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Press, Volume LI, Issue 15454, 6 December 1915, Page 9

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(By Cible.—preij Association.—Copyright.) (Reccircd December oth. 5.0 p.m.) WHEAT. . LONDON". Dcc'mbor 4. Cbic-apo December options are quoted at li-i to 110} cents, and May at 114J to 112 i cents. Cotton— DccemberJanuary 7.26} d. JuU;—Dot-cm ber-January, .£2*.i 15*. lleinp—January-March. £33 13s. Copra—LVeombcr-January, i.'2C' 10s. Rubber—Parn, 2s llid; plantation, is •3d : li.'iU-sinoked, 3i 3d. Rabbits—The market is quiet, and has an easier tendency. FROZEN MEAT TRADE. LONDON, December 4. The Frozen Meat Trado Association's Smithfield Market quotations for the undermentioned classes of frozen meat are based on actual sales of not

fewer than 100 carcases of mutton" or lamb, or 25 carcases of beef, of fair averago quality. These quotations are not for elected lines, but for parcels fairlv representative a: the bulk of the shipments now on the market: — 2io\\ C 7. Pec. 1. Mutton— d. d. Canterbury, li?hl .. 7 7} Canterbury. second quality, lislit •• ..7 7J Canterbury, medium .. CJ ~£ Canterbury, heavy .. GJ 7 Southland .. .. "<i 7J North Island, ordinary * 7ij North Island, best brands 7J 7jj Xew Zealand. owes .. 52 52 Australian, heavy .. 5J Gi Aus'.ral'sn. m r di;im .. — — Australian, light .. 5j Australian, .. 54 54 1 Jivcr Plato, light .. 61 Gi Hiv<>r l'late, li»avy .. G G& Kiver I'la'.o, ewes .. CJ 5J Canterbury, light .. 7i 7i v . 1 i R h t eecond quality .. • .. 7J 71 Canterbury, medium .. 74 -"£• CinWbur'.', hrnvy ..7 7 Xorth Is's'.nd. selected .. 7J -71 Jv-rtb Island, o~di'iary . ■ Gi GJ Southland, aMected ..7 7 Srutli Islard, s<"!-ctcd ..8 8 Australian b?at brands .. 72 7J Australian, fair quality . 7J 74 A G4 6J Kiver Plate, first quality f>£ G> liivex Plato, second quality Gi Gi B#ef— New Zealand, fores .. n.o. n.o. ?Ccw Zealand, hinds .. n.o. n.o. Australian, fores .. n.o.' n.o. Australian, hinds .. no neither P'nto, chilled fores 5i o\ Kiver Plat-e, chi!!cd hinds 7J 74 Uruguay, frozen fore B .. n.o. n.o. Uruguay, frozen hinds .. n.o. n.o. Uruguay, chilled foi«» .. 11.0. n.o. Uruguay, chilled binds .. ' n.o n.o. POULTRY - MARKET. Messrs J. B. Merrett and Co. had a entry oi poultry ior their first Christmas sale, there being over 2000 birds entered. Prices were remarkably good. Table chickens were in sn .undid demand, one choice liuo realising 10s 2d per pair. The. egg market is firm, last week's prices being maintained. Table chickens realised 5s Gd to 10s 2d, ducklings 3s to 8s Od, ducKs 4s to' 7 s, liens 2s Gd to 4s lOd, pullets 3s to 8s Gd, goslings Gs to 10s, geese 5s to Bs, all per pair. TATTEP.SALL'S HORSE BAZAAR. Messrs H. Matson and Co. had an entry of -j(i hordes on Saturday. The entry did not comprise anything of outstanding merit. and this fact, coupled with tho prevailing weather conditions, made sales hard to make, v>Xf:opt where vendors were right out to sell. Following vrcre some of tho priusales:—Account 11. Moriarty, riouthbrklgo. seven-year-old harness gelding. £11 10s; uccount Wiggins Bros., Woolston, aged draught gelding, £10 10s ; account Mental Hospital, six-year-old harness celding, £3 IO3; account A. Jones, Weedons, six-year-<<!d draught in are, £24; account J. Payne, Lincoln, six-year-old lianicss gelding. £lo; account W. Goodwin, Prebbletou, scven-vear-old draught gelding, £1.5. Numerous other sales were made at from £2 to £S. ASH BURTON' HORSE FAIR. - Messrs H. Matson and Co. held their usual lair as above on Friday. There was an entry of -j'J horses, and a large attendance. The feature of tho sale was a consignment of thrcc-year-old unbroken draughts, sold on account of Mr John Grigg, Lorigbcach. These were a splendid lino of horses, and in F ?'. te dry weather, etc., competition was exceedingly keen, the eleven horses being disposed of at an average of —24 3. >5 per head, the highest price being £38. On account of other client* sales were made at £19 10s, £18 10s, LI'S, and down to £fl for draughts. LAND SALE. Messrs Pyne and Co. offered by auc-

tion on Saturday, on behalf of Mr Get* Swanson, the goodwill.of the lease of his farm of 136 acres at Gobbio'B Vallov. hold under lease in perpetuity. Tin* highest bid was £19 per acre, at which figure the property was passed in. ASH BURTON MARKET. The weather during the past three weeks has been very adverso to the growing crops, and unless rain 1 ) comes at one** it will mean that a large area will not be worth reaping. Already a number of crops have suffered to such an extent that farmers have turned stock on to tl-em. , Wheat—-Offerings by holders continue to be on a most restricted scale, and with the unfavourable outlook for the new crop, a number of growers have decided 1o hold on to their stocks in the hope that prices will advanco considerably on present quoted values. For any wheat changing hands, tho va'ue may be given as from -is 4d to 4s Gd on trucks. Oats —The small coastal demand is easilv supplied by merchants from lines in store, the Bluff market still having the trade practically to itself. For any lots offering, merchants' ideas of are from 2s 7d to 2» Bd, on rail, for Cartons. Chaff —A fairly large quantity is still hel-1 in store in the various cqutres, a»id values are difficult to maintain. For primo grade chaff 9os per ton. on rail, is outside value for coastal shipment. Where retailers are in need of supplies, a slij&tly higher price is obtainable. LAND SALES, H. 11. Cook and Co.. the farm and station salesmen, last week's sales: 223 acres at Kirwee, to Mr Goodwin; 3000 acres of sheep country, Waimumu. to Mr France: 600 acres, at Opihi, to Mr Drpyton : 7J acres and 2 houses, to Mr Pnlk • 50 acres, Springston. to Mr Adams: 30 acres. Papanui, to Mr Mayne; being total valuo £42.781. G DUNEDIN STOCK EXCHANGE. (rP.F.SS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) DUXEDLN, December 3. SaVs: —Bonk of Now Zealand (old), £10 6s and j£lo 5s Gd.