400 QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. {1 May, 1902. 
New Zealand Frozen Beef. 
(Fair Average Quality.) 
Ox, fores (100 lb. to 2001b.) ... 34d. 33d. 
Ox, hinds (180 lb. to 200 lb.) ... 44d. 43d. 
Australian Frozen Beef. 
(Fair Average Quality.) 
Ox, fores (100lb. to 200lb.)  ... 3d. 354d. 
Ox, hinds (180 1b. to 2001b.) ... 334d. 32d. 
These prices are the official quotations furnished by the Frozen Meat 
Trade Association. The basis of quotations is sales of lines of not less than 
100 carcasses of mutton or lamb, or twenty-five quarters of beef. All the 
quotations for mutton are for average quality. Quotations for New Zealand 
and Australian lambs do not include sales of small lambs or heavies or inferior 
quality. 
Eeas.—French, 7s. 6d. to 9s. 3d.; Danish, 8s. to 12s. per 120. 
Bacon.—lIrish, 55s. to 61s.; American, 45s., 48s. to 54s.; Canadian, 46s. to 
56s. per cwt. 
Hams.—Irish, 86s. to 108s.; American, 448. to 52s. per cwt. 
Hipes.—Queensland heavy ox, 53d. per lb.; light ox, 4¢d.; cow, 43d. 
New South Wales heavy ox, 4$d.; light ox, 43d.; cow, 44d. 
Tattow.—Beef, fine, £33 10s. ; medium, £30; mutton, fine, £37 10s.; 
medium, £32 per ton. 
Marsvpran Sxtns in tHe Lonpon Marxer.—It may be of interest to 
kangaroo-shooters and other dealers in marsupial skins generally to compare 
the values of such skins in the British market with those ruling here. Messrs. 
Anning and Co., London, reporting on their January sale of Australian 
opossum and other skins, write:—There was a good supply of all classes, 
except bearskins, which were very short. With a strong demand, practically 
everything was cleared. Opossums realised 5 per cent. advance on the closing 
prices of October, while bears were 30 per cent. and wallaby 15 to 20 per cent. 
higher on average. For good parcels of Sydney the demand was especially 
keen, and they sold relatively better than the commoner descriptions. 
Victorians and Tasmanians also realised high prices. The best lots of silver 
bearskins sold at the highest prices that have been touched for many years, 
while the commoner selections were also considerably dearer. Swamp wallaby 
advanced 10 per cent., and Tasmanian sorts 20 to 25 per cent. Furriers’ 
kangaroo also sold to advantage. Offered—Opossum, 934,675 ; bear, 31,687 ; 
wallaby, &c., 166,746; kangaroo, &., 3,066; fox, 6,394; emu, 319; total, 
1,142,887 skins. Sold.—Opossum, 934,675; bear, 31,687; wallaby, &c., 166,746 ; 
kangaroo, &c., 3,066 ; fox, 6,894; emu, 319; total, 1,142,887 skins. The prices 
realised are as follow :—First extra large blue, 1s. 4d. to 1s. 10d. per skin; 
second ditto, 103d. to 1s. 2d.; first blue, 103d. to 1s. 44d.; second blue, 82d. 
to 1s.; small ditto, 73d. to 103d.; first extra large red, ls. 1d. to 1s, 84d.; 
second ditto, 84d. to ls. 3$d.; first red, 9¢d. to 1s. O#d.; second red, 63d. to 
94d.; small red, 52d. to 84d.; thirds, 3d. to 7d.; first Victorian, 2s. 9d. to 
8s. 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. 3d.; ditto, small, 33d. 
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, 13d. to 6$d.; Tasmanian wallaby, 2d. 
to 2s. 8d.; 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 8s. 6d.; 
fox, 6d. to 8s. 6d. 
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