FROZEN MEAT

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22243, 6 November 1937, Page 15

FROZEN MEAT

SMITHFIELD PRICES

LAMB SLIGHTLY FIRMER

The New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board advises that the following represent prices realised on Thursday, November 4, based on actual transactions of wholesale quantities of the descriptions of meat mentioned, and are for representative parcels of the goods offering that day, being for business done on the basis of delivered to Smithfieid Market, and/or ex London stores. Note: In the case of chilled beef the prices represent approximate average prices realised for the week. (Previous prices are also shown.) Oct. Oct. Nov. 21. 28. 4. Per lb.

Prices for lamb are firmer owing to a shortage of spot stocks. Consumption is good for the time of year. Wethers are firm, with an improyed demand. Ewes are a shade easier, with trade slow. Frozen Beef—The market is slow and unchanged. Chilled beef showed little change on the week. New Zealand Porker Pigs—Prices are a shade easier, and trade is slow owing to the warm weather. Baconer pigs are nominal, as none are available.

d. d. d. New Zealand Sheep— Crossbred wethers and/or maiden ewes: 481b and under 5J 52 53 49 to 561b 4§ 4 1 44 57 to 641b~ 44 44 44 65 to 721b 4fi 43 43 Ewes — 4J 44 481b and under 3« 49 to 561b 31 34 57 to 641b 34 3$ A 65 to 721b 32 33 H New Zealand Lambs— Canterbury: 361b and under 7 §■ 75 VS 37 to 421b VS 72 7i 43 to 501b 7 7 73 Second quality: Average about n 73 311b Vi Other South Island— 74 74 361b and under 72 37 to 42Ab VI 75 43 to 501b 7 7 74 North Island Downs7J 361b and under n 7 I 37 to 421b n 7| 3 43 to 501b 7 7 7 Second quality: Average about 7i 74 301b 74 North Island— First quality: 7? 73 381b and under 73 37 to 421b 72 7| 71 Second quality: Average about 7S 72 311b 7i Australian Lambs —• Victoria: First quality; 73 29 to 361b — Argentine Lambs— First quality: (new season’s) 7i 74 74 361b and under 37 to 421b 74 7 7 N.Z. Frozen Beef— Ox hinds, 145 to 44 44 2101b 44 Ox fores. 145 to 34 34 2101b 34 Australian Frozen BeefOx hinds, 145 to 4j 44 2101b 44 Ox crops, weights 34 34 corresponding 34 N.Z. Porker Pigs— First quality: 7J 74 74 61 to 801b 81 to lOOib 74 74 7.1 101 to 1201b 7i 74 7 N.Z. Baconer Pigs— 74 74 121 to 1601b 74 N.Z, Chilled BeefOx hinds, 145 to 54 54 2101b _ .. 53 Ox fores, 145 to 32 32 2101b 32 Australian Chilled Beef Ox hinds. 145 to 41 2101b 54 5 Ox crops, weights 3f 33 corresponding 3| Union of South Africa Chilled BeefOx hinds, 145 to 52 2101b 5i — Ox Fores, 1451b to 3S 2101b 32 — Southern Rhodesian Chilled BeefOx hinds, 145 to 2101b 5 5 5 Ox fores, 145 to 2101b 33 34 32 Argentine Chilled BeefOx hinds, 145 to 2101b 6 54 6 Ox fores, 145 to 2101b 4 4 4 Uruguayan Chilled Beef Ox hinds. 145 to 2101b 54 54 54 Ox fores, 145 to 2101b 34 33 33