WOOL, SKINS, TALLOW, ETC. London, April 11. The Bradford wool market is lifeless. THE MEAT MARKET.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume 51, Issue 51, 22 April 1898, Page 15

WOOL, SKINS, TALLOW, ETC. London, April 11. The Bradford wool market is lifeless. THE MEAT MARKET.

Napier, April 14.

Messrs. Nelson Bros. (Limited), Tomoana, received the following cable from the C.C. and D. Company, London, to-day :—": — " Frozen meat market. To-day's quotations are: Best Canterbury mutton, 3sd per lb ; best Napier and North Island, 2£d per lb ; first quality lamb, 4id per lb ; second quality lamb, 4d per lb."

What the rabbit export trade amounts to was forcibly put at the annual meeting of Nelson Bros. The chairman stated that the frozen meat industry had been prejudicially affected by the importation into England during the past year of 9000 tons of Australasian rabbits, equivalent to 420,000 sheep. The monthly return issued by the Department of Agricultur e gives the following as the quantity and value of certain exports from this colony during March: — Butter, ll,r>6lcwt., valued at L44,«)!)2 ; cheese, 13,928cwt, valued at L 26,646 ; frozen beef, 15,40.")cwt., valued at L 17,49 8; frozen mutton, 252,513 carcases (124,856cwt,), valued at LI 19,053; frozen lamb, 237,796 carcases, (74,8«(5cwt.), valued at L 10.1,677. From Dunedin there were despatched 799 carcases frozen mutton and 18,016 of lamb, while Oamaru sent away 125 carcases mutton and 5097 carcases lamb, and lnvero argill 90 carcases mutton and 1 6,073 carcases lamb Lyttleton's export of mutton was 32,003 carcases, and of lamb 137,277 carcases. Wellington's export of mutton amouuted to 101,588 carcases, and of lamb to 13,369 carcases. The butter shipped from New Plymouth amounted to 6375cwt., and the cheese to 1892c\vt. ; from Waitara 181 iewt of butter and 31 86cwt of cheese. There were exported from Dunedin 1693cwt. butter and 5027cwt cheese.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company report as follows :—: — Sheepskinh — The demand has been less keen during 1 the past week. Best crossbreds were fetching 4dto 4fd ; medium, 2d to3+,d ; dry merinos, 2d to 4|d per lb '. green crossbreds, 2s to 2s Cd ; extra large. 2s 8d ; preen lambskins, Is 9d to 2s 5d each. Rabbitmcins — The market is still bare, but a keen demand for all offering. Medium to good fetch lO.Jd to Is *2& ; prime winter, Is 3d ; summer and autumn, ."id to 9\d ; suckers and half-grown, \\d to 3.sd per lb. Hides— Heavy well flayed, 3d to 3\d ; medium, 2d to 2jd : inferior and light, Id to l^d perlb. Tallow and Pat — Country rendered bent fetches 13s to 14s ; medium, 10s to 12s Od ; best mutton caul fat, 9s (id to 10s ; medium, 8s l»d to 9s 3d ; inferior, 8s to 8s (Jd per cwt (ex store, net).

Meal's. Stron.iuh tt roa and Morris report n> follows :—: — U mjhitsK INS — Thero wa^ a considerable advance in prices afc Monday's Halo. Prime, lately caught, skins belling- at up to 13 Id per lb ; other sorts selling equally well. Sheei'sKlNH — Wo offered a largo catalogue yesterday, when competition was keen and prices firm. Best orob&breds sold at 4s to 5s (>il ; medium, 2s (Id to 8s i)d ; inferior, Is '.Hi to 2s lid : pelts. Id to Is <id ; best merinos, 3s :$d to h (id ; medium. 2s to 'As ; inferior, Is Id to Is loj ; pelts, 3d to Is ,">d ; butchers' green crossbred*, 2s to 2s lOd ; lambhkins, 2s to 2s 8,1. Wool, — We offered a catalogue comprising s(> odd bales yesterday when there was a good demand lor all classes of wool and prices were on a par with those ruling at the season's sales. Hides — Market firm. Prime heavy ox, 3|d to 4(1 ; medium, 2Jd to 3d ; light and inferior, 1 Jd to 2',d per lb. Tallow — Market steady. Best rendered mutton, I :?s (id to 14s ; medium, lls to 12s ; rough fat, :is to 10s p t cwt.

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