LONDON MEAT MARKET

Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 76, 31 March 1934, Page 14

LONDON MEAT MARKET

GOOD LAMB DEMAND

The New Zealand Meat Producers' Board has received a cable from its London office, dated March 28, advising approximate average prices realised for the week, with those of the previous week shown in parentheses as follows:—New Zealand sheep: Canterbury and North Island selected crossbred wethers and maiden ewes, 48/56, 5 3-8 d(5 3-8 d); 57/64, 5d (sd); 65/72, 4 5-8 d (4%d); North Island, 48/56, 5 3-8 d(5 3-8 d); 57/04, 5d (sd); 05/72,. 4%d (4%d);, ewes, 48/uuder, 4 l-8d {PAA); 48/64, 3 5-8 d (3%d); 65/72, 3%d (3 3-8 d). New Zealand lambs: Canterbury, 36/imder, 7%d (7%d); 37/42, 7 l-8d (7 l-8d); 43/50, 6%d:(6%d); second quality, average 32, 7 l-8d (7 l-8d); other South Island brands, 36/ under, 7%d (7%d); 37/42,7 1-B'd- (7 l-8d); 43/50, 6%d (6?4d); including Downs, selected North Island brands, 36/ under, 7 5-8 d (7%d); 37/42, 7%d (7 1*1); 43-50,: 6%d (6%d); second quality, average 32, 7 l-8d (7 l-8d); other North. Island brands, Ist quality, 36/imder, 7 3-8 d (7%d); 37/42,'7d (7d); second quality, average 32, 7 l-8d (7 l-8d). Australian lambs: Victorian, first quality, 36/ under, 6 3-Sd (6 3-Sd); 37/42, 6 3-8 d (6 3-8 d). Argentine lambs, 36/uhder, 6%d (6%d); 37/42, 6%d (6%d). New Zealand beef: Ox fores, 2Hd ( 2 l-8d); ox hinds, 3 l-8d (3 l-8d); cow, not quoted. Argentine chilled beef: Ox fores, 3 l-8d (3%d); ox hinds; 4 5-8 d (4 ■ 5-8 d). Australian frozen beef: Ox crops, over 100, 2V4d (2 3id); ox hinds, over. 160, 3%d, (3M). New Zealand prime *porker pigs: 60-80, 5 3-8 d (5%d); 81/100, 5%d (s%'d); 101/120, 5%d (5%d). New Zealand baconer pigs: 120/160, 6d (6d).' New Zealand frozen veal: Not quoted. • Lamb market: Remains.very firm, especially for lightweights; consumption satisfactory. . , Mutton market: Lightweight wethers steady; heavyweight wethers weaker. Ewes easier, but lower prices improving demand.

Beef market: Quiet, demand slow owing to low prices of Argentine chilled beef.

New .Zealand porker pigs: Lightweights easier owing to heavier supplies, but trade good. New Zealand bacouer pigs: Market steady and unchanged.