MEAT MARKET.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20199, 30 March 1931, Page 12

MEAT MARKET.

QUOTATIONS FROM SMITHFIELD.

(Beceived March 29th, 5.5 p.m.) J LONDON. March 28. . The weekly quotations for the : undermen- j tioned classes of frozen meats, based on: Actual sales of wholesale quantities of careases of mdtton' or lafrib or quarters of Beef i delivered to the.Smithfield market and/or exLondon stores, bave bfeen compiled as follows .by the Quotations Committee, Smith-] field. To arrive at equivalent ex-ship j values Id per lb should be deducted from tho prices quoted below. Quotations are average . for the week, and are not for i selected lines, but for parcels fairly representative of ithe .bulk of> (he-shipments-nowj .pa, otfaft:- .' ;.■ • >'* ;j "" V'- NIIW ZEAEAKPiSrSBXP.'" ' 'J| North I»lap4*r ~ , 4 . «>- ! «. • Ji '*:'Bv#esi-' i- ' d." - 48 to 641& .. , (> . , AUSTRALIAN SHEEP. v " j Ciossbred .and/or merino ] -■ « ! - Second' quality: ■ • -i ' JJO to"E&lb, .. 1 'Bl| ~ > NEW ZEALAND LAMBS. .* / . liorth Jaland. Brands— ' ! ' S6lb and under .. 6£; , ARGENTINE- OHILLM) j Ox Fore's—- ' l»to 2201b ... *. .. Sit Ox hiwfe—' '■ .x ' W'.,. , ;< 16Q' to' 2201b .. ' ' ■.. »'I " ' ' LAMBS. ; " f 1 Pirst iqualitv: . • ■ • . ; ... fifflb... , . .... 41; s PATAGONIAN LAMBS. / " vl'irst quality:"' 'i '* '' ' t ■ <B7' to 1421 V•' •' v. 'i ■ V-- - ' ..v-'4ij ,i Second quality: / . - 1 _ Average ,80li> r s - ,4i. LONDON QUOTATIONS. ' . * (Received March 29th, B.S p.m.)', 1 j ; ' ZiONPON,' March 28. . I ' Friday's closing, trices for ,the pndernsßa-f ; tioned 'items were as follows: ' " - i Cotton^—April, 5.78 d. - • - • ' ' j - 4)d; .plahta^ioa;■■■smoked,. .8< 7-lQd. j.- - - - ■ t jnte—March-April, £l6 16s to £ls 10$ 3d. Hemp—None offering. ' 1 Copra—March-April. South Sea, £l4 10a;; plantation, Rabual, £l4 ,12s 6d. - , Linseed Oil—£lß 10s. ■ Turpentine—4ls Bd. 1 - 1 Oiniirldium—Nominal; ' TssipatiisD, £ll to £l3; South Africa ,£I2J

Tba Bank of New Zealand lias received the following advice from Its London offlee at at the close of business last week:—• The marked has improved for second quality wether mutton. There is a moderate dem#nd ; for eves, -and pricos are firm.The market' for lambs is steady. The. beef market is. short of supplies, and prices are nominal. Trade generally is affected by heavy supplies. ; Per lb. - • -d.-> d. Wethers — . ■ Light .. ' -. <• - 31 to 41 .Hoavy ... ; • , 8 _ to 8-1 Ewes- .. 1 .. • • 21 to 8| Lam te« .. ■ 6 to 68, Three's .. . 6 to~o| ! IPour's .. 6 to 6g, Socohds . • ' .. 54 to .51 Ox— < ' • ■Hinds ... .. Si to 3ft . Fores .. , .. i .. 2ft to 2) iOow—" ' ' - • ' ■' '\ ' . , Hinds .. 8 to Z\ Fores .. .. ' .. 2} to 2ft

GISBORNE STOCK SALE. , . (special to, the press.) >- GISBQBNE, March. 28. At the GHsbprne. stock sale there ,was a' distinct advancd in prices. ■ Wethers' made 8s" 6d, lambs 9s 6a f ewes Bs 7d to 7s Bd, second grade «wes 4a -4d to 6s, wethers 7s 6d. Store' Sheep—There- was an entry of 7000. ißain stimulated' pricesabove expectations. ■There' was a general all-round advance, particularly in lambs, /frhlch hare stagnated lately.. Two-tooth ewes made 9s to Bs. 4d. fair site and-condition 6s 2d to 6s 4d, small Ss 2d, - flve-year: 6s 7d to 7s lOd, -moditim condition -is lOd to 6si . four-tooth to flveyear, moderate-condition, 1 4s 4d to /5s "6d, four, -six, and eight-tooth, fairly good 5s 6d, light 4s 2d, six-year good stores 4s 9d, empty medium 2b Bd, two-tooth wethers 6s lid' to 7s 3d. medium 5s 74. . Lambs—Fairly good Ss lOd, good second giade' 4s 3d, good medium: size Ss to 3s, 9d; smolllalOd. i , POULTRY MARKET. j CANTERBURY CO-OPERATIVE | PRODUCERS, . LTD.

The Canterbury 00-op. Poultry Producers, Ltd.; report vthat large quantities • of- poultry came - forward for the peek's markets and supplies were' in. excess of the demand. Prices for table chickens, geese, and ducklings were very : low, and tll6 best advice' to 'sellers is to hold off until after' Easter, when it is hoped, the market will firm. The - following ' prices • were realised peri pair:-—Table ehiekenn.lightSi'to 4s 6d, heavy Ss *>d to Osrhens, light 2s 3d to Bg, heavy Bsto"4a- 0d; geese; 35.-to 6s: 2s to.' ducklings Ss 6d to 55,6 d; turkeys,' heqa 12s to ISs, gobblers 25s to 80s, ' The*'supply of «ggs is 'still plentiful and prices ' are :4-FiTsts -and ducks". Is 6d, sec-' onda'-la 4d, pallets' Is Id. -~8