Meat Market

Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 44, 22 February 1938, Page 9

Meat Market

The New Zealand Meat Producers Board advises that the following are the ruling prices of wholesale quantities of the descriptions of frozen meat mentioned and are for representative parcels of the goods sold on Thursday, February 17. Chilled beef prices are averages of the week on. which this list is issued. All prices are on the basis of delivered to Smithfield market:— New Zealand sheep, crossbred wethers and/or maiden ewes, 48/under, s|d (5 5-8 d); 49/56, 5 3-8 d (s*d); 57/64, sld (sd); 67/72, 4Jd (4£d); ewes, 48/ under, 4ld (4 l-8d); 49/56, 3 7-8 d (3'id); 57/64, 3 5-Sd (3 3-8 d); 65/72, 3id (3id). New Zealand lambs, Canterbury, 36/ under, 7 3-8 d; 37/42, 7 3-8 d; 43/50, 7*d; second quality, average about 31, 7Jd; ether South Island, not quoted. North Island Downs, 36/under, 7id (72d); 37/42, 7*d (73d); 43/50, 7Jd (7 3-8 d); second quality, average about 30, 7 3-8 d (7 5-8 d); North Island, first quality, 36/under, 73d (7 5-8 d); 37/42, 73d (7 5-8 d); second quality, average about 31, 7 l-8d (7 3-8 d). Australian lambs, Victorian first quality, 29/36, 6Jd (6 7-8 d); 37/42, 6fd (6 7-8 d). Argentine lambs, Ist quality, 36/ under, 6 5-8 d (6 5-8 d); 37/42, 6 3-8 d (63d). N.Z. frozen beef, ox hinds, 145/210, 4*d (4Jd); ox fores, 145/210, 33d (33d). Australian frozen beef, ox hinds, 145/210, 4d (43d); ox crops, 3§d (33d). N.Z. porker pigs, first quality, 61/80, 81/100, 63d (63d); 101/120, 6 5-Sd (6 P-Sd); 121/360, 6 3-8 d (6 3-8 d). N.Z. baconer pigs, 121/160, 6 3-8 d (6 3-8 d). N.Z. chilled beef, ox hinds, 145/210, 5 5-8 d (5 5-8 d); ox fores, 145/210, 3 7-8 d (4d). Australian chilled beef, ox hinds, 145/210, 54d (53); ox crops, 3 7-8 d (4d). Southern Rhodesian chilled beef, ox hinds, 145/210, 5 3-8 d (53d); ox fores, 145/210, 3£d (3 3-8 d). Argentine chilled beef, ox hinds, 345/ 210, 63d (6§d); ox fores, 145/210, 4 3-8 d (W). Uruguayan chilled beef, ox hinds, 145/210, 63d (6|d); ox fores, 145/210, 4d (4d). Brazilian chilled beef, ox hinds, 145/ 210, 6d (6d). Lamb market: Owing to heavier supplies on the spot and in sight prices have again declined, but lower prices are stimulating demand. Mutton market: Wethers and ewes—trade continues slow but prices are firmer owing to shortage of spot stocks. Beef market: Frozen beef, market stead and unchanged. Chilled beef, steady with good trade. N.Z. porker pigs: Market quiet and unchanged. N.Z. baconer pigs: Trade slow.