COMMERCIAL NEWS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 51, Issue 129, 13 March 1931, Page 7

COMMERCIAL NEWS

GRAIN AND PRODUCE. AUSTRALIAN QUOTATIONS. (United Press Association—Copyright). SYDNEY, March 12. Wheat—Quiet. Quotations: Ex truck Sydney 2s 2d, country sidings Is 7d. Flour—£7 10s. Flour and Bran—£3 15s. Potatoes—Tasmanian, £7 10s; Victorian £6 10s. • Oats—White and,Algerian 2s Od. Onions—Victorian, brown Spanish to £4 10s, white £3. Maize—3s Od. ADELAIDE, March 12. Wheat—2s O.Vd. Flour—£o 10s. Pollard—£4 10s. Bran—£3 15s. Oats—Algerian Is Gd. BRISBANE WOOL SALES. BRISBANE, March 12. At the wool sales 11,075 hales were offered. There were excellent clearances. Competition was particularly keen. Values for stylish wool were 10 per cent, higher than the earlier auctions. The top price for greasy was 173 d, and for scoured 25d. Japanese buyers competed wildly for coarse wools, which showed nearly 100 per cent, increase on the January rates, CLEARING SALE AT SEAFIELD. The following are the prices realised for livestock at a. clearing sale on behalf of Mr A. Bennison, at Seafield, yesterday:— Sheep. —Ninety-four three-quarter-bred ewes at Gs 9d, 33 fat ewes at 4s 7d, 13. fat lambs at 8s 3d, 3 rams at 1£ guineas. i .Horses. —One dark gelding (six years) £32, black mare £3O and £ll, bay filly £32., £32UOs and £l3 ss, bay gelding £l2 and £G 10s, bay mare £7 and £8 10s. Cattle.—One cow £7 17s Gd, 1 cow (second t-alver) £8 ss, 1 Jersey cow £6, 1 Shorthorn Cross cow £B.