THE MEAT MARKET

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 11253, 4 July 1922, Page 2

THE MEAT MARKET

LATEST LONDON PRICES MUTTON IN PLOW DEMAND. The Department of Agriculture has received the following cablegram! dated Let instant, from the High Comuftssioner for New Zealand, London:— Mutton.—Slow demand and prices have declined owing to plentiful supplies New Zealand and Australian, being offered at lower prices. Demand for lamb not quite so good and market steady to shade easier. Fair inquiry for New Zealand beef, email supplies fresh available. Chilled in large supply at lower prices. Present quotations are:— Now Zealand mutton—July Ist, light, weight, 6Jd t© 7*d; Ji£n© 24th, 62d to 7d; June 17th. 7d to 7Jd. Medium, July Ist, 61 d to 64(1; Jun 6 24th, 6id to 6|d; Juno 17th, 6Jd to 61 d. Heavyweight, July Ist, 61d to 5Jd; June 24th, sid to 6d; June 17th, 54d to 6Jd. Ewes, July Ist, 4id to sd; Juno 24th, 41 d to 54d; June 17th, 44d to 54d- . , Australian and Patagonian mutton.— Lightweight, 61d; heavyweight, 44d to■ 5(1. New Zoalau-d lamb —“Best qufifiity, July Ist, lljd to llld; June 24th, llid to lHd; June 17th, lljd to llid. Lightweight, July Ist, l»id to lid; June 24th, 101 dto lid; June 17th, 10Jd to lid Ordinary, July Ist, 10Jd; June 24th, 10id to 10)1; Juno 17th. 10id Second-class quality, July Ist, 10Jd; -June 24th, 10id to lOid; June 17th, 10M to IOM. Now Zealand beef.— Hinds, July Ist, 4Jd; June 24th, 4Jd; June 17th, 4ld. Pores, July Ist, 2|d; Juno 24th, 2Jd; June 17th, 24d. Considerable sales to Continent have been made of Old New Zealand beef recently cl Hinds, 31,1 to »Jd; fores, 2»d. Chilled beef.—Hinds, Juiy Ist, 6|d; June 24th. 8d; June 17th, 7id. Fores, July Ist. 3|d; June 24th, 4d; June 17th, 3Jd. English retail prices ore as follow: Mutton. —English, legs, Is lOd; loins. Is lOd; shoulders, Is 9d. Imported, logs. Is; loins, lid; shoulders, lOid. Lamb.—English, legs Is lOd to 2s 2d; loins, Is lOd to 2s 2d; shoulders. Is TOd to 2s 2d. Imported, legs, Is 6d; loins, Is 4d; shoulders, Is 4d. Beef.—English, ribs and sirloin. Is lOd; steak, 2s 6d. Imported, chilled, ribs and sirloin, Is 2d: steak. 2s. Imported, frozen, ribs and sirloin, lid; steak, Is Bd.

MUTTON MARKET DULL. "DOWNWAEjTTENDBNCy,” The Bank of New Zeeland, Produce Department, has received the following advice from its London office under dote .Tune 30th : Mutton market dull with downward tendency. Immediate future prospects for lamb appear to bo good. Beef market firm with upward tendency: Wethers, light, 6Jd to 7id per lb; wethers, heavy, SJd to 6cl per lb; ewes, 4jd to sld per lb; lambs, IOJ-d to 1H(1 per lb; lambs, seconds, 10;d to 101(1 per lb; ox, hinds, 4d to 4id per lb; ox, fores, 2)(l to 3d per lb; cow. hinds 3Jd to 3Jd per lb; oow, fores, 2id to 2id per lb.