LONDON MEAT PRICES

Evening Post, Issue 28, 1 August 1936, Page 6

LONDON MEAT PRICES

EWES IN DEMAND

The Bank of New Zealand, produce ] department, has received the following ' advice from its London office as at close of business this week: —The market for wethers is q; .;iet ana unchanged. Smaller supplies of ewes have caused prices to harden. There is a moderate demand for lambs. There is a good demand for beef. Wethers, light 4 l-8d to 5 l-8d per lb, heavy 3}d to 4 l-8d; ewes, 3.1 dto 4Jd; lambs, 2's 6 7-8 dto 7 l-Bd, B's 6 5-8 dto 6|d, 4's 6 4 ld to 6 3-Bd, seconds 6Jd to 6Jd; chilled hinds 4d to sd, fores 2Jd to 23d. Levin and Co., Ltd., have received the following cable from their London agents, July 31, giving North Island frozen meat quotations as follows: — Down lambs, 28-361b 7 3-8 d per lb, 36----42 63d; crossbred lambs, 28-36 7d, 36----48, 63d; second quality lambs, average 130-31, 6id; wethers, under 481b, 5 l-Bd, 48-56 4 3-Bd, 56-64 4 l-Bd, 64-72 4d- ewes, under 48 4Jd, 48-56 3Jd, 56-64 3Jd, 64----72 3Jd; New Zealand prime ox beef, 160-220, 3 l-Bd. Compared with last week's quotations crossbred lamb 28----361b and second quality lamb l-8d per lb lower; wethers under 481b l-8d per lb ■ higher; ewes, 48-721b, l-8d per lb higher; beef, l-8d per lb lower. The lamb market on the spot is weaker, | particularly for light weights. The mutton market is steady.