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Evening Post, Volume LXXIV, Issue 148, 19 December 1907, Page 6

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By Telegraph. — Press Association. — Copyright (Received Decembor 19, 8.58 a.m.) LONDON, 18th Deoember. Copper — Ou spot, £57 2s 6d; thrco months, £58 10s. Tin— On spot, £115 10s j threo months, £117 10s. Lead— £l3 15s. Silver— 2s 3-16 d. At the tallow sales 44-1 casks were offered and 190 sold. Mutton, fiile 355, medium 335. Beef, fine 33s 6d, medium 31s 6d. SYDNEY WOOL SALES. (Reeoived December 19, 10.20 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. Tho last wool sale for the year closed with brisk competition. Prices for good sorts wero firm at late levels. The first sale of the New Year has been fixed for 21st January. AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE MARKETS. SYDNEY, 18th Decembpr. Wheat— Chick, 4s 3d ; milling, 4s 3d to 4s 4d. Flour— £ll. Oats— Algerian, 3s Id to 3s 4d. Maize— 4s lOd to 4s lid. Bran and pollard — Is 3d. Potatoes — Tasmanian prime, £4, local, to £2 6s Bd. Onions— Globes, £6. ' Butter— 96s to 98s. Cheese— 6£d to 7£d. Bacon— 9d. MELBOURNE, 18th December. Wheat— 4s Id. Flour— £lo. Oats—Algerian, 2s lOd to 3s.' Barley — Good_ English malting, 5s 3d ; Cape, 4s. Maize— 4s 4d. Bran and pollard— ls to Is o£d. Potatoes—£4 to £4 10s. Onions— £s. ADELAIDE, 18th' December. . Wheat— 3s lOd. Flour— £lo 10s. OatsAlgerian, 3s to 3s 2d. Bran— lid. Pollard—lb. ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. fBY TELEGRArH. — TBESS ASSOCIATION.] ' CHRISTCHURCH, 18th December. At the Addington live stock market today, owing to tho Christmas holidays next week, therq was a double market, and the entries in all departments were fairly large, and tlip attendance good. Prices for all descriptions of stock wore inclinod to be easier, the demand for beef being affected by tho hot weather, and lambs were in over-supply, tho export buyers not operating to any extent, and store sheep wore cull of sale on account of tho want, of rain for pastures. The entry of store sheep was tho largest for some time past, but there wero few buyers, and a number of lines failed to change hands. Prices were decidedly lovor than thoy wero a few weeks ago. Tho yarding of fat lambs was a large one, and numbered between 2000 and 3000. The competition was confinod chiefly to tho butchers, who woro buying their Christmas supplies, tfut tho size of the ontry and tho fact that' tho export buyers purchased only a few pens caused a further drop in prices. Tegs sold at 15s to 17s 6q, and extra to 18s; ordinary freezing weights, 13s to 16s; and lijht and unfinished lambs, lQa to 12s 6d. There _ was a largo entry of fat sheep, including a fair proportion of really, prime wethers and ewes. Thero wore 398 head of fat^ cattle penned, tho quality being mixed, and cows formed a considerable part\ of the entry. Owing to the hot weather tho demand for Christmas purposes was 'not exceptional, and values showod a declino of iully Is per 1001 b. Stcors brought £7 to £13; heifers, £5 5a to £8 7s 6d; and cows, £4 10s to £10 10s, equal to 23s to 25s for prime, and 19s to 22s 6d for medium per 1001 b. There was a medium ontry of pigs, and a rather better demand. Choppers made 50s to 70s ; baconers, 48s to 60s (equal to 5d to sid per lb) ; porkers, 36s to 46s (equal to s|d por lb) ; large stores, 26s to 325; woanors, 13s to 17s; and suokers, 12s 6d to 16s. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their Johnsonvillo sale as follows : A double entry of stock camo forward. The bullocks were of prime quality and made up to 225. Best bullocks £8 12s 6d ,to £8 17s 6d; others £8 to £8 10s. A full entry of Bhecp of prime quality were easier than late rates. Ewes, 14s 6d to 15s 6d; wethers, 16s 8d to 17s 8d ; lighter, 15b lid to 16s 4d. A good entry of prime lambs Bold freely. Prime heavy Jambs, 15s Id to 15s sdj primo lambs, 13s 3d to 13s 9tl ; plain sorts, 10s 6d to 11b 6d. Light primo pork mado up to 4£d. The United Farmers' Co-operativo Assooiation, Ltd., quotes as follows:— Wheat, 6s 2d; maize, 4s lOd ; oats. Algerian seed 4s, black Tartar seed 4s 3cl, white Tartar seed 43 3d, Garton seed 4s 3d, Dun and Sparrowbill feed 4s ; ohaff, £7 ss ; pollard, £6 10s ; bran, £5 10s ; split peas, £15 10s ; pearl barley, £16 10s; Sunlight oil cake, £9 103 ; flour, sacks £13 per ton, 100's £13 10s, 50's £13 5s per ion ; butter, prime separator in lib pats lOd and lid por lb; fresh eggs, Is 3d per dozen ; Green's Canterbury bacon, sides 8/>d per lb ; hams, 9d per lb; cheese, old factory 6?d, loaf 7d ; honey, refined in 561 b tins 4J,d per lb; imported superphosphates, £5 5s per ton; bonodust, £6-; potato and turnip manure, £5 ss ; agricultural salt, £2 5b ; woolpacks, J size 9ilbs, loose lops, 2s 7d, full size, 2s lid ; antiseptic cheep dip, 43 6d per gal ; galvanincr roofing iron, 26pr, up to Bft, £21 per ton, 9ft, £22, 10ft, £23 : Johnson's galvanised wire, No.« 7 and 8, £13 ICs ; Johnson's barb, 3in and 6in, £16 ; Johnson's rcsisteol, £16 ; American wire, No. 8, £11 10s net ; cocksfoot, prime machined 7d to 7id por lb, farmer j' parcels 5d to 6d ; ryegra?s, perennial Canterbury, machined, 63 to 6s 6d per bushel.