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) THE MEAT MARKET. 8Y CABLS—PBEBB ASSOCIATION-COPYRIGHT \ V LONDON, Sept. 13. v Lambs—Canterbury, light, 12£d; i.heavy, lid; selecteds, light, 12£d; /North Island, firsts, 12fd, seconds, Il2|d/ ' " ' Frozen beef.—New Zealand, . fores, 3|dbinds, old; Uruguayan, fores, 3.id; hinds, -tfd. Chilled beef.—Argentine, fores 3)d ; ;hinds, 6£cl. 5 Other nieat-s unchanged. SMITHFIELD QUOTATIONS.

Key TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION J t WELLINGTON, Sept. 15. The New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board has received a cable message I'rorii its London office dat<*d September 12, advising that Smithfield delivered prices at that date- were as 'follows: — ‘ New Zealand wethers and maidens, Canterbury quality, selected brands 56 lb and under, 8-id per lb; 57 to 641bs, 8j;d; 65 to 721bs, Bd. Other brands, 561 b and under, 8 J t d; 571 b to 641 b, 8d; 05 to 721b,-,7|d.

New Zealand ewes, • 641 b and under, 6*d, New Zealand lamb, Canterbury quality. 361 b and under, 12Jd; 37 to 42ib, Hid ; 43 to 501 b, lid; seconds, Hid ; selected, 361 b and under, 12-Id; 37 to 421bs, I2£d. Other brands, first quality, 421 b and under ll£d. New Zealand beef, not quoted. Argentine chilled beef —Ox fo.res old, hinds 7fd. Argentine frozen beet : Ox fores 3|d, hinds 5.p1. Frozen pork.—Not quoted. Frozen veal. —4d.

FRENCH RANK RATE. LONDON, Sept. 13. The French hank rate remains at six per cent, but the Bank of France jh,afi raised tfe interest on advances Jrorn seven to eight per cent.

r SHEEPSKIN SALES. J LONDON, Sept. 12. ,1 At the sheepskin sales 5800 bales Avere offered. There was an active detmand, chiefly on home account, with |a fair demand from America and the |pontinent. Merinos and fine crossbred advanced 5 to 7-1 per cent, cornfared with the July prices, and medium to low crossbreds 7' to 10 per jbent.