MEAT MARKET QUOTATIONS

Shannon News, 3 January 1923, Page 3

MEAT MARKET QUOTATIONS

PRICES OP PAT STOCK POR EXPORT. The N.Z. Meat Producers’ Board advises that the following prices were offered to-day (December 29) Poverty Bay. —Wethers, 641 b and under, sidj 651 b and over, 41d. Second quality wethers, 4fd. Ewes, 641 b and under, 4sdj 651 b and under, ofd. Prime woolly lambs, 421 b and under, 9d; 431 b and over, B£d. Second quality, BJd. Prime ox beef, 20/* per 1001 b. Second quality, 15/- per 1001 b. Cow beef, 15/per 1001 b. Second quality cow beef, 12/6 per 1001 b. Hawke’s Bay. —Wethers, 641 b and under, sfd; 651 b and over, 5Jd. Second quality wethers, 5Jd. Ewes, 641 b and under, 4Jd; 651 b and over, 4d. Prime woolly lambs, 421 b and under, lOd; 431 b and over, 9sd. Second quality lambs, 9sd. Prime ox beef, 20/- per 1001 b. Second quality ox beef, 17/6 per 1001 b. Cow beef, 15/- per 1001 b. Second quality cow beef, 12/6 per 1001 b.

Wanganui.—Wethers, 561 b and under, sfd; 57 to 641 b, 5Jd; 65 to 721 b, s|d; 731 b and over, sd. Second quality, sd. Ewes, all weights, 4sd. Prime woolly lambs, 421 b and under, Prime ox beef, 20/- per 1001 b. Cow beef, 15/- per 1001 b. Christchurch. —Wethers, 641 b and under, sfd; 65 to 721 b, ssd; 731 b and over, 4Jd; second quality, 5Jd. Ewes, 641 b and under, 44d; 65 to 721 b, 4d; 731 b and over, 3-id; second quality, 4d. Prime woolly lambs, 421 b and under, 9sd; 431 b and over, 9d; second quality, 9d.

The difference in return to the grower between kidneys left in lambs and kidneys taken out is equal to Id to |d pr lb. That is, a grower getting lOd per lb with kidneys left in is getting equal to 10Jd to 10§d with kidneys taken out.