MEAT PRODUCERS’ BOARD.

Otago Witness, Issue 3890, 2 October 1928, Page 23

MEAT PRODUCERS’ BOARD.

SMITHFIELD PRICES. The New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board has received the following cable from its London office, dated September 28, advising Smithfield delivered prices averaged for week ending that date as follows:— CPrices for the two previous weeks are also

Lamb: Market is rather slow-owing to less demand. Heavy supplies Home-killed meat of all descriptions. Mutton; Wethers, market is quiet. Ewes, market slightly easier. Beef: Market is quiet and steady. X.Z. porker pigs: Market firm, with good deaaad. X.Z. baconer pigs: Nominal prices.

shown.) N.Z. Wethers and Maidens— ct m ra S Canterbury quality, lb. d d. d. selected brands 56/under 74 7J 75 57/64 ... 74 7-3 71 65/72 7 7J 74 Other brands 56/under 74 71 7| 57/64 ... 73 74 65/72- .„ 7 7 7 N.Z Ewes ... ... .„ .„ N.Z. Lambs— 64/under 5} 6 6 Canterbury quality 36/nnder 104 ioj 104 37/42 ... lot io» lot 43/50 ... 9} 9} 95 Seconds 94 91 95 Selected brands „. ... 36/under 101 10} IO} 37/43 ... 101 10) 104 Other brands: First quality 36/nnder io io 101 37/42 ... 10 10 10 Second quality / ... 30/32 avr. 94 91 95 Australian Lambs— Victorian, first quality 36/nnder Not quoted. 37/42 Not qnoted. Argentine Lambs— First quality « ... '... 36/under Not quoted Ox fores ... ... 4 31 3i Ox hinds ... 5i 64 54 Cow fores ... 3J 34 3) Cow hinds ... 5 54 51 37/42 Not quoted N.Z. BeefArgentine Chilled Beef— d. d. d. Ox fores ... ... ... ... 4J <1 41 Ox hinds ... ... «. - 63 .71 71 Argentine Frozen Beef— Ox fores ... - „ ... ... Not'quoted. Ox hinds ... ... ... ... Not quoted. Frozen Pork— Porkers, 60/80Ib ... 8 8 » Porkers, 81/liMb ... 71 71 7 Porkers, 100/1201b ~ 7J 71 I Baooners, 121/lSOIb — ... 74 74 74 tO zen veal ... ... ... ... ... ' Not quoted.