London Meat Market

Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 289, 7 December 1936, Page 2

London Meat Market

Tho New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board advises 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 ottering during the week, being for business done on the basis of delivered to Smithfiold market, and/or ex London London stores (prices for the previous week are also shown): — New Zealand Sheep.—Canterbury and North Island selected crossbred wethers and maiden ewes: 48/under 5 3-8 d (5Jd); '4B/56 5d (4 7-8 d); 57/G4 4 7-8 d (4|d); 05/72 4ld (4 3-Sd). North Island crossbred wethers and maiden ewes: 48/under 4id (4Jd); 48/64 4d (4d); 05/72 3((d (33d).

New Zealand Lambs.—Canterbury: 36/under 73d (73d); 37/42 7d (7d); 43/50 Old (Old). Other South Island: 30/under 7d (73d); 37/42 7d (7d); 43/50 Old (Old).

Australian Lambs.—Victoria Ist quality: 36/under 7ld (7ld); 37/42 7d (7 1-Sd). Argentine Lambs. —Ist quality (new season’s): 36/under 6Jd; 37/42 6 3-8 d (6 3-8 d)! New Zealand Frozen Beef. —Ox hinds: 145/210 3 7-Sd (3 71Sr); ox fores: 145/210 2|d. New Zealand Chilled Beef.—Ox hinds; 145/210 4 7-Sd (sd). Ox fores: 145/210 3Jd (3-ld). Argentino Chilled Beef.—Ox hinds: 145/210, 53d (5 5-8 d). Ox fores: 145/ 210, old (3 5-8 d).

Australian Frozen Beef.—Ox hinds: 145/210, 3 7-Sd (3 7-8 d). Ox crops, weights corresponding: 2|d (2|d).

Australian Chilled Beef. —Ox hinds: 145/210, 4 7-8 d (43d). Ox crops, weights corresponding: 3:)d (3id). New Zealand Porker Pigs.—lst quality: 00/80, 6 7-8 d (63d); 81/100, o|d (0 5-Sd); 101/120, 0 5-8 d (6ld). New Zealand Prime Baconer Pigs.— 121/160, 0.3 d (0 5-Sd). Lamb market: Steady and unchanged. Stocks of New Zealand now very small.

Mutton market: Wethers meeting with good trade at slightly. higher prices. Ewes, market steady and unchanged.

Beef market: Frozen beef market quiet. Chilled beef slightly easier this week owing to heavier supplies. New Zealand porker pigs: Market firm with values higher. New Zealand baconer pigs: Nominal.