FROZEN MEAT VALUES

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 105, 25 July 1927, Page 3

FROZEN MEAT VALUES

LONDON QUOTATIONS Under date July 22, the London office of the New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board cabled the following resume of Smithfield delivered values:— New Zealand Wethers and Maidens.— Canterbury quality: selected brands, 561 b. and under, 6d a lb.; 571 b. to- 641 b., sd; 651 b. to 721 b., 41d. Other brands, 561 b. and under, s£d; 571 b. to 641 b., 4 5-Sd; 651 b. to 721 b., 4 3-Bd. New Zealand Ewes. —641 b. and under, 4d. New Zealand Lambs.—Canterbury quality: 361 b. and under, 421 b.. 83d; 431 b. to 501 b., Bd. Seconds, BJd. Selected brands, 361 b and under, 9d; 371 b. to 421 b., 8 l-Bd. Other brands; first quality, 361 b. and under, BJd; 371 b. to 421 b., 7 7-8 d Second quality, 301 b. to 321 b., average, B£d. Argentine Lambs.—First quality, 361 b. and under, Sd; 371 b. to 421 b., 7 l-Bd. Argentine Chilled Beef.—Ox fores, 3£d; hinds, 7d. Argentine Frozen Beef.—Ox fores, 3 3-Sd; hinds. 6d. Frozen Pork.—Bolb. to 1201 b., 8?.d; 1201 b. to 1801 b., 6£d. Lamb.—Market firm. Consumption satisfactory, in spite of adverse weather conditions. Mutton Market.—Wethers quiet, but there is a fair demand for heavy-weights. Ewes, quiet, trade slow. Frozen Porß.—l2olb. to 1801 b.: There is only a poor demand owing to plentiful supplies of Continental bacon. 801 b. to 1201 b.; trade slow. ,