MEAT PRODUCERS’ BOARD.

Otago Witness, Issue 3994, 30 September 1930, Page 16

MEAT PRODUCERS’ BOARD.

SMITHFIELD PRICES

The New Zealand Meat Producers' Hoard has received the following cable from its London office, dated September 26, 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: — (Prices for the two previous weeks are also

Frozen Veal ...... — —- — N.Z. Lamb Market: Firm for second quality, but slightly weaker for heavy weight first quality. Consumption good for time of year. N.Z. Mutton Market: Wethers, prices have advanced with increased demand. Ewes are also firmer; in good demand. N.Z. Porker Pigs: Demand and prices continue to improve. N.Z. Baconer Pigs: Nominal prices. Sales impossible owing to extremely low prices Continental bacon.

shown). s s »—i N.Z. Sheep (Canterbury Q) u S' and N.I.) — w 02 Crossbred Wethers and lb. d. d. d Malden Ewes 48/56 .. 52 51 5X 57/64 .. 52 54 5 selected 65/72 .. 54 R 42 North Island 48/56 .. 5* 54 57/64 .. 56 5 42 65/72 .. □ 42 4S Ewes 48/64 .. 32 31 32 65/72 .. 34 32 34 N.Z. Lambs — Canterbury 36/under 82 82 82 37/42 .. 82 84 85 43/50 .. 84 82 82 Second Quality .. Aver. 33 74 'H 74 Other South Island brands 36/under 81 8J 84 37/42 .. 88 82 82 43/50 .. 84 84 84 Selected North Island brands, including Downs 36/under 82 82 37/42 .. 82 82 82 43/50 .. 84 82 82 Second Quality .. Aver. 31 72 7 4 7 4 Other North Island Brands— First Quality 36/under 8 8 8 37/42 .. — 84 si Second Quality .. Aver. 31 7 7 7 Australian Lamb — Victorian, first quality 36/under — —— •— 37/42 .. —— — — Argentine Lamb — First quality .. 36/under 61 61 61 37/42 .. 64 64 64 N.Z. Beef— Ox fores 3g Ox hinds —- 51 Cow fores .. .. Cow hinds .. .. —— Argentine Chilled Beef— Ox fores .. 4J 44 4 Ox hinds .. 74 74 63 Australian Frozen BeefOx crops, over 1001b 4 4 4 Ox hinds, over 1601b .. 5J 5» 52 N.Z. Frozen Pork— Porkers, 60/1001b .. 04 82 84 Porkers, 101/1201b 9 84 84 Baconers, 121/1801b .. 62 7 7