Meat Market

Manawatu Times, Volume 60, Issue 196, 21 August 1935, Page 12

Meat Market

The Xcv; Zealand .Meat Producers' Board advises that (lie following are (he approximate average prices realised for tlie 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 Kmithiield Market, and/or ex London stores, prices for the previous week being shown in parentheses:— Sheep: Canterbury and North Island selected crossbred wethers and maiden ewes: 4S/under, 4;|d (4 : jd); IS/30, 4 O-Sd (4U1); 57/04, 4.a (ltd); 63/72, •lid (4jd). North Island crossbred wethers and maiden ewes: 4S/50, fid (4 3-Sd) ; 57/04. 4:|d 11 5-.Sd); 05//2, 4‘d (4jd). Ewes: -IS/under, - 7-Sd (2 7-Sd); 48/04, 2 5-Sd (2 5-Sd); 05/72, 2 3-Sd (2 0-Sd). Lambs: Canterbury, 50/mulcr, 7 5-3 J (7 3-Sd); 37/42, 7 3-5 d (7 3-Sd); 40/51), 7d (7 1-Sd); second quality, leverage about ollbs., 0 3-Sd (0 3-Sd); other South Island: 30/under, 7 3-Sd (7 3-Sd); 37/42, 7 3-Sd (7 3-Sd); 43/50, 7d (7 1-Sd). North Island Downs, 30/under 7Jd (7id); 37/42. 7)0 (7Id); 43/50, 7<l (7 1-Sd); second quality, average about 301b5., Old (Old). North Island Ist. quality: 30/undor. 7}d (7,jd); 47/42, 7jd (7Jd); 2nd. quality, average about 3lib, ojd (Old). Argentine lambs, Ist. quality: 30/ under, 5 7-Sr. (5 7-Sd); 37/42, 5 7-Sd (5 7/Sd). New Zealand frozen beef: Ox hinds, 145/210, Old (3 1-Sd); fort's, 145/210, 2d (2d). New Zealand chilled beef: Ox hinds, lot quoted, (3 1-Sd); fores, not quoted, :ud). Argentine chilled beef: Ox hinds, .45/210, 5 3-Sd (4 7-Sd); fores, 145/210, ltd (2 1-Sd). Australian frozen beef: Ox hmds, .45/210, 3fd (3 1-Sd); ox crops, 2fd 2fd). Union of South Africa chilled beef: )xx hinds, 145/210, sd; fores 2d, New Zealand porker pigs, Ist quaity, GO/80, fid (5Jd); Sl/100, oid (old); 01/120, 5Jd (old). N.Z. prime baconer ■igs, 121/160, 51d (51dj. Lamb market continues very firm, es'ecially for prime quality. Stocks here icing steadily reduced. Mutton Market: Wethers very firm vith prices better owing to short spot tocks. Ewe market quiet and unhanged.

Beef Market: Small interest owing to low prices of chilled beef. New Zealand Porker Pigs: Firm, owing to more enquiry and short spot stocks. N.Z. Baconer Pigs: Market steady and unchanged.