Meat in London

Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 79, 4 April 1938, Page 12

Meat in London

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, March 31. Chilled beef prices are averages of tho 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 5 7-Sd (5 7-8 d last week), 49/56 sJtl (SM), 57/64 5 l-8d (5 1-Sd), 65/72 43d (4£d); ewes, 48/under, 4 l-8d (4Jd) 49/56 3 5-Sd (33d), 57/64 3M (3*d), 65/72 3id (3 3-Sd). New Zealand Lambs.—Canterbury: 36/under 7 l-8d (7 l-8d), 37/42 7 l-8d (7 1-Sd), 43/50 7d -(6 7-8 d). Second quality: Average about 31 7d (7d). Other South Island: 36/under 7£d (7 1-Sd), 37/42 7 l-8d (7 1-Sd), 43/50 7d (7d). North Island Downs: 36/under 7-id (7 1-Sd), 37/42 7 l-8d (7 1-Sd), 43/50 7d (7d). Second quality: Average about 30 7 l-8d (7 1-Sd). North Island first quality: 36/under 7 1-Sd (7d), 37/42 7d (7d). Second quality: Average about 31 6 7-Sd (6 7-Sd).

Australian Lambs.—Victorian first quality: 29/36 6ld (6Xd), 37/42 61d (6§d). Argentine Lambs.—-First quality: 36/under 6-ld (64d), 37/42 6 1-Sd (6 1-Sd). New Zealand Frozen Beef.—Ox hinds: 145/210 5d (sd). Ox fores: 145/210 4d (4d). Australian Frozen Beef. —Ox hinds: 145/210 5d (sd). Ox crops: 4d (4d). New Zealand Porker Pigs, first quality.—6l/80 6£d (63d), 81/100 6fd (6fd), 121/160 6£d (6Jd).

New Zealand Chilled Beef. —Ox hinds: 145/210 4|d (4£d). Ox fores: 145/210 3 5-Sd (33d). Australian Chilled Beef.—Ox hinds: 145/210 4 5-Sd (4 5-Sd). Ox crops: 3£d (3 7-Sd). Southern Rhodesian Chilled Beef.— Ox hinds: 145/210 4d (4d). Ox fores: 145/210 3d (3d). Argentine Chilled Beef.—Ox hinds: 345/210 5 5-8 d (53d). Ox fores: 145/ 210 4 1-Sd (4£d). Uruguayan Chilled Beef.—Ox hinds: 145/210 5d (sd). Ox fores: 145/210 3 7-8 d (4d). Brazilian Chilled Beef.—Ox hinds; 145/210 4 5-Sd (4 5-8 d). Lamb market: Tendency of market is firmer with prices for some grades slightly better. Consumption excellent for the time of year. Mutton market: Wethers, steady on the short stocks. Ewes, easier owing to poor demand. Beef market: Frozen beef firm on short spot stocks. Chilled beef again easier owing to heavy supplies. New Zealand porker pigs: Market quiet and unchanged. New Zealand baconer pigs: Market steady and unchanged.