MEAT PRODUCERS’ BOARD.

Otago Witness, Issue 3886, 4 September 1928, Page 21

MEAT PRODUCERS’ BOARD.

SMITHFIELD PRICES. The New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board has received the following cable from its London office, dated August 31, advising Smithfield delivered prices averaged for week ending that date as follows": — (Prices for the two previous weeks are also

Lamb: Market keeps firin for prime lamb. Consumption satisfactory. Tone of market slightly weaker for seoomlary lamb owing to competition- of Scotch hili iambs. Mutton : Market firm. There has been a good demand for light weight ewes. Beef: Market eteady.

shown.) S c» j , —J / s a bo to N.Z. Wethers and Maidens — a Canterbury quality, Ib. d. d. Q selected brands ... . • 56/undcr 7g 57/64 ... 7g 7g 65/72 7| Other brands . 56/undcr 7g 7J 57/6-1 71 7j 65/72 ... 7 7 N.Z. Ewes • 64/under 6J GJ N.Z. Lambs— Canterbury quality 36/under 10> 10.1 101 37/42 ... 10J 10J log 43/50 ‘J I 9J njSeconds 10 10 io 37/42 101 10J 10J Other brands: First quality ... . . 36/under 10J 1«1 101 Selected brands ... . . 36/under log 104 log 37/42 101 10J 104 Second quality . 30/32 avr. 10J 10J 10J Australian Lambs— Victorian, first quality 36/under Not quoted. 37/42 Not quoted. Argentine Lambs— First quality ... . . 36/under Not quoted. 37/42 Not quoted N.Z. Beefd. cl. d. Ox fores 3J3 34 Ox hinds Sit 6 Cow fores 34 31 31 Cow hinds ..." ... OA 5 0 Argentine Chilled Beef — Ox fores 48 44 43 Ox hinds U 81 Al gentine Frozen Beef— Ox fores Not q noted. Ox hinds Not quoted. Frozen Pork — Porkers, GO/SOlb ... 74 7 Porkers, Sl/OOlb 7 7 7 2 Porkers, 100/1201b 7 Baconers, 121/lBOlb 71 Frozen veal ... ... Not quoted.