STOCK SALES.

Putaruru Press, Volume II, Issue 12, 4 January 1924, Page 2

STOCK SALES.

THE LONDON MARKET. The New Zealand Meat Producers Board has received the following cable from its London office, dated December 28, 1.923, advising the Smithfield delivered prices at that date as follow: N.Z. Wethers and Maidens.—Canterbury quality: Selected brands—--561b and under, Slid; 57/641b, 72d; 65/721 b, Tiki. Other brands—s6lb and under, 7id; 57/641b, 7Jd; 65/721b, 7 id. N.Z. Ewes.—64lb and under, 6§d. N.Z. Lamb.—Canterbury quality: ; 361 b and under, Hid; 37/421b, lOgd; . 43/501b, 9id; seconds, lOd. Selected brands: 361 b and under, lOid: 37/ 421 b, lOd. Other brands: First quality, 421 b and under, 93d; seconds, 9*d. N.Z. Beef.—Ox fores, 3~d; ox hinds, 4id; cow fores, 2ld; cow hinds, 33d. Argentine Chilled Beef.—Ox fores, 3id; ox hinds, 53d. Argentine Frozen Beef.—Ox fores. 33d; ox hinds, 42<1. FAT STOCK FOR EXPORT. The New Zealand Meat Producers Board advises that the followingprices are being- offered, December 27, Auckland.—Wethers: G4lb and under, sid. Prime woolly lambs: 421 b and under, Sid; 431 b and over, 8d Second-quality lambs: 7Jd. Poverty Bay.—Wethers: 641 b and under, 52d. Prime woolly lambs: 421 b and under, Ssd. Hawke’s Bay.—Wethers: 641 b and under, 6ld. Ewes: 641 b and under, 4-d- Prime woolly lambs: 421 b and under, Old; 431 b and over, BSd. Second-quality lambs: 83d. Wellington.—Wethers: 641 b and under, 6d. Ewes: 641 b and under, 4id. Prime woolly lambs: 421 b and under, 9id; 431 b and over, 83d. Secondquality lambs: Bid. SOUTH AMERICAN SHIPMENTS. The New Zealand Meat Producers Board has received a cable from its representative at Buenos Aires, South America, advising the following ship- j men is to the United Kingdom for the fortnight ended 29th ult. from Argen- j tine and Uruquay. (The figures do j not include exports from Patagonia, ; Chili or Brazil.): —181,930 quarters! chilled beef, 38,310 quarters frozen j 51,746 carcases frozen mutton, 1 0, <95 carcases frozen lamb. The quantity shipped to the Continent of Europe during the same period totalled:—los,Bo2 quarters 'frozen beef, j ' 1.7,596 carcases frozen mutton, 901 [ 1 carcases frozen lamb. I