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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 58, 4 March 1912, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

A BANKING COMBINATION. Ottawa, March 2. At Montreal a mergdr has beenconsummated between the Bank or Commerce and the Eastern Townships Bank. The capital stock 1 of the new hank is £3,000,000. LONDON MARKETS. London, March 2. Rabbits are dull, best Sydney ex store 11Jd. , „ ~ T . Sheep.— Canterbury and South Island unchanged ; North Island 3 Idled; 'best brands 4 1-1Bd; New Zealand ewes, B*d; lambs, canterbury light to medium 5 946 d, heavy unchanged; Southland, unchanged; North Isalnd 5 1-Ukl, selected brands 5Jd; beef, unchanged. Australian Sheep.—Light 3 5-16 d, heavy 3 3-16 d; ewes, 2’ 15-1 Od; lambs, unchanged. Beef, fores 2fd. South American Sheep.—Light 3,0, heavy 3id; ewes, 3d; lambs, first quality, 4 7-16 d, second quality 4£d; beef, frozen fores 2jd, hinds 3 11-16 d, chilled fores 3£d, hinds 4£d. Wire netting 57 J per cent and 5 per cent off list. IRON AND STEEL TRUST. (Received 4, 8.30 a.m.) London, March 3. Thirteen firms have ,amalgamated under the title of the Scottish Iron and Steel Company with a capital of a million. , . LONDON MARKETS. (Received 4, 8.5 a.m.) t London, March 3. . '' £64.155; three months, 'fjH 8s 9d. Electrolytic. £67 I Hr, Supplies, 48,680 tons; deliveries, 52.743 tons. Stocks, 51,507; afloat, 'SBIO. Tin, spot, £192 15s; three months, £lB9 10s. Stocks, spot, 4147; afloat 5204; deliveries. 3081. Lead, £!■) 13s 9d. Silver, 27*d. Copper, quiet. South Sea bags £24 6s. Cotton, MarchApril shipment 5.71 d. Jute. MarcbApril £24 ss; hemp. March-May. £2l 15s. Rubber, 4s 7ifd. _At the hides sales there was an insignificant supply, which were neglected. Basils were dull. First Wellington L7id. Tallow, stocks 6011 casks; imports, 8621 1 deliveries 3081.