LONDON MEAT MARKET

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 360, 22 May 1928, Page 12

LONDON MEAT MARKET

ALL ROUND FIRMER DEMAND Under date May 19 the London office of the New Zealand Meat Board cabled as follows, advising Smithfield delivered prices averaged for the week ended at that date; prices for the previous week are given in parentheses:— New Zealand wethers and maidens: Canterbury quality, selected brands, 561 b and under, 7 \ (7 l-8d); 571 b to 641 b, 6 5-Sd (6id); 651 b to 721 b, 6-id (6d); other brands, 56ih and under, 7d (7d); 571 b to 641 b, 6.td (6 3-Sd); 651 b to 721 b, 6Jlb (57-8 d J. New Zealand ewes.—64lb arid under, 5 3-Sd (ssd). New Zealand lambs.—Canterbury quality: 361 b and under, lOd (lOd); 371 b to 421 b, 9id (9 3-Sd); 431 b to 501 b, S£d (83d); seconds, 9id (9id): selected brands, 36ib and under, lOd (93d); 371 b to 421 b, 91d (9Jd); other brands, first quality, 361 b and under, 9 5-Sd (9 5-8 d); 371 b to 421 b, 9£ (9 l-8d); second quality, 301 b to 321 b average, '9id (9 3-Sd). Argentine lambs. —First quality, 361 b and under, B|d (8 5-Sd) ; 371 b to 421 b, 7§d (7§d). o-o, New* Zealand Beef.—Ox fores, 3 *-Sd (33d); hinds, 51d (5 3-Sd); cow fores, (3Jd); hinds, 4id (4fd). Argentine Chilled Beef. —Ox fores, 4 1-Sd (4\d); hinds, 7d (7fd). Argentine Frozen Beef. —Ox fores, 4 1-Sd (4 1-Sd). Frozen Pork. —Porkers, 60 to 801 b. 1 4d f7l d); 81 to 991 b. 63d (63d) : 100 to 1201 b, 63d (63d); baconers, 121 to 1 SOlb, 7d (7d). Lamb market very firm; heavy-weights meeting better inquiry. Mutton market firm with good demand. Home killed still remains scarce. Beef market: There is a good demand owing to lesser supplies of Argentine chilled beef. New Zealand Pigs: Better trade owing to colder weather. New Zealand Baconer Pigs: Better inquiry owing to improvement in bacon prices. TARANAKI OILFIELDS Press Association GISBORNE, To-day. The Taranaki C 1 fids, Ltd., reports that the Gisborne •. 1 well is down ! 2,870 ft in a very soft shale with 'a \in i diameter easing to 2,S6oit. The Gisborne i No. 2 well is down to 545 ft in shade, then j ==arid and shale, and the last 30ft in hard j sand, a total of 600 ft. A 12tin diameter | casing is down to 360 ft.