FROZEN MEAT

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIV, Issue 121, 7 May 1934, Page 7

FROZEN MEAT

Smithfield Quotations LONDON, May 5. Frozen meat quotations on the Smithfield market are as follows:— New Zealand sheep: Canterbury and North Island selected crossbred wethers and maiden ewes, 57 to 641bs. 4 5-Bd. North Island dit/Lo 57 to 641bs 4Jd 65 to 721 bs. 4-Jd. Australian sheep: Ewes 30 to 551bs. 3Jd. Argentine sheep: First quality cross, bred wethers 48 to 641bs. 4jd; ditto 65 to 7211)8 3Jd. Patagonian sheep: Wethers and/or maiden ewes 50 to 601ba. 4d. New' Zealand lambs.—Canterbury second quality, average about 321bs. 7d; other South Island, 361 bs and under, 7 3-Bd. Selected North Island, including Downs, 37 to 42 lbs. 6 3-Bd.; other North Island, first quality 36 lbs and under 7Jd., ditto, second quality, average about 321bs. 6jd. Australian lambs: Other States, first quality 361bs. and under 6 3-Bd. Victorian, second quality 361bs and under 6Jd. Other States second quality 361bs and under 6 3-Bd., all States, third quality, average about 261bs. 6Jd. Argentine lambs: First quality 361bs and under 6 5-Bd.; 37 to 42 lbs, 6d. second quality, average about 281bs. 6Jd. ' Argentine lambs: First quality, 36 lbs. and under 6 5-Bd.; 37 to 42 lbs. 6d. Second quality, average about 281bs. 6Jd. Argentine chilled beef: Ox fores 160 to 220 lbs. 2 7-Bd. New Zealand pigs, first quality 60 to 80 lbs. 5Jd., 80 to 100 lbs. and 101 to 120 lbs. 5 3-Bd. Australian pigs, first quality 60 to 100 lbs. average about 80 lbs. s|d., 101 to 120 lbs. 5Jd., others unchanged.