FROZEN MEAT

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 121, 25 May 1931, Page 9

FROZEN MEAT

LAMB AND MUTTON FIRM BEEF PRICES DEPRESSED ♦ The New Zealand Meat, Producers’ Board has received the following cable from its London ofliev, dated May 22. advising that the following are the approximate average prices realised for the week, based on actual transactions of wholesale quantities of the (iiescriptions 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; — New Zealand Sheep.--Canterbury and North Island, selected crossbred wethers and maiden ewes, 48/56lbs, 1 3-Bd, 65/72 4 l-8d; North island, do., 4S/56 lAd, 57/64 Jjd, 65/72 4d; ewes 48/undei’ 4d, 48/64 3 5-Bd, 65/72 3|d. New Zealand Lams.—Canterbury, 36/ under 7Ad, 37/42 7 3-Bd, 43/50 7£d; 2nd quality, average 33 6|d; other South Island brands, 36/under 7 3-Bd, 37/42 7.}d, 43/50 7{d; including Downs, selected North Island brands, 36/under 7 5-Bd, 37/42 7Jd, 43/50 7{d; second quality, average 31 6id; other North Island brands, Ist quality. 36/under 7d, 37/42 7d; 2nd quality, average 3.1 6 1-8(1. Australian Lambs.—Victorian, st quality, 36/under olid, 37/42 5JdArgentine Lamb.—First quality, 36/ under spl, 37/42 s£d. Argentine ehilled beef.—Ox fores. 2 7-Bd, ox hinds Australian Frozen Beef.—Ox crops., over 100 23-9 d, ox hinds, over 160 3 3-Bd. N.Z. Prime Porker Pigs.—6o/100 6d, 101/120 sid. N.Z. Prime Baconer Pigs.—l2l/180 Lamb Market.—Very firm. Consumption excellent. Mutton Market. —Wethers and ewes firm, with improved prices . Frozen Beef.—Market is depressed. Very little interest in frozen beef owing to heavy arrivals of Argentine chilled beef. N.Z. Porker Pigs.—Market is quiet. Trade slow. N.Z. Baconer Pigs.—Nominal prices. RETAIL PRICES Ihe New Zealand Aleut Producers’ Board has been advised by its Loudon manager, that the Xpllowing retail prices are being quoted for New Zealand lamb and mutton retailed in London on Afay 6:— New Zealand lamb: Legs, 12d a lb; shoulders, lid; loins. 10d; necks, 4d; breasts, 3d; forequarters 8d; hindquarters, lid. New Zealand mutton (wether): Logs, 8d; shoulders 7d; loins, 7d: necks, 3dbreasts, 2d.