LONDON MARKET

Waipukurau Press, Volume XXX, Issue 274, 25 November 1935, Page 7

LONDON MARKET

SMITHFIELD PRICES FROZEN MEAT QUOTATIONS The New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board advises that the following are the approximate average prices realised for the week, based on actual transactions of wholesale quantities of the descriptions 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:-— N.Z. Sheep, Canterbury and North Island selected crossbred wethers and maiden ewteis 48/under 5 l-4d; 48/56 4 5-8 d; 57/64 4 5-Sd; 65/72 44d. New Zealand North Island crossbred wethers and maiden ewes 48/56 4 5-Sd; 57/64 4 5-8 d; 65/72 4|d. New Zealand ewes 48/under 3d; 48/64 25-8 d; 65/72 2|d. New Zealand Canterbury lambs u/36 7i| d; 37/42 74d; 43/50 7d; second quality, average about 31 7 l-Bd. Other South Island brands 36/under 7 7-8(1; 37/42 7|d; 43/50 7d. North Island downs 36/under not quoted; 37/42 not quoted; 43/50 not quoted; second quality average about 30 not quoted. North Island lambs, first quality 36/under not quoted; 37/42 not quoted; second quality, average about 31, not quoted. Australian lambs, Victorian first quality (new season’s) 36/under 7£d; 37/42 7 l-4d. Argentine lambs, first quality (new season’s) 36/under 7d; 37/42 6 5-Bd.

New Zealand frozen beef ox hinds 145/210 3|d; ox fores 145/210 2 5-Bd.

New Zealand chilled beef, ox hiuds, 145/210 4|d; ox fores 145/210 2H

Argentine chilled beef, ox hinds, 145/210 24d; ox fores 145/210 2 7-8 d.

Uruguayan chilled beef, ox hinds, 145/210 5 l-4d; ox fores 145/210 2fd. UvoTil'inn chilled beef, ox hin^ 0 145/2.10 moti quoted; ox. fores .1.45/210 not quoted. Australian frozen beef, ox hinds .145/210 3 7-8 d; ox crops 145/210 2 5-8 d.

• Australian chilled beef, ox hinds 145/210 4Jd; ox crops 145/210 2 5-Bd. Union of South Africa chilled beef, ox hinds 145/210 sd; ox fores 145/210 2 5-83. Southern Rhodesia chilled beef, ox hinds 145/210 4 l-4d; ox fores 145/210 2 3-83. New Zealand Porker Pigs first quality 60/80 6 5-83; 81/100 6 3-83; 101/120 6 1-83. New Zealand prime baconer pig 3 .121/160 s?d. Lamb Afarket: Lightweights ’ steady wiitih prices unchanged. Heavyweights easier owing to competition of any other cheaper meats. Mutton Mairket: Lightweight, wethers siFeady With moderate demand. Other descriptions easier with trade slow. Ewes, easier with market dull.

Beef Market: Frozen beef, market quiet and unchanged. N.Z. Porker Pigs: Prices have advanced further owing to better demand. Spot stocks are on the short sidle. N.Z. Baconer Pigs: Afarket steady and uneh.afn.ged.