COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL

Evening Post, Volume LXXVI, Issue 143, 16 December 1908, Page 6

COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL

LONDON MARKETS. By Telegraph.— Press Association.— Copyright. (Received December 16, 8.56 a.m.) LONDON, 15th December. Wheat is very dull. Foreign is quoted 9d or Is per quarter lower on tho week. English 6d lower. Coppor, on tho spot, £62 7s 6d per ton; three months, £63 17s 6d. Tin.— Spot, £130 10s per ton; three months, £132 7s 6d. Lead, £13 ss. BANK SHARES. (Received December 16, 10.20 a.m.) LONDON, 15th December. The quotations for bank shares are as follows: — Australasia, buyers 106, sellers 107 ; Bank of New South Wales, buyers 43, sellers \H ; Union, buyers 61i, sellois 62£ ; Bank of New Zealand, buyers Q|, sellers 10J. AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE. (Received December 16, 10.25 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. Wheat, 3s 9d. Flour, £9 7s 6d. Oats; Tasmanian, white, 2s 7d to 2s 8d ; New Zealand, 2s 8d to 2s 9d. Barley, Cape, 4s 4d to 4s 6d. Maize, 4s 5d to 4a 6d. Bran, £5. Pollard, £6. Potatoes, now, £8, old Tasmanian £6. Onions, Victorian, £6. Butter, 965. Bacon, Bid to 9d. MELBOURNE, This Day. Wheat, 3a 9d. Flour, £8 15s. Oats, new, 2s. Barley, Cape, 3s; English malting. 4s 6d. Maize, 3s lid. Bran, Is. Potatoes, old r £6 to £7 10s. ADELAIDE, This Day. Wheat, 3s 9d. Flour, £8 10s. Bran and pollard, Is. JOHNSONVILLE STOCK SALE. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their Johnsonvllle sale as follows: — A poor entry of bullocks of prime quality were equal to 21s 6d for light; heavy, 20s 6d ; best bullocks, £8 10s to £9; others. £7 17s 6d to £8 7s 6d. _ A bfiavy yarding of sheep, mostly of prime quality, sold freely. Ewes made 12s to 13s; l'isht, 11s 2d'to 11s 9d ; wether 3 13s '9d to 13s lid ; others, 12s 6d to 13s. Lambs were plain and mado 12s 6d to 13s 4d; others, 11s 7d. %