MEAT MARKET

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 112, 8 November 1930, Page 12

MEAT MARKET

"Mesevs. Dalgety.; and Co., London,-* 6th November, • report- 'frozen meat market upc&ariged since' 30th October, except for Jieavy weight lamb/ which is l-8d per Ib-lower. Messrs. Levin and Co., Ltd., liavs received ■ advice from" their London agents, dated 7th November: "North Island Down lambi'none offering; best North Island qrossbred lambs, 28/361b, B%d per • lb, 36/421b; 8 3-8d; second quality average 30/3llb 7 7-Sd;i best North, Island wethers, wider 481b, 5?4d,48/561b 5 5-Sd, 56/6«b S-i-Bd,-64/721b Sd;ewes, under 481fc 3 7-Bd, 48/S6lb" 3%d, - 56/641b • 3%d, 64/721b 3Ud; 2jTew y Zealand prime os beef, 160/2201b, 4?4d.' As compared with last wceli's quotations, North Island second quality lamb 3-Bdv-per lb higher, best North Island aethers, under 481b, " V*d per lb lower; 59/(iilb l-8d per' lb' lower; others unchanged. The market is quiet." "The; Bank of New Zealand Department' has . received the following advice' from-its_ London office as at close of Jbnsiness this -week:—The market for wetner; mutton is quiet and unchanged, liie^markefc for/ewes is more active owing to--.•increased:demand. The demand and pric6t_for-'lamb; are steady. Beef is-un-changed: Trade generally is brighter, with aube.fcter demand. Wethers, light 5M.d to s^id' per lb, heavy 4J/£d to olid; ewes, Sd^ttf;4d;-lambs, two's 7 7-Sd to S 3-Sd, «.i?Hts, 7 7-8d to 8 3-Bd, fours 7 1-Sd to 7 seconds? 7%d to 7%d; ox hinds, 5d to!^-id,.fores 3%d to 4d; cow hinds, 4%d ffibMi fores 3%d to 3%d.