SMITHFIELD PRICES.

Wairarapa Age, 12 March 1934, Page 7

SMITHFIELD PRICES.

The New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board has received the following cable from its London office, dated March 9, advising that the following are the approximate average wholesale (prices per lb. realised for the week: —

New Zealand Sheep.—Selected. Canterbury and North Island crossbred wethers and maiden ewes, 48/56, s£d; 57/64, 5Jd; 65/72, 5 3-Bd. North Island, 48/56, 5Jd; 57/64, s}d; 65/72, ,5Jd. Ewes, u/48, 4 5-8 d; 48/64, 4 l-8d; 65/72, 3 7-Bd. New Zealand Lambs. —Canterbury, u/36, 7Jd; 37/42, 6 7-8(1; 43/50, 6Jd; second quality, average 32, 6Jd. Other South Island brands, u/36, 7 l-8d; 37/42, 6 7-8 d; 43/50, 6|d. Selected North Island brands, including Downs, u/36, 7Jd; 37/42, 6 7-8 d; 43/50, 6}d; second quality, average 32, 6 7-Bd. Other North Island brands, first quality, u/36, 7d; 37/42, 6}d; second, quality, average 32, 6sd. Australian Lambs.—Victorian, first quality, u/36, 6 l-8d; 37/42, 6 l-Bd. Argentine Lambs. —U/36, 6 l-8d; 37/42, 6d. New Zealand Beef.—O*x fores, 2 l-8d; hinds, 3Jd.

Argentine Chilled Beef.—Ox fores, 3 l-8d; hinds, 4 3-Bd. Australian Frozen Beef. —Ox crops, o/100, 2Jd; hinds, o/160, 31d. New Zealand Prime Porker Pigs.— 60/80, 5 5-8 d; 81/100, s}d; 101/120, 6}d. New Zealand Baconcr Pigs.— 120/160, 6d.

Lamb Market.—Firm, (demand has improved and prices have advanced, especially for lightweight. Mutton Market.—Wethers, slightly easier owing to increasing supplies. Ewes, market steady and unchanged.

Beef Market.—Slightly easier owing to lower prices of Argentine chilled beef.

New Zealand Porker Pigs.—Lightweight shade easier owing to heavier supplies; other weight unchanged. New Zealand Baconer Pigs.—Steady with fair trade.