FROZEN MEAT

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 60, 12 March 1934, Page 10

FROZEN MEAT

MORE DEMAND FOR LAMB

The New Zealand Meat Producers' [ Board has received the following cable . from its London office, dated March 9, . advising that the following are the approximate average prices realised tor the , week at Smithfield market and London , stores, compared with those of the pre- ! vious week in parentheses:— _New Zealand Sheep.—Canterbury and North Island crossbred wethers, 48/50, 5%d per lb (5 7-8 d); Canterbury and North Island maiden ewes, 57/64, 5%d (5 5-Bd)' selected, 65/72, 5 3-8 d (5%d); North Island maiden ewes, 48/56, 5%d (5 7-8 d); £\orth Island maiden ewes, 57/64, 5%d (5 5-8 d); North Island maiden ewes, 65/72, 5%d (5 3-8 d); ewes, 48/uncler, 4 5-8 d(4 o : 8d); ewes, 48/64, 4 l-8d (4 l-8d); ewes, ba/72, 3 7-8 d(3 7-8 d). New Zealand Lambs—Canterbury, 36/ ??/ d -nr> ,7,^ ,(6 7"8 d): 37/42> ° 7"Bd (6%d); 4,i/oQ, e%d (not quoted); second quality, average 32, 6%d (8 5-8 d); other South Island brands, 36/ under, 7 l-8d (6 7-8 d); 37/42, 6 7-8 d (6%d); 43/50, 6%d (not quoted); including Downs, selected North Island brands, 36/ under, 7%d (6 7-8 d); 37/ 42 6 7-8 d (6%d); 43/50, 6%d (6 5-8 d); second quality, average 32, 6 7-8 d(6 5-Bd)' other Jcorth Island brands, first quality, 36/ under, ?d (6%d); 37/42, 6%d (6 5-8 d); second quality, average 32, 6%d (6%d) Australian Lambs.—Victorian, first quality, 36/ under, 6 l-8d (6d); 37/42, 6 l-8d (6 l-Bd.) ' . Argentine Lambs.—First quality, 36/ under, 6 l-8d (6 l-8d); 37/42, 6d (6d). mi/,Y e.alai "l Beef.-Ox fores, 2 l-8d (lttd); hinds, 3%d (3 3-8 d) c^ r??? tiP e Chilled Beef.—Ox fores, 3 l-8d (3 l-8d); hinds, 4 3-8 d(4 5-8 d). Australian Frozen Beef.—Ox crops over 00 2%d <2%d)f hinds, over MO,' 3%d (o%cl). r ?~T Zealand Prime Porker Pigs.—6o/80 56*1 (6%d); 81/100, 5Kd (3%d); 101/120; o%d (aVid). ' ' ■ •■ Cfi'n eW Zealan<l Baconer Pigs.—l2o/100, 6d Lamb market—Firm'; demand has improved and prices have advanced; especially for lightweight. Mutton market.Wethers slightly easier owing to increasing supplies; ewes, market steady and unchanged. Beef market.-Slightly easier owing to lower prices of Arg/ntine chilled beef. New Zealand porker pigs—Lightweight shade easier owing to heaver supplies; other weights unchanged New tode 6r I'^^'-Steady with fair Wrf* ?3n^ °f ?r ew South Wa,es « adVised London, March 9, as follows.— Mutton ewes 3%d to 4%d per lb 7^T f%ol .to 5 7M > laml >, 6%«1 to 7V 4 d; beef, 2d to 3 3-8 d; pork, 5%d to 6d."