THE MEAT MARKET.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 14223, 11 December 1911, Page 9

THE MEAT MARKET.

LONDON, December 9. The following are the prices in tho different classes of frozen meat compared with those ruling the previous week:— "* Last week. This week. ' d... d. Canterbury mutton, lighi .. 4g , 4g Canterbury mutton, medium 4jj __ 4J Canterbury mutton, heavy .. — — Southland mutton .. 4 3-1G 4 3-16 N.I. mutton, best brands .. 4 3-16 4 3-16 N.I. mutton, ordinary ... 4 4J N.Z. ewos .... .. 3-i 31 Australian mutton, light .. 31 Si Australian mutton, heavy .. 3 7-16 -3 7-16 Australian ewes .. .. 81 3J Rmr Plato mutton, light .. 3 J 8J River Pinto mutton, heavy 32 33 River Plate Ewes ..3 7-16 3 7-16 Canterbury lamb, light .. 5i 5 C-16 Canterbury lamb, medium 5t G 5-1 C Cantorbury Jamb, heavy .. -li 42 North Island lamb, selected 4}, 4J ■North Island lamb, ordhraiy 4J 42 Southland lamb, selected .. 4% - *J I Axtstralian iamb, bc-t brands 4J 4J ! Australian lamb, fair quality 4i 4\ i Auet. lamb, in/eTior quality 4J 4J Biver Plato lamb, Ist quality 4J 4| . VUvcT Plate lamb, 2nd quality 4J 4i K«,-' Zealand beef; - foros ... 23 3 11-16 New Zealand'boof, hinds .. 3g 3g Australian beef, fores . .. 2g 2 11-16 Austr.i'ian beef, hinds .. 32 3J Kiver Plato beef fores, chilled 23 3 X Pbto beef, fores, frozen 2g 2 11-18 K. Plato beef, hinds, chilled 41 45 K. Plato beof, hinde, frozen 3 9-16 Rabbits. Tho market is firm, and prices are unchanged. The following is a copy of a cablegram received by Dalgety and Company, Limited, Christcfiurch, from thoir Londbn office, dated London, December 7th:— ■■ . .. ■ ;:■ .■■ ■ ',: ■.■■/': Tho wool sales contanue very firm, and wools in general are par to 6 per higher as compared -with the closing 'rates'/of last sales, but on account of "tho demand by, Americans greasy crossbreds fine and medium qualities, suitable for America, are 10 to 15 per cent, higher. . , Tho frozen meat market is quiet. Prices of mutton and lamb are unchanged, but beef is Jd higher.