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Sun (Christchurch), Volume II, Issue 616, 31 January 1916, Page 5

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LONDON MARKETS. FROZEN MEAT TRADE. j By Cable. — Press Association. — Copyright. j LONDON, January 29. I The Frozen Meat Trade Association's • weekly quotations for the undcrmen- '■ tioncd classes or frozen meat are based i on actual sales of not fewer than 100 car cases of mutton or lamb, or 25 carcases of beef, of fair average quality. These quotations are not for selected lines, but for parcels fairly representative of the bulk of i the shipments now on the market: Jan. 21. Jan. 28 Mutton d. d. I Canterbury, light .... 11 ~'i Canterbury, second quality. light - Canterbury, medium .. 7i 7! Canterbury, heavy .... Southland j North Island, ordinary .. North Island, best brands New Zealand, ewes .... 7 7 Australian, heavy- .... Australian, medium .... Australian, light .. •. Australian, ewes River Plate, light .... 71 7i River Plate, heavy .... 75 7} River Plate, ewes .. .. Lamb - Canterbury, light .. ~!\ 7J Canterbury, light, second quality 7i' 7J Canterbury, medium .. .. 7J 7{ Canterbury, heavy .... 11 7J North Island, selected .. 7J North Island, ordinary .. : Southland, selected .. .. Australian, best brands .. 7} I Australian, fair quality .. i Australian, inferior .. .. j River Plate, first quality .. -- I River Plate, second quality | Beef— I New Zealand, fores .... New Zealand, binds .... Australian, fores .... Australian, hinds .... River Plate, chilled fores . r >i{ ti River Plate, chilled hinds 7J 7$ I Uruguay, frozen fores .. j Uruguay, frozen hinds .. ; Uruguay, chilled fores .. j Uruguay, chilled hinds .. WOOL. I Wool is animated. Crossbrcds arc execed- ' ingly firm, and merinos are unchanged. ! The Castle clip realised, top 203(1, average ! 2:Sjjd. ! WHEAT. | Wheat is quiet and unchanged. CUSTOMS. i The mniuiit received in Customs duties lon Saturday at Christchurch was Ei»2 a/11. CHRISTCHURCH STOCK EXCHANGE. I MONDAY, JANUARY St. TODAY'S QUOTATIONS. Buyers. Sellers. ! BANKS— £ s. d. £ s. d. i National of N.Z. .. I Union of Australia .. 50 15 (I BREWERIES - j Manning I !.: C> INSURANCE— Standard 1 IT. :.: I SHIPPING—- ; Union Steam Ship t li 1 17 0 ! WOOLLENS— Kaiapoi ;, 8 0 | Mosgiel Oamaru ! MISCELLANEOUS— N.Z. Farmers' Coop. 2 (i 0 Whitcombe and Tombs 5 (7 <> MINING— Talisman Oh". 0 Waitii 1 16 0 Waihi Grand Junction - 10 0