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Star (Christchurch), Issue 8101, 29 August 1904, Page 3

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United Press Association — By Electric Telegraph— Copyright. (Received August 29, 7.51 a.m.) LONDON, August 28. Consols aire quoted at 88i"New Zealand hemp is dull ; fair Wellington, October — December shipment, £28 15s. Honey is quiet ; Australian 12s to 18s, New Zealand 25s to 40s. Linsa&rf oil 19£ d ; eucalyptus oiljSlow demand, lOd to Is. Silver, 2s 2.3-16' i Copra is dull ; South Sea afloat is nominally 17i to 17*. i Frozen Meat. — Canterbury mutton is unchanged ; Dunedin and Southland, 4 3-16 d ; j North Island, 4£d. Lamb is unchanged. . New Zealand beef, ox forequarters unchanged ; hindquarters, 4gd. . River Plate mutton is unchanged ; beef, forequariers 2Jd, hindquarters 3|d. (The last previous quotatioos were : — Frozen Meait. — Canterbury mutton, light 4£d, medium 4§dj heavy 4Ad ; Dunedin and Southland. 4£d; North Island. 3 15-16 d. Lamb — Canterbury, light 6d, heavy 5Jd ; Dunedin and Southland, s|d -North Island, 5 11-16 d. New Zealand beef, 1801 b to 2201 b per quarter, fair average quality, ox fdrequofrters 2|d', os hindquarters 4|d. i River. Plate mutton, heavy 3 9-16 d, light 3 11-16 d; lacnb, 4^d ; beef, forequ'arters 2£d, hindquarters 4gd.) (Received. August 29, 9.17 a.m.) Le May's estimate of the British requirements in hops places the amount at the leasbftt 750,0b0cwt, while the supplies are not likely to^exceed 472,^00cwt.