MEAT PRODUCERS’ BOARD.

Otago Witness, Issue 3993, 23 September 1930, Page 17

MEAT PRODUCERS’ BOARD.

SMITHFIELD PRICES.

The New Zealand Meat Producers' Board has received the following cable from its London office, dated September 19, advising that the following are the approximate average prices realised for the week, based on actual transactions of wholesale quantities of the descriptions of meat mentioned, and are for representative parcels of the goods offering during the week, being for business done on the basis of delivered to Smithfield Market and/or ex London stores:—

N.Z. Lambs: Market firm, with consumption satisfactory. Slightly better prices for second quality lamb. N.Z. Mutton: Wethers meeting better inquiry, with improved prices. Ewe mutton: Market is firmer at better prices. Beef: Better demand for frozen owing to higher prices Argentine chilled beef. Stocks of New Zealand beef light; N.Z. Porker Pigs: Market firm, and continues to improve. N.Z. Baconer Pigs: Nominal prices owing to low prices ruling for Continental bacon.

(Prices for the two previous weeks are also shown). Ci t—f cl w N.Z. Sheep (Canterbury ft ft ft and N.I.) — U2 Crossbred Wethers and lb. d. Malden Ewes 48/56 .. 51 5 Selected North Island .. .. 57/64 .. 65/72 .. 48/56 .. 51 5 58 45 51 45 48 45 57/64 .. 5 45 41 Ewes 65/72 .. 45 4S 4i 48/64 .. 3} 33 31 65/72 ., 33 31 3 N.Z. Lambs— Canterbury .. .. 36/under 8? 83 83 37/42 .. 83 85 83 Second Quality .. 43/50 .. 83 83 Aver. 33 73 71 71 Other South Island brands .. .. .. 36/under 8» Si 83 37/42 .. 88 88 88 Selected North Island 43/50 ., 81 81 83 brands. Including Downs 36/under 8? 85 37/42 .. 85 83 85 Second Quality .. 43/50 .. 85 83 83 Aver. 31 71 74 74 Other North Island Brands— First Quality 36/under 8 8 8 37/42 .. 81 81 81 Second Quality .. Aver. 31 7 7 63 Australian Lamb — Victorian, first quality 36/under — — 37/42 .. —— —- — Argentine Lamb— First quality .. .. 36/under 61 64 64 37/42 .. 61 61 61 N.Z. Beef— Ox fores •.. •.. —— 38 33 Ox hinds .. .. 51 51 Cow fores .. .. Cow hinds .. .. —- —— Argentine Chilled Beef— Ox fores .. 41 4 31 Ox hinds .. 71 65 61 Australian Frozen BeefOx crops, over 1001b 4 4 4 Ox hinds, over 1601b 58 53 58 N.Z. Frozen Pork— Porkers, GO/lOOlb .. 85 8% 81 Porkers, 101/120ib .. 8J 8.1 8 Baconers, 121/1801b .. ■ 7 7 71 Frozen Veal .7 —