THE LONDON MARKET.

Matamata Record, Volume XIII, Issue 1111, 3 April 1930, Page 6

THE LONDON MARKET.

The New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board has received the following cable from its London office, dated March 28, 1930, advising that the following are 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 Smithfield market and or ex London stores: — New Zealand Sheep.—Canterbury and crossbred wethers, 481 b to 561 b, 61d; North Island and maiden ewes, 571 b to 641 b, 6§d; selected, 651 b to 721 b, sid; North Island maiden ewes, 481 b to 561 b, 6£d, 571 b to 641 b 6|d, 651 b to 721 b 52d; ewes, 481 b to 641 b 54d, 651 b to 721 b 6d. New Zealand Lambs.—Canterbury 361 b and under 81d, 371 b to 421 b B§d, 431 b to 501 b 8d; second quality, average, 331 b, Bid; selected North'lsland brands, including Downs, 361 b Sid, 371 b to 421 b Bgd, 431 b to 501 b 7&d; second quality, average, 311 b, Bid; other North Island brands,, first quality, 361 b and under 8«d, 371 b to 421 b 84d;, second quality, average, 311 b, Bhd. Australian Lambs.—Victorian first quality, 361 b and under 7!d, 371 b to 421 b, 72d. Argentine Lamb.—First quality, 361 b and under 72d, 371 b to 421 b 7£d. New Zealand Beef.—Ox fores sd, ox hinds 6&d, cow fores 4sd, cow hinds sid. Argentine Chilled Beef.—Ox fores sid, ox hinds 7d. Australian Frozen Beef. —ox hinds, over 1601 b, 6id. New Zealand Prime Porker Pigs.— 601 b to 1001 b 103 d, 1011 b to 1201 b 92d. —l2llb to 1801 b, 82d. Lamb: Market shade easier during the week. I Mutton: Wethers and ewes, market is dull and easier. Beef: Market is depressed owing

to‘heavy arrivals of Argentine chilled beef. New Zealand Porker Pigs: Market is easier for heavy-weights. New Zealand Baconer Pigs: Nominal prices.