MEAT MARKET FIRM

Taranaki Daily News, 3 June 1935, Page 14

MEAT MARKET FIRM

PRICES AT SMITHFIELD FEW SMALL RISES RECORDED. e , ’ LAST WEEK’S RATES MAINTAINED. s • ' e By Telegraph—Press Assn. —Copyright. e Rec. 6.30 p.m. London, June 1. s Following are the latest quotations for £ frozen and chilled meat, with those of r the previous week for comparison:— ® ; x FROZEN MUTTON. ’ New Zealand—- ” Wethers and maiden ewes, Canterbury and South

j.iic wteniy quuuiLiuxis are uasea on actual sales of wholesale quantities of carcases of mutton or lamb 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 representative of the bulk of shipments now on offer.

Island selected. May 24 June 1 \ d. d. 48/561b 4i 4J 57-641b 3.1 31 65-721b ., 3i ’ 34' i North Island: 48/561b 44 44 57/641b 31 31 657721b 3S 3f Ewes: Under 481b 34 34 48/641b 24 24 657721b 2f 24 AustralianWethers: First, 407651b Second, 30/551b 3 3 34 34 Ewes, 30/551b ............ 34 ' 34 Argentine— Wethers: • First, 48/641b 34 3f First, 657721b 3 34 Patagonian— Wethers and maiden ewes: Under 501b 3f 31 50/601b 34 3J Ewes .4...., — — FROZEN LAMB New ZealandCanterbury: ' 361b and under 64 7 377421b 64 7 43/501b 61 61 Second, about 321b 1 .... 64 64 South Island, other: 361b and under 64 7 37/421b 64 64 43/50lb 61 61 North Island selected: 361b and under 7 7 377421b 6| 61 . 43/501b ■: 64 61 Second, about 321b .... 6f 61 North Island, other: First, 361b and under .. 6t 61 First, 37/421b 6i 61 Second, about 361b .... 64' 64 Australian—

Victorian: First, 361b and under .. 5i st First, 37/421b 5i 51 . Second, 361b and under Other States: 5| 5f First, 361b and under .. 5i 51 First, 37/421b '. 51 Second, 361b and under •All States: 51 . 5J Third, about 261b Argentine—' 5f 5} ' ■ First, 361b and under . 5i 5t First, 37/421B 5i .51 Second, about 281b .... Patagonian— 5t First, 361b and under .. 5t Si First, 37/421b 51 51 Second, average 301b .. 51 55 FROZEN OX BEEF. New Zealand— Fores, 160/2201b 21 3 Hinds, 160/2201b 4 4 Australian— Crops, 1001b and under .. 31 31 Crops, over 1001b ...... 3? 3f 1 Hinds, ■ 1601b and under 41 41 Over 1601b 41 41 CHILLED OX BEEF. Argentine— Fores, 16072201b 31 34 Hinds, 16072201b 6f 51 PORK. New Zealand— First, 607801b 5i 51 First, 81/1001b 5ji 51 First, 10171201b 58 58 Australian — First, 60/801b 5f 5fi First, 81/1001b 51 51 First, 10171201b 5§ st