COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 292, 3 September 1908, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

, .» ; LIVE STOCK SALES. ' . '(b? (TELEGRAM—PKES3 ASSOCIATION.) Dunedin, September 2. At Burnisde stock market 3874 sheep were penned, including 132 hoggets. The lai;ge yarding' consisted principally of medium weight wethers, with, a good number of best ewes. Prices were' little altered from those ruling last week. Best wethers, 20s. fid; to 225. 3d.; extra, to 245. Gd.; medium to good, 17s. fid. to IDs.; light; 14s. to 16s. 6d.; best ewes, 17s. to 18s. fid.;, extra,; to 215.; medium to good, 13s. fid. to 155.; light, Bs. fid. to 10s.; hoggets, best, to 18s.; others, 13s. fid. to 15s. Fat cattle: 272 yarded, 'composed phiefly of unfinished steers' and heifers. ' Good prime cattle realised prices fairly up, to late ' rates, bift unfinished were | easier, and towards the close were hard of sale. Best bullocks, «£lO 10s. to .£ll 10s. ; , extra, to' .£l3; good, 10s to .£9 10s.; light, £7 to «£8; best cows and heifers, ,£8 to i£9;'good, ,£G 10s. to .£7 10s.; light, to «£G. ■ Pigs:.l3o .yarded,, There was a very good djjmand'for all small sorts, but owing to the large number pf porkers and baconers forward competitiqn was not so keen, and prices showed, a deoline. Suckers lis. to 165.; slips, 18s. t0!245.; stores, 275. to 31s. fid.; porkers, 38s. to 445. ; light baconers, 465. to 505.; heavy, 525. fis. to 605.; choppers, up to 80s. •' ' THE METAL MARKETS. (DI TELEGRAPH—rEESS ASSOCIATION—COPIEIQHT.) . London, September 1. Copper, on the spot, «£GI ss. per ton; three months', ,£62.' 1 Tin—Spot, .£132 7s. 6d. per ton; threo months, .£133 2s. Gd. AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE., (BT TELEGIS.\Pit—rRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIOSIT.) ' ~ ■■ • Sydney, September 1. Wheat, *>• , M - ' to , is - 2 i d - Flour - ■ £9 ss. Oats, Tasmiminn .white, 35.; New Zealand, grade A' Gartons, 3s. 2d. Barley, Cape, 4s. 8(1. Maize, 4s. 2d. Bran and'pollard, -j£fi.. Potatoes, Tasmaninn,. XS .lOs. Onions, Victorian, ,£10; Japanese, j(!lO 10s. Butter, IOGs. to 112s. Cheese, BSd. Bacon, Bd. Melbourne, September 2. Wheat, 4s. ljd. Flour, 15s. Oats, Algerian, 3s. to 3s. 2d. Maize, 4s. Bran and pollard, 1«. Id. Potatoes, Taruuniunfl, Jti to £5 Uls, 'Uuiuua, Jtti lQa,