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Waikato Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 2526, 18 September 1888, Page 2

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Tho Waikato Times Office, Monday. LONDON MARKETS. The mail liy tho Alameda bring* tho following particulars with reference to New Zealand meat and dairy produce : — Frozen M hat.—Tho frozen meat market has shown a tendency to increased firmness, and an improvement in prices has been manifested, which, however, in part, is owing to tho shortness of the supplies. The Bayloy, from Napier, with 30,000 Bhoep, 500 lambs, and 76 pieces of beef, has cleared at 4jd to 5/jd for the sheep, old to fi|d for tho lambs, and 3Jd to ■!./ii for the beef. The Tainui, from Wellington, with an irregular cargo of 23,911 sheep, 4447 lambs, and 1913 pieces of beef, has cleared at 4d to for tho sheep, 5d to lijd for the lambs, and to 5d for the beef. The Ruapehu, from Lyttelton, with a fair cargo of 15,71(1 sheep, 7925 lambs, and 4SO pieces of beef, has cleared at 4d tosd forthesheep, 5Jd to tUd for the lambs, and 4d to od for tlio beef. The Canterbury, from Oamam, with 8939 sheep, 2136 lambs, and 1915 pieces af beef, has cleared at 4Ad to 5d for the sheep, Bid to Old for the lambs, and 3rjd to 4Jd for the beef. Tho Doric, from Wellington, with 23,370 sheep, 5308 lambs, and 1485 pieces of beef, has sold 22,000 sheep at 4A to 5Jd, all the lambs at 5.Jd to O.Jd, and 1400 pieces of beef at 4d to 5Jd. The Kaikoura, from Lyttelton, with 13,619 sheep. 2670 lambs, and 084 pieces of beef, bas cleared, with the exception of a few quarters of beef, at 4J to s|d for the sheep, 5Jd to OJd for the lambs, and 4d to for the beef. The Dunedin, from Oamaru, with 10,935 ■heep, ha 9 sold 3000 at Od to The Aravra, from Lyttelton, and the Tongariro, from Port Chalmers, are only just breaking bulk. Cheese.—The market during the past month has been somewhat irregular. The consignments per Doric (s) and Kaikorira (a) from New Zealand were promptly sold, their satisfactory quality and condition enabling consignees to secure prices 4s to Gs per cent, in advance of those current in the market for the best available American. There is a fair inquiry for colonial sorts, and the shipments per Arawa and Tongariro now in course of landing, if in good order, may be expected to sell readily.