LAMB VERY FIRM

Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 63, 11 September 1937, Page 6

LAMB VERY FIRM

LONDON MEAT MARKET

CHILLED BEEF EASIER

The frozen lamb market in London is very linn, with prices further aclvancect, according to the weekly cable received by the New Zealand Meat Producers' Board. Consumption is excellent for the time- of the year. On the mutton market lightweight wethers and ewes are firmer, with owers slightly easier. Frozen beef is meeting with lair demand. Chilled beef is slightly j easier this week. New" Zealand porker pigs are steady with prices ' . unchanged. Baconers are linn, "witii short spot stocks. • ' . . The board advises that the following represent prices realised on Thursday, based on actual transactions.of wholesale quantities of the descriptions of meat mentioned, and- are for. representative parcels of the ' goods ■ offering that day, being for business .done on ■ the basis of delivered to. Smithfleld Market, and/or ex London stores. In the case of chilled beef the prices represent approximate avefage prices realised for the week- Prices for the previous week are given in parentheses: —

New Zealand" sheep: ■ Crossbred wethers and/or maiden ewes, 4811) and under 6d a lb (5 7-8 d), 49-561b 5. 3-8 d (5:3-8 d), 57-641b sid (5 3-8 d), 65-721b 5 l-8d (53 d); ewes, 481b and under 4 l-3d (4d), 49-561b 3 7-8 d(3 7-8 d), 57-641b 3|d (3 5-8 d), 65-721b 3 5-8 d (3 5-8 d). New Zealand lambs:. Canterbury, 361b and under 7 7-8 d (7§d), 37-42 ib, 7|d (7 5-8 d), 43-501b 7|d (7Jd); second quality, average about 311b, 7Jd (7 3-8 d); other South Island, 361b and under 7 7-8 d (7id), 37-421b 7Jd,CT 5-8 d), 43-501b 7id (7|d); North Island downs, 361b and under 7 7-8 d(7 7-Bd>, 37-4211* 7Jd! (7:Jd), 43-501b 7id (7Jd); second quality, average about 301b, 7id (7 5-8 d) i North Island, first quality, 361b and under 7fd (73d), 37-421b 7 5-8 d(7 5-8 d);, second quality, average about 311b, 7td (7.3-8 d). Argentine lambs: First quality (new season's),- 361b and underbid (—), 37421b 7 3-8 d _(--). New Zealand frozen beef: • Ox. hinds, 145-2101b, 4 l-8d (4 l-8d); fores, 145----2101b, 3 l-8d (3 l-Bd).--Australian frozen.beef: Ox hinds, 145-2101b,, 4Jd (4Jd); crops, weights corresponding, 3Jd (3Jd). New Zealand porker pigs: First quality, 61-801b 7 l-8d (7 l-8d), 81-106lb 7 l-8d (7 l-8d), 101-1201b,7 l-8d (7 l-8d). New Zealand baconer pigs: 121-l6olb, 7d (7d). New Zealand chilled beef: Ox hinds, 145-2101b, 5Jd (5Jd); fores, 145-2101b, 2 7-8 d .(3d) .Australian chilled beef: Ox hinds, 145:2101b, 45d (4 5-8 d); crops, weights corresponding, 2 7-8 d(3 l-8d)-Uni9h of .South Africa chilled beef: Ox hinds, 145-210 lb, s*d (not quoted); fores, 145-2101b, 3d (not quoted). Southern. Rhodesian chilled beef: Ox hinds, 145-2101b,. 43d (4 5-8 d); fores, 145-2101b, 2 5-8 d <2}d). Argentine chilled beef:, Ox hinds,; 145----2101b, 6 l-8d (6Jd); fores, 145-2101b, 3Jd (3 5-Bd).. Uruguayan chilled beef: Ox hinds, 145-2101b, 5 3-8 d (5 5-8 d); fores, 145-2101b, 3 l-8d (3 3-Bd).. Brazilian chilled beef: Ox hind?, 145-2101b,. not quoted (5Jd). . : " .