LONDON MEAT MARKET

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1047, 11 August 1930, Page 11

LONDON MEAT MARKET

BOARD’S WEEKLY REVIEW The New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board lias received the following cable from its London office, dated August 8, advising that the following are the approximate average prices realised lor the week, 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.—Selected crossbred wethers, 481 b to 561 b, 5d (4 7-8 d): maiden ewes, 571 b to 641 b, 4 5-8 d (4*d); 651 b to 731 b, 4*d <4 3-8 d); North Island maiden ewes, 481 b to 561 b, 4?d (4 5-8 d): ditto, 571 b to 641 b, 4id (4 3-8 d); ditto, 651 bto 721 b, 4 3-8 d(4 3-8 d); ewes, 481 b to 641 b, 3 l-8d (3 l-8d) ; do, 651 b to 721 b, 2 7-Sd (2 7-Sd). New Zealand Lambs.—Canterbury, 361 b and under, 9d (9d); ditto, 371 b to 421 b, 8 7-8 d (8 7-8 d): second quality, 431 b to 501 b, 82d ((82d); average, 331 b, 7.1 d (74d): other South island brands, 361 b and under, 82d (82d); 371 b to 421 b, 83d (82d); 431 b to 501 b, 8 5-8 d (8 5-8 d): Selected North Island brands, 361 b and under, 9d (9d); 371 b to 421 b, 8 7-Sd (S2d); 431 b to 501 b. 82d (S2d): second quality, average 311 b, 7 3-8 d (7*d); other North Island brands, first quality, 361 b and under, Bld (8 3-8 d); ditto. 371 b to 421 b, B£d (8id); ditto, second quality, average 311 b, 7£d (7sd). Australian Lambs. —Victorian, first quality, 361 b and under. 7 3-8 d <7sd); 371 b to 421 b, 7 3-8 d (7*d). Argentine Lamb. —First quality, 361 b and under, 6 5-8 d (6 5-8 d) ; ditto, 371 b to 421 b, 6?.d (6Ad). New Zealand Beef. —Ox fores, 34d (3}d); hinds, 5 3-Sd (5 3-8 d); cow fores and hinds, not quoted. Argentine Chilled Beef.—Ox fores, 4}d (4}d); hinds. 8 5-8 d (8 5-8 d). Australian Frozen Beef. —Ox crops, over 1001 b. 3 1 »d (3*d); ox hinds, over 160 lb, 5 3-8 d (5 3-8 d). New Zealand Prime Porker Pfgs.— 601 b to 1001 b, 7\d (7d); 1011 b to 1201 U. 7Jd (6 7-Sd). New Zealand Prime Baconer Pigs.— 1211 b to ISOlb, 63d (6*d). New Zealand Frozen Veal.—Not quoted. Lamb.—Market continues firm for first quality, but second quality rather difficult to sell. Mutton Market. —Wethers steady at better prices. Ewes dull, very little business doing. New Zealand Beef. —Good demand, especially for hindquarters. New Zealand Porker Pigs.—Small sales during the present hot weather. New Zealand Baconer Pigs.—A little firmer in sympathy with better prices of bacon.