1 Jan., 1900.] QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. 57 
the latest average wholesale prices for such produce as Queensland can export 
to oversea markets. The quotations given will, of course, be subject to the 
usual market fluctuations, and are neither the highest nor the lowest prices,. 
but the average between the two. 
Statement showing the average wholesale London prices of Australiam 
produce to 4th November, 1899 :— 
Burrer.—Choicest, 109s. ; finest, 104s.; choicest Danish, 117s. per cwt.. 
CurEss.—No quotations for colonial cheese. 
Sucar.—£14 15s. per ton; German beet, 88 per cent., 9s. 1gd. per ewt.; 
Java sugar, No. 15, D.S., 11s. 9d. 
Motassxs.—8s. per ewt. 
Ricr.—12s. 2d. per cwt. 
_ Corrrr.—Coorg peaberry, 71s. per ewt.; Ceylon plantation, 46s. 6d. per 
cwt.; bold blue sold at 89s.; Santos, 29s. 9d. 
Arrowroor.—5d. to 1s. 9d. per lb. 
Wuerar.—29s. per quarter (8s. 74d. per bushel). 
' Gincer.—Calieut, rough, 26s. per ewt.; Jamaica, 52s. 6d. per ewt. 
Tosacco.—Virginia Leaf: Common, 23d. to Gd ; good to fine, strips, 4c. to 
d. Kentucky Leaf: Common, 23d. to 54d. ; good to fine, 73d. to 93d. ; strips, 
fine, 8d. to 11d. Maryland (Ohio), 44d. to 10d. Java, 4d. to 10d. ‘Turkey, 
4d.to 11d. Manilla, dd. to 4s. Havana, Sd. to 5s. Cuba, 5d. to 2s. per Ib. 
Wine —FPair red wine of the Australian claret type in bond, 2s. to 2s. 6d. 
ie gallon; fine old quality, 4s. 6d. per gallon; Bassett’s chablis, 12s. to 15s. per 
ozen quarts (probably duty paid) ; Kircher’s port, £10 per pipe of 108 gallons, 
equal to about 2s. per gallon; ordinary London port, £10 per pipe of 110: 
Sallons ; Marsala, £12 per pipe of 96 gallons. 
Green Frurr.—Apples, 21s. per bushel; pears, 3s. 3d. per case; pine- 
apples, 4s. 6d. each. , 
Ecas.—9s. 9d. per 120. 
Honry.—28s. per ewt. 
- Otrve Orn.—6s. 6d. per gallon. 
Woor.—At the wool sales on 9th December the market was very firm. The 
following average prices were realised :—Nap Nap, i6sd ; Brookong, 15$d.; Orion 
Owns, 15#d., eiiiee Downs, 15d.; Wellshot, 14d.; Albilbah, 285d.; 
orlana, 93d.; Ayrburg, 25$d. Prices for the bulk of merino and fine crossbred 
Wools on 12th December were, on the average, 15 per cent. to 20 per cent. 
igher than closing rates of the last series. The bulk of medium and coarse, 
Steasy, and scoured medium crossbred wools show an advance of 20 per cent., 
while for bulk of scoured coarse crossbreds and coarse slipe wools prices are, on 
the average, 15 per cent. higher. . 
Frozex Mrar.—The following are the latest quotations (to 9th December) 
for the various descriptions of frozen meat mentioned (lastweek’s prices being also: 
Siven for comparison) :—New Zealand Mutton (crossbred wethers and maiden 
ewes): Canterbury, 34d., 3 1/16d.; Dunedin and Southland, 2 15/16d., 2' 
15/ 16d. ; North Island, 2 18/16d., 2 13/16d. Australian Mutton (crossbred 
au merino wethers) : Heavy (over 501b.), 2}d., 24d. ; light (under 50Ib.),. 
ats 2sd. River Plate Mutton (crossbred and merino wethers) : Heavy, 
Cpl Md. 2 9/16d. ; light, 2 9/16d., 2 9/16d. New Zealand Lambs: Prime 
anterbury (S2lb. to 421b.), 4d., *44d.; fair average, 83d. Australian Lambs = 
ar average, 3id., *3%d. Australian Frozen Meat: Prime ox, forequarters,. 
* Quotation nominal. 
