LAMB MARKET FIRM.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 230, 28 August 1937, Page 4

LAMB MARKET FIRM.

MUTTON PRICES UNCHANGED.

The lamb market remains very firm.' Mutton market: Wethers and cues steady with prices unchanged. Beef maiket- Frozen beef, fair trade at unchanged prices: chilled beef, easier this week owin'«• to heavy Australian supplies, hen Zealand porker pigs: Shade Armor, h™ Zealand baconer pigs: Maret steady and unchanged. , . ~ The above report was received yesteiday by the JUoat Board, which advises that tiie following represent prices realised on Thursday, based on actual transactions of wholesale quantities of the descriptions of meat mentioned and are for representative pa reels of the goo - offering that day, being for business done on the basis of delivered to Smithfifcld market and-or ex London stores. In the case of chilled beef the prices represent approximate average prices realised tor the week. Previous prices are also shown : New Zealand sheep.— Crossbred we,hers and-or maiden ewes: 48ib and under, s|d (=ame) • 491 b to 561 b. 5 3-8 d (same ; 57 L to 641 b, 5 3-Sd (same); 651b* to 721 b. 5Jd (same) Ewes: 481 b and under. 4d (4d. iidT- 491 b to 561 b. 3 7-8 d (same); 571 b to 641b,' 3 5-8 d (same): 651 bto 721 b, 3 5-8 d ° New' Zealand lambs —Canterbury : 361 t and under, 7 5-8 d (same); 371 b to 421 b, 7 5 d (same); 431 b to 501 b. 7W (same); second quality, average about. 311 b, 7id (7d, 7). Other South Island: 36!b and undei 7 5-8 d (same); 371 bto 421 b, (same); 431 bto KftivT Vld (samel North Island Downs : (same); 371 bto 421 b, 7id (7 3-Bd. 7 3 Bdj, second quality, average about 311 b, 7 s d (7d, 7 Australian Lambs.—Victorian, first qualJMr.B'SJarHES 2101 b, 3id (same) ; cow hinds and fores, """Australian Frozen Beef.-Ox hinds, 1451 b to 2101 b. 4id (4*d, 4id); ox crops, Porker Pigs.-First qual ity • 611 bto 801 b. 7Ad (7d 7d); 811 bto 1001 b, 7-gd (7d, 7d); 1011 b to 1201 b, 71d (7d 7cl). Now Zealand baconer pigs; 121 lb to 1601 b, 7d (same) . . New Zealand Chilled Beef. —Ox hinds, 1451 bto 2101 b, sJrd (fegcl, 6gd) ; fores, 3d (31d, 3ad). Australian Chilled Beef.—Ox fores, 1451 b to 2101 b, 4jd (6d, 6gd) ; ox crops, 3d (3ia, African Chilled Beef. —Ox hinds. 1451 b to 2101 b, 53d (6kl, 6Jd) ; fores, 3d Khodesian Chilled Beef.—Ox hinds, 1451 b to 2101 b, 4id (53d, 53d) ; fores, Argentine Chilled Beef. —Ox hinds, 1451 b to 2101 b, 6§d (7d, 7Jd); fores, 3§d (3|d, Chilled Beef.—Ox hinds, 1451 b to 2101 b, s|d (6|d, 6-gd). . Levin and C 0... Ltd., have received the following report from their London agents: —Compared with last week's quotations, Down lamb |d per lb higher; second quality lamb. Ad per >b higher; wot hem 56-64 |b id per lb lower; ewes, under 481 b, Ad nor lb lower. Others unchanged. The market is firm all round, particularly for iambs. The outlook at the moment is favourable.