LONDON MEAT PRICES

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 36, 11 August 1930, Page 3

LONDON MEAT PRICES

FIRST QUALITY LAM^FIBM

The New Zealand Meat Producer^ Board has received cables from its London office, dated Bth August, advising, approximate average prices realised .for th« week. Movements in prices oil the week are shown in parentheses.

' New Zealand sheep: Canterbury and North Island selected crossbred wetherg and maiden ewes, 48/56, 5A (up l-8d); 57/64, 4 5-8 d (up l-Bdj;' 65/72, 4%d (up l-8d) North Island, 48/56, 4%d (up l-8d); 57/64, 4%d (up l-8d); 65/72^4 3-8 d; ewes. 48/64, 3 l-8d; 65/72, 2 7-Bd. New Zealand lambs: Canterbury, 36/ under, 9d; 37/42, 8 7-8 d; 43/50, B%d; second-quality, averag* 33 7%d; other South". Island brands, 36/ under, B%d; 37/42, B%d; 43/50, 8 5-8 d; selected North Island brands (including Downs), 36/ under, 9d; 37/42,: 8 ;? : 8d (up l-8d); 43/50, B%d; second quality, average 31, 7 3-8 d (down l-8d); other North. Island brands, first quality, 36/ under, _B%d (down. l-8d); 37/42, B%d; second quality, averaga '31,-'7%d. Australian lambs: Victorian, first quality, 36/ under, 7 3-8 d (up l-8d); ; 37/42, 7 3-8 d (up l-8d). Argentine lamb, first quality, 36/ under, 6 5-8 d; 37/42, 6%d. New Zealand beef: Ox foreß, 3%d; or hinds, 3 3-8 d; cow, not quoted. Argentine chilled beef: Ox fores, if/id; ox hinds, 8 5-Bd. Australian frozen beef: Ox crops, over 100, 3%d; ox hinds, over 160, 5 3-Bd. New Zealand prime porker pigs, 60/100, 7%d (up Vii); 101/120, 7%d (up 3-8 d). Kew Zealand prime baconer pigs, 121/180, 6?4d (up %d). New Zealand frozen veal, not quoted. Lamb: Market continue* firm for first quality, but second quality rather difficult to sell. Mutton market: Wethers steady at better prices.. Ewea dull, very little .business doing. ;,New Zealand beef: Good demand, especially for hindquarters. New Zealand porker pigs: Small sales during the present ; hot weather. New Zealand baconer pigs: A' little firmer in sympathy with better prices of bacon. ' . The Bank of New Zealand Produce Department received on Saturday advic* from its London office as at close of business for the week: "The demand for wether mutton is steady but not sufficient to stand an increase in prices. The market for ewes is dull and little business doing. The market is firmer for heavy weight lambs. The beef market is unchanged. Wethers: Light, 4%d to 6d per lb; heavy, 4d to 4%d. Ewes: 2%d to 3 3-Bd. Lambs: 2's, B%d to B%d; B's, B%d to 9d; 4's, B%d to 894 d; seconds, IVA to 7%d. Ox hinds, 4%d to s%d;'fore% 2%d to 3%' d. Cow hinda, 4yid to 4%d»; fores, 2%d to 2%d." ','. Messrs. Levin and Co., Ltd., receive*! a table from their London agents, dated Bth August, giving prices for frozen meat, "delivered" basis, and reporting: "A* compared with last week's quotation*, North Island second quality lamb, l-8d per lb lower; best North Island wethers, under 561b, l-8d per lb higher. _ Other* unchanged. The market la quiet, but steady.'"' _^