MEAT IN LONDON.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 19 July 1937, Page 6

MEAT IN LONDON.

The New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board, advises that the following arc the approximate average prices realised for the week, based on actual transactions of wholesale quantities of the descriptions of meat mentioned and are for representative parcels of the goods offering during the week, being for business done on the basis of delivered to JSmithfield Market, and/or ex London stores (prices for the previous week also shown): — New Zealand sheep: Crossbred wethers and/or maiden ewes, 48/under, 5 5-8 d per lb. (54d); 48/56, (5 I-Sd); 57/64, 5 I-Sd (sd); 65/72, 5d (4 7-Sd); 48/under, 4d (4d); 49/56, 3fd (3id); 57/64, 3 3-8 d (3 3-8 d); 65/72. 3 3-8 d (3 3-8 d).

New Zealand lambs: Canterbury, 36/under, 73d (7sd); 37/42, 6 7-8 d (6 7-Sd); 43/50, 63d (63d). Second quality, average about 31, 6 7-8 d (7d). Other South Island, 36/under, 73d (7-id); 37/42, 6 7-Sd (6 7-Sd); 43/50, 6£d (6£d). North Island Downs, 36/under, 73d (7id); 37/42, 7d (7d); 43/50, 6£d (6£d). Second quality, average about 30, 7 3-8 d (7 3-8 d). North Island, first quality, 36/under, 73d (7 3-Sd); 37/42, 6£d (6£d). • Second quality, average about 31, 6£d (6 7-8 d). Australian lambs: Victorian, first quality, 29/36, 6|d (63d); 37/42, 63d (6Jd). Argentine lambs: First quality, 36/under, 6id (6id); 37/42, 63d (63d). - New Zealand frozen beef: Not quoted. Australian frozen beef: Not quoted. New Zealand chilled beef; Ox hinds, 145/210, 53d (sid); ox fores, 145/210, 3|d (33d). Australian chilled beef; Ox hinds, 145/210, 5d (—); ox crops, weights corresponding, 3id ( —). Union of South Africa chilled beef: Ox hinds, 145/210, sid (53d); ox fores, 145/210, 3 5-8 d (3 5-8 d). Southern Rhodesian chilled beef; Ox

hinds/ 145/210, 4|d (5 1-Sd) ;’ ox fores, 145/210, Sid (Sid). Argentine chilled beef: Ox hinds, 145/210, 6 1-Sd (63d); ox fores, 145/210, 3 7-Sd (4). Uruguayan chilled beef; Ox hinds 145/210, sid (5 5-Sd); ox fores. .145/210, 3 5-8 d (3|d). Brazilian chilled beef: Ox hinds, 145/210, 53d (53d). New Zealand porker pigs: First quality, 61/80, 6 1-Sd (6 1-Sd); 81/100, 6|d (6 1-Sd); 101/120, 6 3-Sd (6 S-8d). New Zealand baconer pigs: 121/160 6§d (63d). Lamb market :. Best quality steady with prices unchanged. Other descrip tions slightly easier owing to competition with Australian and Patagonian. Mutton market: Wethers firm owing to light 'stocks. Ewes; Market quiet and unchanged. Beef market: Frozen beef nominal. Chilled beef generally easier owing to hot weather affecting demand. New Zealand porker pigs: Trade slow. New Zealand baconer pigs: Market steady and unchanged.