LAMB AND MUTTON ADVANCE.

Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 69, 19 September 1927, Page 12

LAMB AND MUTTON ADVANCE.

The New Zealand Meat Producers Board has received the following cable from its London office, dated 16th September, advising Smithfield delivered prices at that date, with movements on the week shown m parentheses:—

N.Z. Wethers and Maidens.—Canterbury quality, selected brands, 56 and under 6%d (up %d); 57 to 64, 0 3-8 d (up %dV 65 to 72, 6d (up 5-8 d). Other brands: 58 and under, 6%d (up %d); 57 to 64, 6d (up %d); 65 to 72, 5%d (up %d). N.Z. Ewes: 64 and under, 5 l-8d (up 3-8 d). N.Z. Lambs: Canterbury quality, 36 and under 9 1/£ d (up %d); 37 to 42, 9d (up 5-8 d- 43 to 50, 8 5-8 d (up 3-8 d); seconds, 9d (up %d). Selected brands: 36 and under 0 3-8 d (up 3-8 d); 37 to 42, 8 7-8 d (up 5-8 d). Other brands, first quality, 36 and under 9 l-8d (up %d); 37 to 42, S«i<\ (up %d); second quality, 30 to 32, aver.- i 9 l-8d (up 'Ad). Australian lambs: " u-ian, first quality, not quoted. Arg Uie lambs, first quality, 36 and under, ad, 37 to 42 I&d, N.Z. beef, not quoted. Argentine

chilled beef, ox fores 3%d (up %d), hinds 6 3-8 d (up Hd). Argentine frozen beef, ox fores 39id, hinds (id. Frozen pork, SO to 1201b, 9d (up %d), 120 to 1801b, TAd (up %d). Frozen veal, not quoted. Lamb market very firm. Mutton market firm, owing to smaller supplies and light South American shipments. Frozen pork, 80 to 1201b, market firm; 120 to ISOlb, easier. The Bank of New Zealand, Produce Department, has to-day received the following advice from its London office, under date 16th September:—"Frozen meat: The market for wether mutton is firm, with au upward tendency. The market advance in ewes and lambs is due to forward speculation. Wethers, light 5%d to 6%d per lb, heavy SYti to 5%d; ewes, 4% to 3d; lambs twos 9d to 9%d, eights B%d to B%d, fours B^d to &&&, seconds B%d to 9d."