FROZEN MEAT.

Marlborough Express, Volume LXVIII, Issue 149, 26 June 1934, Page 8

FROZEN MEAT.

THE SMITHFIELD QUOTATIONS. The New Zealand Meat Producers' Board has received the following cable from its London office, dated June 22, advising 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 representa^ive pareels of the gcods offering during the week, -being for business done on the basis of delivered toi Smithfield Market and/pr ex London stores. Prices for the two previous weeks are shown in parentheses: — N.Z. Sheep: Canterbury and North Island selected crossbred wethers and maiden ewes, 48-56, 53d (53d); 57-64, 5 Vd (5id) ; 65-72, 5-d (4id); North Island, 48-56, 5Sd (5fd); 57-64, 5id (5ld); 65-72, 5d (45d) ; ewes, 48-un-der, 4id (41d); 48-64, 3Sd (3Zd) ; 6572, 3id'(31d). N.Z. Lambis: Canterbury, 38-under. 7id (73d) ; 37-42, 7id (7id) ; 43-50, 63d (6«d); second quality, average 32, 73 d. (7id); -cther South Island bran-ds, . 36-under, 71d (73d); 37-42, 7id (7id); 43-50, 63d (6.5-d); selected North Island brands, including Downs, 36-under, 7ld! (72d) ; 37-42, 7id (7id); 43-50, 63d (6;d) ; second quality, average 32, 7ld (71d) ; other N-orth Island brands, first quality, 36-under, 7id (7id); 3742, 7d (7d) ; se-c-ond quality, average 32, 73d (7-ld) . Australian Lambs: Victorian first quality, 36-under 73d (73d ) ; 37-42,. 63d (63-d), Argentine Lambs: 36-under 71 d (71d); 37-42, 63d (63d). N.Z. Beef : Ox fores, 2id (2dd); ox hinds, 33d (3id). Argentine Chilled Beef: Ox fores, 3d (3id) ; ox hinds, 5-d (51d). Australian Frozen Beef: Ox crops, over 100, 2id (22d) ; ox hinds, over 160, 3M (3id). ' n.z. Prime Porker Pigs: 60-80, 6d (61-d); 81-100, 53d (6d) ; 101-120, 5id (5id). N.Z. Baconer Pigs: 120-160, 53d (53 d). Lamb Market: Slightly easier. chiefly owing to extremely hot weather lessening the demand for meat of all descriptions. Mutton Market: Wethers are firm owing t-o short spot stocks. Ewes are quiet with prices unchanged. Beef Market: The demand is slo-w, owing to low prices of Argentine chilled beef. n.z. Porker Pigs: There is small demand owing to hot weather. n.z. Baconer Pigs: The market is steady and unchanged.