LONDON MEAT MARKET

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1065, 1 September 1930, Page 11

LONDON MEAT MARKET

SMITHFIELD QUOTATIONS The New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board has received the following cable from its London Office, dated August 29, advising the following approximate average prices realised for the week, based on actual transactions of wholesale quantities, done on the basis of delivered to Smith field market and/or ex London stores (prices for the previous week are shown in parentheses):— New Zealand Sheep.—Canterbury and North Island selected crossbred wethers and maiden ewes, 481 b to 561 b, 5d (sd) ; 571 b to 641 b, 4*d (43d); 651 b to 721 b. 4 5-8 d (4 5-Sd); North Island ditto, 481 b to 561 b, 43d (4?d); 571 b to 641 b, 4itl (4£d) : 651 b to 721 b. 4£d (4£d); owes. 481 bto 641 b, 31d <34d); 651 b to 721 b, 3d (3d). New Zealand Lambs. —Canterbury, 361 b and under, 83d. (8 7-8 d); 371 b t<» 421 b, 8 7-Sd (8 7-Sd); 431 b to 501 b, S£d (8 5-8 d); second quality, average, 331 b, 7 3-8 d (7 3-8 d); other South Island brands, 361 b and under, B§d (8|d); 371 b to 421 b, 83d (8gd); 431 b to 501 b, B*d (B£d) . selected North Island brands, including Downs, 361 b and under, 8 7-Sd (8 7-Sd) ; 3711> to 421 b, 8 7-Sd (S 7-8 d): 431 b to 501 b, BJd (8 5-Sd): second quality, average, 311 b, 7id (7Jd): other North Island brands, first qualitv, 361 b and under, -8d (8 1 -8d) ; ditto, 371 b to 421 b, 8 3-Sd (8 3-Stl); second quality, average. 311 b, 7d (7 1-Sd). Argentine Lamb, first, quality. 3011* and under, 6£d (6£d); 371 b to 421 b, 6id (6£d) New Zealand Beef. —Ox, fores, 3 5-8 d (3 5-Sd): hinds, 5 3-Sd (s£d); cow, fores and hinds, not quoted. Argentine Chilled Beef. —Ox fores, 4d (4 4-Sd); ox, hinds 7Jd (Sd). Australian Frozen Beef.—Ox, crops, over 1001 b, 4d (33d); hinds, over 1001 b, s£d (5 £d). New Zealand Prime Porker Pigs.— 601 b to 1001 b, Sd (Sd); IOHb to 1201 b, 7|d ((73d). New Zealand Prime daconer Pigs.— 1211 b to 1801 b. 7d (7d). New Zealand Frozen Veal. Not quoted. Lamb Market. Extremely hot weather this week has affected demand. Mutton.—Wether market is steady and unchanged. Ewe market is quiet. Beef. —Prices have declined slightly in sympathy with Argentine chilled beef. New Zealand Porker Pigs.— Little business doing, but prices remain firm owing to short spot stocks. New Zealand Baconer Pigs.—Market quiet and unchanged.