MEAT MARKET.

Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 135, 9 June 1928, Page 12

MEAT MARKET.

Messrs. Dulgety and Company report. London, 7th June, a check in the demand for lamb on increased prices. Lamb: New Zealand prime Canterbury, 28/36, 10 3-8 d; North Island, 10d; Canterbury, 36/42, 10d: North Island, O^d; Canterbury second quality, 9&d to 9?id; North Island, 9'/ 2 d; Canterbury, 42/5.0, 9V5d; North Island, 9%d. Market very firm. Mutton: New Zealand'prime Canterbury mutton, 4S/56, 7%d; North Island, 7 1-Sd; Canterbury, 56/64, -6 7-Sd; North Island, 6'M; Canterbury, 64/72, 6%d; North Island, 6V4d;' Canterbury ewes, 4S/64, s'id; North Island ewes, 5%d. Market very firm. Active demand. Lamb and mutton market is very strong, but general opinion is, no advance probable in the immediate futures Beef: New Zealand prime ox beef, 5 7-Sd; fore's, 4d; Argentine chilled hinds, 7Vid; fores, 4d. Market firm, owing to light stocks. Active demand. Pork: English porkers, 80/1001b, BVid to 9>/£d; New Zealand porkers, 80/1001b, G'/ad to 6%d; New [Zealand porkers,. 100/1201b, 6Vid to GV&d." The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., has received the following cablegram from its London house, under date Btli June:—"Frozen meat: Lamb, lOd per lb; mutton, wether and maiden ewe, light 7'/4d per lb, heavy GMsd per lb. Ewe, light 5%d per lb, heavy s'/id per lb. Markets quiet." Messrs. Levin and Co., Ltd., have received the following cable from their London agents, dated Bth June:—Frozen meat quotations (prices on a "delivered" basis, i.e., including storage charges, cartage, tolls, etc.): Down lamb, 28-42, 10% d per lb; best North Island, 28-42, lOd; ordinary North Island, 2S-42, 9%d; second quality ■ lamb, 9 7-Sd; best North Island wethers, 48-61, 7%d; best North Island wethers, 04-72, 6%d: ordinary North Island wethers, 48-64, 7(1; North Island ewes, 4S-64, .5 5-Sd; North Island ewes, 64-72,-5 3-8 c l; New Zealand prime ox beef, 100-220, 4 7-Bd. As compared with last week's quotations, second quality lalmb is l-8d per lb higher, and heavy wethers %d per lb higher; others unchanged. The market is firm but quiet.