MEAT MARKET

Wairarapa Daily Times, 25 January 1932, Page 3

MEAT MARKET

SMITHFIELD PRICES. The New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board has received the following cable from its London office, dated January 22, advising that the following are the approximate average wholesale prices per lb., realised for the week: N.Z. Sheep: Selected Canterbury and North Island crossbred wethers and maiden ewes, 4S/56, 3 7-8 d; 57/G4, 3 7-8 d; 65/72, 3sd. North Island do., 48/5G 3 7-Sd; 57/64, 3 7-Sd; 65/72', 3sd; ewes, u/48, 3d; 48/64, 2sd; 65/72, 24d. N.Z. Lambs: Canterbury, u/36, 6d; 37/42, ssd. New season’s selected N.I. brands, including Downs, u/36, second quality, average 31, ssd. Other North Island brands, first quality, u/36, 6d; second quality, average 31, 5-4 d. Australian Lambs (new season s). Victorian, first quality, u/36 ) s:|d; 37/42, 4 5-Sd. Argentine Lamb (new season’s). First quality, u/36, 54d; 37/42, sd. N.Z. Beef.—Ox fores, lsd; hinds, 2 7-Sd. Argentine Chilled Beef. —Ox fores, - 7-8 d; hinds, 4 7-Bd. Australian Frozen Beef. Ox crops, o/100, 2sd; hinds, o/IGO, 3 l-Bd. N.Z. Prime Porker Pigs. —60/100, sd; 101/120, 4Jd. N.Z. Prime Baconer Pigs.—l2l/180, 44d. N.Z. Frozen Yeal.—Not quoted. Lamb Market.—Shade easier, but consumption continues good. Maiket is overloaded with meat of all. descriptions. Mutton Market. Wethers meeting with slightly better demand owing to smaller arrivals. Ewes, quiet s trade slow. 'B ee f. — Market is overloaded with Argentine chilled beef selling at low prices. N.Z. Porker Pigs.—Large supplies of Home-killed continue, but colder weather improving demand. N.Z. Baconer Pigs.—Nominal. MARKET STEADY. Messrs Levin and Co., Ltd., have received the following cable from their London agents, dated January 22nd: Compared with last week’s quotations, prices are unaltered. The market is steady, mainly due to delay in discharging steamer owing to strike of lightermen.