LONDON MEAT PRICES

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 108, 24 May 1937, Page 10

LONDON MEAT PRICES

.New Zealand Values The New Zealand Meat Producers' B-oard advises that the following are the approximate average prices realised for the week, based on actual transactions of wholesale quantities of the descriptions of meat mentioned and • are for representative parcels of tho goods offering during the week, being" for business done on the basis of dolivered to Smithfield market, and/or ex London stores (prices for the previous week also being shown) : — New Zealand Sheep. — Crossbred wethers and/sr maiden ewes: 48/under, 5 l-8d (5 l-8d) ; 49/56, 4|d (4jd); 57/64, 4}d (4 3-84); 65/72, 4*d (4Jdli Ewes: 48/under, 4 3-8d (4 3-8d); 49/56, 3 7-8d (3 7-8d) ; 57/64, 3 5-8d (3Jd); 65/72, 3Jd (3 5-8d). New Zealand Lambs. — Cantorbury: 36/under, 7 1-Sd (7d),; 37/42, 6fd (6 5-8d) ; 43/50, 6Jd (6 3-8d). Second quality: Average about 31, 6^d (GJd). ( Other South Island: 36/under, 7 1-84 j (7d); 37/42, 6|d (6 5-8d); 43/50, 6Jd j i (6 3-8dl. North Island Downs: 36/ J j under, 7Jd (7 l-8d); 37/42, 6$d (6 j ( 5-8d); 43/50, 6§d (6 3-8d). . Second j j quality: Average about 30, 7id (7id).i j North Island first quality: 36/under, 7d| I (7d); 37/42, 6 5-8d (6 5-8d). Second i | quality: Average about 31, 6fd (6 5-8d).j | Australian Lambs. — Victorian, first i quality: 29/36, 6 3-8d (6Jd). • . ! Argentiue Lambs. — First quality:! i 36/under, 6 3-8d (6!d); 37/42, 5Jdl" (5 5-8d). ; ' ; New Zealand , Frozen Beef. — Not quoted. i New Zealand Chilled Beef. — Ox ' hinds: 145/210, 5 5-8d (5d). Ox fores: i 145/210, 4Jd (4d). Australian Chilled Beef. — Ox hinds: 145/210, 5 5-8d (5d). Ox crops: 4 3-8d (4 l-8d). Argentine Chilled Beef. — Ox hinds:, ! 145/210, 6 5-Sd (6 l-8d). Ox fores: ; 145/210, 4 5-8d (4id). New Zealand Porker Pigs. — First quality: 61/80, 6 3-8d (6 3-8d) ; 81/100, 6 3-8d (6Jd); 101/120, 6 3-8d (61d). New Zealand Baconer Pigs. — 121/! 160, 6id 6Jd). Lamb market: Meeting with good demand with prices higher. Mutton market; Wethers steady with! better' trade. Ewes, trade slow with 1 j .prices easier. Beef market: Chilled beef very firm ! with prices again higher. New Zealand porker pigS: Trade slow With prices for heavyweights better. New Zealand baconer pigs: Market steady and unchanged.