Meat in London

Manawatu Times, Volume 64, Issue 30, 6 February 1939, Page 3

Meat in London

The New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board advises that the following are the ruling prices fer wholesale quantities of the descriptions of frozen meat mentioned and are for representative parcels of the goods sold on Thursday, February 2. Chilled beef prices are averages of the week on which this list is issued. All prices are on the basis of delivered to Smithlield Market: — N.Z. sheep.—Crossbred wethers and and/or maiden ewes: 48/under, 4 5-Sd (4fd); 49/56, 3Jd (3 7-8 d); 57/64, 3Jd (3 7-8 d); 65/72, 3|d (3 7-8 d). Ewes: 48/under, 27-8 d (3d); 49/56, 2§d (2Jd)» 57/64, 2|d (2Jd); 65/72, 2 3-Sd (23-8 d). N.Z. lambs. —Canterbury: Not quoted. North Island Downs: 36/under, 7id (7 5-Sd); 37/42, 7*d (7 5-Sd); 2nd quality, average about 30, 7 3-8 d (7 3-8 d). North Island: Ist quality, 36/under, 7 38d (7}d); 37/42, 7 3-Sd (7id); 2nd quality, average about 31, 7 l-8d ("id). Australian lambs. Victorian Ist quality, 29/36, 6Jd (6|d); 37/42, 6id Argentine lambs. —Ist quality, 36/ under, €*d (6id); 37/42, 6d (6d). N.Z. frozen beef.—Ox hinds, 145/210, 4d (4 1-Sd); ox fores, 145/210, 3d (3d). Australian frozen beef.—Ox hinds, 145/210, 4 l-8d (4Jd); ox crops, 3d (3d). N.Z. porker pigs.—lst quality, 61/80, 7Jd (7 5-Sd;; 81/100, 6 5-8 d(6 7-Sd); 101/120, «id (6id). N.Z. baconcr pigs.—l2l/160, 6id (6d). N.Z. chilled beef.—Ox hinds, 145/ 210, s*d (5Jd); ox fores, 145/210, 3 5-Sd <3*d)." Australian chilled beef.—Ox hinds, 145/210, 5 3-Sd (5 l-8d); ox crops, 3 6 8d (Sid). Sth. Ehodesiau chilled beef. —Ox hinds, 145/210, 4Jd (4|d); ox fores, 14V210, 31d (3id). v Argentine chilled beef. —Ox hinds, 145/210, 6 3-Sd (6 3-Sd); ox fores, 145/ 210, 4J4 (4 1-Sd). Uruguayan chilled beef.—Ox hinds, 145/210, 5 7-8 d (5Jd); ox fores, 145/ 210, 3 7-8 d (3fd). Lamb market.—Owing to cold weather trade Tather How and prices are shade easier. Mutton market.—Trade remains depressed and values of wethers and lightweight ewes again easier. Beef market.—Chilled beef: Firmer thin week owing to cold weather, increasing demand. N.Z. porker pigs.—Light and medium weights easier on the slow demand. N.Z. baconer pigs.—Firmer on the better Continental bacon prices.