FROZEN MEAT.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 267, 9 October 1933, Page 5

FROZEN MEAT.

MARKET QUIET. HOME KILLED SUPPLIES HEAVY. The lamb market is quiet. Best quality lightweight steady, but heavyweight and second quality slightly easier. Homo killed supplies continue heavy. Mutton market: Wethers and ewes also slightly easier in sympathy with lambs. There is a slightly increased demand for ewes at the lower prices. Beef market: Quiet and unchang- " ed. N.Z. porker pigs: Market firm with good demand, especially for lightweights. N.Z. baconer pigs: Market steady and unchanged. The above report was received on Saturday by the Meat Board from its London iffice, which advises that the following are the approximate average prices realised for the week endod October 6, based on actual transactions of wholesale quantities of the descriptions of meat mentioned, and are for representative parcels of the goods oqoring during the week, being for business done on the basic of delivered to Smithtield 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, 48-561 b, 4|d (43d, 4Jd); 57-641 b. 4d). North Island crossbred withers and maiden ewes, 48-551 b, (4§d, 43d); 57-64 lb. 4d (4£d, 4jd); 65-721 b, 3Jd (3|d, 4d). Ewes, 48-under, 3jd (3fd, 3|d); 43-641 b, 3Jd (3|d, 3|d); 65-721 L, 3d (3£d, 3^d). New Zealand lamb. —Canterbury, 36-un-dcr, 7Ad (same); 37-421 b, 6|d (7d, 7gd); 43-501 b, 63d (same); second quality, average 321 b, 6|d (7d, 7d). Other South Island brands, 36-under, (7gd, 7id); 37421 b, 6Jd (7d, 7£d); 43-501 b, (6id, 6Jd). Selected North Island brands, 36-under, (same); 37-421 b, 7d (7&d, 7jd); 43-50Ib, 6ld (same); second quality, average 321 b, 6gd (7d, 7d). Other North Island brands, first quality, 36-under, 7d (same); 37-42ib, 63d (6fd, 6|d) Second quality, average 32 lb, 6Jd (6gd, 7d). „ Australian lamb. —Victorian, first quality, not quoted. Argentine lamb: First quality, new season’s, 36-under, 6Jd (7d, 7d); 37-421 b, 6Jd (6|d, 63d). ' New Zealand beef. —Ox fores, 2jjd (same); ox hinds, (same); cow fores and hinds, not quoted. Argentine chilled beef: Ox fores, (2gd, 2gd); ox hinds, 53d (s|d, s|d). Australian frozen beef: Ox crops, over 1001 b, 2|d (same); ox hinds, over 1601 b. 3Ad (3|d, 3Ad). New Zealand prime porker pigs, 60-80:b, 6id (6d, 6d); 81-1001 b, s£d (6d, 6d); 1011201 b, 53d (same). New Zealand baconer pigs: 120-160Ib, 6d (6d, sfd). OTHER REPORTS. LONDON, Oct. 7. Argentine sheep.—First quality crossbred wethers, 481 b to 641 b, 4d. The Bank of New Zealand, produce department, has received the following ad--1 vice from its London office, as at the close of business last week: —The market for wethers is rather easier. There is a little better demand for owes. The market for lambs is quiet and unchanged. The demand and prices for beef are steady. Trade generally is affected by heavy supplies of 1 Home-killed moat. Wethers, light, 14d to 5d per lb; wethers, heavy, 33d to 3 7-8 d; ewes, 27-8 dto 3^d; lambs, 2’s, 7d to 7id; lambs, B’s, 6 3-4 d to 7d; lambs, 4’s, 6d to 63d; lambs, seconds, 6 3-4 d to 7d. Beef: Ox hinds, 27-8 dto 33d; ox fores, 23-8 dto 25-8 d; cow hinds, 23-3 d to 2,5-8 d; Cow fores, 2d to 23d. The market is quiet, with little doing says a cable message received by Levin and Co., Ltd., from their London agents. Compared with the previous week’s quotations, Down lambs, 361 b to 421 b., 3d per lb. lower; crossbred lambs, 361 bto 421 b, and second quality lambs, Ad per lb lower; wethers, 481 b to 641 b. Ad per lb lower; 641 bto 721 b, 3d per lb lower. Prime ox beef, {d P er lb higher. Others unchanged. Smithfield “delivered’ prices are quoted as follow:—North Island Down iambs: 281 b to 361 b, 7£d per lb; 361 b (o 421 b, 73d. Best North Island crossbred lambs : 281 b to 361 b, 7jd; 361 b to 421 b, 7d. North Island second quality lambs: Average 301 blo 311 b, 6 7-Bd. Best North Island wether sheep: Under 481 b, 5Ad; 481 bto I 561 b, 4 5-8 d; 561 b to 641 b, 4d ; 641 b to 721 b, I 3 3-4 d. North Island ewes: Under 481 b, 3jd; 481 b to 561 b, 33d; 561 b to 641 b, 3Ad; 641 b to 721 b. 3d. New Zealand prune ox beef: 1601 bto 2201 b, 23-4 d. LONDON WOOL SALES. GOOD CROSSBRED DEMAND. j The Bank of New South Wales has re--1 ceived the following cable message from ! its London office dated October 6: —London j wool sales: Slipes easier; others firm. Corn- ; petition maintained. Dalgety and Coy., 1 Ltd., have received tho following cable from their head office under date October 6: —Sales continue with good general competition. As compared with opening rales. Greasy Merino, best, fairly firm; other descriptions, 5 per cent, to 7i per cent, lower. (Decline meet pronounced on heavy wasty descriptions). Scoured Merino, 5 per cent, lower. Greasy crossbred, there is a strong demand, prices being unchanged. Scoured crossbred, 5 per cent, lower. Slipes, 5 per cent, to 7 5 per cent, lower. Sales close Octobei 11. LONDON HIDES MARKET. LONDON, Oct. 7. . Prices at the hides sales to-day were ns follow:—Meatworks dry-salted: Queensland, 351 b to 451 b, 6|d; 301 b to 401 b, 6gd; 251 b to 351 b, 63d; 201 b to 301 b, 63d. New South Wales, 351 b lo 451 b, 6gd; 301 bto 401 b, 6gd; 251 b to 351 b, 6|d. Wet-salted: Queensland, • 501 b to 601 b, 4|d; 401 b to 501 b, 4gd. New South Wales, 501 b to 601 b, 5Ad; 401 b to 501 b, 5Ad. Victqrian abattoir hides, 501 b to 601 b, sd; 401 b to 501 b, sd.