SMITHFIELD PRICES

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20891, 22 November 1937, Page 16

SMITHFIELD PRICES

LAMB VALUES FIRM BETTER DEMAND FOR MUTTON The tendency of the lamb market is firm with prices unchanged. Spot stocks of prime quality are now short. Wether and ewe mutton is in demand at unchanged prices. Frozen beef is meeting with good inquiry. Chilled beef is firmer on the week. New Zealand porker pigs are meeting a fair trade with little change in prices. New Zealand baconer pigs are slightly easier with the demand quiet.

Uruguayan Chilled BeefOx hinds—--1451b to 2101 b .. 5» 53 5* Ox fores 1451 b to 2101 b .. 4.4 4 33 Brazilian Chilled Beef— Ox hinds—--1451b to 2101 b .. - - Chilled beef prices are approximate average prices realised for the week. The weekly quotations are based on actual transactions of wholesale quantitles of the descriptions of meat mentioned and are for representative parcels of the goods offering during the week, being for business done on the basis of delivered to Smithfield market and/or ex London stores.

MINING NEWS By Telegraph—Press Association GREYMOUTH, November 20. The Barrytown gold dredging return for the first half of November was 376 ounces for 225 hours and 69,000 yards.

Nov. Nov. 4 18 11 N.Z. Sheepd. d. d. Canterbury &: North Island selected Xbred wethers and/or maiden ewes— 481b and under .. 5, 5S 481b to 561b .. .. ■— 45 45 571b to 651b .. .. — 4: 45 651b to 721b .. .. — 41 43 Ewes — 411b and under .. 4 35 491b to 561b .. .. — 3$ 35 571b to 641b .. .. 3; 32 651b to 721b .. .. — 33 35 N.Z. Lambs— Canterbury— 361b and under .. 71 72 371b to 421b .. .. — 71 7 .' 431b to 501b .. .. 7i 75 7 Aver, about 311b . — 73 71 Second quality— Other South Island— 361b and under .. 71 71 371b to 421b .. .. — 71 7 3 431b to 501b .. .. — 73 7J North Island Downs— 361b and under .. — 71 371b to 421b .. .. — — 73 431b to 501b .. .. — — 7 Aver, obout 301b . — — 71 North IslandFirst quality— 361b and under .. 73 73 371b to 421b .. .. — 7t 75 Second quality— Aver, about 311b . 73 73

Australian Lambs— Victorian— First quality— 2Slb to 361b .. .. 7 3 7i 371b to 42 lb .. .. — — — Argentine Lambs— First quality— New season's— 361b and under .. 7; 71 371b to 421b .. .. 71 7 7 N.Z. Frozen Beef— Ox hinds— 1451b to 2101b .. 41 41 Ox lores— 1451b to 2101b .. 31 31 Cow hinds — — — Cow fores .. .. — — — Australian frozen Beef— Ox hinds— 1451b to 2101b .. 41 41 Ox crops, weights corresponding 31 31 3J

N.Z. Porker Pigs— First quality— 611b to 801b .. 71 73 811b to 1001b .. 71 71 7’, 1011b to 1201b .. — 7 75 N.Z. Baconer Pigs— First quality— 1211b to 1601b .. 62 6-2 74 N.Z. Chilled Beef— Ox hinds— 1451b to 2101b 5* 55 Ox fores— 1451b to 2101b .. - 32 33 Australian Chilled Beef— Ox hinds— 1451b to 2101b 5i 45 Ox crops, weights corresponding — 3; 35 Union of South Africa Chilled BeefOx hinds— 1451b to 2101b .. 55 Ox fores— 1451b to 2101b — 3X — Southern Rhodesian Chilled BeefOx hinds— 1451b to 2101b .. 5L 5 Ox fores— 1451b to 2101b — 32 3S Argentine Chilled Beef— Ox hinds— 1451b to 2101b 6' 6 Ox fores— 1451b o 2101b 42 4s 4