THE MEAT MARKET

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20413, 7 December 1931, Page 10

THE MEAT MARKET

SMITHFIELD QUOTATIONS. BOARD'S WEEKLY REPORT. The New Zealand Meat Producers' Board ha* receded the foUqwing advice from ita London office, dated December 4th. advising that the following are the approximate average price# realised for last week, baaed on actual transaction* of wholesale quantities of the description# of meat meat: and are for representative parcels of ine goods offering duiinp the week, being for business **■!?»«.• basis of delivered to SmithflJS»»rket and/or ex London stores. (Price* AmStfeVtwo previous weeks are alsoxshown).

New Zealand Prime Baeoner Piirs 121-1801b - . 41 ii 5 , a A Market—New Zealand old season's w? T* n ? w . Small, ith fair demand presse teU an L s rn h fei»^ trade elaw.SEwes: Sliriitiv ?° c . han S ed . . wt,h "as. New Zealand Porker Pi?. p_- , owing to large sut>t>K«« «>» , e * lower ing at low prkes PP ° f Home ' killed The Bant of New Zmlaw/j v. . % the following advice from i" 8 i^V ece £ ed as at the close of buaineaa ;»tf a , office The demand and prices f„.. week: — ton are steady. The demaL ? v ether mut " ewes is good. The f r t eavy " weight .tftcMd b, h e „y , npp ]i„ oI

IOChAV InU JJIO-I iv« 8 -~ Per lb ~ Dec. Nor. Not. 4. 27 20. d. d. d. J«ew Zealand SheepCanterbury and North 1 Blend - selected crossbred. . .. wethers • and maiden •i7ei: 4 48-561b 4 4 S7-64ib •• ■n. v.; 31 ;65-721b •• ?*; 31 • North Island: -31- . 48-56Jb .. »S ; • 31 57-641b 3* . 3» 38 65-7211) 31 3| 38 Ewe*: 31 31 481b and under.' 31 • 48-641b '• •* 25 2i 23 65-731b .. f .... 21 2g 2 * New Zealand Lambs— „ Canterbury: ■ 7i 381b ud under - . . 7| 7i 37-431b , . 6| 6i 68 43-S01b ,• - 5 '. 5 5 Second quality: 51 Average 331b .. ■si51 ; Other South Island brand* — 361b and under 7 7 74 37-421b ... >. 61 61 61 43-S01b .. 5 5 5 Selected North Island . : brand* ' • (inclndins — Downs): 361b and und«r ?> "— 7j 7* ?7-421b 6| fi| 43-S01b .. — , 5 5 . Second quality: Average 311b — 5i 51 Australian Lambs— Victorian: •» First quality (ntwaeason's): 361b and under 61 61 6| 37-421b 5i. 5| Argentine Lamb — First quality (new season's) 361b and under 6 6 6. R7-421b .. .. 5 5 5 Krw Zealand Beef— Ox fores Ox hinds > . -1 3 i 2J 3S 2i 3f Argentine Chilled Beet— Ox fores si 31 31 Ox hiitds Australian Frozen Beef— - 5 i 5i 5* Ox crops, over 1001b 2J 23 n 28 31 Ox hinds, over- 1601b 34 N.Z. Prime Porker Pigs— 60-lOOlb .. 5J 5 V\ Cf< MSI 6 1011201b 51

Wethers— Light Heavy .. Ewes. Lambs— Per lb. <3. d. -. SJ to 4i • • 3 to 3? to 3J 8'g 4's _ ] Seconds • 6J ■ to 7J •• 5j* to 6J ••5 to 5i " •• H to 5