MEAT PRICES LOWER

Taranaki Daily News, 25 February 1935, Page 16

MEAT PRICES LOWER

f SMITHFIELD MARKET REDUCTIONS IN ALL CLASSES. MUTTON AND LAMB DOWN l-Bd. By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. Rec. 6.30 p.m. London, Feb. 23. Following are the latest quotations for frozen and chilled meat, with those of the previous week for comparison:— FROZEN MUTTON. New Zealand—

The weekly quotations are based on actual sales of wholesale quantities of carcases of mutton or lambs or of quarters of beef delivered to Smithfield market and/or London stores. They are compiled by the quotations committee, Smithfield. To arrive at the equivalent ex ship values one farthing per pound should be deducted from the prices quoted above. Quotations given represent the average for the week and are not selected lines, but for parcels fairly representatives of the bulk of shipments now on offer.

Wethers and maiden ewes, Canterbury and North Island selected. Feb. 16 Feb. 23 d. d. 48/561b 5i 5 57/641b 43 41 65/721b 4J 4i North Island: 48/561b 51 5 57/641b 41 41 65/721b 4i 4g Ewes; 481b. and under 4 . 44 48/641b. 31 3g 65/721b . 3i 34 Australian— Wethers: First, 40/651b 4 4 Second, 30/551b 44 4 Ewes, 30/551b 3i 34 ArgentineWethers: First, 48/641b 4i 41 First, 65/721b 4 4 Patagonian— Wethers and Maiden Ewes: Under 501b — 50/601b — FROZEN LAMBS. New ZealandCanterbury: 361b. and under 74 7 37/421b 74 7 43/501b 74 7 Second, about 321b 6J 61 Other South Island: 361b and under — • — 37/421b — Second, 43/501b — — North Island selected: 361b. and under 74 7 37/421b 74 7 43/501b 7 64 Second, about 321b 64 61 North Island, other: First, 361b. and under 7 61 First, 37/421b 7 61 Second, about 321b. ...; 6g 64 AustralianVictorian: First, 361b. and under 64 68 First, 37/421b 64 64 Second, 361b. and under 64 64 Other States: First, 36lb. and under 64 64 First, 37/421b 64 64 Second, 361b. and under 64 6 All States: Third, about 261b 64 6 ArgentineFirst, 361b. and under .. 64 64 First, 37/421b. 64 64 Second, about 281b. .... 6J 6 FROZEN OX BEEF. New Zealand — 24 25 Hinds, 160/2201b 31 31 Australian— Crops, 1001b. and under 31 31 Crops, over 1001b 34 34 Hinds, 1601b. and under 34 31 Hinds, over 1601b. 35 31 CHILLED OX BEEF. ArgentineFores, 160/2201b 31 34 Hinds, 160/2201b 5 45 FROZEN PORK. New Zealand— First, 60/801b. 54 58 5 5 First, 101/1201b 5 0 Australian— First, 60/1001b. 54 5 First, 101/1201b 5 5