FROZEN MEAT.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 122, 26 May 1930, Page 4

FROZEN MEAT.

PRICES AT SMITHFIELD. LAMB MARKET BETTER. The New Zealand Meat Producers' Board has received the following cable from its London office, dated May 23, 1930, advising that the following are the approximate average prices realised for the week, based on actual transactions ot

wholesale tiuantities 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: — Sheep.— Canterbury and North Island crossbred wethers, 48/56. 5Kd lb) maiden ewes, 57/64, 4%d; selected, 65/72, 4%d; North Island maiden ewes, 48/56, 4Ad;. 57/64, 4%d; 65/72, 4%d; ewes, 48/64, 3%d; 65/72, 2%d.

Lambs.— Canterbury: 361b and under, B%d; 37/42, 7%d; 43/50, 7%d; second quality, average, 331b, 7%d; other South Island brands, 361b and under, B%d; '37/42, 7%d; 43/50, 7%d; including Downs, ' selected. North Island brands, 361b and under, B%d; 37/42, 7.y 2 d: 43/50, 7%d; second quality, average 311b,. 7 T /8d; other North Island brands, first quality, 361b and under, B%d; 37/42, 7%d; second quality, average '311b, 7%d, Australian. Lambs.—Victorian: First quality, 361b and under, 7d; 37/42, „o%d. Argentine lamb, .first quality, 361b and under, 6%d;'37/42, 5%d . . New Zealand Beef.—Ox fores,. 3%d, •hinds, sYzd; Argentine chilled beef, ox fores, 3%d; -binds, G'/ad; Australian frozen beef, ox hinds, over 1601b. "5%d. . _ . New Zealand prime porker pigs,. W/JW, 8d; 101/120; 7d; baconer pigs,'l2l/180, VM. Lamb—Market distinctly . firmer with better prices. There is much more confidence in the market. Mutton Market—Wethers, demand is improving slightly, but there is little change in prices. Ewes, market quiet and unchanged. . Beef.—Market is depressed owing to heavy arrivals from Argentine. New Zealand Porker Pigs—Market quiet; trade slow. New Zealand Baconer Pigs.—Nominal prices.