290 QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. [1 Aprin, 1902. 
Eees.—French, 9s. to 12s.; Danish, 9s. to 14s. per 120. 
Bacon.—Irish, 54s. to 61s. ; American, 47s. to 50s.; Canadian, 46s. to 55s. 
per cwt. 
Hams.—lIrish, 100s. to 112s.; American, 46s. to 50s. per cwt. 
Hiprs.—During the past month Queensland hides were quoted in England 
at 53d. per lb., and New South Wales hides at 5d. 
Tattow.—Beef, fine, £34 ; medium, £31; mutton, fine, £38 6s.; medium, 
£33 6s. per ton. 
Marsvuprat Sxins 1n tHE Lonpon Marxer.—It may be of interest to 
kangaroo-shooters and other dealers in marsupial skins generally to compare’ 
the values of such skins in the British market with those ruling here. Messrs. 
Anning and Co., London, reporting on their January sale of Australian 
opossum and other skins, write:—There was a good supply of all classes, 
except bearskins, which were very short. With a strong demand, brecticaly 
everything was cleared. Opossums realised 5 per cent. advance on the closing 
prices of October, while bears were 30 per cent. and wallaby 15 to 20 per cent. 
higher on average. For good parcels of Sydney the demand was especially 
keen, and they sold relatively better. than the commoner descrip 
Victorians and Tasmanians also realised high prices. ‘The best lots of silver 
bearskins sold at the highest prices that have been touched for many years, 
while the commoner selections were also considerably dearer. Swamp wallaby 
advanced 10 per cent., and Tasmanian sorts 20 to 25 per cent. Furriers’ 
kangaroo also sold to advantage. Offered—Opossum, 934,675 ; bear, 31,687 ; 
wallaby, &c., 166,746; kangaroo, &c., 3,066; fox, 6,894; emu, 319; total, 
1,142,887 skins. Sold.—Opossum, 934,675; bear, 31,687 ; wallaby, &c., 166,746 ; 
kangaroo, &c., 3,066 ; fox, 6,894; emu, 319 ; total, 1,142,887 skins. The prices 
realised are as follow:—First extra large blue, 1s. 4d. to 1s. 10d. per skin; 
second ditto, 102d. .to 1s. 2d.; first blue, 103d: to 1s. 43d.; second blue, 84d. 
to 1s.; small ditto, 73d. to 103d.; first extra large red, 1s. 1d. to Is. 83d.; 
second ditto, 8td. to ls. 33d.; first red, 93d. to 1s. 02d.; second red, 63d. to 
93d.; small red, 52d. to 83d.; thirds, 3d. to 7d.; first Victorian, 2s. 9d. to 
38s. 7d.; second and small Victorian, 1s. ld. to 2s. 5d.; third Victorian, 9d. to 
1s.; grey Tasmanian, 1s. 4d. to 3s.; black Tasmanian, 2s. 11d. to 6s. 9d.; bear, 
silver large, 11d. to 1s. 11d.; ditto, red, large, 8d. to 1s. 8d.; ditto, small, 32d. 
to 4¢d.; swamp wallaby, large, 1s. 1d. to 2s. 7d.; ditto, middling, 8d. to 2s.1d.; 
ditto, small, 8d. to 1s. 9d.; rock wallaby, 14d. to 63d.; Tasmanian wallaby, 2d. 
to 2s. 3d.; kangaroo, 63d. to 1s. 7d.; ringtails, 1d. to 4d.; native cat, 4d. to 
1s. 2d.; house cat, 2d. to 8d.; wallaby, 1d. to 83d.; emu, 1s. 7d. to 3s. 6d.; 
fox, 6d. to 3s. 6d. 
A SAFE NIGHT LIGHT. 
Take a clear glass bottle, such as a small vial, and put a small piece of 
phosphorus about the size of a pea into it. Then get a little of the clearest 
olive oil, such as that sold for table use. Heat to boiling point, and then pour 
in on top of phosphorus. Fill the bottle about one-third full, and then cork 
tightly. When requiring a light, remove the cork to allow air to enter, and 
then cork up again, and the whole of the empty space in the bottle will now 
become luminous, giving sufficient light to see the time or for other purposes 
when a night light is required. As the light becomes dim it is only necessary 
to withdraw the cork again to allow a fresh supply of air to enter. <A bottle 
used like this will continue to give light for some months, but it should be 
kept warm during the winter time, for should the oil become solid through the 
cold the vial will have to be held in the hand for some time to warm it sufli- 
ciently to act, but in warm weather it will give no trouble, and a safe light is 
always at hand. 
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