LAMB MARKET WEAK

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 132, 15 December 1928, Page 12

LAMB MARKET WEAK

'Messrs. Dtilgety ami Co., Ltd., report, London, 13th December, as follows:— Lamb: New Zealand prime Canterbury lamb, 2S-3Glb, 9 5-8(1; North Island, 28-36, 9d: Canterbury, 30-42, 9 5-8 d; North Island, 36-42, 9d; Canterbury lamb, 2nd quality, 7%d; North Island, 2nd quality, 7%d; Canterbury lamb, 42-50, B%d; North Island lamb, 42-50, N.Q. Market weaker; demand limited. Mutton: New, Zealand prime Canterbury mutton, 48-sGlb, 6 3-8 d; North Island, 48-56, 6d; Canterbury mutton, 56-64, 6 l-8d; North Island, 56-64, 5%d; Canterbury, 64-72, 5 7-8 d; North Island mutton, 64-72, 5V2d; Canterbury ewes, 48-64, iYid; prime North Island ewes, 48----64, 4d. Market weaker; demand quiet. Australian lamb: G.A.Q. Australian lamb, 28-361b, 9d; 36-42, Od; V.A.Q., 28-36, 7%d. Market weak. Demand runs principally on finest qualities. Australian mutton:. G.A.Q. Australian mutton, 40-601b, 4 l-8d; P.A.Q., 30-55, 3 7-8 d; Australian ewes, 3 7-Bd. Market dull; demand poor. Beef: New Zealand prime ox beef, hinds 4%d, fores 3%d; Argentine chilled hinds, 6%d; Argentine chilled fores, 4%d. Market unchanged; demand better. Pork: English porkers, 80-1001b, lOd; New Zealand porkei s, 80-100, 6V211. Messrs. Levin and Co., Ltd., have received the following cable from their London agents, dated 14th December:—"Frozen meat operations (prices on a "delivered" basis, i.e., including storage charges, cartage, tolls, etc.): Down lamb, 28/42, none offering; best North Island, 28/42, 9%d; ordinwy North Island, 28/42, none offering; second quality lamb, 7 3-8 d; best ■North Island wethers, 48/64, 6%d; best Earth Island wethers, 64/72, 5%d; ordinary North Island wethers, 48/64. 6d; North Island ewes, 48/64, 4 3-8 d; North Island awes, 64/72, 4d; New Zealand prime ox beef, 160/220, 4 5-Bd. As compared n-ith last week's quotations, best North Island lamb is l-8d per lb lower and second quality lamb 5-8 d per lb lower. North Island ewes are l-8d per lb higher; wethers unchanged. The market is steady but quiet."