Meal 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 to Smithfield market and/or ex London stores. Prices for the previous week are also shown in parentheses. N.Z. sheep: Crossbred wethers and/or maiden ewes, 481 b and under, 53d (53d); 49/56, 5 l-8d (5 l-8d); 57/64, 43d (43d); 65/72, 4*d (43d). Ewes, 481 b. and under, 4-Jd (43d); 49/56, 4d (4d); 57/64, 3 7-8 d (3 7-8 d); 65/72, 3Jd (33d). N.Z. lambs, Canterbury: Not quoted. North Island Downs: 361 b. and under, 8d (7 Jd); 37/42, 8d (7 5-8 r); second quality, average about 301 b. 73d (73d). North Island, first quality, 361 b. and under, 7Jd (73d); 37/4Z, 73d (7 3-8 d). Second quality, average about 311 b., 73d (7id). Australian lambs, Victorian first quality, 29/36 7d (6 7-8 d), 37/42 6 5-8 d (63d). Argentine lambs, first quality, 361 b. and under 6Jd (63d), 37/42 did (63d). N.Z. frozen beef: Ox hinds, 145/210 4 l-8d (4 l-8d); ox fores, 145/210 3d (3d). Australian frozen beef: Ox hinds, 145/210 4 l-8d (4 1-Sd); ox crops, weights corresponding, 3 l-8d (3 18d)N.Z. chilled beef: Not quoted. Australian chilled beef: Ox hinds, 145/210 5 38d. Argentine chilled beef: Ox hinds, 145210 6d (6d); ox fores, ,145/210 3Jd (33d). N.Z. porker pigs, first quality 61/80 7 l-8d (7 l-8d), 81/100 7d (7d), 101/120 63d (6 3-8 d). N.Z. baconer pigs, 21/160 6d (63d). Lamb markot: Prices show further improvement, with demand satisfactory. All arrivals going into consumption. Mutton market: Wethers and ewes, market steady with prices firm. Beef market: Frozen beef, market firm with good demand. Chilled beef prices steady. N.Z. porker pigs: Market quiet and steady with prices unchanged. N.Z. baconer pigs: Easier owing to lower prices of bacon.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 32, 8 February 1937, Page 2
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334Meal Market Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 32, 8 February 1937, Page 2
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