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Press, Volume L, Issue 14983, 2 June 1914, Page 8

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'By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright.) THE MEAT MARKET. LONDON, May 31. The Frozen Meat trade Association's SmithnoUl .Market quotations for the undermentioned classes of frozen meat are based on actual sales of not fewer than IUO carcases of mutton or lamb, or 25 carcases of beef, of lair average quality. These quotations are not for selec-ted line*, but for parcels fairly representative of tho hulk of tho shipments now on tho market:— May 23. M.y 30. Mutton— d. d. Canterbury, light .. 1J .; Canterbury, m.dium .. 1 --16 1 ii-16 CaDlcrbury, heavy .. 3 13-16 -_, .. .. — — North Island, best brands 3* 4 1-16 North ls;-ixi, oidinaiy .. 3 13-16 oj New Zealand, ewes .. .'! 5-1G 3 T-16 Austra.iau. heavy .. ;s_; 3 11-16 A>.Ftr--'ia_, i_edr__i .. 3 7-lti 3 7-1G Australian, light .. 3 G-i- -)_, x.r.itr_li-n, cww .. 3J 3; Kive: Piute, li_rht .. 3 9-16 aj l.ivvr _iate, heavy .. 3j Si l.iver l-iate, ewea .. 3| ._: Lamb — Canterbury, light .. 6 5-10 6 5-16 Cantc-rbury, medium .. 6 3-16 G 3-16 Canterbury, ■ hwvy .. 6 1-16 t'i North 1-iand, cc ccted .. 6| G 3-16 Nortti l.iand, erd:-:;iry .. 5 15-16 6 Southland, s-el.cud ■■ 0 6 1-16 Au.tru't.an, best quality .. s_. 5 1.-1G Aiisti_lr«:i, fair <.u_.ity .. o* ._ 52 Aust. alian, inferior quality 6J aj River P.ate, fi.;st quality a 7-,6 5* River Plate, second quality 5 1-16 5i Becl (noruinai) — New Zeaium!, fores .• 3} 3i New __ali,nd, hind. .. 4_ -H . Australian, fores.. • • 3_l 3£ Australian, -liindg • • -U < 5-16 Kivor Plate, cJiilletl fore- 3J I'J River Plate, chilled binds 5£ 5J River Plate, frozen lores -j 3J River Piate, Irozcn hinds ii 4i RABBITS. Tho* market .is dull and prices aro unchanged WHEAT. Tho market is steady, but quiet. A cargo of Australasian has been sold at 37s ljd. Holders ask 37s Dd off coast. The wheat and flour afloat for tho United Kingdom is estimated at 3 0-0,000 quarters, and for the Continent at 2,400,000 quarters. Atlantic shipments are 500,000; Pacific nil. Total to Europe for tho week, 1,380,000, including x-ustralasian 107,000.