MUTTON AND BEEF.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20087, 17 November 1930, Page 12

MUTTON AND BEEF.

SMITHFIELD PRICES. The New Zealand Meat Producers' Board has received the following cable from its Lon-' don ofiice, dated November 14th, 19S0, advising that the following are the approximate average prices realised for the week, based on ! actual transactions of wholesale quantities 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 (prices for the two previous weeks are also shown);— Per lb/ 14.J1. 7.11. 31.10. r.i>. 30. 30. d. d. d. New Zealand Sheep— Canterbury and Norih. Island Selected— Crossbred wethers and maiden ewes: 4S-561b .. ni SI 37-G4lb • • .ig sjf 52 C5-721b .. 5i ok Si North Island do.—-•18-361 b .. ~2 5$ 5| i.»T-G<ilb / .. .. r>k 5i G5-721b .. --5; 5£ 5£ E 43-Gilb U H 3£ «5-721b .. 3i 3i 3i New Zealand Lambs —- Canterbury—-3G-under .. .. S : > 8$ S£ 37-421b ..Si 82 H 4Molb .. 7J 71 71 Second qualityAverage 331b.' .. '8 7g 7J Other South Island br*nda—--26-under .. 5* Si Si 37-421b &{ H Si ' 43-501b . . 7J 7£ 71 Including Downs— Selected North Island brands: 36-under S&. 34 , C7-421b -t .. v, S5 43-50lb . . 72 ' . 7£ 7J Other North island brands — First Quality : 36-under S S S Second quality: Average .. .. ' Australian Lamb— Victorian: First quality (new season's') : 36-under Sg 37-421b .. ..84 Argentine Lamb— First quality (new season's):"' 36-under ..8 8£ 8 37-42 ib ~ --7f 8 8 New Zealand Ox fores .. 4$ Ox hind« .. og 5g Argentine Chilled Beef— ' Ox fores .. -.43 4l * 4* Ox hinds ..7 7& 7| Australian Frozen Beef— ' Ox crop*. Over ICOlb 4fc 4y 4* Ox. hinds, over 1601b S± 5i Si N.Z. Prime Porker Pigs—60~100lb .. . ■ 8i Si Si 101-120!b ..7 7t N.Z. Prime Baconer Pigs—--121-180lb .. .. 6i Ci New Zealand Lamb Market —ls steady but quiet. Consumption still good for time of year. New Zealand Mutton Market—Wethers: Prices are slightly weaker. Ewe-mutton meeting' a little more enquiry. New Zealand Beef Market —Affect-ed owing to heavier supplies of Argentine chilled beef. New Zealand Porker Pigs—Good demand for light-weights, but heavy-weights *eglecte4 New Zealand Baconer Pigs—No demand, from bacon-cureis, but selling slowly as heavy pork. Dalgety and Company, Ltd., have received the .following cablegram from their Xjondon ofiice, dated November 13th: New Zealand Frozen Lamb—Market weaker. Demand moderate. Quotations: .28-361b, Canterbury B£d North Island s§d. :t6-421b, Canterbury Bgd North Island ti|d 2nd quality, Canty. 7gd North Island 42-5010, Canterbury 7gd North Island 7§d New Zealand Frozen Mutton—Market weak. Demand fair. Quotations: 40-561b, Canterbury ssd North ls]and o£d 56-C4lb, Canterbury sid North Island C4-721b, Canterbury s£d North Island 4£d 4fl-641b, Canterbury s§d North Island Sid Beef—Market unchanged. Demand moderate Quotations: N.Z prime ox hinds .. Sid Fores 4d Ajgentine' chilled hinds 7§d Fores 4Jd Pork—Market unchanged. Demand better, owing to cold weather. Quotations: — English porkors, 80-1001b .. .. 9d New Zealand porkers, 80-1001b .. Bsd New Zealand porkers, 100-120lb .. 7M

llie Bank of New Zealand has received l'io following advice from its London office as at. the close of business laflt • week: Froaen Meat—The reduction in -prices of whether mutton has improved the demand, luo market for ewes ia steady and no material change is expected yet. There is a. weaker tendency for lambs. Lower prices are expected in the near future. The beef market is . affected by heavy supplies of Argentine. Per lb. wethers— d, Light .. .. .. 5i to 5J Heavy .. .. .. 44 5* .. .. .. 3" to 4 Lambs 2"» .. .. .. 8 to Si 8 » •. .. .. 8 to Si 4 s -. .. .. 7j to 7j Seconds .. 71 to 7-^ Ox hinds .. .. .. S to ij Ox fores .. .. 3} to 4 Cow hijids .. .. .. 4i to 4J Cow fores .. .. 3J to 3J