LAMB MARKET FIRMER

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 993, 9 June 1930, Page 11

LAMB MARKET FIRMER

SMITHFIELD QUOTATIONS A decidedly firmer tone is recorded in the Smithfield market for lamb. Prices have shown a steady upward tendency over the past month. Higher prices are tending to check demand, but offsetting this is the fact that supplies of Southern Hemisphere lamb reaching the Home market at the moment must be slackening off considerably. The beef market is slow and lifeless; little business is doing in New Zealand porker or bacon pigs. The mutton market is reported •firm at recent quotations. Below is a summary of average prices realised at Smith - field last week, and supplied by the New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board. The quotations are based on actual transactions of wholesale quantities of the descriptions of meat mentioned, and are for representative parcels of the goods offering during the week, being for business done on the basis of delivered to Smithfield market and/ or ex London stores. (Prices for the previous week are shown in parentheses) : New Zealand Sheep.—Canterbury and North Island crossbred wethers and maiden ewes, 48 to 561 b., 5 l-8d (5 3-Sd); 57 to 641 b.. 43d (4 5-8 d); 65 to 721 b., 4Jd (4 3-Sd); North Island, 48 to 561 b., 5d (4 7-Sd); 57 to 641 b„ 4 5-8 d (4Jd): 65 to 721 b, 4£d (4.\d); ewes, 48 to 641 b., 3 l-8d (3 l-8d); 65 to 721 b.. 3d (3d). New Zealand Lambs.—Canterbury. 361 b. and under, 9 l-8d (8 7-8 d); 37 to 421 b. Bid (B|d) ; 43 to 501 b., 85d (7 7-8 d); second quality, average, 331 b., 8 l-8d (73d); other South Island brands, 361 b and under, 9d (83d);, 371 b to 421 b, 8 3-Sd (8d); 431 bto 501 b., 8 l-8d (7|d): selected North Island brands, including Downs, 361 b and under. 9 l-8d (Pd); 371 b. to 421 b., 85d (8£d); 43 to 501 b, Sid (7 7-Sd) ; second quality, average, 311 b.. BJd (8 l-8d); other North Island brands, first quality. 361 b and under. 8 7-8 d (8Jd); 371 bto 421 b, S 3-8 d (7 7-Sd); second quality, average 311 b., 84d (8d). New Zealand Beef.—Ox fores, 3id (3Jd); ox hinds, s£d (5 3-8 d); cow fores and cow hinds, not quoted. New Zealand Prime Porker Pigs.— 60 to 1001 b., 7|d (7:|d) ; 101 to 1201 b., 7d (7d). New Zealand Prime Baconer Pigs.— 1211 bto 1801 b., 7d (7d). New Zealand Frozen Veal.—Not quoted. MORRINSVILLE DAIRY COPfIPANY From Our Own Correspondent MORRINSVILLE, Today. The Morrinsville Dairy Company’s production of butter for the seasoon ended May 31 was 1.577 tons, compared with 1,212 tons the previous season, an increase of 365 tons. When the company opened its factory in the 192324 season the output was 260 tons.