THE MARKETS.
Pre3S Association- By Telep-raph—Copyright. London, August 4. Shipping experts inform Mr Valentine that the cool storage space utilised last year for the conveyance of Australasian frozen meat and dairy produce, excepting poultry and rabbits, equalled 8,883,000 carcases of sheep, while the • carrying capacity of the vessels engaged in the trade amounted to 6,500,000 carcases, if two .and a half trips annually were reckoned for each vessel. The experJfcs assert that if tbe meat and dairy pro--' ducers unite for the better regulation of shipments and insist on ell vessels being fitted with modern machinery, reduced freights will soon follow. Tallow —Medium mutton, 21s 6d ; beef, 20s. The English and Continental wheat markets are steady, and American is changing a little for the worse. At a sale of hides, New South "Wales heavy ox brought 4£d. At the kauri gum sales, 3618 packages were offered, but there was little demand, and only Sl_ packages were sold. Three-quarter and half scraped are unchanged, pickings 29s 6d. The stock now consists of 2131 packages.
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Press, Volume LII, Issue 9176, 6 August 1895, Page 5
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