FROZEN MEAT

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 8 December 1930, Page 10

FROZEN MEAT

The New Zealand Meat Producers' Board has received-the following cable from its London office, dated sth De-. cember, 1930:- , New Zealand Sheep.—Canterbury and North Island selected crossbred wethers and maiden ewes, 48/56- s£d, 57/64 ssd;. 65/72 sid; North Island 48/56 54d, 57/64 sd, 65/72 sd; Ewes 48/64; 3£d, . 65/73 3idd. ' . -New Zealand Lambs.—Canterbury, 36/uhder BJd, 37/42 Bfd>,43/50i 7§dr2nd quality, average 33, 7Jd; other South Island brands, 36/under Bid, 37/42 BM, 43/50 7|d; selected North Island brands, including Downs, 36/under B£d, 37/42 'Sid, 43/50■7|d.: ; . -. , - *.; ■; •Australian Lambs,—Victorian ; Ist quality (new season's); 36/under Bfd>. 37/42;8id: ■ ■ ■ ■", v •••'•;-' • Argentine Lambs.—lst quality, (new season's), 36/under Bd, 37/42 7jd. New Zealand Beef—Ox fores 3§d^oX hinds sd. -. /ijV Argentine Chilled Beef .—Ox fores 4i<L; ;ox hinds s|d. .._,..,. ._ ' Australian Frozen crops, over 100 3Jd, ox hinds, over 160, %&. , New Zealand Prime" Porker Pigs-—-60/100 Bd, 101/120 6£d. New ZealandPrime Baconer Pigs: 121/180.-6id. , Lambs—Market is steady,,.prices re-, maining unaltered. Meeting strong competition from new season's Australian and'South American. '' " [> i Mutton Market.—Wethers, • ww* eg through increased pressure to 'sell. Ewes; steady withno change in ■prices. _ -e* I Beef.—Market is depressed through; low prices of Argentine chilled beef. • New Zealand Porker Pigs.—Trade slow especially for heavyweights owing toheavier supplies of Home-killed. ■■■■■■;'

LONDON WOOL SALES. \ (Onited Press Association-By Bleotrio r- Telegraph—Copyright) LONDON, sth December. , The wool sales have been postponed,, owing to fog. ~ • ■■