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New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18078, 1 May 1922, Page 3

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♦ LONDDN MARKETS. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. T (Rood. 5.5 n.m.) LONDON. April 29. f FROZEN MEAT. C Sheep.—Now Zealand ewes. GJd: Australian seconds C.d. ewes 6Jd; South American owes G}d. ( Lambs.-—Routliland llid: North Island selected lljd. Beef—Arsentino lores 35d, hinds s_d. Chilled: Arjjcntins fores 4id, hinds 7Jd Others not changed. COTTON, RUBBER. HEMP, ETC. (Last week's prices in parenthesis), Cotton.—May delivery IO.OCd (10.09 d). ] Rubber.—Para, 10M (lOid): plantation and smoked. B}d (BJd). Hemp.—April Juno shipments, £31 (£3l). Jute.—April-May shipments. £29 5s (£2B 10b). Ccpra—lrregular. April-Juno shipments. I J £23 10s (£24 15a). Linsoed 0i1.—J842 15s (£4l 10s). Turpentine.— £i 4a Od (£3 15b 6d). QUOTATIONS FOR MEAT. Messr*. Daitjety und Company, Limited, havo received tho following cablegram from ( their London oflico. undor dato of April 28: — Lamb.—New Zealand prim© crossbred lamb is quoted: Canterbury, heavy lid; light. Mid; North Island, heavy 10* d j light, lidTho demand for New Zealand lamb is bot- ( l.'ir. Good avorago quality Australian crossbred, light, 10id; heavy, 9d. The demand for Australian lamb is fair. Mutton—Now Zealand prim© crossbred mutton: Canterbury, heavy 7ld; Hiiht, B*d; | North Lsland. heavy GJd; light, 7i'd. The demand for New Zealand mutton continues. Australian crossbred, heavy Bid; light CJd. 'lho demand for Australian is fair. Bc-f.—New Zealand prime 02 beef: Hinds, ■Id; foreu, 2Jd. Tho demand for Now Zealand beof is poor. NO INTERIM DIVIDEND. LOAN AND MERCANTILE CO. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Reed. 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, April 29 The Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd.. announces that there will i \>o no interim dividend on ordinary tttock owing to the continuance of, unfavourable business conditions ir. New Zealand. MANAWATU STOCK SALE. Mobs-mi. Abraham nud William*, Ltd., report on Poild nc sale: A sniftll yarding of both sheep and cattle carno forward. All cla«eo« of nhoep showed a el;,?at drop from l&st weok, but mo:t of tho yarding sold undar tho hamper. We quoit: —Sheep: Fat lambs 17« 3d, 18s lOd, 19s Ed Jo 20s 2d; fat wcthera 23s to 255; frt ews 'Us lOd, 15« lOd to 17e Ed; empty forwn.-o ewes 15s 7d, small lambs 10s. Cattle: Springing heifers, crossb-ed £8 2" 1 6d, weaner Jersey heifers £5. £5 6s to i' 62s Gd. small £2, £2 se; Friosian and Shorthorn heifers £i'> 10s to £211 a; fitoro rows 20", 25b Gd to 335; 2-yoar etoere £2 2a 6d to £3 4e.