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Lyttelton Times, Volume CVIII, Issue 13000, 16 December 1902, Page 5

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United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Oonyright. LONDON, Deo. 14. Frozen Meat.—Mutton—Canterbury 5 5-16 d, Duncdin and Southland, unchanged; North Island s|d. Lamb—Canterbury s|d ; Duncdin and Southland 51d ; North Island, unchanged. Beef—New Zealand, unchanged'; River .Plate, unchanged. (Last week's quotations were: —Frozen Meat.—Mutton—Canterbury, light, medium and heavy all at. s£d ; Duncdin and Southland, none offering : iNorth Island 415-16 d. Lamb—Canterbury, light and heavy, both s|d ; Dunedin and Southland s id'; North Island, none offering. New Zealand beef, 1801 bto 2201 b per quarter, fair average quality, «s forequarters ox hindquarters 4gd.' River Plate mutton, heavy and light, both 4|d. Beef—Forequarters 3 15-16 d, hindquarters 4 7-16 d.) Silver—ls 10 3-16 d per oz. Copper—On spot £SO 10s per ton; three months' £SO 15s per ton. Tin —On spot £lls jier ton; three months' £lls 7s 6d per 'ton. Lead—lmports tons (Australian shipments 4802 tons), exports 3818 tons. SYDNEY, Dec. 15. Potatoes are easier. The supply is plentiful. Prices range from '£7 to £B. At the. wool sales prices were finn. Greasy Is, scoured to Is 7|d. THE AGENT-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Per Press Association.] WELLINGTON, "Dec. 15. The Agent-General's weekly inessage, dated London, Dec. 13, is as follows: " The stocks of mutton are light and firmly held in a few hands. Very little business is doing, prices are nominal and the market is very uncertain. Canterbury s£d, North Island mutton sd, River Plate 4|d. There is a better demand for lamb; Canterbury brand s|d. Beef is dull. The stocks of New Zealand beef on hand are light; hindquarters sd, forequarters 4d. Butter is steady at 114 s per cwt. Cheese is very firm at 59s per cwt. Hemp ds steady; 'good, fair Wellington' on spot £32 per ton 1 , January and March shipments £2B per ton."