MEAT PRODUCERS’ BOARD.

Otago Witness, Issue 3996, 14 October 1930, Page 14

MEAT PRODUCERS’ BOARD.

SMITHFIELD PRICES.

The New Zealand Meat Producers' Board has received the following cable Bondon office, dated October 10, advising that the following are the approximate average prices realised for th, e 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 shown).

N.Z. Lamb: Market remains steady. Consump* tion satisfactory for time of year. N.Z. Mutton Market: Wethers remain firm, Ewes, market is quiet and steady. Beef Market: Steady, but New Zealand stock? are light. N.Z. Porker Pigs: There is a good demand for light-weights, but market weak for heavy* weights. N.Z. Baconer Pigs: Positively no sale owing to extremely low prices Continental bacon. Available supplies are being utilised as heavy pork.

PRODUCE MARKETS.

CHRISTCHURCH. October 10. The potato market has suffered a further relapse. The Waimarino, which is due to sail to-morrow, will take a heavy cargo of potatoes. She has on board 5100 sacks from" Timaru, and estimates of the quantity of tubers to Be put on board at Lyttelton vary from 3000 to 4000 sacks. Values to farmers on trucks to-day are £2 10s a ton for whites and £2 5s to £2 10s for Dakotas. In regard to forward business there is not nearly the amount passing that was the case last year. Northern buyers are very reluctant to operate. Nominally the value of tubers forward for next season is £3 5s to £3 10s a ton on trucks. The oats and chaff market is "dead" at present. A grade Gartons from the south are quoted at 3s 7d ’to 3s Bd, f.0.b., s.i., and B’s at 3s 6d to 3s 7d. A’s for Lyttelton shipment are worth 4d more than these values in each case.

There has been a little better inquiry from the north ■ for chaff, but even with this the business passing is of small proportions. The value is £5 a ton on trucks.

o co <£> N N.Z. Sheep (Canterbury •U and N.I.)— o O OT Crossbred Wethers and lb. d. d (t Maiden Ewes .. 48/56 .. 53 53 53 Selected .. .. ., North Island .. .. 57/64 .. 65/72 .. 48/56 .. 51 51 53 51 51 53 53 51 51 57/64 .. 5g 51 51 Ewes .. .. .. 65/72 .. 51 51 5 48/64 .. 33 33 38 65/72 38 3g 31 N.Z. Lambs— Canterbury .. .. 36/under 8?' 83 83 37/42 .. 82 83 83 43/50 .. 81 81 81 Second Quality .. Aver. 33 7& 71 Other South Island brands 36/under 8? 81 81 37/42 .. 81 88 8S Selected North Island 43/50 .. 81 81 81 brands. Including Downs 36/under 83 8? 8? 37/42 .. 83 83 83 43/50 .. 81 81 81 Second Quality .. Other North Island Aver. 31 7g 73 Brands— First Quality 36/under 8 8 8 37/42 .. — —— — Second Quality .. Aver. 31 71 7 Australian Lamb — Victorian, first quality 36/under — — 37/42 .. — —- —— Argentine Lamb — First quality .. .. 36/under 61 61 61 37/42 .. 61 61 61 N.Z. BeefOx fores - . —— —— Ox hinds .. .. — Cow fores .. .. — — Cow hinds .. .. — Argentine Chilled Beef— Ox fores .. 42 43 41 Ox hinds ., .. .. 71 71 71 Australian Frozen BeefOx crops, over 1001b 41 41 4 Ox hinds, over 1601b 51 51 51 N.Z. Frozen Pork— Porkers, 60/1001b 9 9 91 Porkers, 101/1201b 8 83 9 Baconers, 121/1801b .. 61 61 63 Frozen Veal .. .. — —