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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17174, 3 February 1930, Page 12

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PRICE OF SILVER LOWER (British Official Wirolsss.) Roc. 10 a.m. RUGBY, Feb. 1. The price of silver to-day fell gd to Is 8d per ounce, which is the lowest price ever touched. Chinese markets are closed for the New Year holidays and no support is being received, from .that quarter, while the Continent and America, have been freely selling tho metal. FROZEN MEAT AT HOME I WEEKLY QUOTATIONS (Elec. Tol. Copyright.—fruit?,) p r o« P Aknti j LONDON, Fob. 1. The weekly quotations for the undermentioned classes of: frozen moat,-based on tho actual sales of wholesale quantities of 'carcases of mutton or lambs or quarters of beef, delivered to Smithfield market, and/or ex London stores, have been compiled as follows by tho quotations committee at Smithfield. To arrive at the equivalent ex ship values a farthing per lb. should be deducted from the prices quoted below. The quotations, are the average for the week and are not for selected linos, but for parcels fairly representative of tho bulk of the shipments now on offer:— New Zealand sheep.—'Canterbury and North Island selected crossbred wethers and maiden owes, 48/561bs. 7Jd per lb., ditto 57/041bs. 7£d, do. 05/721bs. 6Jd; North Island crossbred wethers and maiden owes, 48/561bs. 7-M., do. 57/641bs. -7]., do'. 65/721bs. Old. New Zealand owes 48/<illbs., ij-jd.

Australian slice]). — First quality crossbred and/or merino wethers 40/6511). u'jjd, do. second quality 80/55 lb. s£d; Australian ewes 30/5511). aid. Argentine sheep.— First quality crossbred wethers 48/641bs. (v,'d, do. over 721bs. sgd. New Zealand lambs.—Selected North Island brands, second quality, average 311bs. none offering; other North Island brands, second quality, average .'nibs,, none offering. Australian lambs. —-Victorian, first quality, Sfillvs. and under o§d; other States, first qualitv, Hfilbs. and under, 93d., do. MZ.AI'JII). figd, Argentine himbs.— First quality .161bs. and under, 8.2(1., do. .'!7/421bs. Bfd, do. 43/50111. BJd. Argentine chilled' beef.—Ox fores Ifio/2201b. 53'iL, do. ox hinds 160/22011). 7d. Now Zealand pigs.—First qualitv, 60/1001b. lid., do. 101/12011), 10}d; others unchanged.