SMITHFIELD AND LONDON RETAIL MEAT PRICES.

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 29, 3 August 1926, Page 9

SMITHFIELD AND LONDON RETAIL MEAT PRICES.

The New Zealand Meat Producers' Board has received the following cablegram from its London office, dated 30th July, 1926, advising Smithfleld delivered prices at that date as follows, with prices for the two previous weeks shown in parentheses:— New Zealand Wethers and Maidens—Canterbury quality, selected brands, 561b and under 6%d Per lb (6%d—6%d); 57 to 641b, 6d per lb (G%d—6%d); 65 to 721b/ 5Hd per lb <5%d —s*4d). Other brands: 561b and under, GUd per lb (Gjd-6}d); .67 to 641b, 6id per lb (s%d—s%d)| 65 to 721b, 5d per lb (sd—sd). New Zealand Ewes—64lb and under, 4Sd per lb (4%d— iYii). New Zealand Lambs—Canterbury quality * 301b and under B%d per lb (9d—9%d): 37 to 421b, B>4d per lb (8%d—8&d); 43 to 501b, Sd per lb (B%d—B%d); seconds, 8d per lb (B%d—B%d). Selected brands: 361b and under, BM,d per lb (B%d—3d); 37 to 421b, 8d per lb (B%d—B%d). Other brands: 421b and under, 7Jd per lb (B}d-8Jd); seconds, 8d per lb (B}4d—B%d). , ■ New Zealand Beef—Ox, fores; 3%d per lb (3J4—3fcd); ox, hinds, 5%d per lb (s%d— sirt); cow, fores, SJrt per lb (not quoted)l cow, hinds, 4%d per lb (not quoted). Argentine Chilled Beef—Ox, fores, 3»4d per lb (3id—Sid):. ox, hinds, 7*d per lb (6°d —S&d). Argentine Frozen Beef— Ox fores and hinds (not quoted). Frozen Pork—Bo to 1201b, lid per lb (lid— lid); 120 to 1801b, IOJd per lb (lOJd—lOjd). Frozen Veal, 5d per lb (sd—not quoted). Lambs—The market is weaker owing to lesser consumption, especially industrial, centres. No sign of settlement coal strike. Mutton—' Market quiet. Beef—Demand, is better. Market is stronger owing to lighter supplies Argentine chilled beef. . . The New Zoaland Meat producers" Board has been advised by cablegram from its-London manager that the retail prices issued as » guidf to tho public by the Superintendent of the Smithfleld market for New Zealand lamb and mutton, retailed in London on 30th July, 1926, were as under:—The retail prices for the corresponding date last year are shown in parentheses :— New Zealand Lamb.—Legs, 14d per lb (18d to 19d); shoulders, 14d per lb (17d to 18d); loins, 12d to 14d per lb (18d); necks, 8d per lb (lOd); breasU, 6d per lb (6d). New Zealand Mutton (Wether)— Legs, lOd to 12d per lb (12d to 14d); shoulders, 8d to lOd per lb (9d to 12d); loins, 8d per lb (9d to 12d); necks, 7d to 9d per lb (Cd to 9d); breasts, 4d per lb (3d to sd). Tho Banß' of New Zealand, Produce Department, has received the following advice from its London office, under date 30th July:— "Frozent Meat.—No improvement In the demand for' wether mutton is expected yet. The market for ewes is dull. Lambs are in oversupply and prices are affected in consequence. There is a little better demand for beef. Wethers, light, 5%d to 7d per lb;. wethers, heavy, 4> / 4d to 5%d per lb; ewes, 3%d to 4%d per lb; lambs, 2's, BUd to 9d per lb; lambs, S's, 8d to B>/id per lb; lambs, 4's, 7%d to SVid per lb; lambs, seconds, 8d to BJ,4d per lb; ox hinds, s!,id to 5%d per lb; ox fores, 3^d to 3%d per lb; cow hinds, 4%d to 5d per lb; cow fores, 3d to 3%d per lb."