Home Meat Market

Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 20, 25 January 1937, Page 2

Home Meat Market

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 the descriptions of meat mentioned and are for representative parcels of the goods offering during the week, being for business done on the basis of delivered at Smithfield market, and/or ex London stores. (Prices for the previous week are shown in parentheses). New Zealand sheep: Crossbred wethers and/or maiden ewes, 4S/under, 5 5-Bd. (5 5-8 d); 49/56, 5 1-Sd (5 l-8d); 57/64, 4fd (4 7-8 d); 65/70, 4id (4 5-8 d; ewes, 48/under, 4 l-8d (4 l-8d); 49/56, 3 7-8 d(3 7-8 d); 57/64, 33d, (3 7-8 d); 65/72, 33d (3|d.) New Zealand lambs: North Island Downs, 36/under, 7 5-8 d (7 5-8 d); 37/42, 7 3-8 d (7 3-8 d); second quality, average about 30, 7 3-8 d (7 3-8 d); North Island first quality, 36/under, 7 3-8 d (7 3-8 d); 37/42, 7|d (7*d); second quality, average about 31, 73d (73d). Australian lambs: Victorian, first quality, 29/36, 63d (6 7-8 d); 37/42, 6 3-8 d (6 3-Bd.) Argentine lambs.: First quality, 36/ under, 6*d (6*d); 37/42, 6 l-8d (6 l-Bd.) New Zealand frozen beef: Ox ihinds, 145/210, 4d (4d); ox fores, 145/210, 27-8 d (23d.)' Australian frozen beef: Ox hinds, 145/210, 4 l-8d (4d); ox crops, weights corresponding, 3d (23d.) New Zealand chilled beef: Ox hinds, 145/210, 5 3-8 d(5 l-8d); ox fores, 145/ 210, 3 l-8d (3 1-Sd.) Australian chilled beef: Ox hinds, 145/210, 9}d (sd); ox crops, weight corresponding, 33d (3 1-Sd). Argentine chilled beef: Ox Ihinds, 145/210, 5 7-8 d (5 5-8 d); ox fores, 145/ 210, 3id (33d.) New Zealand porker pigs, first quality, 61/80, 7 1-Sd (7 l-8d); 81/100, 7d (7d); 101/120. 6*d (6}d.) New Zealand baconer pigs, 121/160, 63d (6 5-Bd.) Lamb market: Steadier, demand is improving. Consumption satisfactory for tho time of the year. Mutton market: Weathers, trade slow with prices slightly easier. Ewes meeting with more inquiry. Beef market: Frozen beef firm with fores slightly better. Chilled beef better prices this week owing to lighter supplies. New Zealand porker pigs: Meeting with good trade with prices firm. New Zealand baconer pigs: Easie? owing to large supplies.