SMITHFIELD PRICES.

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 58, 6 September 1926, Page 11

SMITHFIELD PRICES.

„ The New Zealand Meat Producers' Board "has received the following cable from Its London office, dated 3rd September, advising Sinithfleld delivered prices at that date as follow:— New Zealand . wethers and maidens. —Canterbury quality, selected brands, 56-under 6»_d, 57-64 6_id, 65-72 5?4d; other brands, 56-under 6d, 57-64 5%d, 65-72 sftd. New Zealand ewes.—64-under 4V_d. New Zealand lambs.—Canterbury quality, 36----under 9%d, 37-42 B%d, 43-50 BV_d, seconds B>4d; selected brands, 36-under B%d, 37-42 S% ; other brands, first quaUty, 42-under 8 _,d, seconds Bld. New Zealand beef. —Ox fores, 3_,d, ox hinds sY_d. Argentine.—Chilled beef: Ox fores, 3_;d; ox hinds, 5%d. Frozen Pork.—Bo-120Ib, lid; 120-1801b, 9 %d. Lamb.—Market firm with fair demand. mutton. —Fair demand for wethers, poor demand for ewes. Frozen Pork.—Nominal prices, stock* exhausted. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, has received the following cablegram from their London house, under date 3rd Instant: —"New Zealand Frozen Meat.—Lamb (average), B%d per lb. Mutton: Wether and maiden ewe light, 6_,d per lb; wether and maiden ewe heavy, 5%d per lb; ewe, light, 4%d per lb; ewe, heavy, 4d per lb. ' Market slow." The liank of New Zealand Produce Department, lias received the following advice from its London office, under date 3rd Instant: — "Krozen Meat: There is a fair demand for wethers. The market for ewes is depressed owing to absence of demand. There Is a little better demand for lambs. Wethers, light 5%d to 6_.d per lb, heavy 5d to sV_<l per lb; ewes, 3V.d to 4'^d per lb; lambs, 2's 8d to 9.id per lb," B's 8d to B%d per lb, 4's 7 »_d to 8d per lb, seconds 8d to B%d per IB."