FROZEN MEAT

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 16 June 1930, Page 10

FROZEN MEAT

The New Zealand Meat Producers Hoard has received the following cable from its London Office, dated 13th June 1930, advising that the following are the (ipproximate average prices realised for tho week, based on actual transactions of wholesale quantities of the descriptions of meat mentioned anil are for representative parcels of the goods offering duirng the week, being for business done on the basis of delivered to Sniifhlield market and'or ex London stores: — N.Z. Sheep: Crossbred wethers and maiden ewes, Canterbury and North Island. 48/56 5 l-8d ; 57/64 4 7-8 d ; 65/72 4 jjd. North Island, 48/56 5d ; 57/64 4gd : 65/72 4 5-Bd. Ewes. 48/64 3 l-8d ; 65/72 3d. N.Z. Lambs: Canterbury, 36/under 9 l-8d; 37/42 B£d; 43/50 8 l-4d ; 2nd quality, average 33 8 l-Bd. Other South'lsland brands. 36'under 9d ; 37/42 8 3-8 d ;43/50 8 l-Bd. Including Downs, selected North Island brands, 36/under 9 l-8d ; 37/42 B£d ; 43/50 8 l-4d ; 2nd quality, average 31 B.]d. Other North Island brands, Ist quality, 36/undor 8 7-8 d : 37/42 8 3-8 d ; .2nd quality, average 31 8 l-4d. Australian Lambs: Victorian Ist quality, 36/under 7/,d ; 37/42 7 l-4d. Argentine Lamb, Ist qualify, 36/under 7 l-4d ; 37/42 6 l-4d. N.Z. Beef: Ox fores 3d; ox hinds 5 I-811. Argentine Chilled Beef: Ox fores 3]d; ox hinds 6 5-Bd. Australian Frozen Beef: Ox crops, over 100 3 l-4d ; ox hinds, over 160, 5 l-4d. N.Z. Prime Porker Pigs, 60/100 7fd; HL/120 7d. N.Z. Prime Paconor Pigs, 121/180 7d. Lamb: Market keeps firm. Consumption continues good. Mutton Market: Lightweight wethers unchanged. Better enquiry for heavyweight wethers. Ewes, market is dull. Beef: Market is depressed owing- to heavy arrivals from Argentine. N.Z. Porker Pigs and Baconer Pigs: Nominal prices. Messrs Levin and Co., Ltd., have received the following cable from their London agents dated 13th June, 1930: As compared with last week's quotations, prices are unaltered. The spot market for lamb is quiet and lias a weakening tendency. Holders are anxious to sell. The mutton market is dull.