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Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 337, 11 February 1902, Page 3

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By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, Feb. 9. New Zealand mutton is unchanged in price. Lamb is also unaltered in price, the quotations being for old season’s stock. New Zealand beef, 180 to 220 lbs, fair average quality : Ox fores, 3*d ; ox hinds, 4sd. Hides are in short demand. New South Wales, heavy ox, is at 4*d, light 4 3-8 d ; cow, 4*d. Leather is firm at lljd. Basils are steady ; Australian 13*d. The kauri gum stock is 1540 cases. Copper, spot, is at 55*; three months, 54*.

Tin, spot, is at 113 ; three months, 107*. Lead is at 11 3-8. Silver is at 2s 1 7-16 d. ; (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, last night. The following cable has been received from the Agent-General, dated London, February 8 “ Average prices to-day : Canterbury mutton, 3jid ; Dunedin, Southland, and Wellington Meat Export Company, 3 J ( d ; other North Island, 3|d ; River Plate, 3|d ; mutton market weak. Trade in mutton very disappointing, there being only a very hand-to-mouth demand. Canterbury lamb, 5Ad. The high quotations for lamb lately sent from New Zealand were merely for a few selected carcases, and cannot be taken as any indication of the general market price. Shipments of River Plate lamb are increasing. Australian shipments of lamb now arriving are very heavy. Beef market firm. New Zealand hinds 4fd, fores 3 : |d. Good demand for butter at 109 s. New Zealand butter is giving satisfaction to buyers. Cheese market firm at 50s, Hemp market very firm. Good fair Wellington, spot, £37 ; March to May shipments, £35. No alteration in cocksfoot seed market since last week.” .