SMITHFIELD PRICES.

Wairarapa Age, 19 December 1932, Page 7

SMITHFIELD PRICES.

The New Zealand Meat Producers Board has received the following cable from its London Office, dated December 16, advising fhat the following- are the approximately average wholesale prices per lb. realised for the week:—

N.Z. 'Sheep: Selected Canterbury and North Island crossbred wethers and maiden ewes, 48/56, 4-ld; 57/64, 44d; 65/72, Aid. North Island, 48/56, 4 3-8 d; 57/64, 4 3-8 d; 65/72, 4 3-8 d; ewes, u/48, 3Jd; 48/64, 3 l-8d; 65/72, 3d. N.Z. Lambs: Canterbury, 37/42, 5Jd; 43/50, s]d; second quality, average 30, s|d. Other South Island brands, u/36, 7d; 37/42, 5 5-Bd. Other North Island brands, second quality, average 30, sd. Australian Lambs (new season’s): Victorian, first quality, u/36, 6Jd; 37/42, 5J d. Argentine Lamb: First quality (now season’s), u/36, 5 5-8 d; 37/42, sd. N.Z. Beef: Ox fores, 2sd; hinds, 3jd. Argentine Chilled Beef: Ox fores, 3 Id; hinds, 6d. Australian Frozen Beef: Ox crops, o/l 00, 3Jd; hinds, o/160, 3 7-Bd. N.Z. Prime Porker Pigs: 60/100, 6 l-8d; 101/120, 5 5-Bd. N.Z. Baconer Pigs: 121/180, sd. Lamb Market: Quiet and unchanged except second quality, which is slightly weaker. Small shipment Port Gisborne new season’s lamb selling slowly 36/under 84d, 37/42, 71d ex hooks. Mutton Market: Wethers very firm owing to light spot stocks. Ewes steady—meeting with fair demand. Beef Market: Steady with fair demand.

N.Z. Porker Pigs: Meeting with good enquiry at better prices. N.Z. baconer pigs: Nominal.