LONDON MARKETS.

Wairarapa Age, 23 May 1928, Page 7

LONDON MARKETS.

SMITHFIELD PRICES The New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board has received the following cable from its London Office dated May 19, advising Smithfield delivered prices averaged for week ending that -late as follows:— New Zealand wethers and maidens: Canterbury quality, selected brands, U/56, 7}d; 57/64, 6 5-8 d; 65/72, 61d. Other brands, u/SG, 7d; 57/64 Gid--65/72, 6Jd. New Zealand ewes: u/64, 5 3-Bd. New Zealand lambs: Canterbury quality, u/36, lOd; 37/42, 9jd; 43/50, BJd;.seconds, 9Jd. Selected biartds, u/.,6, lOd; 37/42, 9sd. Other brands, first quality, u/36, 9 5-8 d; 37/42, 9}d. Second quality, 30/32, average, Old. • Argentine lambs: First quality u/36 S2<3; 37/42, 7Jd. ’ ’ New Zealand beef: Ox fores, 3 7-8 d; ox hinds 51d; cow fores, 3}d; cow hinds, 43d. ’ Argentine chilled beef: Ox fores, 4 l-8d; ox hinds, 7d. Argentine frozen beef: Ox fores 4 l-Bd. ’ Frozen porkers: 60/80 lbs, 73d; 81/99 lbs, 6Jd; 100/1201bs, 6Jd; baconors 121 /1801b§, 7d. ’ Lamb market: Very firm. Heavyweights meeting better enquiry. Mutton market: Firm with good demand. Home killed still remains scarce. Beef market: There is a goo.l demand owing to lessor supplies Argentine chilled beef. New Zealand porker pigs; Better trade owing to colder weather. Ney Zealand baconer pigs: Better enquiry owing to improvement bacon prices.