QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. 321 
Teer, 1900.] 
re Tozacco.—Prices for pipe tobacco on 1st February, 1900—Pipe tobacco :— 
fntucky Leaf: Common to fair, 23d. to 53d.; coloury, good to fine, 7d. to 9d. 
4 fttucky Strips: Common to good, 33d. to 73d.; fine, 8d. to lld. Virginia 
| Sai Common to fair, 23d. to 6d.; coloury, good to fine, 8d. to 11d. Virginia 
; 5 ps: Common to good, 4d. to 8d.; fine, 8d. to 12d. Cigar—Sumatra, 7d. to 
‘; Manila, 4d. to 4s.; Havana, 8d. to 5s. 
|. Wine.—Fair red wine (Australian claret type) in bond, 2s. to 2s. 6d. per 
| Gillon; fine old quality, 4s. 6d. per gallon; ordinary London port, £10 per 
; Ppe of 110 gallons; Marsala, £12 per pipe of 96 gallons. 
| > Green Frourr.—aApples, 14s. to 28s. per barrel. Pears, 8s. to 12s. per case. 
| “Meapples, 1s. 6d. to 4s. 6d. each. Oranges: 7s. 6d. ; selected, 11s. 6d. to 17s. 6d. ; 
*s, 18s. to 25s. per box; prices advancing. Grapes (Almeria): 18s. to 24s. 
Hr barrel; English, 2s. per Ib. 
Eeas.—Australian, 9s. 6d. to 10s. per 120; Irish, 11s. to 12s. per 120; 
‘nish, none offering, 11s. 6d. to 13s. per 120. 
Honry.—British, 40s. per ewt.; colonial, 30s. per ewt. 
Ottve Orn.—£36 to £36 10s. per tun (252 gallons). 
Tamer.—Kauri pine is selling steadily at late rates. air business in 
iy “logs. General advance in values, except for New Zealand white pine, 
| “ch is in moderate demand. 
Stsan Heape.—£18 to £30 per ton. 
Woy Woor.—The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company report 
1 farch 15 :—The sales progress firmly. The American demand has increased. 
| ;.Ssbred market firmer. For superior greasy merino the prices are now on a 
} ‘Vel with closing rates of last sales. 
— Be be R Rozen Muar.—The latest quotations to the 17th February for the various 
“tiptions of frozen meat are :—New Zealand mutton (crossbred wethers and 
den ewes): Canterbury, 3$d.; Dunedin and Southland, 3,3;d.; North Island, 
“, Australian mutton (crossbred and merino wethers): Heavy (over 50 Ib.), 
Wethe light (under 50 Ib.), 32d. ; River Plate mutton (crossbred and merino 
(39 1 oe Heavy, 334.3 light, 32d. New Zealand lambs: Prime Canterbury 
*s b. to 42 Ib.), 53d.; fair average, 42d. Australian lambs: Prime, 4d.; 
_% = erage, 3id. Australian frozen beef: Prime ox, forequarters, 3d. ; prime 
» hindquarters, 3,°,d.; secondary, forequarters, 2Zd.; secondary, hindquarters, 
| 18°: ‘he above prices are the official quotations furnished by the Frozen Meat 
’de Association. ‘The basis of quotations is sales of lines of not less than 
:. Carcasses of mutton or lamb, or 25 quarters of beef. All the quotations 
) tra eston are for average quality. Quotations for New Zealand and Aus- 
1an lambs do not include sales of small lambs, or heavies, or inferior quality. 
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Bacoy,—47s. to 56s. per ewt. 
fi, Hants.—40s. to 45s. perewt. Irish (smoked) : Special brands, 80s. to 90s.; 
| % 74s. to 86s. 
| Hy Hipes.—Queensland bullock, heavy (528 lb.), 5% per Ib.; light (472 Ib.), 
} % > Cow (415 Ib.), 53d.; New South Wales light bullock, 53d. per lb.; horse, 
Wa. 99s. each. Sales on 15th March show an advance of 1d. per lb. on heavy 
| ight bullocks, and 2d. per Ib. on cow hides. 
‘| Skins.—Sheep, an advance of 4d. to 5d. per Ib. on merino and fine 
: er and 3d. to 4d. per lb. on the coarser descriptions; lamb, from 1s. to 
1 fach, 
Purrep Sxins.—Kangaroo, 11d. to 1s. 3d. per lb. Opossum, 53. to 5s. 
‘Per dozen, with a gradual decline on last month’s quotations; 5 to 10 per 
Xt. lower for first blue fine and first red good to fine. Wallaby, 11d. to 1s. 
Per lb.; prices have risen by 15 percent Bear, 7d. to 93d. each; prices 
er by 15 to 20 per cent. 
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