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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 315, 5 January 1909, Page 4

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LONDON AIAISKETS. London, January 3. The Frozen Meal Trade Association's Smithlield nuirkct quotations for the undermentioned classes of frozen meats are based on actual sales of not less than 100 carcases of mutton or lamb ir 25 carcases of beef of fair average quality. These quotations are not for selected lines, but for parcels fairly representative of the bulk of shipments now on the market: — New Zealand Sheep-Crossbred wethers and maiden owes: Canterbury light (48-3UII)) and medium (Oti-IUlb), 3%J; Canterbury heavy (01-721b), 3%d; Southland, oG-li-tlb,' 3%d; North islaml, 55051b, 3 U-llid. best brands 3%d. New Zealand lambs: Canterbury light and medium, none offering; Canterbury heavy (30-1211), -i'/id; Southland and North Island, none offering. New ZeaJand beef: Ox fores. 180-22011), 3'/„d; os hinds, 180-2201b, 3'/ 3 d. ltiver Plate sheep, 3 1-10' d; beef, fores 3d, hinds 3%d. Hemp. Dull; January-March shipment .C 25. UaJibits.- Firm: best Sydncys 17s lid. ' Copra—Quiet; fair business in South Sea; bags (.18 10s. Tin. —Stocks 20,551 tons, spot BIWO i tons, alluat 4038 tons, deliveries 2257 ions. Tallow.—'Stock 45G ions, imports 1725 tons, deliveries 2102 tons. Wheat and Hour alloat for the United Kingdom 1,780,000 bushels, for the Continent 7(m,000 bushels, Atlantic shipment bushels, Pacific 82,001) bushels.