MEAT MARKETS

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 135, 10 June 1933, Page 15

MEAT MARKETS

ADVANCE IN LAMB

MUTTON ALSO DEARER

The New Zealand Meat Producers' Board has received the following cable from its London office, dated June 9, advising the following approximate average prices realised for the week at Smithfield market and London stores, compared with 'those-of. the previous week, m parentheses:— . , New. Zealand Sheep.—Canterbury and North Island crossbred wethers, 48/50, 4U (3 5-8 d); Canterbury and North Island maiden ewes, 57/64, 3Vid ( 3 l-8d); Canterbury and North Island selected, C 5//2, 3%d (2 7-8 d); North Island, 48/5(5, 3 7-8 d (3%d), 57/64, 3%d (3 l-8d), 65/72, 3%d (2 7-8 d); 0 yes' 48/untler, 3ttd (3 3-8 d), 48/04, 3d (2 7-8 d), 05/72, 2 5-8 d(2 3-8 d) New Zealand Lambs.— Canterbury, 36/ under, 6 a-8d (6%d), 37/42, 6%d (5%d), 43/50, 5 7-8 d(5 l-8d); second quality, average 32, 5 7-Sd (5 -6-8d);_ other bouth Islancf brands, 30/undqr, 6 0-Bcl (G l-8d), 37/42 6Kd (5%d), 43/50 5 7-8 d(5 l-8d); including ■ Downs, selected North Island brands, 36/ under 6%d (B%d), 37/42 6 3-8 c (5 5-8 d), 43/50 5 7-8 d(5 l-8d); second quality, average 32 6d (5 S-8d); other North Island brands, first quality, 36/ under, 6%d (5 7-8 d), 37/42 6 l-8d (5 3-8 d); second quality, average 32, 5 7-8 d (5%d); Australian lambs-Victorian, first quality, 36/ under, 5 7-8 d (5 3-8 d), 37/42 5 5-8 d (sd). Argentine lamb-First quality, 36/ under 5%d (5%d), 37-42, 5 5-8 d (sd). New Zea and Beef-Ox fores 2 l-8d (2 l-8d), hinds 2 5*8x1(2 S-8d), cow not quoted. Argentine Chilled Beef-Ox fores 2 3 ; Bd "(3), hinds 4 7-8 d (5 3-8 d). Austrnhan Fro*e. a d ße o £ v ;~ ifin^' 7-Bcf (2 7-8 d"). New Zealand Prime Porte P^-60/80, 4%d (4V4d); 81/100, f°3 8d (4 3 8d); 101/120, 4 3-8 c (4: 3*l). New Zealand Baconer r>gß.-120/ 60, od (3d). New Zealand Frozen \ cal.-^ot QULamb market continues strong, with advanced prices. Prices ruling todny we I*4 to %d higher than quotations. Wetheis and ewes firm* in sympathy with lambs, with the demand improving. I-rozen beef Market is depressed .owing to extremely ]ow price's for Argentin^ chilled beef, *cw Zealand porker pigs: Warm .™ath« has stopped demand for porkers. New Zealand baconer pigs are quiet with trade "low. ■ Reports supplementary to the above have also been received by the Bank of New Zealand Produce Department from its London office, stating that "the demand and prices for wether mutton are improving. The market for ewes is firm, but there is little business doing. There is 1 speculative demand for lambs and prices have advanced. The market for beef is inclined to become .firmer. Prices. Wether, light, 3%d to «4d pcr■ lb; heavy, 2%d to 3Vid; ewes, 2%d to 3%d; lambs, 2's 6d to 6V,d, B's 5%d to 6%d, 4 s s%dto 5%d, second? 5%d to 6(1; ox hinds, 2 5-8 d to 2 7-Bd, fores 2d to 2%d; cow, hinds 2'/id to 2%d, forts l%d to 2d" . . Levin and Co., Ltd., have received the following cable from their London agents, dated June 9, giving prices lor North island lambs and mutton as follows:— "Down Lambs, 28/361b, Q%< P^JJi"' 36/42 6 3-8 d; crossbred lambs, IS/io, 6%d; 36/42, • 6%d;' second quality lambs average, 30/31, 5 7-8 d; wethers, under' 48? & d; 48/56, 3 7-8 d; 56/64 3 5-8 d; 64/72, 3%d; ewes, under 48, kd; 48/56, 3d;' 56/64, 2 7-8 d; 64/72 S! 5-8 d; A Tew Zealand prime ox beet, 160/22U, i 3-Bd. - Compared with last weeks quotations, Down lamb 28/361b is 3-8 d per lb higher; 36/421b, 5-8 d per lb higher; crossbred lamb, 28/361b, 3-8 d per lb higher; 36/421b, 5-8 d per lb higher.; second quality lamb, Ud per lb higher; wethers under 481b %a per lb,higher; 48-721b, 3-Sdper lb higher; ewes, under 481b and 56/641b, l-8d per lb higher; 64/721b. %d per lb higher. Others unchanged. The market is farm all round."