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FALL IN MEAT PRICES EXPECTED

j BY CKELE—IiRBSS ASSOCIATION—COPYBIGHT (Received Jan. 7, 10.20 a.m.) LONDON, Jan. 5. Sharemarket auotations are: Waihi, buyers 46s 3d, sellers 48s 9d. Exchange rates are: London on j Pa- in 43.80 francs, on Stockholm 17.66 | kroner, on Christiania 18.73 kroner, Calcutta 28f d to the rupee, on Mon- ! j treal* 412 cents, on New York 379.? • cents. ■ | | There is renewed activity in BradI ford wool tops. The market for fine I crossbreds is firmer. Medium and low i qualities are recovering, and merinos j are cheerful. ! It is expected that the retail price | of frozen meat will shortly bo reduced ; by 2d per 11), making beef average ll£d ; and mutton 101-d.