FROZEN MEAT.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19611, 6 May 1929, Page 12

FROZEN MEAT.

SMTTHFIBLD PRICES. Tli* New Zealand Meat Producers' Board has received the following cablegram from its London office, dated Hay 3rd, 1939, advising Smithfield delivered prices averaged for week ending that date as follows (prices for the two previous weeks are also shown): (Per lb.) May ApL Api. 3. D 6. 19. <L d. d. N.Z. 'Wethers and Maidens— Canterbury quality, Selected brands: 56-under .. - 7i 7J 7| 57-64 .. .. 6J Gi 6i 66-72 .. ..Si 6 J 5j Other brands: 56-under .» *• 7 7 7 57-61 „ 6ft 6ft eft 65-7] .. .. 5j 6i 5| N.Z. Ewes—--64-nnder w >•- &1 &x 5i N.Z. Lambs— Canterbury quality: 36-under .. .. Sj Si H 37-42 .. _ 9ft 9i *i 43-50 „ , $ 8j 8J Seconds .. —9 9J 9ft Selected brands: 36-under _ ~ 9J 9ft 9i 37-42 _ e; s; 8J Other brands. First quality: 36-under _, ~ &i 9i 9i 37-42 ... „. 6J 8f 8J Second quality: 30-32 average w. 9 9ft 94 Australian LambsVictorian, first qualitv: 36-undeT _ 81 SJ S! 37-42 .. Si 8, 6J Argentine Lambs— First quality: 36-under s_ 8 8 7J ■ 87-42 .. _ 71 7| 7i Argentine Chilled BeetOx fores .. _ Eft sft Si Ox hinds .. _ 7J TJ 8J JT.Z. Frozen PorkPorkers, 60-80lb .. 10ft H 9 Porkers, 81-s»lb .. 10 9J 81 Porkers, 100-120lb ..10 9 SJ Baconers, 121-180lb .. 9i 9} 9 Lambs—Market steady and unchanged. Warm weather ia required to increase consumption. Mutton Market—Trade slow. Market quiet for wethers and ewes N.Z. Porker Pigs—Shortage of supplies of Home-killed is helping market, but season closing soon. N:Z. Baconer Pigs—There is a good demand for all stocks arriving.

(u.NI'IJSi) TSBSa ASSOCLATIOK —BT KLBCTBIC TBXXGKAFH—COFTBIGHT.) (Received May sth, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, May 4. Lambs—Canterbury, heavy &£d per lb, seconds 9d; North Island, seconds, 9d pex lb; Argentine, firsts, medium 7id. Beef —Chilled Argentine, fores 5Jd per lb, hinds 7Jd; all others are unchanged.—Australian Press Association, United Service. LONDON MARKETS. (Received May sth, 6.5 p.m.) LONDON, May 4. Cotton—June, 8.82 d per lb. Rubber—Para lid per lb, plantation smoked 9 15-16 d per lb. Jute—May-June, £3O 17s 6d a ton. Hemp—JNone offering. Copra—May-June, £2l 12s 6d a ton. Linseed Oil—£2B 17s 6d a ton. Turpentine—4ss 3d per cwt. —Australian Press Association. LONDON WOOL SALES. LONDON, May 3. At the wool sales, 10,083 bales were offered, of which 5799 were New ZealaTtd. There was a limited selection of merinos, principally of good style wools, a moderate offering of greasy croasbreds, and a good catalogue of slipes. The tone continues to be keen, despite some withdrawals. Prices were unchanged. New -Zealand wool sold as follows:—7171, top price 17d, average 16d; Make, 18Jd, 16d—Australian Press Association. GOLD. LONDON, May 3. The price of gold is Se»ll|d per ounce. —Australian Press Association, United Sexvice. TALLOW. Dalgety and Company, Limited, hart received the following cablet-ram from their London office, dated May 3rd: — Tallow —The next public sale will be held on the 15th instant.