FROZEN MEAT PRICES.

Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 124, 28 May 1928, Page 12

FROZEN MEAT PRICES.

Australian Dress Association. LONDON, 26th May. . Sheep. Canterbury, light 7%d per lb, medium 7d. heavy 6%d. North Island, light 7'id, medium C%d, heavy 6V£d. New Zealand ewes, 5%d. Argentine, medium 5%d, heavy s'/2d. Lambs. Canterbury, light lOVid, /medium 9sid, heavy 9%d, seconds 9%d. " ' Other.selected*, light 10% d, medium 9%d. No/!th Island.'first light 9%d, medium OVsd, seconds 9%d. Australian, seconds, Victorian, 8.% d, other States B%d, thirds BVsd. Argentine, firsts, medium, Bd, seconds Bd. l'atagoriian, fivsts B%d, seconds B%d. . Frozen Beef. Xe\v Zealand, fores 4d, hinds 5%d. '■'*'. '"' Chilled''Be'eff'' '";" "'•'•'''-:':"'' Argentine, fores 4%d,- hinds 7]/4d. O tiier meats are unchanged. The Bank of New, Zealand has received the following advice from its London office as at close of business last week: — Frozen meal: Prices for wether mutton are likely to "remain steady. The market for ewes is more active owing to increased; demand. The market for lamb has' improved and the demand is good. There is a butter inquiry for beef, and the outlook is brighter. Wethers, light CVad to 79id per lb; heavy, 5%d to 6%d. Ewes, heavy, 5d to 6d. Lambs, 2's, 9?id to lOUd; S's, 9Vid to OVsd; 4's, B%d to 9d; seconds, 9d to 9%d. -Ox. hinds, Sd to 5V4d; fores, 3%d to 3%d. Cow,' hinds, 4%d to 4}id; fores, 3%d to 3%d;