BETTER MEAT MARKET.

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 78, 29 September 1930, Page 12

BETTER MEAT MARKET.

The New Zealand Meat Producers' Board lias received the following cable from its London office, dated 26th September, advising approximate average prices realised for the week:, Movements in prices on the week., are shown in; parentheses. ' N.Z. Canterbury, and North- ■ Island crossbred wethers, 4-S-SG, 5 5-8 d (up l-8d); Cantorbury and North Island maiden ewes, 57-64, 5 3-8 d (up 1-Sd); North Island, 48-50, 5%d (up.-l-Sd); 57-64, o-l-Sd (up l-8d); 05-72, 5d (up %'d); ewes,:4S-64, 3 5-Sd (up 1-Sd); 65-72, 3%d (up l-8d). Lambs, Canterbury, 36-under, B%d; 37-42, B%d (down 1-Sd); 43----50, B%d (down l-8d); second quality, average, 33, -7%d (up l-Bd>: other South Island brands,-36-undev. SVad; 37-4'J, S 0:Sd; 43-50, 8 l-8d (down 1-Sd). Including Downs, .selected North Island brands, 3C-iihder, S ,7-8 d (.up 1-Sd).; 37-42,, S%d: ~43-50, S%d 7 3-8 d (up l-8d); other North Island brands, first quality, 3fi-uhder, Sd; 37-42, not quoted; seeoad quality, average 31, 7d. Australian lambs, nofc. quoted. Argentine lamb,' first quality, 36-under, Ci'/id; 37-42, GVid. N.Z. beef, ox and cow, not quoted. Argentine chilled beef, ox fores, 4%d (up %d); ox hinds, 7%d (up Md). Australian frozen beef, ox crops, over 100, 4d; ox hinds, over 120, o%d (up l-8d). N.Z. prime porker pigs, 60,100, 9%d (up %d); 101-120, 9d (up %d). New Zealand prime baconer pigs, 321-180, 6%d (up s/4d). N.Z. lamb market: Firm for second quality, but slightly tweaker, for heavyweight first quality. ■; Consumption good for time of year. N.Z. mutton market: Wethers, prices have advanced 'with increased demand.. Ewes are also- firmer 'in good demand. N.Z. porker pigs: Demand and prices continue to improve. N.Z. baconer pigs: Nominal prices. Sales impossible owing to extremely low prices Continental bacon.