THE MEAT MARKET

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 93, 21 April 1931, Page 12

THE MEAT MARKET

The New Zealand Meat Producers' Board has received the following cable from its ■London office, dated 17th April, advising that"'the following are the approximate average prices realised for the week, with movement in prices on the week shown in parentheses:—New Zealand sheep, Canterbury and North Island crossbred wethers and maiden ewee, 48/50 3%d (down 1-Sd), 57/64 . 3 5-Sd' (down l-8d), 65/72 3 3-8 d (down l-8d); selected North Island, 48/56 3 5-Bd, 57/64 3 3-Sd (down l-Bco, 65/72 3%d (down l-8d); ewes, 48/ under 3%d,'48/64 25i"d (down 1-Sd), 65/72 2%d (down l-8d); • New Zealand lambs, Canterbury, 36/ under 6 3-Bd, 37/42 6 3-Sd, 43/50 6. 3-8 d (up. l-8d), second quality, average 33 5%d; other ' South Island brands, : 36/ under o%d, 37/42 6%d, 43/50 G'/id (downl-8d); selected North Island brands (including Downs), 36/ under 6 3-Sd, 37/42 6.3-8d,"43/50 6 3-Bd, second quality, average' 31 sVzd; other North :Island brands,, first quality, 36/ under 5 7TBd, 37/42 ■5-7-Bd, second quality, average 31 sVid; Australian lambs, Victorian, first quality, 36/ under 4 7-Sd,- 37/42 4 7-8 d; Argentine: lamb, first quality, 36/ under ,4v*d (downed), 37/42. 4.% d (down %d); -3Mew Zealand beef, not quoted: Argentine chilled beef, ox fores 2 3-Sd (down 1-Sd), hinds 5%d (down l-8d); Australian frozen beef, ox crops, over 100 2Vzd, ox hinds, over 160 3 3-8 d; New Zealand prime porker pigs, 60/100.5 d, 101/120 4%d; New Zealand prime baconer pigs, 121/180 5 1/ 2 d (up'%d); New Zealand frozen.veal, not quoted. Lamb: In spite of heavy landings market remains steady. Lower prices definitely ' increasing consumption. Mutton: Wethers, prices slightly easier. Low prices South American heavy lambs affecting i market. Ewes, also easier, ■ except for lightweights.' Extremely low prices beef affecting sales of ewes. ■ Beef: Little inquiry, for frozen, owing- to low prices of Argentine "chilled beef. New Zealand porker pigs: Trade slow owing to approach of ■ warm weather. New Zealand baconer pigs: More inquiry.'owing to improvement in prices Continental bacon.