MEAT IN BRITAIN

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20125, 22 February 1937, Page 12

MEAT IN BRITAIN

FROZEN AND CHILLED. EASE IN PRICES FOR LAMBS. LATEST SMITHFIELD QUOTATIONS WELLINGTON, Monday. Heavier New Zealand arrivals have l rased prices for lambs on the Smithi field market, according to the weekly j report of the New Zealand Meat Pro • dimers’ Board. In the mutton market wethers are firm and there is a good demand. Ewe prices have advanced slightly because of lower spot stocks. The market for frozen beef is a little, better through lighter supplies being in sight, but chilled beef prices are weaker owing to a slackening in the demand. Prices for New Zealand baconer pigs are lower and trade is slow because of lower rates for Continental bacon. Trade is also slow for New Zealand porker pigs and prices are easier*. Following are the latest quotations announced by the board, together with , the values ruling at the close of the! previous week given in parenthesis:— Frozen Mutton. New Zealand—crossbred wethers and maiden ewes: Under 485 b (s}d . aid; 48 561 b (5 5 1-tid; 57641 b i4*d), 4|d; 65-721 b(4 3-8 d), 4 3-Bd. Ewes : Under 48lb (4i< 1 1 . i 3-8 d; 4S-561b <4d'. 4 l-8d; 57-641 b (7 3-8 d), 4d; 65-721 b (3 7-8 d), id. Frozen Lamb. New Zealand—Canterbury: 361 b and under 7 5-8 d; 37-421 b, 7 5-Sd; 43-501 b. 7cl; second, about 31 lb. 7 1-Sd. North Island: 361 b and under (8d), 7|d; 37-421 b (7 7-8 d), 7fd; 43-501 b (7 l-8d), 7d; second, about 301 b (7id), 7sd. North Island, first quality: 361 b and under •. 7fd), 7 5-8 d; 37-421 b (7Jd), 7Jd; second, about 311 b (7id), 7 1 -Sd. Australian—Victorian: First. 361 b and under i7d), 6 7-8 d; first. 37-4211) (6 4d ), 6 3-Brl. Argentine—First. 36|b and under (Chi'. 6 3-8(1: first. 37 - i 21b 6 1-SdU 6d. Frozen Ox Beef. i i:-- 2 hubs). New Zealand Hinds i i-Sd). i]d; fores (3d'. 3 I x ( j. Australian- Hinds ( iid). \ ;t-Sil: crops (3d 1 . 3 1-Sd. Chilled Ox Beef. Ii 3 2 I Olbs.) New Zealand Hinds. 3d; craps. 3d. Australian Hinds 5Jd •. 4Jd ; crops Southern Rhodesian- Hinds ! I-S.l . ,M: fores i 7-Sd), Sid. Arsen tine—Hinds . ■"> P ji-Si: .3i d, . 3_3-*3d

Uruguayan Hinds aid), ojd; fores (3id ). 3*d. Brazilian -Hinds .3 3-8 d), s|d. Frozen Pork. * New Zealand—First. 6ft-801b (7 l-8d). 7d; first, si-l(.)0lb (7d». 6fd; first. 101 -1 201 b6\ d . 6 id: first. 1211601 b 6,-| . 6d. The weekly quolalions are based on actual sales of wholesale quantities of carcases of mutton or iamb or af quarters of beef delivered to Smith - i field market and or London stores. | To arrive at the equivalent ex ship j values one farthing per pound should i he deducted from the prices quoted j above. Quotations given represent j the average for the week, and are not j selected lines, but for parcels fairly 1 representative of the bulk of ship- j ments now on offer.