British Meat Market

Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 38, 15 February 1937, Page 12

British Meat Market

The New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board advises that tho 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 representative parcels of tho goods offering during tho week, being for business dono on tho basis of delivered to Smithfield market, and/or ex London stores. (Prices for tho previous week arc also shown): —

New Zealand sheep: Crossbred wothors and/or maiden ewes, 481 b and under, 5Jd (5Ad); 49/50, 5 l-8d (5 l-8d); 57/64, 4.3 d (4Jd); 65/72, 4 3-8 d (4Jd). Ewes, 481 b and under, 4Jd (4|d); 49/56, 4d (4d); 57/64, 3 7-8 d(3 7-Sd); 65/72, a 7Sd (31d). ' New Zealand lambs: Canterbury, not quoted. North Island Downs, 361 b and under, 8d (Sd); 37/42, 7 7-8 d (8d); 43/50, 7 I-Sd (7sd). Second quality, average about 301 b, 7|d (7*d). North Island, first quality, 361 b and under, 73d. (73d); 37/42, 73cl (73d). ►Second quality, average about 311 b, 7]d (71d).

Australian lambs: Victorian lirst quality, 29/36, 7d (7d); 37/42, GJd (6 5-Sd).

Argoutine lambs: First quality, 361 b and under, G*d (QZd); 37/42, 6 1-Sd (Gfd).

New Zealand frozen beef: Ox hinds 145/210, 4 l-8d (4 l-8d); ox fores, 145/210, 3d (3d); cow hinds and fores, not quoted. Australian frozen beef: Ox hinds, 145/210, 4id (4 l-8d); ox crops, weights corresponding, 3d (3 1-Sd). New Zealand chilled beef: Not quoted. Australiau chilled beef: Ox hinds. 145/210, 5Jd (5 3-8 d); ox crops, weights corresponding, 3 3-8 d (3 3-8 d). Argentine chilled beef: Ox hinds, 145/210, 5 7-Sd (Gd); ox fores, 145/210, 3}d (3Jd). New Zealand porker pigs: First quality, 61/80, 7 l-8d (7 1-Sd); 81/100, 7d (7d); 101/120, 63d (6|d). New Zealand baconer pigs: 121/160, 6d (Gd). Lamb market: Tendency of market is steady with trade good for the time of year. Mutton market: Wethers, lightweights firm; heavyweights shade easier. Ewes firm with prices heavyweights slightly better.

Beef market: Frozen beef market firm with prices unchanged. CJhillod beef shado weaker owing to heavier supplies. New Zealand porker pigs: Market quiet and unchanged. New Zealand baconer pigs: Prices unchanged with very little business doing.