NEW ZEALAND MEAT PRODUCERS’ BOARD.

Otago Witness, Issue 3594, 30 January 1923, Page 15

NEW ZEALAND MEAT PRODUCERS’ BOARD.

WEEKLY PRICES OF FAT STOCK FOR EXPORT. WELLINGTON, January 26. The New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board advises that the following prices are being offered: Auckland.—Wethers, 641 b and under sgd, 65-721 b sgd; ewes, 641 b and under 4gd, 65721 b 4d. Prime woolly lambs, 421 b and under 9d, 431 b and over BJd, second quality lambs B£d. Prime ox beef 22s 6d per 1001 b, eeoond quality ox beef 20s 6d. Poverty Bay.—Wethers, 641 b and under 6Jd, 65-721 b 5Jd. Prime woolly lambs, 421 b and under 9d, 431 b and over BJd, second quality lambs BJd. Hawke’s Bay.—Wethers, 6ld to 6Jd, ewes 4gd to sd. Prime woolly lambs, 421 b and under 9id. 431 b and over 9d, second quality lambs 9d. Wanganui.—Wethers, 641 b and under sfd, 65-721 b 5Jd; ewes, 60ib and under 4£d, 61721 b 4*d. Prime woolly lambs, 421 b and under 9fd, 431 b and over Bfd, second quality lambs Bfd. Prime ox beef, 223 6d per 100 lb, second quality ox beef 20s, cow beef 17s 6d per 1001 b, second quality cow beef 15s. Canterbury.—Wethers, 64’b and under 6id, 651 b and over 5Jd; ewes, 641 b and under sd, 651 b and over 4Jd. The values ruling for beef and mutton at the last Addington sale were much above those quoted by the pound for export. Prime woolly lambs, 421 b and under 1 Old, second quality lambs 9|d. The New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board announces shipments of New Zealand frozen meat for the 1922-1923 season shipped from New Zealand as follows: Beef. Mutton. Lamb. Qrtrs. Qrtrs. Qrtrs. November .. .. 15,603 63,232 27,394 December .. .. 13,699 46,881 78,496 January, 1 to 15.. 8,903 57,190 173,774 Arrived or to arrive in the United Kingdom, etc. : Beef. Mutton. Lamb. Qrtrs. Qrtr3. Qrtrs. December 8,660 37,425 24,061 Final port, London— January .. .. 16,832 54,871 33804 London — February .. .. 12,163 71,116 216,494 March 1,000 3,891 5,300 On hand in New Zealand on January 15, 1923:—Beef, 44,323 quarters; wether mutton, 70,159 carcases; ewe mutton, 33,292 carcases ; lamb mutton, 290,357 carcases. Total (in 'SOIL fat carcases, including sundries), 407,465. Killings at all works during 1922-23 season, commencing November 1, 1922, to January 15, 1923 (in 601 b freight carcases) — North Island, 1,103,811; South Island, 125,923.