FROZEN MEAT MARKET
(United Press Association) WELLINGTON, September 9.
The New Zealand Meat Producers' Board advises that the following are the approximate average prices realized for the week based on actual transactioris, wholesale quantities and descriptions of meat mentioned and for representative parcels of goods offering during the week being for business done on the basis of delivery to Smithfield market and/or ex-London stores. Sept. 1 Sept. 8 d d
The lamb market is very firm, with prices again higher, New Zealand consumption being affected by the low prices of Home killed lamb. Wethers are meeting with a better Inquiry, with lightweights dearer. The ewes trade is slow. The chilled beef trade is good this week, with little change in prices. The New Zealand porker pigs consumption Is improving, with prices firm. The New Zealand baconer pigs market is steady, with prices unchanged.
N.Z. Sheep— Crossbred wethers ana/ or tnaiden ewes: 5%. 314 Under 481b . 514 49-561b 4’4 57-641b 5% 5% 65-721b •— — • Ewes: Under 481b 3 3 57-641b 234 27a 65-721b 3 3 N.Z. Lambs— Canterbury: Under 361b 734 S 37-421b 734 8 43-501b 7% 714 Second quality: Average about 311b 714 71'8 Other South Island: Under 361b 8 8 37-421b 8 8 43-501b 714 714 North Island Downs— 361b and under 8 814 37-421b 7% 814 43-501b 734 714 Second quality: Average about 301b 734 714 Average about 311b 714 714 North Island, first quality: Under 361b 7% 734 37-421b ' 734 734 Second quality: Average about 311b 7% 7% Australian Lambs— Victorian first quality: 29-361b 37-421b — Argentine Lambs— First Quality: Under 361b 6% 37-421b — N.Z. Frozen Beef — Ox hinds (145-2101b) Ox fores (145-2101b) — Australian Frozen BeefOx hinds (145-2101b) — Ox crops (145-2101b) — N.Z. Porker Pigs— First quality: 61-801b 634 6% 81-1001b — •— 101-1201b 614 N.Z. Baconer Pigs— 121-1601b 6% (Chilled beef prices are approximate average prices realized for the week.) N.Z. Chilled BeefOx hinds (145-21010) 514 534 Ox fores (145-2101b) 3% 314 Australian Chilled Beef— Ox hinds (145-2101b) 514 514 Ox crops (145-2101b) 314 3% Union of South AfricaOx hinds (145-21010) 5% 534 Ox fores (145-21010) 314 334 Southern Rhodesian Chilled BeefOx hinds (145-2101b) 514 5% Ox fores (145-2101b) 314 3% Argentine Chilled Beef— Ox hinds (145-2101b) 6% 6?4 Ox fores (145-21010) 4 4 Uruguayan Chilled Beef— Ox hinds (145-21010) 614 634 Ox fores (145-2101b) 334 334 Brazilian Chilled Beef— Ox hinds (145-21010) 514 534 Ox fores (145-2101b) 314 314
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Southland Times, Issue 23610, 10 September 1938, Page 4
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