LIVE STOCK AND MEAT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 793, 16 April 1910, Page 8

LIVE STOCK AND MEAT.

. _:■ .:, COMPARATIVE PRICES. .' ■ ' ' In-order to afford a means for a , ready comparison between, the prices ruling at Addingrton for live stock, and in London for frozen . meat, .comparative tables are published'below showing tlris week's quotations; - last week'.s, and those in tne'eorresponding week of the previous four'years-.'- The Addingtoii prices are •in." each" case the top. prices obtained' for tho 'different lines, though ..in. fat wethers- and owes tha< figures aro for '"prime;'- , and not for "extra'.' : !; The. lamb/quotations are for-freezing weights-'and not., for tegs,, but unfortunately in tho reports supplied in , tlie,last, two;.weeks .the-, range of r prices ; -fOr-freezing-weigtt' lambs is not_ giveni'.separately-vand a-fair comparison is. not possible;;— ... .-■"•'"■ ■'■■' Apl.Apl. ■', r ' . -.:. • ;,.:13.- ." 6.' 1909. 1908. 1907. 1906.I■ ' ' "•-'■.'■.'■ii'ii' B. d. 6.(1. B.d. s.d. Fat, withers. 19.6 -. 19; .5 ,16 6 ,230 23 3 22 3 Vat-ewes •i.v.-iiy .17,6 14 3 18.4 19 4 17 , 6 Fai lambs--17 "8»-18'id* 14 0 : -15-6 16 617 6 Store':- . •.-.■.•."::.;.,■■ :,-■'-..:■ '■:.■ "-.':'■ ■ . -wethers- 16,0-15 -5..11 3.16 416317 11 Store ."•o«eB,-'-'17e.'-:16 ;0 16 6->l7 3 16 9 18 1 Store'lambs. io'3--12';9" 10 0-1310 14 4 13 4 Beof, per V ,'■■.-".-".' ■' " ':'. '"""•*''" , . ICOlb. 22 0 22. 0 20 0 25 6 25 0. 20 0 Bacon, perlb.'o 33 0.33 0 4J 0 5 0 4J 0-3J tegs, seo a-bovo.: ■> The prices. on the London meat market .'for. the. corresponding. dates were as; follow:—; ■ ', . ■;.. . , .'■''■ ' ; ' .*•■'.■ §\<* a v> ■ -5 - 5 S S °■ ° ''/".. . d- d- d. d. d. d. Canterbury mutton ...... 4g'4j-4} 4J 3j l\ N. Island'mutton 4J ,4J 4J 4J. 3| 43 Canterbury mutton .;..„ 4| 41. 45 41 SJ 5J If. Island-mutton ...... -4J 4J 4| 4J 33 4j