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OLIvE O1rn.—£30 to £40 per tun. 
Earrne Orn.—£50 per tun. 
Linsrep Orn Caxy.—&8 to £8 5s. per ton. 
Manira Hemp.—£25 to £30 per ton. 
New Zratanp Hemp.—£24 per ton. 
Woot.—tThe first series of this season’s London wool sales opened on 
2nd July with an average decline of 5 per cent. for merino and 10 per cent. for 
crossbred. On 26th July the fourth series closed with merino 3d. higher, and 
fine crossbred par to 3d. lower; medium crossbred, 3d. to 1d. lower. The 
fifth series opened with an average advance of 5 to 74 per cent. for merino. 
Fine crossbred, average advance, 6 to 73 per cent.; common ditto, average 
advance, 5 per cent. Prices were very firm on 20th September. Greasy fleece 
brought ,93d. per Ib. at auction. Queensland scoured fleece sold at 1s. 7d. 
er lb. 
Y Frozen Mrar.—tThe following are the latest quotations for the various 
descriptions of frozen meat mentioned (last week’s prices being also given for 
comparison) :— 
New Zealand Mutton. 
(Crossbred Wethers and Merino Ewes.) 
Sept 14. Sept. 21. 
Canterbury ox ents con fil 3d. 
Dunedin and Southland ... .. ofd. 38d. 
North Island nes aN ve) Sad. 33d. 
Australian Mutton. 
(Crossbred and Merino Wethers.) 
Heavy (over 50 lb.) +e met Beds 82d. 
Light (under 50 Ib.) —... ox, BEL 33d. 
River Plate Mutton. 
(Crossbred and Merino Wethers.) 
Heavy ‘ ae <n xo BENGE 33d. 
Light ae: an cs tee ORCS 323d. 
New Zealand Lambs. 
Prime Canterbury (821b. to 42lb.) 4d. 424d. 
Fair average _ an . 43d. 42d. 
- Australian Lambs. 
Prime (82 lb. to 40 lb.) ... Esl —_ 
Fair average on eee a _ 
New Zealand Frozen Beef. 
(Fair Average Quality.) 
Ox, fores (100 Ib. to 2001b.) ... 23d. 24d. 
Ox, hinds (180 Ib. to 200 1b.) ... 33d. 32d. 
Australian Frozen Beef. 
(Fair Average Quality.) 
Ox, fores (1001b. to 200 1b.) ... 24d. 24d. 
Ox, hinds (180 Ib. to 2001b.) ...  33%d. 84d. 
These prices are the official quotations furnished by the Frozen Meat 
Trade Association. The basis of quotation 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 
uality. 
: MOONE THaEt 67s. to 72s. ; American, 49s. to 54s.; Canadian, 54s. to 87s. 
per cwt. 
Hams.—Izish, 74s. to 100s.; American, 54s. to 58s. per ewt. 
Hiprs.—In fair demand at last quotations. 
Tattow.—Beef, fine, £29 10s.; mutton, fine, £31 15s.; medium, £28; 
beef, medium, £27 10s. per ton. Fine mutton lots brought £32 15s. per ton. 
