MEAT TRADE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 60, 12 March 1938, Page 4

MEAT TRADE.

PRICES AT SMITHFIELD. LAMBS EASE SLIGHTLY. Some descriptions of lambs hare eased slightly on the Smithfield market. The demand is rather quiet, owing to exceptionally warm weather, according to the weekly report of the Xew Zealand Meat Producers' Board. On the mutton market, wethers are steady owing to light spot stocks. Ewes tend to be easier, with a poor demand. Frozen beef is firm, with a better demand, while chilled beef is easier owing to warm weather affecting the demand. Heavy-weight Xew Zealand porker pigs are quiet and unchanged. Others are easier with slow trade. Baconer pigs are steady and unchanged. Following are the latest quotations announced by the board: — Frozen Mutton.—Xew Zealand—Crossbred wethers and maiden ewes: Under 481b. s?id; 4S-561b, 5%d; 57-641b, s*»d; 65-721b, 4%id. Ewes: Under 481b. 4*4 d; 48-561b, 3?4d; 57-641b, 3 ! , id; 65-721b, 3%d. Frozen Lamb.—Xew Zealand—Canterbury: 361b and under, 7%d; 37-421b, "lid; 43-50)b, 6%d: second, about 311b, 7d. Other South island: 361b and under. 7%d: 37-421b, 7%d; 43-50]b, 7d. Xorth Island: 361b and under, 7*4 d; 37-421b. 7 , Ad; 43-SOlb, 6%d; second, about 30ib, 7%d. Xorth Island, first quality: 361b and under, 7d; 37-421b, 7d: second, about 311b, 6%d. Australian—Victorian: First, 361b and under, 6%d; first, 37-421b, 5%d. Argentine—Xew season's: First, 3G!b and under, 6V4d; first. 37-421b, 6%d. Frozen Beef.—Xew Zealand: Ox hinds, sd; ox fores. 3%d. Australian: Ox hinds, 5(1; ox crops. 4d. * Chilled Ox Beef (1451b to 2101b). —Xew Zealand: Hinds, 5%d; fores, 4d. Australian: Hinds, sMid; crops, 4%d. South African: Hinds, tiV*d; fores, 3%d. Southern Rhodesinn: Hinds, 5 Mid; fores, 3V4d. Argentine: Hinds, OV4d; fore*, 4%d, Urugnnynn: Hinds. /5%d; fore*, 4Vid. Ilrnzilian: Hinds, Frozen forlt.—New Xnnland: First, 00ROlb, o%d; 81-IOOIb, OMkI; 10|.]20lb, <)%d; JZl'tOOlb, o%d. The wepkly qi/fttrttlon* are hti*ed «n nrtiml Arties of wholesale »|liaiillf of carelisps of triilltnll >'f htWlb til' of ntiartera of dffireced tn Mrttithfleltl market and/or fit trips), hi the crtfte f»f chilled bcof fhfl rute» represent fh« prices f'>T th(t week ni pel' lb< Tiv arrive .-if thf e* slilf vairre* f>r> A farthinsf per prrltit'l nhtiljld l» a f <•■ •lrrcfed- fr-vm flte prices '(doted shove, grvri represent the rtfetflge i:t thft' week, arr'T are hoi *#!«.'tm linps< •nit for pttref.s fairly representative of the bulk of ghipmfiTttfs ri<rx art tißef,