FROZEN MEAT PRICES

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 941, 7 April 1930, Page 11

FROZEN MEAT PRICES

SMITHFIELD QUOTATIONS LONDON, Saturday. The weekly quotations for the undermentioned classes of frozen meats aro based on actual sales of wholesale quantities of carcases of mutton or lamb, or of quarters of beef delivered to Smithfield market and/or ex London stores. They are compiled by the Quotations Committee, Smithfield. To arrive at the equivalent ex ship values one farthing- a pound should be deducted from the prices quoted below. Quotations given represent the average for the week and are hot selected lines, but for parcels fairly representative of the bulk of the snipments now on offer. New Zealand Sheep. Canterbury and North Island selected crossbred wethers and maiden ewes, 481 b to 561 b, 6id a lb, 571 b to 641 b, 6Jd, 651 b to 721 b, 5 Ad; North Island crossbred wethers and maiden ewes, 4Slb to 561 b, 6id, 571 b to 641 b. 5 7-Bd, 651 b to 721 b, 5 3-8 d; New Zealand ewes, 4Slb to 641 b, 4 5-Sd, 6olb to 721 b, Australian Sheep. First quality crossbreds and/or Merino wethers, 401 b to 651 b, sd; second quality, 301 bto 551 b, 4 7-Sd; Australian ewes, 301 b to 551 b, 4 5-Sd. . ... . Argentine Sheep. First quality crossbred wethers, 481 b to 641 b, 5 3-Bd. 651 b to 721 b, 42d, over 721 b, 41d. New Zealand Lambs. Canterbury, 361 b and under, S£d, 371 b to 421 b, S 1-Sd, 431 b to 501 b, 7id; second quality, average 331 b, 8d; other South Island brands 361 b and under, Sid, 371 b to 421 b, Sd 431 b to 501 b, 7 3-Sd: selected North Island brands, 361 b and under, 8 o-Sd, 371 b to 421 b, S l-Bd, 431 b to 501 b, 71d; other North Island brands, first quality 361 b and under, Sid, 371 b to 421 b, Sd. Australian Lambs. —Victorian, first qualitv. 361 b and under, 73d, 371 b to 421 h, 7Jd; Victorian, second quality. 361b’ and under, 7 7-S; other States, second quality, 301 b and under. 7 7-Sd. Argentine Lambs. —First quality, 361 b and under. 7td, 371 b to 421 b, 7d, 431 b to 501 b, 63d. New Zealand Frozen Beef. —Ox fores, 1601 b to 2201 b, 4-Jd; ox hinds, 1601 b to 2201 b, 6d. Australian Frozen Beef. —Ox binds, over 1601 b, 6d. Argentine Chilled Beef. —Ox fores, 1601 b to 2201 b, 4d; ox hinds, 1601 b to 2201 b, 6Jd.' New Zealand Figs.—First quality, 601 b to 1001 b, 10 3-Sd, 1011 b to 1201 b. 9id.