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Hawera Star, Volume L, 18 December 1930, Page 5

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FROZEN M EAT QUIET.

LAMB MARKET STEADY

La,mb market is steady. Arrivals new season’s Australian and South American lamb going into consumption steadily, but heavier landings expectedl within the next week or twoi. Alutton market: Wethers easier through pressure to sell. Ewes, lightweights steady and unchanged, but market slightly easier for heavy weighs l . New Zealand beef: Market is quiet, with poor demand. . New Zealand porker pigs: There is a fair demand for lightweights, but trade slow for. heavyweights owing to heavy arrivals of ihomje ildiiied. New Zealand baiconer 1.1 irs : Nominal prices. The above report was received on Saturday by the New Zealand' Meat Producers’ Boaid from its London office, which advises that the following are the approximate average prices mxlised for the week, based on. actual transactions of wholesale quantities of t!ie descriptions of meat mentioned, and are for representative parcels of the goods offering during the week, being for business done 011 the basis of delivered 1 to Smithfield market andor ex London stores. Prices for the two previous weeks are also shown: New Zealand Sheep.—Canterbury and North Island selected crossbred wethers and maiden ewes, 48-561 b, 5Jd (old, -sfd); 57-641 b, 5d (5Jd, 5 Id); 65721 b, 5d (ofd, old); North Island crossbred wethers and maiden ewes, 48-5611), od (old, sid) ; 57-641 b, 4|d (sd, 5Jd); 65-721 b, 4fd (sd, s£d); ewes, 48-641 b, 3Jd (same); 65-721 b, 3£d (3jd, 3Jd). New Zealand Lamb. —Canterbury, 361 b and under, 8)d (same): 37-421 b, Bfd (same); ■ 43-501 b, 7|d (same); second quality, average 331 b, 7-s-d (7|d. 7-gd); other South Island brands, 361 b and under, 83d (same); 37-421 b, 83d I (same); 43-501 b, 7|d (same); selected North Island brands, including Downs, 361 b and under, BJd (same); 37-421 b, B£d (same); 43-501 b, 7|d (same); second quality, average 3llb, not quoted ; other North Island brands, first quality not quoted, second quality average , 311 b not quoted. Australian Lamb.—Victorian,, first ciualitv (new season’s) 361 b and under '”1 (B§d, B.Hi), 37-421 b S-Jd (BJd, Sid). .Argentine Lamb.—First quality (nenv season’s) 361 b and 1 under 8d (same); 37-421 b 7l{d (same). New Zealand Beef. —Ox fores, 3-$d 1 4d); ox hinds. 4-Jd (od, oJd); cow fores and hinds, not quoted. Argentine Chilled Beef, —Ox fores, 4Ad (4Jd, 4Jd). ox hinds 6kl (s:'Jd. 52d). Australian Frozen Beef.—Ox crops, over 1601 b, 3iid (3«d. 4d); ox binds, over 160111. 4-id (4ad, old). N.Z. Prime Porker Pigs.—6o-1001b, Pd (same) ; 101 -1201 b 6kl (6Jd, 6-id). New Zealand Prime Baeoner Pigs.— 121-1801 b 6 : jd (same). New Zealand Frozen Veal. —Not n noted.