COMMERCIAL.

Press, Volume L, Issue 14971, 19 May 1914, Page 8

COMMERCIAL.

(By Cable. —Press Association.—Copyright}

i • THE MEAT MARKET. LONDON, May 17. The Frozen' jjo.h i.ade Association's Smithtield Market quotations for the undermentioned classes of frozen \ meat are based on actual sales of not j fewer than 100 carcases of mutton or I lamb, or 25 carcases of beef, of fair average quality. .These quotations are not for selected lines, but for parcels fairly representative of the bulk of the shipments now on the market: — May D. May 16 Mutton — d, d. Cant-erbury, light .. 4J 4jj Canterbury, medium .. 4j ,1$ Canterbury, heavy ;jj 3 13-16 Southland .. . — — North Island, best brands 3J 32 North-.lsland, ordinary .. 3 13-16 3 13-16 Xcir Zealand, ewes .. :;; 3 5-1G Australian, heavy .. ■ 3J 3* Australian, m-r-dium .. — 3*7-16 Australian, light .. 3; 3 9-16 Australian, ewes ~ 3g 3J ' Hiver Plate, lisht .. • — ■ 3 9-16 River Plate, heavy .. 3£ 3J River Plate, ewes ..3* S\ ,;> 'libCanterbury, light .. — G} Canterbury, medium .. — 6jfc Canterbury, heavy ..5 11-16 5J North Island, selected .. -5 13-16 6 North Island, ordinary .. 5.11-16 51 Southland, selected ..5 13-16 51 Australian, best quality .. 5J 5J Australian, fair quality .... 5} 5i Australian, iufcrior quality — o'i River Plato, first quality sjJ:'- 5 7-16 River Plate, second quality- 5 1-14 5 1-14 Beef (nominal) — Now Zealand, fores 3 7-16 3 7-1 C New Zea'and, hinds .. 4 7-10 tj Australian, fores .. .-32 3J Australian, hinds .. li li j River Plate, chilled fores 37. 3J River Plate, chilled hinds oh 5J River Plato, fror.en fores .. 3 7-16 :W River Plate, frozen hinds 4J A\ RABBITS. The market is weak and business is almost at a standstill. Many of the Morayshire's New Zealands wero condemned at Liverpool. LONDON WOOL SALES.

The wool sales just closed realised the highest prices of the series. The following were realised for fleece portions of New Zealand clips named: Moawhango, top 14Jd, average 12Jd; Warwick. 13Jd. 12,\d; Ngaturi, 13d, HJd; Maiha, HJd, 10* d. WHEAT. The market is steadier and quiet, shippers holding for full prices. Three cargoes of Australian have been sold at 37s to 37s 4sd. Tho wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is estimated at 2,605,000 quarters, and for the Continent at 2,380,000 quarters. Atlantic shipments are 27,000. Pacific 2000.' Total to Europe for the week 1.410,000, including from Australia 105,000.