THE AUSTRALIAN MARKETS.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 11393, 2 October 1902, Page 6

THE AUSTRALIAN MARKETS.

SYDNEY, October 1. Wheat, chick, 4s 9d to ss; milling. 5s to 5s Id- Flour, £10 to £10 10s per ton; Manitoban, £12 15s per ton. Oats, feeding, prime New Zealand and l Tasmanian, 3s 7d to 5s 8d; Algerian, 5s 7d. Barley, Cape, 4s to 4s 3d. Peas, Prussian blue, Bs. Maize, prime, 6s to 6s 3d. Bran and pollard. Is 6d to Is 6£d each. Potatoes, Tasmnnsa/ns, £7 io £7 10s per ton; New Zealand Derwents, £6 per ton. Onions. Victorian, to £7 per ton; £9 10s per ton. Butter, prime, Is 2d to Is 3id. Cheese, New Zealand loaf, 9£d; large white, BJd to 9d. Bacon, 10d to ll^d(The above quotations are those ruling between merchant and retailer, and do net represent the slightly lower values obtained by the recognised broker.) MELBOURNE. October 1. Wheat,4s 8d to 4s Flour, £9 15s to £10 per ton. Oats, Algerian, 3s 3d to 3s 7d; stout, 3s sd. Maize, 5s sd. Barley, good, 4« 6d to 4s 8d- Bran and pollard. Is 4d each. Potatoes and onions, £5 10s to £6 per ton. ADELAIDE. October 1. Wheat. 4s 7d to 4s 7£d. Flour, £9 5s to £9 10s per ton. Oats, Algerian, 3s 4d to 3s 7d; white, 3s 7d to 3s 10d. Bran and pollard, Is 6d each.

Messrs Dalgety and Company, Limited, have received the following cable message from their London Office, under date September 30th: —"We expect a rise in prices of tallow at to-morrow's sales."

ADDINGTON SALEYARDS. (»T OUB COMMXBCIAL IDITOR.)

There was a medium entry of stock in the yards, and a good attendance. All classes of fat stock were in keen demand, and sold at high rates. There were only 1681 store sheep offered, the bulk being hoggets, Which were mostly passed in. There was an improved enquiry for ewes and lambs, but dry sheep sold aft, late rates. There were several lines of shorn sheep, the first seen in the market this season. The chief sales were:—-82 hoggets lis 4d, 87 at 9s 9d, and 81 ehorn Bs, 171 15s 4d, 66 at 13s 2d, 06 shorn lis Id, 170 ewes and lambs'7s 7d.

In the fat ilamb pens 60 were offered, and they sold at lis to 16s 6d, the bulk making 13s to 14s. The yaTding of fat sheep was about the same in numbers as last week. There were a few lines of prime wethers and ewes, but a large proportion was of medium quality. There was good competition throughout the sale, end except for a few of the larger lines, the butchers gave higher prices than the export buyers were prepared to pay. AH classes, and especially ewes, were decidedly firmer. There wrs one pen of shorn wethers offered, and th-3y made 15s lld. Heavy crossbred wethers sold up to 23s 6d, prime freezers 18s to 21s, lighter 16s 6d to 17s od, extra, prime heavy ewea 26s to 38s, prime 18s to 24s Id, others 15% to 17s 6d, prime merino wethers 17s 2d to 18s 4d. The principal sales were: — For Mr R # . Wright, Prebbleton, 16 halfbred ewes 26s 9d to 38s; executors late Mr E. G. Wright, Windermere, 21 crossbred ewes 24s Id; South Otago dient, 250 crossbred wethers 19s 3d to 23s 6d; Southland client, 60 crossbred wethers 20s to 225, 8d; Mr W. S. S.trange, Riveredale, 58 haifbred wethers 21s to 22s 6d; Mr R. Jarvie, Waikari, 54 crossbred wethers 19s 6d to 21s 10d ; crossbred ewes 19s; Mr GepRutherford, Daleftiorpe, 50 haifbred wethers 20s to 21s 9d, 40 maiden ewes 19s t-o 19s Id, 50 merino wethers 17s 2d to 18s> 4d; Mr W. Read, Broadgate, 60 crossbred wethers 17s 7d to. .213 3d; Mr F. Carter, Sheffield, 55 haifbred wether* 19s to 21s; Mr J. Gemmeil, Dunsandel, 59 crossbTed wethers 18a 6d to 20a 9d; Mr F. Horrell, Horrellville, crossbred wethers 19s lOd, ewes 18s to 18s lOd; Mr W. Chamberlain, Elftsmere, crossbred wethers 19s lld, hoggets 17s lld, ewes 17s Id; Mr Geo. Sandrey, Weedons, 40 crossbred ewes 16s 9d to 19s 4d; Springbank Estate, 236 haifbred wethers 19s 3d; North Canterbury client, 114 crossbred ewes 15s 7d to 19s 3d; Mr W. B. Andrew, Greenpark, 112 haifbred wethiers 16s 9d to 19s 3d; Kirwee client, 379 crossbred wethers 18s 6d to 19s Id; Mr J. Maddison, Norwsood, 200 haifbred wethers 16s 3d to 19s; Mr P. J. Andrew, Blandville, 220 haifbred wethers 17s 6d to 18s 6d'; Mr Jas. A. Mcllraith, Rakaiaj 47' crossbred ewes 18s 3d; Mr D. Macdonald, Medbury, crossbred wethers 18s Id, ewes 15s 6d; Mr H Acton-Adams, Tipapa, 200 hoggets lis 6d to 15s (Sd, wethers 18s; Mr D. Cameron, Hoon Hay, 33 shorn crossbred wethers 15s lld. In the fat cattle pens only 112 bead tvere offered, and the..short supply caused a further rise in values. The quality, was mostly prime, the cows being above the average. Steers made .£lO 15s to £12 10s, heifers £6 10s to £8, a few light cows £6 to £8 10s, prime £9 10s to £10 2s 6d, and up to £13 2s 6d for extra, equal io 28s to 355, and in a few cases up to 37s (d per 1001b.

•A small entry of store cattle sold at la>te rates, yearlings making 295, 15 to 18 months 34s to £2 Bs, two-year steers £3 19s to £4, three-year heifers £4 7s 6d, dry cows £2 to £3 17s 6d. Dairy cows brought £4 10s to £9.

An average yarding of pigs met with good competition, fats 'being a little firmer, and there was a better demand for stores,' which were mostly small sorts. Baconers made 58s to 535, and a few extra to 645, equal to 4£d to 4|d per lb; porkers 26 *o 53s .equal to 5d per lb; stores 15s to 235; and- suckers and weaners 6fc to 12s.