LAMB MARKET FIRM

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIV, Issue 83, 20 March 1934, Page 11

LAMB MARKET FIRM

Improving Demand in London MUTTON PRICES EASIER Lamb market: Very flrm, with demand widening. Prices have improved, especially for lightweights. Mutton market: Wethers and ewes—Prices easier owing to heavier landings, but lower prices improving demand. Beef market: Dull, owing to low prices of Argentine chilled beef. New Zealand porker pigs: Slightly lower prices improving consumption. New Zealand baconer pigs: Steady, with fair demand. The -above report was received on Saturday by the Meat Board from its London office, which advises that the following are the approximate average prices realised for the week ended March 16, based on actual transactions of wholesale quantities of the descriptions of meat mentioned, and are for representative parcels of the goods offering during tho week, being for .business done on the basis of delivered to Smithfield Market and/or 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, 481 b. to 561 b., std (s}d, 5 7-8 d); 571 b. to 641 b., 5Jd (5Jd, 5 5-8 d); 651 b. to 721 b., 5d (5 3-B<l, 5Jd). North Island crossbred wethers and maiden ewes, 481 b. to 561 b., 5Jd (5Jd, 5 7-8 d); 571 b. to 641 b., 5Jd (s}d, 5 5-8 d); 651 b. to 721 b., 5d (s|d, 5 3-8 d). Ewes, 481 b. and under, 4 3-8 d (4 5-Bd, 4 5-8 d); 481 b. to 641 b., 4d (4Jd, 4 l-8d); 651 b. to 721 b., 3}d (3 7-Bd, 3 7-8 d). New Zealand lambs: Canterbury, 36 lb. and under, 7 3-8 d (7Jd, 6 7-8 d); 37 lb. to 421 b., 7d (6 7-Bd, 63d); 431 b. to 501 b., 6Jd (did, not quoted). Selected North Island brands, 361 b. and under, 7 3-8 d (7jd, 6 7-8 d); 371 b. to 421 b., 7d (6 7-Bd, 63d); 431 b. to 501 b., 6id (6id, 6 5-8 d); second quality, average 321 b.. 7d (6 7-Bd, 6 5-8 d). Other North Island brands, first quality, 361 b. and under, 7 l-8d (7d, 63d); 371 b. to 421 b., 6 7-8 d (6fd, 6 5-8 d); second quality, average 321 b., 7d (6Jd, 6}d). Australian lambs: Victorian, first quality, 361 b. and under, 63d (6 l-Bd, fid); 371 b. to 421 b., 6 l-8d (same). Argentine lambs: First quality, 361 b. and under, 6id (6 l-Bd, 6 l-8d); 371 b. to 421 b., 6d (same). New Zealand beef: Ox fores, 2 l-8d (2 l-Bd, 2}d); ox hinds, 3 l-8d (3}d, 3 3-8 d); cow fores and hinds not quoted. Argentine chilled beef: Ox fores, 3 l-8d (same); ox hinds, 4)d (4 3-Bd, 4 5-8 d). Australian frozen beef: Ox crops, over 1001 b., 24d (same); ox hinds, over 1601 b., 3d (same). New Zealand prime porker pigs: 60 lb. to 801 b., s}d (5 5-Bd, 5Jd); 811 b. to 1001 b., 5Jd (same); 1011 b. to 1201 b., sjd (same). New Zealand baconer over 1601 b., 3d (same).