COMMERCIAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 33, 3 February 1912, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

AUSTRALIAN MARKETS

(By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (United Press Association.)

(Received 2, 12.35 p.m.) Melbourne, February 2

Wheat, 3s B|d to 3s 9d; flour, £8 10s; oats (Algerian feeding) 3s to 3s lid, seeding Js 4jd; barley (malting. Cape), 4s to 4s 3d; Englisli, 6s_to_us 3d; maize, to 4s sd; bran, £5 15s; pollard, £ls; potatoes, £3 to £5; onions, £7 to £8 10s. Newton King’s Weekly Report.

Kaponga.—At my yards last Friday I had a good entry, with the majority in the weaners’ pons. These, in most cases, did not reach the vendors’ reserves. Prices realised were— Mixed weaners £1 2s 6d to £1 7s Gd, mills £1 10s to £3, store cows £1 2s dd to £3, good store and forward cows £3 10s to £4 ss, fat cows £5, yearling steers £1 19s 6d. Rahotu. —On Tuesday I,had a good entry, and a good attendance. Bidding throughout was good for all except verniers, which opened with very slack. competition, but improved during the sale. Mixed weaners made from £1 to £1 Bs, 6 months heifers (good colours) £2 15s, 6 months steers £i 12s, 18 months steers £3 2s, 18 mqnths heifers £2 15s to £3 6s, bulls £2*Bs to £6 12s 6d, store cows £1 16s to £2 18s, forward cows £3 15s to £4 ss, fat cows £4 17 s 6d to £5 ss, spring lows £4 10s.

During the week I have sold a largo ' number of stock and sheep at_ the following rates:—-Mixed yearlings £2 L3s, yearling steers £2 10s, 18 month steers £3, £3 ss, £3 7s, £3 9s, £3 15s, 21 year steers £4 7s 6d to £4 10s, £4 12s 6d, £4 13s, 3 year'steers £5 2s 3d, £5 ss, £5 10s, £5 12s 6d, bullocks £6, £6 Is 6d, £6 3s, £6 ss, £6 10s, store cows £4 2s 6d, dairy cows £B, ffioice ,18 month grade Holstein heifjrs (good) £7, grade Holstein 18 month bull £B, fat cows £5 12s 6d, £6 7s 6d, 2 year heifers, R.W.B. £4, £4 10s. Matthews and Bennett’s Report. Messrs. Matthews and Bepnett resort that at< their Matau sale on Monday last there was only a small yarding of sheep came forward, owing ;o the late shearing. There was a good attendance, and nearly everything sold readily at the following prices:—2 tooth wethers 12s Id to 12s 9d, 4 tooth wethers 14s, f.m. ewes 7s to 7s 6d, 4 tooth ewes 13s lid, 2 and 4 tooth ewes 13s Id. At their Inglewood yards on AVcdnesday last there was a good entry of mixed cattle, demand -was very fair for all classes, and business was done ’.n most cases at, the following prices : Mixed weaners, fair 15s to 225, good do. 26s 6d to 28s 6d; Jersey heifers, £2 8s 6d, 18 month steers £3 2s, 18 month mixed inferior £1 17s to) £2 11s; store cows, £3 3s to £3 12s 6d; forward do., £3 18s to 64 3s; springing caws, £6 to £6 15s; 2 tooth wethers, 12s 6d to 12s 9d; 2 tooth ewes, 13s 3d.