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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18636, 4 August 1930, Page 10

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THE LONDON MARKETS. PROZEN MEAT QUOTATIONS. United Press Association—By Electric Teiegrapii —uopyrignv (Received August 3, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, August 2. The weekly quotations for the un-der-mentioned classes of frozen meat are based on actual sales of wholesale quantities of carcases of mutton or lamb or of quarters of beef delivered to Smithfield market and/or ex-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 below. Quotations given represent the average for the week and are not selected lines, but for parcels fairly representative of the bulk of the shipments now on offer. New Zealand sheep.—Crossbred wethers and maiden ewes, North Island. 57 to 641 b. 4gd; 65 to 721 b, 4gd; ewes. 48 to 641 b, 3£d. Australian sheep.— Crossbred and/or Merino wethers, second quality, 30 to 551 b, 3gd; 30 to 551 b, 3£d. Argentine sheep.—First quality, crossbred wethers 48 to 641 b, 4d; 65 to 721 b. 3gd. New Zealand lambs—Canterbury 3t to 421 b, B£d, 43 to 501 b, 8?d; second quality average, 331 b. 7id. South Island brands 37 to 421 b, B|d; 43 to 50, B§d. Selected North Island brands 37 to 421 b, 82d; 43 to 501 b. 8?d; second ouality, average 311 b. 7£d; other North Island brands, second quality, average 311 b. 7id. Australian lambs.—Victorian first quality. 361 b and under. 7id. 37 to 421 b, 7ld; other states, first quality, none offering. Argentine lambs.—First quality, 37 to 481 b. 6id; 43 to 501 b. shd. New Zealand frozen beef.—Ox fores. 160 to 2201 b, 3jd; ox hinds 160 to 2201 b. sgd. Australian frozen beef. —Ox crops, unde’’ ■’oolb, 3id. over 1001 b, 3^d.

Are line chilled beef.—Ox fores 160 to 2201 b. 41d.