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Frozen Mrar.—The following are the Frozen Meat Trade Association’s 
Smithfield market quotations for the undermentioned classes of frozen meats, 
based on actual saies of not less than 100 carcasses of mutton or lamb, or 25 
quarters of beef of fair average quality. These quotations are not for selected 
lines, but for parcels fairly representative of the bulk of the shipments now on . 
the market :— 
New Zealand Mutton. 
(Crossbred Wethers and Maiden Ewes.) 
Oct. U1. Oct. 18. 
Canterbury, light (48 lb. to 56 1b.) 4d. 4éd. 
Canterbury, medium (56 lb. to 64:1b.) 4d. 4d. 
Canterbury, heavy (641b.t0 72 1b.) 4d. 43d. 
Dunedin and Southland (56 lb. to 
64 1b.) ... 8 x0 ... None offering. 
North Island (55 Ib. to 65 lb.) ... 46d. 4cd. 
Australian Sheep. 
(Crossbred or Merino Wethers.) 
Heavy (over 50 lb.) be xp Berk None offering. 
Light (under 50 Ib.) ve cy BYGil, 4d. 
River Plate Sheep. 
(Crossbred or Merino Wethers.) 
Heavy (over 50 Ib.) . .. Sttd. 43d. 
Light (under 50 lb.) en .. 93+8d. 4.3,d. 
New Zealand Lambs. 
Canterbury, light (28 lb. to 361b.) 54d. ded. 
Canterbury, heavy (86 lb. to421b.) 53d. 5d. 
Dunedin and Southland (28 lb. to 
42 1b.) ... ae an ... None offering. 
North Island (28lb. to421b.) ... 53d. Sed, 
Australian Lambs. 
30 Ib. to 40 lb... ct ... None offering. 
River Plate Lambs. 
30 Ib. to 40 Ib. None offering. 
New Zealand Frozen Beef. 
Ox, fores (1801b. to 220lb.) ... 45d. 4Ad. 
Ox, hinds (180 lb. to 220 1b.) ... 5d. 5d. 
Australian Frozen Beef. 
Ox, fores (160 lb. to 200 1b.) ... 3d. 3$d. 
Ox, hinds (160 lb. to 200 Ib.) ... 44d. 4xd. 
River Plate Frozen Beef. 
Ox, fores (160 lb. to 2201b.) ... 348d. 125d. 
Ox, hinds (160 lb. to 2201b.) «4g? 457d. 
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 of Australian and 
New Zealand lambs do not include sales of small lambs or heavies or inferior 
quality. ; 
Eaas.—French, 9s. 3d. to 9s. 6d.; Danish, 8s. 6d. to 10s. per 120. 
Bacon.—Irish, 65s. to 68s.; American, 56s. to 60s.; Canadian, 65s. to 
66s. per cwt. . 
Hams.—Irish, 88s. to 102s.; American, 58s. to 63s. per cwt. 
Tatrow.—Beef, fine, £33 10s.; medium, £30 10s.; mutton, fine, £38; 
medium, £33 10s. per ton. 
