LONDON MEAT MARKET.

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 111, 13 May 1933, Page 14

LONDON MEAT MARKET.

Cathie, Dempster, and Co. are advised by cablegram from Sheed, Thomson, and v Co, Ltd, London, jesteiday as fol]owb:—Lambs, 2'a 5%d to 6d per lb, B's >» ( 4. q-8d to 4 7-Bd, 4's 41/ id, seconds f s^d to 59id; wethers, l's, 7's 338 dto '- ' 3 7-Sd, 3's, 9's, sb 2 38d to 3%d; ewes, "'* \ l's, 7's 2%d to 3%d, 3's, 9's, s's 2ttd to ■' , 2 5-8 d; ox beef, hinds 258 dto 2%d, fores 2d to 2 l-8d; cow beef, hinds 2 l-8d to i 2%d, fores 2d; poikeis, 4d to 4%d; baconcis, 4%d to 4 7 Bd. Tallow.—Fine mutton, 24s 6d; sweet beef, 21s 6d, good mixed, 20s. V Lambs.—Slow with easiei tendency; /"t -wethers, steady, light weights, eabier tendenry; ewes, slow with easiei tendency, i*v rheavy weights; beef, dull, \eiy little busi- *;" ness being done; porkers, weak, look like '" going lowqr due to hea\y supplies and slow a demand; baconeib, market is stead}; tals low, market is slow. • ; ' The Bank of New Zealand produce * dopaitment, has recened the following « advice fiom its London office as -it tlobe of business this week:—"The leduction in • prices of wetheis has improved the de- ',," • mand. *There is a poor demand^ for ewes. **' ' The maiket is well supplied vith lambs, but there is a good demand at picsent prices. The beef maiket is depiessed ' owing to heavy annals from all souices." s" Leun and Company, Ltd , ha%c lecencd ' the following cable fiom then London ' agents, dated May 12 —"Compared with i last week's quotations, down lamb, 36/421b, l-8d per lb lower; crossbred lamb, -36/42 lb, l-8d per lb lowei, wethers, 1 8d per lb lower; eweg, under 561b and 64/721b, l-8d per lb lower, 56/641b, %d per lb lower - Prime- ox beef, Vid per lb lower; others , unchanged. The lamb maiket is slightly easiei, especially for hea\y /weights. The market for mutton is weak. The demand is poor." i