SLIGHTLY EASIER

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 8, 9 July 1938, Page 12

SLIGHTLY EASIER

MEAT PRICES IN LONDON

On the London frozen lamb market prices for second quality and prime heavyweights are easier, but others are steady. Consumption continues to be satisfactory. Wethers are easier, owing to heavier supplies and slow trade. Lightweight ewes are steady with others easier, according to the weekly cable received by the New Zealand Meat Producers' Board.

Chilled beef is selling at better prices owing to lighter supplies. Trade in New . Zealand porkers is slow with heavyweights weaker. For baconers the market is steady and unchanged. The board advises that the following are the ruling prices of wholesale quantities of the descriptions of frozen meat mentioned and are for representative parcels of the goods sold on Thursday. Chilled beef prices are averages of the week. All prices are on the basis of delivered to Smithfield Market. Prices for last week are given in parentheses. New Zealand sheep (crossbred wethers and/or maiden ewes), 48-under s|d j a lb (5 7-8 d), 49-56 5 d-8d (5Jd), 57-64 j 5 l-8d <sid), 65-72 4 7.-8 d <sd); ewes, 48-under 4d (4d), 49-56 3Jd (3Jd), 57-64 3Jd (3 3-8 d), 65-72 3 l-8d (3Jd). ! New Zealand lambs, Canterbury, 36----under 7^d <7|d), 37-42 7£d (7£d), 43-50 7£d (7 3-8 d); second quality, average about 31, 7d (7 l-8d). Other South Island, 86-under 7£d (7|d), 37-42 7£d (7*d), 43-50 71d "(7 3-8 d). North Island Downs, 36-under 7§d (7 5-8 d), 37-42 7Jd (7£d), 43-50 7£d (7 3-8 d); second quality, average about 30, 7£d (7 3-8 d). North Island, first quality, 36-under 7 3-8 d(7 3-8 d), 37-42 7 3-8 d(7 3-8 d); second quality, average 31, 6 7-8 d (7d). Australian lambs, Victorian, first quality, 29-36 7 l-8d (7d), 37-42 7d (6 7-8 d). Argentine lambsp-first quality, 36----under 7d (7d), 37-42 64d (6£d) New Zealand frozen beef, ox hinds, 145-210, not quotel; fores, 145-210, not quoted. . , \ „_ Australian frozen beef, ox hinds, 145----210. not quoted; crops, weights corresponding, not quoted. New Zealand porker pigs, first quality, 61-80 6Jd <6|d), 81-100 6 5-8 (62d), 101-120 6|d (6 7-8 d). . New Zealand baconer pigs, 121-160 6Jd (6|d). New Zealand chilled beet ox hinds, 145-210, s£d (5 l-8d); fores, 145-210, 3£d (2 7-8 d). Australian chilled beef, ox hinds, 145-210 5 l-8d <4 5-8 d); crops, weights corresponding, 3sd (2 5-8 d). ■ , c Union of South Africa chilled beef, ox hinds, 145-210, 52d (5 3-8 d); fores, 145-210, S|d (2|d). Southern Rhodesian chilled beef, ox hinds, 145-210, 4 5-8 d (4£d); fores, 145----210. 2 7-8 d(2 l-8d). • Argentine chilled beef, ox hinds, 145----210, 6id (6 l-8d); fores, 145-210, 3 5-8 d Uruguayan chilled beef, ox hinds, 145-210, s|d (5Jd); fores, 145-210, 3 3-8 d Brazilian chilled beef, ox hinds, 145----210, s|d (sd).