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fsai2 ; father/ an^Umisuai: estate- of; : aif S; (says J' out Especial; Chi;ist. ; Pi.«■">:: ohnrph' , :corresp.ohdeht)."to v ha.vo.. , Ss^.:'^nahy;;ifrMzipg;:,works--in Vthe^; ; Soiith^ilsland ,, t - 'Aaitiz-: basiness, "^but'. -thai t' ■■; is:; the Tease ;at;'pr«-; : . : J'^t'jE?uti:.-jAyorK?nas ( ;be«uVco!upar ffff¥:-iS sinceSthe j.openingj o'ii-> Npyember: 15 : ,the•"Syprks' 'Mi<& !.a!ifcßelfasti:iamlelslington^'haTe'::;on!yV putjVSi'yyhrpiigh; ab6ut-;i2,ooo;,carcasses -between -them. , : i?-jsi;Accordiiis:\to.:a:-gentlemaii;' 'Well jkiipiyn ; iu'the :i?W:ft-?tra<le,':switV, ! whomVa:.^'Press"trepo'rter::had' a thCopresent■-positidu-'mai'- bevput: :s|-;fi:#down.Vto pSftiv/- which" has.l-not■•':beeri;l conducive '^''^"M U W ; hrins.'"' -pa : rapidly. ■ : ijy;i;j4v;ahe jbuyersjtfor:; the,: various,: ;compames\,have: pig-V;Jiiad:; ; a;: tfek-vtiJ,' pick: out .limbs 'lots, :havo fac.t ; lines al iany :sort: ; Is;^:jvvaro.^cbming,;i;in^and;iwhat;".are" dping'■:cpnsist ; s?l;'i; ; ;vof;:sraaUlotsir a"dozen liore '■■',uni thirty r or , forty S9^t^ere^thaP : ijre Jpick-of ijthe"vvariouV:draf ts;r 4-?^i:;How^^. : present: prospectsiaro ,in';view,-and "in SSlSw.^V^K.^W^' B -' time ■ •°'- ; ' nt :''l?e Hew:/ Year- : &';-:. ; :'-'*f'tho;latest,Ibusiness.'shouldihB'.brisk. '*'; ■■'"- '■,?"' feftK:>3:ltftwas;:sfa|:ed::that i . : M , i:Pairfkld willi3';irf;;; op«n;'in;;a-:.w(iek ; or. 'so Vf or- a 1 few: days 'just': tp' :o? y:W: ; tee; Mow' matters": stand' "inVthe? Ashburton. dis- ;, ;*S^iS;trJpt;; , .but .:neitherr of Stho fi two'' 1 ;-iworkV ,^ near • all:likely .to-startibeforo .the" theCarliest. the: ex- , jJ:S;M:.ppr.ting-:pf^larabs";oil farmers'/acceunt is.gov-;viis-fe ;'erned'iby':'the];nunibers' : and v at-prcsSnt ■ &*KVrl»ns:-;show'.^ 3pV,,-: V ,Jar -;li)K>. will;;be,yfjanything/; better' than last' ■4:i%i*,?l i *TisWU j it.js.hbpedibetter than, in^.ths:l9p7y#' J iH js ?bnly., : 'a;; few' -hundred kftf-U '••"Wβ.;^bcen ,! put;Jthrough;V:Kut: the.- bulk pf ■ the qn , '.until February ;: and : will incline' i-s^^ihera^^dOjibusinessKpiViav'slightly: different W'k% oasisUn^n-they:^did, : ;then.--■-<.;'.';./::-'? - '•:.■:'-■■.y-■'■ P&- iV •: :A /' a rK c }' e Miprtcr; , :who-: his -, ;'v.iS:;.:.a?,™ We sruall:amount;:of:businoss f doinE at the' k^v:',m^\ were: ;' J V;: ! S ; ji,:il,a.'(!!fficultyJas;io;.what toUo, , as the'lmmedi-ffiH:J-if?'-. PWPqcts :,of;tho'frozen' moat, market wore rf-*;-,,;sMr. -from :£ati:ifactbry. ..-No , less than • 550,000' ■^: v£,v- -lamb: -were Vshipped «';*,■->; ; irpm >Australia/last month,'-i'ond 'about 200000 W)S>>' ?^ Q :Boing;it6!fi)llow; thiamontlh"/ Most' of this «i;;^,« ; ''?J I » m P' : : a 3 3 f at:sheop , can be lield-back;-whereas '>£-■&'■•; {lunbs cannot.i l i : Th'e'strike:ia ! nbtgpirig to affect Rf;';: ; ' ■:■ v.wie^^hipmentsr:vFreight for 'frozeii;moat frpm ; S^;>;M'- A ustralja-:iS'.uotvfixed;;ata:definito-'rate: as te;4:"yV.;ireitt;Newi Zealand,; tho freight .'of eachsteamer 1 mm) }> arranged .for:: on ! ;the ; : best! torms^ 1 and al:p:;'i .;>;- I ? , r f « lc f'^» l V'bo. , : extra 'cost h^fe:;;through the. striked ■■: Seeing :that:Australia'- last 'f* , .;. , ■'^year'shippcd,'about ..two: and-a'-lialf.million ' carcassesi of;mutton-:and .lamb, half of which ,; , f:. , .v , -:'? , was; ! lamb/- , thp.'oxpprt.-of bne million carcasses -that our trade will:.be i'^^'iMripnsly'interferedjwifh for''.'somo'.'tifae at.■.least/. 1 #&':tfi ißirthermore,;,tho '-'Argentine'::'_.shipped- .40,000 ;S;6 , tu , \. : .lambS;:-in'Npyd!nbor,.; , an'd , Jifc''is. i reportod r --that this numberiwill^e.shipped this month,. v;K-if ■'■'and-.lt -is^.impossible:tb; say' r what; is , to follow/ ;, ; :Those,: shipments;'arq \ mublivheayier'-'th'hh for: the , same•mbnths'rtast'Vyear.ibui 'the heaviest "vSC,.;:'r.m'ade , last. ■seasen/Jni January, -.iFebriiary/i and -.''."• -s.irsMarehi •u- , Whnt- ,, is'•liomperinK-tn'b'/.llocar-trade. is^hatino; offers;caitvbe .obtained from: London :•■:¥■ :' '-. ifbrJJanib, and.'exporters-therefpro-cannot oper:~H-^':' atein lamb.'to. liny ;eitent.y For.Vwhat , has .been j;ffV': , 'iV:-p'nr6haßed:M;.por ; lby : oTer. r qn' , haa"b'een: , pnid.' , .up'' Jfev^i'tone's,'33(l. : .forj?3G'9;to>>ys, and 3}d. 'fop over; ; '-vf -0/:i2's^and'secends,• which .werks:but'at 'an"aver-' "0 ■;'? :-ia,'r<) ■'■ol ■ ; abdnt.l2s.' , pt'r;;.hea(l.V' , rhe' fact.that'ne ffif¥:>- : Mets ;wjll>be' : iriiute buyers .eridcntly ::•■;;',::,.:-indicates:that.a ! waitirig,policy.is.,boiilg'pursued F-V-; faiati.tho Addington-saleyards.^TTesterdayvseveral r .V!r , > , ;V;:export7buyet3^yeroT.opei'Btirig,-;'and-; ,, p wt;i;.:'between;7ooiand 800/lambs.:at:;pricesj..ranging' F'-.^'!. , /.".'.ifr6{n''.'lisi , -':3d;'-''tb "12si:-7d.'- i f. ,, A' , . , 1afe0."-eh"dep6fKriier'. ifi;'.: , .!.■:'■:also competed, ; ; and. .wafithe'lareest,. buyer; for : i S & : , Bxpbrt, -paying ■lleS.Sd.'' to ,; 13s.',; r 9u. ;f or' • the :-lota'. ;?■:-: ■■.-:' lip *btained/.oThis'i?.tho-first tiirip this season I. -. 5 -';' : ;•';':'ithat : 'theie ■ha3'boeitahy.: : .competitibn"Oii. tho 1 >'.:'-'^:part'.of-oxpprt * ; '^^-r^-cbJiseU'-seTery^pts^pfJ^ethersj^iK^ip-j;:^,!^