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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 61, 30 March 1937, Page 3

MEAT PRICES Approximate Realisations Last Week L0ND0N ADVICE5 The New Zealand' Meat Producers' Board advises that the following are the approximate average prices realised for the week, based on actual transactions of wholesale quantities of fho descriptions of meat mentioned and are for representative parcels of the goods offering during the week, being for business dono on the basis of delivered to Smithfield Marke't, and/or ex London stores (prices for the prevtous week also shown. New Zealand sheep: Crosabred wethers and/or maiden ewes, 48/under 5 5-8d (5 5-8d), 49/56 5Jd (5id), 57/64 42d (4|d), 65/72 4Jd (44d); ewes, 4S/under 4 5-8d (4 5-8di), 49/56 4|d (44d), 57/64 4*d (4Jd), 65/72 4 l-8d (4 l-8d). New Zealand lambs: Canterbury, 36/under 7id (7|d), 37/42 6 7-8d (6 7-8d), 43/50 6 3-8d (6 3-8d); second quality, average about 31 6 7-8d (6 7-8d); ither South Island, 36/under 7Jd (7Jd), 37/42 6 7-8d (6 7-8d), " 43/50 6 3-8d (6id) ; North Island Downs, 36/under 7id (7id), 37/42 6 7-8d (6 7-8d), 43/50 6 3-8d (6Jd); second quality, average about 30 7 l-8d (7 l-8d) ; North Island, first quality, 36/under 7d (7d), 37/42 6fd (6|d)j second quality, average about 31 6fd (6|d). Australian lambs: Yictorian, first quality, 29/36 6*d (6id), 37/42 6 l-8d ,(6 1-Sd). Argentine lambs: First qualjty, 36/ under 6^d (6id), 37/42 5^d (5|d). ' New Zealand frozen beef : Not quoted. Australian frozen beef: Ox hinds, 145/210 4£d (4id); crops) 3Jd (3 3-Sd). New Zealand chiiled beef: Ox hinds, 145/210 4|d (4 l-8d) ; fores, 145/210 3|d (3Jd). Australian chiiled. beef: Ox hinds, 145/210 4|d; crops, 3Jd. Argentine chiiled beef: Ox hinds, 145/210 5$d (5-id); fores, 145/210 3|d (3Jd). New Zealand porker plgs: First quality, 61/80 6 3-8d (6^d), 81/100 5 7-8d (6d), 101/120 5 7-8d (5 7-8d). New Zealand baconer pigs: 121/160 6 l-8d (6 l-8d). Lamb market: Steady with prices very firm excepting heavyweights. Consumption good, but warm weather required. Mutton market: Wethers and ewes .firm with prices unchanged. Beef market: Frozen beef shade firmer owing to short spot stocks. Chiiled beef meeting with good demand at better prices, owing to lower supplies. New Zealand porker pigs: Prices easier with trade slow. New Zealand baconer pigs: Market steady and unchanged. Bi-monthly Shipments. The New Zealand Meat Producers' Board is advised by cable from its London office that the shipments from Australia, South 'America and South Africa to the United Kingdom during the first half of March, 1937, were as follows: — " Australia: Carcases mutton, 43,935; earcases lamb, 48,184; quarters beef (frozen), 4,4S0; quarters beef (chiiled), 13,016. South \ America: Carcases mutton, 2,372; carcases lamb, 61,707; quarters beef (frozen), 250; quarters beef (chiiled), 216,238. South Africa (including Southern Ehodesia): Quarters beef (Chiiled). 4,257. New Zealand: Carcases mutton, 87,224; carcases lamb, 585,512; quarters beef (frozen), 3,552; quarters beeft (chiiled), 9.295.

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