FROZEN MEAT MARKET.

Press, Volume L, Issue 15096, 12 October 1914, Page 8

FROZEN MEAT MARKET.

(Received October 11th, 10 p.m.) LONDON, October 10. The Frozen Meat Trade Association's Smithfield Market quotations for the undermentioned classes of frozen moat aro based on actual sales of not fowor than 100 carcases of mutton or lamb, or 25 carcases of beef, of fair average quality. These quotations are not for selected lines, but for parcels fairly representative of the bulk of the shipments now on the market: — * Sept. 26. Oct. 10.

RABBITS. Rabbits arc' selling well. New South Wales blue 18s ex store. HIDES. There is an improved demand. Queensland moat works, medium and light Sid; kips, B£d; New South Wales meat works, medium and light, 8d; kips, 8 3-16 d. LEATHER. The market is firm. Australian best heavy, lod to 17d. Basils are in steady demand; New Zealand, 17-Jd to 21d. DIVIDENDS DECLARED. LONDON, October 9. The British Australasian Trust Loan Co., Ltd.. has declared an interim dividend of five per cent. The' Trust Agency of Australasia. Ltd., has declared a similar dividend. The following is a copy of a cable received by Dalgety and Company, Limited, Christchurch from their London office, dated October Bth: — "Wool sales continue animated, except for faulty merinos, prices for which are often 20 per cent, lower. Crossbred lambs are 20 per cent, dearer."

Mutton— <*• Canterbury, light .. &i Canterbury, medium .. os Canterbury, heavy .. 5J Southland • • • • •'* North Island, ordinary 5g North Island, best brands 5J New Zealand, ewca •• . Australian, heavy .. — Australian, medium .. Aiistralian, light .. — Australian, ewes •• f — River Plate, light .- . River Plate, heavy .. -i River Plate, eweo • - — Lamb— Canterbury, lifjht .. — Canterbury, light, *!Oond quality .-• •• — Canterbury, medium .. — Canterbury, heavy .. — North Island, selected : .. — isorth Island, ord nary .. — , Southland, selected ... — Australian, wothcrs _ .. ■— Australian, fair quality .. — Australian, inie-io. •• — River Plate, first quality — River Plate, second quality — Beef— • New Zealand, fore. .. — Now Zealand, hinds .. — Australian, fores .. — Auatrahan, ___ .. 6j R.ver Plate, chilled fores — River Plato, chilled hinds — River Plate, frozen fores — River Plate, frozen hind_ _ Uruguay, frozen fores .. — Uruguay, frozen hinds .. .J Uruguay, chilled fores .. — Uruguay, chilled hind3 .. — d hi -I - 5 11-16 . 5. 62 .5-16 -i 6 9-1- _ _ 6i 5. €_ 5J 6-