London Meat Market

Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 26, 1 February 1937, Page 5

London Meat Market

The New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board advises that the following are the approximate average prices realised for tho week, based on actual transactions of wholesale quantities of the descriptions of meat mentioned and are for business done on the basis of delivered to Sinithfield Market and/or ex London stores, prices for previous week also being shown: — New Zealand Sheep. —Crossbred wethers and/or maiden ewes: 48/under, sid (5 5-8 d); 49/56, 5 l-8d (5 l-8d); 57/64, 4-2-d (4}d); 65/72, 4Jd (4*d). Ewes: 4S/under, 4sd (4 l-8d); 49/56, 4d (3 7-8 d); 57/64, 3 7-Sd (3Jd); 65/72, 3Jd (3Jd). New Zealand Lambs. —Canterbury: Not quoted. North Island Downs: 36/ under, 7*d (7 5-Sd); 37/42, 7 5-8 d (7 3-Sd); 2nd quality, average about 30, 7id (7 3-8 d). North Island, Ist quality: 36/under, 7sd (7 3-8 d); 37/42, 7 3-8 d (7.1 d); 2nd quality, average about 31, 7dd (7*d). Australian Lambs. —Victorian, Ist quality: 29/36, 6 7-8 d (6|d); 37/42, GJd (6 3-Sd). Argentine Lambs. —Ist quality: 36/ under, G*d (GJd); 37/42, GJd (6 l-8d). New Zealand Frozen Beef. —Ox hinds; 145/210, 4 1-Sd (4d). Ox fores: 145/210, 3d (2 7-Sd). New Zealand Frozen Beef.—Not quoted. Australian Frozen Beef. —Ox hinds: 145/210, 4 1-Sd (4 l-8d). Ox crops, weights corresponding: 3 l-8d (3d). New Zealand Chilled Beef.—Ox hinds: 145/210, 5 5-Sd (5 3-8 d). Ox fores: 145/210, 3 l-4d (3 1-Sd). Argentine Chilled Beef.—Ox hinds: 145/210, 6d (5 7-8 d). Ox fores: 145/ 210, 3}d (3id). New Zealand Porker Pigs.—lst quality: 6L/80, 7 1-Sd (7 1-Sd); 81/100, 7d (7d); 101/120, 6 3-Sd (61d). New Zealand Baconer Pigs.—l2l/ 160, Old (6{d). Lamb market: Better demand has improved prices. Mutton market: Wethers steady. Ewes firmer with more enquiry. Beef market: Frozen beef prices a little better in sympathy with chilled. Chilled beef firmer this week owing to lighter supplies. New Zealand porker pigs: Firm with good trade. New Zealand baconer pigs: Market steady and unchanged.