FROZEN AND CHILLED MEAT PRICES.

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 97, 21 October 1924, Page 6

FROZEN AND CHILLED MEAT PRICES.

LONDON, 18th October. Sheep—Canterbury, medium, BJd; North Island, light, BJd; medium, B}d, heavy Sid; ewes Old; Argentine, light 7}d, medium 7d/ heavy 6jd, ewes 6}d; .Patagoniau, light 7id. Lambs, North Island, seconds 12Jd; Australian new season's lirsts, Victorian, 12-id; other States 12Jd; seconds, Victorian, Is; others, Is; thirds, Hid. Frozen beef—New Zealand, fores, SJd, hinds 41d; Australian crops, 3jd; Argentine, fores, 4d, hinds 6Jd; Uruguay, fores, 43d. Chilled beef—Argentine, fores, 3}d: Uruguay, fores, 3Jd; others unchanged.

The New Zealand Meat Producers' Board haß received the following cable from its London office dated 17th October,. 1024, advisiuc Smithfiold delivered prices at that date as follows. (Prices for the" previous week are also shown in parentheses):— N.Z. Wethers and Maidens^Canterbury quality, selected brands, 50 and under, 83d (8id); 57 to 04, Bid (8Jd); 05 to 72, 8d (8d). Other brands, 60 and under, BSd (Bid)- 57 to 64, BJd (8d); 65 to 72, 7Jd (7Jd)* n'z. Ewes--64 and under, OJd (OJd). N.Z. Lamb—Canterbury quality, 30 and under, 12Jd (12ld); 37 to 42 12? d (12Jd); 43 to 60, UJd (lljd) seconds" 12Jd (121 d); selected, 30 and under, I2!d (12|d); 37-42, 125 d (12|d); 'other brands, first quality, 42 and under, 12Jd (12id). N.Z. Beef-Ox, fores, 3}d (3id); ox, hinds, 4Jd (43d). Argentine Chilled Beef—Ox fores, 3Jd (3}d); ox, hinds, GJd (o}d Argentine Frozen Beef—Ox, fores, 4d (3Sd) ; ox, hinds, s»d (ojd). Frozen Veal—4d (4d).