LONDON MEAT VALUES

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 247, 9 January 1928, Page 10

LONDON MEAT VALUES

OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS Under date January 6, the London office of the New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board advised the following Smithfield delivered prices:— N.Z. Wethers and Maidens. —Canterbury quality, selected brands, old season, 561 b and under, 6£d a lb; 571 b to 641 b 6|d a lb, 651 b to 721 b s£d; other brands, new season, 561 b and under, 62d, 571 b to 641 b, 6id, 651 b to 721 b sid. N.Z. Ewes, old season—64lb and under 5d a lb. N.Z. Lambs—Canterbury quality, not quoted; selected brands, new season, 361 b and under Hid, 371 b to 421 b llid; other brands, first quality, not quoted. Australian Lambs.—Victorian, first quality. 361 b and under 9sd a lb, 371 b to 421 b 9id. Argentine Lambs.—First quality, 361 b and under 7gd a lb. 371 b to 421 b 7id. N.Z. Beef.—Ox fores 4d a lb, ox hinds s|d, cow fores 3id, cow hinds 4d. Argentine Chilled Beef. —Ox fores 4Jd a lb, ox hinds 5 7-8 d a lb. Argentine Frozen Beef.—Ox fores 4d a lb, ox hinds 53d al b. Frozen Pork.—Porkers, ROlb to 801 b, 8d a lb; 811 b to 991 b 7Jd, 1001 b to 1201 b 7d, haveners 1211 b to 1801 b 6£d. Lambs.—Only small quantities of new season’s lambs have arrived, and are meeting good demand. Mutton Market.—Very firm; sales good. Under date January 6, the London office of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Company, Ltd., cabled as follows: “N.Z. Frozen Meat.—Lamb, market quiet, but firm: mutton, firm, with upward tendency.”