FROZEN MEAT.

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 16, 20 January 1931, Page 4

FROZEN MEAT.

PRICES AT SMITHFIELD,

The New Zealand Meat Producers* Board has received the following cable from its London office, datfd January 16, iff advising that the following are.the approximate average prices realised for the week based on actual transactions of whXeeate quantities of the descriptions of meaT mentioned and are for p tive parcels of the goods offering during the week being for business done on the basisTo! delivered to Smithfield market and/or ex London stores:— Sheepl-Oanterbury and North Island 4y 2 d; North Island, 48/561b, 4%d; 57/641b, 4%d' 65/721b, 4%d; ewes, 481b and under, 3%d; 48/641b, 3%d; 65/721b, 3d. Lambs.-Canterbury, 361b and under, 7%d; 37/421b, 7%d; 43/501b, 7%d; second quality, Wage 331b 6%d; other South Island brands, 361b and under, 7%d; 37/42 lb 7%d; 43/50lb, 7%d; new seasons selected North Island brands, including Downs, 361b and under, B%d; 37/421b, B%d; second quality, average 311b, 7/sd, other North Island brands, first quality, 361b and under, B%d; 37/421b, second duality, average 311b, Vka. Australian Lambs.-Victorian, first quality (new season's), 361b and under, 7%d; 37/421b, 7%d, Argentine lamb: First quality (new season's), 361b and under, 6y 2 d; 3? !NeV Zealand Beef.-Ox, fores hinds 4%d. Argentine chilled beef: Ox, fores 4%d, hinds 6 7 /sd. Australian frozen beef: Ox crops, over ,1001b, 3%d; hmds, over 1601b, 4%d. .„,.„»,, New Zealand Porker Pigs.-60/100lb QYzd; 101/1201b, 5%d. Baconers: 121/180 Lambs'—Market is overloaded with Australian and South American lamb, which has even affected small quantity of our new season's lamb so far arrived, boutn America pitching more lambs than market can absorb for the time of year. Their poor quality are selling down to 5d ex hooks. Lightweight Scotch tegs are selling here at 9d. Market is overloaded with meat of all descriptions generally. Mutton Market.—Wethers: Market disorganised through low prices of South American lamb filling mutton ■ trade. Ewes; Market is quiet and unchanged. Trade slow. . . Beef Market—Small.interest in frozen beef. Market is well supplied with culled beef and home-killed beef. . Porker Pigs—Market irregular. Prices have weakened owing" to heavy arrivals of Irish selling down to B%d. Australia is also shipping considerable quantities. New Zealand Baconer Pigs—No demand, owing to heavy arrival Continental bacon selling at 6d to 7d.