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New Zealand Mail, 15 February 1900, Page 46

Tho Colonial Consignment arid Distributing Company, Limited, reports of the London meat market--to December / 29tli, 1899, as under; —The week following Christmas is usually a dull one. Atthe Central Meat- Market trade has been generally dull, American chilled beef has been in moderate supply, 19,000 quarters, or considerably less than half what has frequently been offered of late, and from its scarcity prices have ruled high, hind quarters selling at od to 6.jrt per lb, and fore quarters at w to 4jd per lb, an early clearance being made each day. English, Scotch .and Dutch mutton have been in less demand, but with small quantities marketed prices have been maintainedPork, Home-fed and foreign, has been plentiful and moderate in New Zealand mutton stocks the Morayshire added 46.,241, and Tomoana 249 carcases to the already very hea-k stocks on hand. Demand for miut at- this season always is limited, . this Christmas there has been even than mu a l . There is- no quotations, Canterbury.? are still oa 3frl per lb, though some pl al “ merinoey have only made 10 r? ’ Dunedin? and Southlands 2|d tout 3d, North Island 2jd to 2jd perri ewes at about- 2\d per lb. VL’u Zealand lambs tlie Morayshire b W 1 22G. There is very little few of the best, of good size, a and quality make per It>, . ■ 0 limited number only find ma . Neing requirements of the few buyer?- j soon satisfied. Of frozen beef Me a moana brought 0205 and t 1273 quarters New Zealand. values o £ .few Zealand hind q i are 3kl to 33d, and fores 3jd to per lb, of Australian hind qd a o,i p er to 3jd, and forequarters 2yd to - lb. . At a ver-ent meeting of V/f, Dills' : i Academy of Sciences, ProiesaOi. " - ; vocated the use of English as a - .4 language for men of science, . ; The next examination of C place J der the Land Act of 1892 will on Tuesday, 6th of March. ,