LAMB MARKET STEADY

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 55, 3 September 1934, Page 12

LAMB MARKET STEADY

The market in London for New Zealand frozen lamb is steady, with cooler weather improving consumption, according to the weekly report received by cable by tho New Zealand Meat lloartl. Second quality lamb is easier owing to increased marketing of Home-killed Scotch hill lambs-. Jn the mutton market wethers are slightly easier owing to heavier arrivals, but ewes are firm owing to short, stocks. Trade is slow in the beef market. New Zealand porker pigs are firmer owing to short spot stocks, and baconei's are steady.

The following are the approximate average prices lor the week for representative parcels in the Smithfie.ld Market and London stores, with the prices for the previous week in parentheses:—' New Zealand sheep: Canterbury und North Island selected crossbred wethers and maiden ewes, 4S-561b sVid per 11) (oVjd), 57-64!b s'/4d (5 3-8 d), 05-721b 0 l-8d (5 1-Sd); North Island, 48-561b 5 3-Sd (oV-d), 57-C4lb : sVid (a 3-8(1), 63-721b 5d (od); ewes, 481b and under 4 3-8 d(4 3-8 d), 48-641b 4d (4d), 65-721b 3%d (3%d). New Zealand lambs: Canterbury, 301b and under 7%d (7%d),'37-421b 0 7-8 d(6 7-Sd), 43-501b 6 3-8 d(6 3-Sd); second quality, average 321b 0 5-8 d (6%d); other South Island brands, 361b and under 7 1-Sd (7 -l-Bd),. 37-421b G .7-8(1 (0 7-8 d), 43-501b 6 3-Sd (0 3-Sd); including downs, selected North Island brands, 361b and under 7 3-8 d(7 3-8 d); 37421b 6 7-8 d(6 7-Sd), 43-301b 6 3-8 d (6 3-8(1), second quality average 321b 6%d (6 7-8 d); other North Island brands, first quality, 361b and under 7d (7d), 37-42]b 6%d (6%d), second quality average 321b GVkl (6 5-Sil). Australian lambs: Victorian, first quality, 361b and under 6 3-Sd (OU-d), 37-421b o%d (6%d). Argentine lambs first quality, 361b and under o?*d (6 7-8 d), 37-421b 6>Ad (6%d). New Zealand beef: Ox fores 2 3*l 2%d). hind* 3VUI (3V4d). Argentine chilled beet: Ux fores 3 3-8 d (3d), hinds 6%d (6 1-Sd). Australian frozen beef: Ox crops over 1001b 2 5-Sd (2 5-8 d); hinds, over 1601b, 3%d (3 3-8 d). New. Zealand prime porker n&, 60-SOlb 6Kd (o'Ad), 81-1001b 6VSd (6d) 101-120lb 6Vid (5 7-8 d). New Zealand baconer Pigs,-120.1601b 6 1-Sd (6%d).