LONDON MEAT MARKET

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 135, 29 August 1927, Page 2

LONDON MEAT MARKET

OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS Under date August 26 the London office of the New Zealand Meat Control Board cabled Smithfield delivered prices as follow : New Zealand wethers and maidens, Canterbury quality, selected brands, 561 b and under 6 3-8 d a lb. 571 b to 641 b 5 5-Sd a lb, 651 b to 721 b 5 l-4d; other brands, 561 b and under 6d, 571 b to 641 b s*d, 651 b to 721 b 5 1-Sd. New Zealand ewes, 041 b and under. 4 5-8 d a lb. New Zealand Lambs, Canterbury quality, 361 b and under 9 l-4d a lb, 371 b to 421 b 8 l-4d, 431 b to 501 b S l-4d, seconds 8 3-8 d; selected brands, 361 b and under 9d, 371 b to 421 b S l-4d; other brands, first quality, 361 b and under Xjd, 371 b to 421 b S l-8d; second quality, 301 b to 321 b average, Sid. Argentine lambs, first quality, 361 b and under, 8d; Zlf-iZ, 7Jd. Argentine chilled beef, ox fores, 3id; ox hintrs, Tgd. Argentine frozen beef, ox fores, 33d; ox hinds. 6d. pork, 80/3 201 b, Sid; 120/lSOlb, Lamb market: Steadv, with good ton*-* There lias been a better demand for heavy weigh ts. Mutton: Wethers, ewes, market firm, with good inquiry. New Zealand beef: In fair request. Stocks light. SOUTH AMERICAN SHIPMENTS The New Zealand Meat Producers' Board has received a cable from it* representative at Buenos Aires. South America, advising the following shipments to the United Kingdom for the foitmght ended August 18. 1927. from ’V'sentme and Uruguay:—22B,7oo quarters 60 094 d c?r ef> o6 V 6< ° quarters frozen beef, 60.0J4 carcases frozen mutton, 67,110 carcases frozen lamb. nr T £? sllip P ed to tlie Continent I Europe during the same period was ? 5 66n O,IOWS: —quarters frozen beef, ~660 carcases frozen mutton.