MEAT PRODUCERS’ BOARD.

Otago Witness, Issue 4033, 30 June 1931, Page 15

MEAT PRODUCERS’ BOARD.

SMITHFIELD PRICES. The New Zealand Meat Producers Board has received the following cable from its London office, dated June 26, 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 representative parcels of the goods offe”ing during the week, being for business done on the basis of delivered to Smithfield Market and/or ex London stores:— (Prices for the two previous weeks are also shown).

N.Z. Frozen Veal — — — Lamb Market: Slightly easier. Consumption remains good. Mutton Market: Wethers and ewes; prices easier in sympathy with lamb, but stocks light and demand is good for the time of year. Beef Market: Still remains depressed owing to heavy arrivals chilled beef. N.Z. Porker Pigs: Market is quiet. Demand is small, but stocks are light. N.Z. Baconer Pigs: Nominal prices. There is practically no demand owing to extremely low prices Continental bacon.

co ci aS w 04 r—< 1 © © Sheep (Canterbury a a l-j and N.I.) — Crossbred Wethers and d. d d Malden Ewes 48/56 .. 5 51 51 Selected North Island .. 57/64 .. 65/72 .. 4R/56 .. 41 48 45 45 45 5 49 5 57/64 .. 43 43 43 Ewes .. 65/72 ., 4R/under a 45 44 4} 4g 42 48/64 .. 35 4 4 65/72 .. 3i 32 31 N.Z. Lambs— Canterbury .. .. 36/under 73 73 75 37/42 .. 75 79 79 Second Quality 43/50 ., 75 71 71 Aver. 33 7 7 7 Other South Island brands 36/under 75 73 73 37/42 .. 71 73 73 Selected North Island 43/50 .. 75 75 75 brands. Including Downs 36/under 73 75 8 37/42 .. 75 73 73 43/50 .. 75 71 71 Second Quality .. Other North Island Aver. 31 7 7 7 Brands— First Quality 36/under 71 71 71 37/42 .. 75 7 5 75 Second Quality Aver. 31 65 65 63 Australian Lambs— Victorian, first quality 36/under 63 62 62 37/42 .. 61 61 61 Argentine Lamb— First quality .. . * 36/under 62 62 6§ 37/42 .. 65 6i N.Z. Beet— —• — — — — ——■ — — — Cow hinds .. .. . — — — Argentine Chilled Beef — Ox fores 22 22 Ox hinds 6 61 63 Aust'allan Frozen BeefOx crops, over 1001b 2 2 25 Ox hinds, over 1601b .. 31 31 31 N.Z Frozen Pork Porkers, 60/1001b 6 6 55 Porkers, 101/1201b . 54 5| 51 Baconers, 121/1801b • • • • 5 5 5