SMITHFIELD MARKET

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21975, 26 December 1936, Page 9

SMITHFIELD MARKET

LAMB TRADE QUIET CHILLED BEEP GOOD The New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board advises that the following are the approximate average prices realised for the week, based on actual transactions of wholesale quantities of (he 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.

Lamb Market—Quiet owing to usual Christmas demand for poultry and heavier meats. Wairangi new season’s lamb selling slowly 8d to Bld, ex hooks. Mutton Market—Wethers quiet; ewes, market steady and unchanged. Beef Market—Frozen beef market quiet and unchanged. Chilled beef, good trade at the better nrices. New Zealand Porker Pigs—Market steady and unchanged. New Zealand Baconer Pigs—Nominal.

Per lb. Dec. Dec. Dec. 23. 18. 11. d. d. d. New Zealand SheepCanterbury and North Island selected crossbred wethers and maiden ewes: 481b and under 53 53 5S 48 to 561 b 51 51 51 57 to 641b 5 5 5 65 to 721b 43 43 41 North Island crossbred wethers and maiden ewes: 48 to 561b 51 51 51 57 to 641b 5 5 5 65 to 721b 43 43 43 Ewes: 481b and under 43 4g 4g 48 to 641b 4 4 4 65 to 721b 3s 3? 32 N.Z. Lambs, Canterbury: 361b and under 71 7fi 73 37 to 421b 6-1 6 : ; 02 43 to 501b 6h 6i 6i Other South Island— 361b and under 75 73 7.3 37 to 421b e; 63 7 43 to 501b 6 h 64 6J Australian Lambs— Victorian, first quality: 361b and under 71 71 72 37 to 421b 63 63 62 Argentine Lambs— First quality; 361b and under 61 63 63 37 to 421b 61 Cl 62 N.Z. Frozen Beef— Ox hinds, 145 to 2101b 4 4 32 Ox fores, 145 to 2101b 23 23 23 N.Z. Chilled BeefOx hinds, 145 to 2101b 53 43 Ox fores, 145 to 2101b 07 Argentine Chilled BeefOx hinds, 145 to 2101b 6i 6 D Ox fores, 145 to 2101b 31 31 31 Uruguayan Chilled Beef Ox hinds, 145 to 2101b 6 k 52 52 Ox fores, 145 to 2101b 3i 3i 3i Australian Frozen BeefOx hinds, 145 to 2101b * 4 4 32 Ox crops, weights corresponding 23 23 23 Australian Chilled Beef Ox hinds, 145 to 2101b 51 5 4.3 Ox crops, weights corresponding — 22 Union of South Africa Chilled Beef— Ox hinds, 145 to 2101b 5g Ox fores, 145 to 2101b 3i _ Southern Rhodesian Chilled Beef— Ox hinds. 145 to 2101b 42 5 4g Ox fores, 145 to * 2101b 2g 2| 23 N.Z. Porker Pigs— First quality: CO to 801b 7 7 7 Si to 1001b 6.1 65 62 101 to 1201b 63 6| 63 N.Z, Prime Baconcr Pig' 121 to 1601b 63 63 63