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Evening Star, Issue 20375, 6 January 1930, Page 7

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FROZEN MEAT MARKET. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, January 4. The weekly quotations for the undermentioned classes of frozen meats, based on actual sales of wholesale quantities of carcasses of mutton or lanib or quarters of beef delivered to Smithfield Market and tor ex) London stores, are compiled by the Quotations Committee at' Smithfield. To arrive at the equivalent of ex-ship values Jd per lb should be deducted from the prices quoted. The quotations are the average for the week, and are not selected lines, but parcels fairly representative of the bulk of the shipments now on offer. New Zealand Sheep.—Canterbury and North Island 1 selected cross-bred wethers and maiden ewes—4Blb to 561 b i d per lb, 571 b to 651 b 6|d. 651 b to 721 b 6|d; North Island cross-bred wethers and maiden ewes—4Blb to 561 b 6Jd, 571 b to 641 b 6gcl, 6olb to 721 b 6£d; New Zealand ewes—sßlb to 641 b sd, 6olh to 721 b 43d. Australian Sheep.—hirst quality cfoss-breds and (or) merino wethers 501 b to 651 b ojd, second quality—3olb to 551 b sd; Australian ewes—3olb Jo 651 b 4jd. Argentine Sheep.—First quality crossbred wethers —481 b to 64Jb 6Jd, 65ib to 721 b 6d, dyer 721 b sjd; Argentine ewes, none offering. . Patagonian Sheep.—None offering. New Zealand Lambs.— Canterbury, 361 b and pinder 9d, 371 b to 421 b B|d; second quality Canterbury and otner South Island brands, none offering; selected North Island brands—36lb and under 10Jd, second quality (average 311 b) 9£d; other North Island brands—first quality (361 b and under) 10jd, .second .quality 9?jd Australian Lambs.—Victorian; 1 irst quality*—36lb and under B|d, 371 b to 421bi8|d. Other States: First quality—--361b and under BJd, 371 b to 421 b B|d. Victorian: Second quality—36lb and under 7‘d. Other States: Second quality 7id. All States: Third quality 6Jd. , ’ Argentine’ 'Lambs. —First quality — 361 b and under 7Jd, 371 b to 421 b 7id, 431 b to 501 b 72d. Patagonian Lambs.—First quality, none offering; second quality (average 301 b), 6jld. New Zealand Frozen Beef.—None offering. Australian Frozen Beef. —Ox: Crops— Under 1001 b 4Jd per lb, over 1001 b sd; hinds—under 1601 b 6Jd, oyer 1601 b 6|d. Argentine Chilled Beef.—Ox: Fores —l6olb to 2201 b 4Jd; hinds—l6olb to 2201 b 7id. New Zealand First Quality.—6olb to 1001 b, 10jd; 1011 b to 1201 b, lOd. COTTON, RUBBER, ETC. PrcM Asaorfalian —By Tolegi aph—Copyright. LONDON, January 4. Friday’s closing prices are as follow: Citton; February, 9.19 d per lb. Rubber: Para, B£d; plantation smoked, 7|d. Jute: January-February, 2s 4Jd. Hemp: None offering. Copra: January-February, South Sea, £2l 10s; plantation, Rabaul, £2l 15s, ' ■ Linseed oil, £45. Turpentine, 43s 6d. Osmiridium, unchanged.