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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 20, 18 July 1911, Page 2

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LONDON MARKETS. By Oable—Pross Assooiaition-r-Copyright. London, July 16. Sheep—Canterbury light, 3%d;"Southland, unchanged; North Island, 3V 2 d; best brands, 3%d; New Zealand ewes, 3 3-lGd. Lambs.—Canterbury, light 5 l-16d; medium, 4 13-16 d; heavy, 4%d; Southland, 4 13-lfld; North Island, 4%d; selected brands, 4 13-16 d. Beef.—Fores, 2%d; hinds, 3%d. Australian Meat—Sheep, light 3%d; heavy, 3'/ 4 d; ewes, 3%d; lambs, best brands, 4y 2 d; fair quality, 4%d; inferior quality, 4y,d; beef, fores, 2%d; hinds, 3V4d. South American Meat.—Sheep, ewes 3 3-10 d; lambs, first quality, 4%d; beef, frozen fores, 2 fl-lfid; hinds, 3%d; chilled fores, 2%d; hinds, 3%d. Other meats unchanged. Wool.—There was a good sale and the highest prices for the series were maintained. There was a noticeable American demand for best crossbreds. The following prices were realised for the fleece portion of the clips named: Opoiti, top price f)i/,d, average 8 3 /,<l; Tainni, lOd and \)%d; Tokomarn. lid and 9%d. There was catalogued 36,685 bales, which sold at £33,074.