MEAT MARKET

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 102, 4 May 1929, Page 12

MEAT MARKET

SMITHFIELD PRICKS

The Xew Zealand Meat Pi odiK-er.s' Boai-d lias received tin: following cable from its London Oilico, dated aril Jlay, advising Smithiield delivered prices averaged for week ending tliat date, with any movements on the week shown in parentheses: New Zealand wethers and maidens: Canterbury quality, selected brands, 561b and under 7Ud. 07-(>4lb O'/id, 60-721b y?i,]; other brands, oUlb ami under 7d, S7-(Ulb UVsd. lio-7'2lb 5 3,ki\. New Zealand ewes: (Mil) and under, fiVid. Xew Zealand lambs: Canterbury quality. 361b and under 9-; id. 37-4'Jll) 9%d. 43/501b S'/id (down IM): seconds »d (down %d); selected brands, 361b and under (Hid, 37421b B%d; other brands. Ist quality, 361b and under 9!4d, 37-421b S->id. 2nd quality, 30-321b, average. 9d (down Ud). Australian lambs: Victorian, ]st quality, 36 and under S%d. 37-421b SVid. Argentine lambs: Ist quality, 361b and under Bd, 37-421b 7%d (down J,sd). Now Zealand beef: Not quoted. Argentine chilled beef: Ox fores 5M (down %d), oxhinds 7%d (down '/id). Argentine Frozen beef: Not quoted. New Zealand frozen pork: Porkers, 60-801b lOVul (up %d). 51---.091b lOd (up %d), ]00-1201b lOd (up Id): baconers, 121-1801b 9%d.

Lambs: Market steady and unchanged. Warm weather ia required to increase consumption. Mutton market: Trade slow. Market quiet for wethers and ewes. New Zealand porker pigs: Shortage of supplies of Home killed is helping market, but season closing soon. New Zealand baconer pigs: There is a good demand for all stocks arriving. Messrß. Levin and Co., Ltd.. have received the following cable from their London agents, dated 3rd May: "As compared with last week's cabled advices, quotations are unchanged. The market is depressed, and all grades are difficult to quit." Messrs. Dalgety and Co. report, London, 2nd May: "Lamb: New Zealand—Prime Canterbury lamb (28/30) Olid, North Island (28/36) 9'/*d, Canterbury (36/42) 9Vsd, North Island (36/42) B%'d. Canterbury (second quality) 9Vsd, Nortli Island (second quality) 9%t1. Canterbury (42/50) 8^(1, North Island (42/50) S%d. Market dull .owing to lack of demand; demand poor. Mutton: New Zealand—Prime Canterbury mutton (48/56) 7 ]/sd. North Island 6%d;Canterbury (56/64) 6%d, North Island 6'/ 8 d; Canterbury (64/72) 5%d, North Island 5',-id; Canterbury ewes (48/64) 4%d, North Island 4%d. Market very dull; demand poor. Australian lamb and mutton: We quote: G.A.Q. Australian lamb, 28/36 B%d, FJI.Q. Bd. Market for Australian lamb unchanged; demand limited. G.A.Q. Australian mutton, 40/60 sVi<l, ewes 4?id. Market unchanged; demand quiet. Beef: Argentine chilled, hinds 7 J4d, fores 4?id. Pork: English porkers, 80/100 12d: New Zealand, 80/100 10' id, 100/120 9%d."