FROZEN MEAT MARKET

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17608, 26 October 1931, Page 4

FROZEN MEAT MARKET

SMITHFIELD QUOTATIONS (Elec. Tel. Copyright—-United Press Assn.) LONDON, Oct. 25. Latest quotations on the Smithfield meat market are as follows: Now Zealand sheep, Canterbury and North Island, selected crossbred wethers and maiden ewes, 48 to 561 b, 4§d, 57 to 641 b. 4£d. 65 to 721 b, 3£d; ditto, North Island, 48 to 561 b, 4£; 57 to 641bs, 3?d, 65 to 721bs, 3^l: ditto, ewes under 481 b, 35(1: 48 to 641 b. 3d: 65 to 721bs, 2fd. Australian sheep, first quality, crossbreds and or merino wethers, 40 (o 651 b, Argentine sheep, first quality, crossbred wethers, 48 to 641 b, 31d ; over 721 b, none offering. Patagonian sheep, none offering. New Zealand lambs. Canterbury, 361 b and under, 8d ; 37 to 421 b, 7d ; 45 to 5011>, 6d ; ditto, second quality, average, 301 b, 6|d; other South Island brands, 361 b and under, 7j}d ; 37 to 421 b, 6|d; 43 to 501 b, s|d; selected North Island brands, including ’Downs, 361 b and under, 8d; 37 to 421 b, 7d; 43 to 501 b, 6d; ditto, sccoiid quality, average, 301 b, 61,d; other North Island brands, first quality, 361 b and under, 7A-d : 37 to 421 b, none offering; ditto, second quality, average 301 b, first quality, 3611) and under, 7)d; 37 to 4211>, 7d ; other States, first quality, 361 b, and under, torian. second quality, 361 b and under, 7d: other States, second quality, 361 b and under, 6ijd; all States, third quality, 7d. Argentine lambs, first quality, 361 b and under,-7-Ad; 37 to 421 b, 6Ad ; 43 to 501 b, 7d ; Patagonian lambs, none offering. < New Zealand frozen beef, ox fores, I.fVI to 2,201 b, 2fd; ditto, binds. 160 to 2201 b, 4Ad .Australian frozen beef, ox erons, under -1001 b. 73d; ditto, over 10011). 3d; ditto, ox binds, under 1601 b, 4d • ditto, over 1601 b. 4\d. ■ Argentine chilled-beef, ox fores, 160 to 22011), 3?d : ox binds, 160 to 22011), 7RI. New Zealand pigs, first quality, 60 to I.lolb, average ninety. 63d; ditto, 111 to 1701 b, 61 d ; Australian pigs, first quality, (D to llOlk, average ninety, 6j}d ; ditto, 111 to 1201 b, 6£d.