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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIII, Issue 20, 6 January 1923, Page 7

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PRICES OF-STOCK. A! EAT BOA RD ’H R EPO RT. Wellington, Jan. 5. A The New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board advises that the following prices were offered on January 4, 1922:— Auckland.—Wethers, 64 lbs and under 5Jd, 65 to 72 lbs sd, 73 lbs and over 4Ad, second quality wethers 4Ad; ewes, 64 lbs and under -li<l, 65 to 72 lbs 4d, 73 lbs and over 3Ad, sec’oml quality ewes 3Jd; prime woolly lambs, lbs and under 9d, 43 lbs and over S'pl, second quality lambs S'Jd; prime lox beef, 20s per 100 lb, second qualI ity ox beef 15s per .100 lb; cow beef, I Ids per 100 lb. 1 Hawke’s Bay—Wethers, 64 lbs and I under 6d, 65 lbs and over 5Ad, second quality wethers 54d; ewes, 64 lbs and under 4Ad, 65 lbs and over 4d, second quality ewes 4d; prime woolly lambs, ■42 lbs, and under 9jd, 43 lbs and J over second quality lambs prime ox beef 17s 6d per lOOlbs; cow beef, 15s per 100 lbs, second quality I 12s lid per 100 lbs. I Gisborne. — Wethers, 64 lbs and under ;j 5-Bd, 65 lbs and over 5 5-8(1; ewes, 64 lbs and under 4 l-Bd, 65 lbs and over 3 5-Bd, second quality ewes 3 5-8 d; prime woolly lambs, 42 lbs l and under Bsd, 43 lbs and over $Hd, second quality lambs BJd; prime ox beef, 20s per ,100 lbs, second quality 17s 6d per .100 lbs; cow beef, I;is per 100 lbs, second quality 12s 6d per 100 lbs. Wanganui.—Wethers, 64 lbs and under bjfd, 65 to 72 lbs 5Ad, 73 lbs, and over sd; owes, 60 lbs and under j 4ld, 61 to 72 lbs 4jd, 73 lbs and over 3]d, second quality owes 3.|d; prime woolly lambs, 42 lbs and under 9d, 43 lbs and over prime ox beef, 20s per 100 lbs; cow beef, 15s ’ per 100 lbs. Christchurch. — Wethers, 65 lbs and ! under s:|<l, 65 to 72 lbs 5.Jd, 73 lbs ( and over 4HI, second quality wethers |s:|d, ewes 64 lbs and under 44d, to 72 lbs, 4(1 73 lbs, and over 3}d, second quality ewes 4d; prime woolly lambs, 42 lbs and under 9-Ad, 43 lbs I and over 9d, second quality 9d. FROZEN MEAT. The following cable has been received 1 by Messrs Dalgety and Company, Ltd., Napier, from their head office, London, dated January 4:— N.Z. prime cross-bred lamb, North Island, heavy 10, light lid; mutton, North Island, heavy 9, light 9|d; ox beef, hinds 4£d, fores 3fd; G.A.Q. crossbred lamb, Australian, light 10 : }d; mutton, heavy 7d, light 7|d. Demand for N.Z. lamb fair; mutton active; beef continues. Demand for Australian lamb runs •principally on finest quality. Mutton fair. Market for N.Z. lamb steady. Beef steady. Mutton prices nominal.