SYDNEY FAT STOCK MARKET. SYDNEY, July 24.

Otago Witness, Issue 2524, 30 July 1902, Page 8

SYDNEY FAT STOCK MARKET. SYDNEY, July 24.

Fat stock &till show an upward tendency. Good crossbred wethers realised 233 to 37s ; a few extra up to 50s. No New Zealand were offered. In Melbourne fat merinos realised up to 2Gs — the highest for many years. July 25. The drafts of New Zealand sheep arrived late for yesterday'-* sales, hut buyers waited. One hundred and eight, 011 behalf of Mr Scales of Wellington, were sold at 29s Gd, and some 200 on behalf of other New Zealand agents ranged from 31b 5d to 38s 6d.

A Ohriotehureh expoiter it catering for the Sydney meat market, hawng already disposed there of a line of ewe mutton, which was sent over frozen, and realised satisfactory prices. He is also tending over some merino wethers and further supplies of prime crossbred wethers find ewes. It is his intention to also send frozen beef, and to try tho experiment of shipping fre=li beet as deck cargo, properly protected m \vrappert'. All the availible refrigerated space has (says tho I're^) been booked in tho steamers for Sydney for some weeks ahead. It i» nrohable that a profitable business might be done in beef for Melbourne. Intimation has been received in Dunedin that Messrs Clolrsbroug-h, Mort, and Co. sold by auction at Sydney on Thursday, through their agents (Mc-srs Maiden Bros.), the following Canterbury sheep: — 74- crossbred wethers, at 393; E0 do, at 27s 6d to 30s; 29 crossbred ewe*, at 295. \Vei3ht3 up to 651b are preferable. Messrs Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co. state that they aie confident prices will be maintained.

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