LONDON MEAT PRICES

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 32, 1 November 1937, Page 9

LONDON MEAT PRICES

Smithfield Quotations \ j The New Zealand Meat Producers' Board adyises that the following are the ruling prices of wholesale qnantities of the descriptions of ffozen nieat ihentioned and are for representatiye parcels of the goods sold on Tlmrsday, Oetober 28. Ohilled beef prices are uverages of the week on which this list i.i issued. All prices are on the basi3 of delivered to Smithfield market. New Zealand sheep. — Crossbred wetheis and/or maiden. ewes, 48/under 5|d (523), 49/56 4|d (4|d), 57/64 4*d 65/72 4|d (4jd); ewes, 48/under . 4d (4d), 49/56 3}d (3§d), 57/64 3gd (3|d), 65/72 3id (32d). 'New Zealand "lambs. — Canterbury, 36/uuder 7|d (7fd), 37/42 7Jd (7|d), 43/50 7d (7d); second quality, average about 31 7id (7|d); other Soiith Island, 36/under 7|d (7|d), 37/42 7H (7fd), 43/50 7d (7d); North Island Downs, 38/iinder 7Jd (7|d), 37/42 7Jd (7|d), 43/50 7d (7d); second quality; average about 30 7^d (7id); North Island, first quality, 36/under . 7|d (7gd), 37/42 7§d (7|d); second quality, average about 31 7id (7Jd). Australian lambs. — Not quote'd. Argentine lambs. — First quality (new season 's), 36/under 7|d (7}d), 37/42 7d (7id). New Zealand frozen beef.— Ox hinds, 145/210 4fd (4|d); ox fores, 145/210 3Jd (3Jd). Australian frozen beef. — Ox hinds, 145/210 42d (4id) ; ox crops, 3jd (3|d). New Zealand porker pigs. — First quality, 61/80 7fd (7|d), 81/100 7Jd (72d), 101/120 7id (7|d). New Zealand- baconer pigs. — -121/160 7Jd (7id). New ^eaiand chilled beef.— Ox hinds, 145/210 5Jd (5§d); ox fores, 145/210 S|d (3|d). Australian chilled beef.— Ox hinds, 145/210 '5a (5£d); ox crops, 3gd (3fd). Southern Rhodesian chilled beef. — Ox hinds, 145/2io 5d (5d); ox fores, 145/210 3id (3|d). Argentine chilled beef, — Ox hinds, 145/210 5|d (6d) ; ox fores, 145/210 4d (4d). Uruguayan chilled beef. — Ox hinds, 145/210 54d (oid); ox fores, 145/210 3£d (3|a). Lamb Market. — Tendency of market is firmer for prime quality owing to shortage of spot stocks. Other descriptiorts unchhnged. Mntton mhrket. — Wethers and ewes weaker owing to poor dcmand. Beef market. — Frozen beef: Market steady and uiichanged. Chilled beef: Shade casier this week. New Zealand porker pigs. — Unchanged; excepting he&vyweights, slightly weaker. ... New Zealand baconer pigs.— Nomhial —none available. ;