BRITISH MEAT MARKET

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 26, 15 February 1937, Page 8

BRITISH MEAT MARKET

The New Zealand Meat Producers' Board advises that the following are the approximate average prices realised' for the week, based on aetual transactions of wholesale quantities of the descriptions of meat mentioned and are for representative parcels of tbe goods offering during the week, being fqr business done on the basis of delivered to Smithfield market, and/or ex London stores. ('Prices for the previous week are also shown) New Zealand sheep: Crossbred wethers and/or maiden ewes, 481b and under, 5}d (5}A); 4.9/56, 5 l-8d (5 l-8d); 57/64, 4£d (^|d); 65/72, 4 3-8d (4}d). Ewes, 481b and under, 4}d (4}d) ; 49/56, 4d (4d); 57/64, 3 7-8d (3 7-8d); 65/72, 3 7-8d (33d). New Zealand lambs: Canterbury, not quoted. North Island Powns, 361b and under, 8d (8d); 37/42, 7 7-8d (8d);' 43/50, 7 1-Sd (7}d). Second quality,; average about 301b, 7}d (7}d). North: Island, first quality, 361b and under,. 73d (73d); 37/42, 7|d (73d). Secondii quality, average about 311b, 7}d (7}d).. Australian lambs: Victorian first quality, 29/36, 7d (7d); 37/42, 6}d (6 5-8 d). Argentine lambs: First quality, 361b and under, 6}d (6}d); 37/42, 6 l-Sd (W). New Zealand frozep beef: Ox hinds.' 145/210, 4 l-8d (4 l-8d); ox fores,j 145/210, 3d (3d); cow hinds and fores, not quoted. Australian frozen beef: Ox hinds, 145/210, 4}d (4 l-8d) ; ox crops, weights corresponding, 3d (3 l-8d). New Zealand chilled beef: Not quoted. Australian chilled beef: Ox hinds, 145/210, 5}d (5 3-8d) ; ox crops, weights corresponding, 3 3-8d (3 3-8d). Argentine chilled beef: Ox hinds, 145/210, 5 7-8d (6d) ; ox fores, 145/210, 3}d (3}d). New Zealand porker'pigs: First quality, 61/80, 7=l-8d (7 l-8d) ; 81/100, 7d (7d) ; 101/120, 6}d (6}d). New Zealand baconer pigs: 121/160, 6d (6d). Lamb market: Tendency of market is steady with trade good for the time of year. Mutton market: Wethers, lightweights firm; heavyweights shade. easier. Ewes firm with pfiees heavyweights slightly' better. Beef market: Frozen beef market firm with prices unchanged. Chilled beef shade weaker owing to heavlsr supplies. New Zealand porker pigs: Market quiet and unchanged. New Zealand baconer pigs: Prices' unchanged with very little business, doing.