AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE MARKETS

Press, Volume LI, Issue 15219, 5 March 1915, Page 9

AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE MARKETS

(Received March Oats—Tasmauian 05 Id to 5s 2d_. Barley—English &, . Cape f feed os 6d. Maize—4s 10d to os. Potatoes—Taemanian £6 to £7. Onions—Victorian £8 Butter—Selected 120s, secondary 112 ato 116s. Cheese—7id. Bacon— 9dtolOd. AT)ELAII>B Marcll 4. AVhoatr-85 lid to 8s 3d. Flour—£l7 15s. Bran—£lo 2s 6d. Jb^Uard—£l2. MELBOURNE, March 4. Hides—At the sales, etouts and heavies wero unchanged, bnt lights and hips wore id lower. T>algGty and Conipany. Ltd., hare received "tho following cablegram from their London office, dated March 3rd: "At the tallow auctions, prices were elightly dearer owing to the email supplies actually available, hut buyers refuse to operate forward at present high prices/ , SCARGILITiwE FAIR, There was a good attendance at tho annual Ewe Fair held at tho Scargill yards yesterday. About 4600 sheep were offered, but over a third of tho entry was passed in. although prices were from Is to Is 6d better than at the Farnassus sale last Friday. f"ces ranged as follows: —Two-tooth halfbred ewes. 14s Yd to IPs 6d; two-tooth threoquarterbred, 17s Id; four-year-old. 14s Id; four aud five-year-old, 14s; soundmouth, 10s Gd to los 10d; old ewes, 6s 7d; rape- lambs. ■ 14s Id; fat ewes, los 4d- _ T Amongst tho sales were:— J? or J. Cameron. 590 sound-mouth ewes at 14s, 267 at 10s Cd. 49 fat ewes at 15s 4d; James. Gibb. 33 two-tooth ewes and wethers at 17s Id; "N". D. CampbeU. 216 sound-mouth halfbred bwos at 15s lud; C Campbell, 341 threo and four-yoar-old ewes at 15s; W. Buss, 37 two-tooth owes at 14s 9d; Stewart's Estate, 84 I two-tooth ewes at 17s Id; H. AotonI Adams. 11 two and four-tooth ewes at 'I3s 9d. 78 four-year-old at 14s 4d and 43 old ewes at 6s 7d; Stewart Gibb, 100 two-tooth halfbred cwos at 19s 6d, and 50 at IDs 3d; C. McLean.-208 twotooth three-quarterbred owes 19s, and 300 four aud five-year-old 14s, and 40 rapo lambs 14s Id. OXFORD MARKET. At tho Oxford eale yesterday, there was a yarding of 600 sheep the major portion being stores, for which there was a better demand. There was a good attendance, and prices were firmer. Fat lamis made ur> to 16s 3d, ewes 17s to 19s. two-tooth wethers 14s 6d two-tooth halfbred e«'ee los od to 1% (kl.