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Star (Christchurch), Issue 7239, 28 October 1901, Page 3

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United Pres3 Association— By Electrto Telegraph. — Copyright. (Received Oct. 28, 9.24 a.m.) LONDON, Oct. 27. Frozen mutton. — New Zealand and River Plate— all classes 'have faljen l-16d. Lamb and beef are unchanged. (Last -week's quotations were : —Frozen Mutton. — Cro-is-bred' wethers and maiden ewes, Canterbury 3 13-16 d, Dunedin and Southlar.'d: o 9-16 d, North, Island 3 5-16 d. Lamb. — Prim© Canterbury 41d ; fair average, including Dunedin, Southland, Wellington and secondary Canterbury, 4^d. River Plate Mutton. — Cross-bred or merino wethers, heavy and light, 'both 3|d. New Zealand) beef,' 1801 bto 2201 b per quarter, fair average quality, ox fore-quarters 2|d, ox hind-quarters 3|d.) At the sheepskin sales there was strong competition, and the bulk of the offerings was sold. Merinoes advanced from ,Jd to |d, cross-breds from £d to Wool. — The Antwerp sales were less animated! at the close, and prices were ■unchanged. A total of 9050 bales of La Plata was offered, and 458 bales were sold. Four hundred and seventy bales of Australian were offered, and) 87 bales sold at regular prices. New Zealand! !h&mp as firm; good fair Wellington September «\nd November shipment £32 per ton. Copper. — On spot £64 12s 6d per ton, three months £63 2s 6d per ton. [Per Press Association-.] WELLINGTON, Oct. 28. The Agent-General's weekly cable message dated London, Oct. 26, is as follows : — No alteration in the mutton or lamb markets since last week. Beef is dull — New Zealand hind-quarters s|d, fore-quarters 2£d. Butter is very firm for choicest, r out lower grades are dull; Canadian Ills. per • cw6, Danish 128s per cut Cheese is steady ; Canadian 46s per cwfc. Hemp is very firm in distant deliveries ; good fair Wellington grade on spot £32 per ton, January \ind April shipments £29 10s per ton ; in stock, 208 tons against 196 tons this time last year. Messrs Dalgety and Company, Limited, Jiave received the following cable messnge from their London office, under date -Oct. The frozen meat market is weak. Any change in prices is iir favour of buyers generally.