FURTHER DECLINE

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 50, 1 March 1937, Page 16

FURTHER DECLINE

LONDON LAMB PRICES

HEAVIER ARRIVALS

The weekly cabled report received from London by the New Zealand Meat Producers' Board states that owing to heavier arrivals prices for lambs have declined further but the lower prices are stimulating consumption. Although trade in wethers and ewes is slow, prices arc firmer owing to short spot stocks. Frozen beef is firm with failinquiry. Chilled beef prices are easier owing to heavier supplies., Trade in New Zealand porker pigs is slow with medium weights slightly easier. Baconers are easier, with poor demand. The approximate. average wholesale prices for the week, with those for the previous week in parentheses,' are:— New Zealand Sheep (new season's). — Crossbred wethers and/or'maiden ewes, 481b and under 5 5-8 d a 1b (sid), 49-561b 5 4 ld (5 l-8d), 57-641b 4 7-8 d (4>jd), 65-721b 4Jd (4 3-8 d); ewes. 481b and under 4|d (4 3-8 d), 49-561b 4Jd (4/l-8d), 57-641b 4 l-8d (4d), 65-721b 4d (4d). ~ New Zealand lambs: Canterbury, 361b and under 7£d (7 5-8 d), 37-421b 7Jd (7 5-8 d), 43-50 Ib 63d (7d); second quality, average about 311b, 7d (7 l-8d); other South Island; 361b and under, not quoted; North Island downs, 361b and under, 7£d (73d), 37-421b 7 3-8 d (7^d), 43-501b 6Jd (7d); second quality, average about 301b, 74 d (7£d); North Island, first quality, 361b and under 7 3-8 d(7 5-8 d), S7-421b 73d (7Jd); second quality, average about 311b 7d (7 l-8d). Australian lambs: Victorian, first quality, 29-361b 6 5-8 d(6 7-8 d), 37-421b 6|d (6 3-8 d). Argentine lambs, first quality, 361b and under 6.3-8 d(6 3-8 d), 37-421b.5 7-8 d (6d). New Zealand frozen beef: Ox hinds, 145-2101b 4Jd (4id),- fores, 140-2101b 3 l-8d (3 l-8d). Australian frozen beef: Ox hinds, 145-2101b 4 3-8 d (4 3-8 d); crops, weights corresponding, 3 l-8d (3 l-8d). ' New Zealand chilled beef: Ox hinds, 145-2101b 4?d (sd); fores, 145-2101b 3 l-8d (3d). Australian chilJed beef: Ox Hinds, 145 T 2101b 4Jd (4Jd); crops, weights corresponding, 3d (3 l-8d). Union of . South Africa chilled beef, not quoted. ■ Southern Rhodesian chilled -beef: Ox hinds, 145-2101b 4 3-8 d (43d); fores, 145-2101b 2 7-8 d (2sd). . Argentine, chilled beef: Qx hinds, 145-2101b 5 3-Bd' (5 • 5-8 d); fores, 145-2101b 3£d (3 3-8 d). Uruguayan chilled beef: Ox hinds, 145-2101b 5d (sid); fores, 145-210]b 3Jd ■ (3Jd). Brazilian chilled beef: Ox hinds, 145-2101b 4 5-8 d (5Jd). New Zealand porker pigs: First quality, 61-801b 7d (7d), 81-100 Ib 6 5-8 d (63d), 101-1201b' 6Jd (6Jd). New Zealand baconer pigs,, 121-1601b 5Jd (6d).