Smithfield market
Trade in New Zealand lamb in the United Kingdom has been firmer last xveek, reports the New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board in its weekly market survey. Movement of some grades has increased, with a slight hardening of prices for PL’s. Tn general there has been little change in the United Kingdom xvholesale meat market, with most meats remaining steady in price compared with the previous week. The increasing number of domestic lambs available for slaughter has resulted in saleyard prices weakening. and United Kingdom farmers are again likely to receive subsidies under the standard price scheme. Prices for New Zealand lamb on Smithfield last week, xvith the variation on the previous week, were:— Price Vafn P P perlb per lb PL .. 43.5-49.5 —0.25 PM 47.0-48.0 n.c. MANUFACTURING BEEF In a xx'eek of little trading on the United States market, imported boneless coxv-beef averaged 128 U.S. cents a lb, c.i.f., compared with 127 c
d the previous week. Domestic! r meat trading was also light ! :,jwith slow demand. , d ] MUTTON 5 1 The mutton market has i continued to be very quiet s land except for a reported 11 sale of about 300 tonnes of Australian carcase mutton at n 61 U.S. cents a lb, c. and f. J Japan, there has been little t activity.
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Press, 1 October 1979, Page 28
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