 l-Bd, 7-ld); second quality, average about 311 b, 7Jd (7id, 7 5-8 d). Other South Island, 361 b and under, 7 7-8 d (same); 371 b to 421 b, 73d (same); 431 b to 501 b, 7 l-8d (7.ld’ "id). North Island downs, 361 b and under, 8d (same); 371 b to 421 b, 73d <7 7-Bd, 7 7-8 d); 431 b to 501 b, 7 l-8d (7 l-Bd, 7',d>; second quality, average about 301 b, 71d (7 5-Bd, 73d). North Island, first quality, 361 b and under, 7Sd (same); 371 b to 421 b, 7 5-Sd (same); second quality, average about 311 b, 71d (same). Australian lambs: Victorian first quality, not quoted. Argentine lambs: First quality (new season’s), 361 b and under, 7ld (same)’ 371 b to 421 b, 7 3-8 d (same). New Zealand frozen beef: Ox hinds, 1451 b to 2101 b, 4Jd (same); fores, 3.1 d (same); cow hinds and fores, not quoted. Australian frozen beef: Ox hinds, 1451 b to 2101 b, 4 3-8 d (41d, 41d); crops, 3id (3),d, 3 3-8 d). New Zealand porker pigs: First quality. 611 b to 801 b, 7 3-8 d (7 3-Bd, 7Jd); 811 b to 1001 b, 7.’d (same); 1011 b to 1201 b, 7.1 d (same); New Zealand baconer pigs, 1211 b to 1601 b, 7 3-8 d (7’,d, 7 l-8d). New Zealand chilled beef: Ox hinds, 1451 b to 2101 b, 5 5-Sd (53d, 6d) • fores, 31d (3 3-Bd, 3Jd). Australian chilled beef: Ox hinds, 5 5-8 d (5 7-Bd, 5 7-8 d); crops, 3 3-8 d (31d, 3 3-Sd). South Africa chilled beef: Ox hinds, 53d (6d, 61d); fores, 3 3-Sd <3Jd, not quoted). Southern Rhodesian chilled beef: Ox hinds, 5 5-8 d (53d, 53d); fores, 31d ( 3 l-Bd, 3 3-8 d). Argentine chilled beef: Ox hinds. 6.1 d (61d, 6Jd); fores, 3 5-8 d (3 5-8 d 3 7-8 d). Uruguayan chilled beef: Ox hinds, 5 7-8 d (6d, 6 l-8d); fores, 3id <3Jd 3 5-8 d).