LONDON MEAT MARKET

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 799, 21 October 1929, Page 10

LONDON MEAT MARKET

SMITHFIELD PRICES The "New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board has received the following cablegram from its London office, dated October IS. advising Smithfield delivered prices averaged for the week ended that date as follow*: New Zealand Wethers and Maidens. —Canterbury quality, selected brands. 561 b and under. 6*d n lb: 571 b to 641 b. 6 3-Sd: 651 b to 721 b. 6d: other brands, 561 b and under. G 3-Sd; 571 b to 641 b. CRT: 651 b to 721 b. 6d. New Zealand Ewes. —641 b and under. 4 3-Sd. New Zealand Lambs. —Canterbury quality, 361 b and under, S 7-Sd: 371 b to 421 b, .8 1 -8d: 431 b to 501 b. 7 5-Sd: seconds, 7 3-Sd: selected brands, 361 b and under, S 5-Sd; 371 b to 421 b. 7 7-Sd: other brands, first quality, 361 b and under. 8d: 371 b to 421 b, 7 5-Sd: second quality, 301 b to 321 b average, 7£d. Australian Lambs, new season's. — Victorian, first quality. 361 b and under. 5 3-Sd: 371 b to 421 b. 7 7-Sd. Argentine Lambs.—First quality. 361 b and under. 7ld: 37ib tu 421 b. 6*d. Argentine Chilled Beef.—Ox fores, 4

3-8 d: hinds, 6vd. Australian Frozen Beef.—Ox crops, over lOOib. 4.\d; hinds, over 1601 b, 5 3-Sd. New Zealand Frozen Pork.—Porkers. 601 b to 801 b. 9Ud: 811 b to !>9ib. 91d: 1001 b to 1201 b. 9.;d: baconers. 1211 b to , 1801 b. S;d. Lamb. —Market is depressed owing : to heavy supplies of liome-killed. t Mutton. —Weaker. New Zealand Porker Pigs.—Market * firm, with good demand. New Zealand Baconer Pic -Steady I demand for the small quantities avail- : able.