LONDON MEAT MARKETS.

Feilding Star, Volume V, Issue 1289, 15 September 1910, Page 4

LONDON MEAT MARKETS.

The Colonial Consignment and Distributing Co. send us their weekly market report, dated August 5, as follows:—

Tho warmer weather at the end of last week made the retailers very cautious in their buying operations, and consequently there was a bad finish to the market, low prices being taken to effect clearances. After the Bank holiday a rather better tone prevailed and prices for most descriptions are held fairly firm.

New Zealand 'Mutton.--Arrivals since our last issue consist of Mamari 43,86S carcases, Coriutbic 27,588 carcases and Nerehana 42,776 carcases. Business in this meat is still very j quiet, but it is possible to report some very slight improvement in the enquiry and values show more steadiness than for some little, time past, at an advance of about £d per lb. Canterbury's range from _i|d per lb for good light weights down to per lb for heavy sheep. North Islands and Southlands are quoted at 3£d to 3£d per lb. Light weights continue the most sought after. South American Mutton.—The Zermatt has arrived with 28,609 carcases and El Argentino brings about 37,000 carcases. The improvement in this section is scarcely noticeable. Good Argentine sheep can be bought on the London market at 3£d to 3£d per Hi, and similar rates are quoted in the provinces, but heavy sheep are sold below these figures. Frozen Lamb.—The week's receipts comprise 177,490 carcases from NewZealand, 13,898 carcases from Australia and 2148 carcases from South, America. Tho majority of holders hare

at length recognised that the recent decline in prices was scarcely warranted, and a better tone has been established. The demand continues active and medium - weights are a little less difficult to move. Good light weight Canterbury's are worth sjd per lb and medium weights about od per lb. North Islands are .selling from 4|d to od per lb. Australians are nominally quoted at Id to -P a d per jb. Frozen Heel.—Stocks, which are now heavy, have been increased by 19,539 quarters trom New Zealand", 6644 quarters from Australia, and 27,619 quarters from South America. MARTON SALE. Siessrs Dalgety and Co. report: At our Sl'arton sale, on Tuesday, 13th inst.. a' fair yarding came to hand. Quotations: Small hoggets lis to 12s, medium hoggets 13s 6d to 13s 9d, mixed fat sheep 21s 3d. JOHNSONVILLE SALE. Abraham and Williams report on their Johnsonville sale as follows: We offered a good yarding of cattle and sheep, winch sold well at late rates. Best bullocks £10 to £10 10s, lighter £9 12s 6d to £9 15s. and £9 2s 6d to £9 10s, light heifers £5 2s 6d to £5 17s 6d, plain £4 10s to £5 2s, prime wethers 27s 6d to 27s 7d, good wethers 21s 9d to 25s Id, plain 21s to 22s 2d, prime ewes 22s 6d, <*ood ewes 20s 6d. WANGANUI STOCK SALES. Unbroken draughts, £26, £25 £22 15s, £20, £19 10s, £17 10s: light draughts, £15 15s, £14 15s, £13, £9 ; light horses, £3 os to £9; broken-in horses, draughts, heavy £23 os to £31. medium to £21 15s;' light harness horses, £7 10s to £19; hacks, good £10 10s to £14, others £4 to £10s: four-year bullocks £8 14s 6d; threeyear bullocks £5 16s Gd; two-year steers £4 19s; 18-month steers'£3. £1 10s, and £4 18s; 18-month heifors £3 9s; store cows £3 10s; fat cows £6 17s; veal calves 13s; fat lambs iHs; mixed hogget. 12s; fat ewes ISs to 18s 6d; fat shorn ewes 17s 6d; forward ewes 15s; fat and forward ewes 14s; ewes with lambs lis 9d; fat wethers 20s 6d and 22s 6d. Pigs—Slips 8s to lis 6d; store pigs 14s; porkers 25s to 40s.