COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL.
BANK RATE OF DISCOUNT. By Telegraph.— Press Association.— Copyright. (Received December 10, 8.30 a.m.) LONDON, 9th December. The Bank of England rate of discount has been reduced from 5 to 4i per cent. ADVANCE IN TIN. Tin. — On spot, £145 15s (an advance of £1 10s); three months, £147 5s (an advance of £1 ss). The advances are due to the renewal of "bull" support, and to "bears" covering previous sales. AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE MARKETS. SYDNEY, 9th December. Flour, £11 ; oats, Algerian feeding 2s, Tasmanian white 2s 5d to 2s 6d; barley, Cape 3s to 3a 3d ; bran, £4 10s ; pollard, £5 ; maize, 4s 2d ; potatoes, £4 10s to £5 ; onions, £7 ; butter, special brands 925 ; cheese, 6£d; bacon, Bid. MELBOURNE, 9th December. Wheat, new 3s Hid ; fiour, £10 ss ; oate, Algerian feeding Is 6^d ; barley, feeding 2s Id, English 2s Id, English malting to 3s 9d ; maize, 3s 3d ; bran, £4 12s 63 ; pollard, £5 15s; potatoes, £1 10s to £2 10s ; onions, £4 to £5 ss. ADELAEDE, 9th December. Wheat, 4b ljd ; flour, £10 ss ; oats, Algerian la 6d; barley, new Cape 2s to 2s 4d, English to 3s 3d ; bran, 13d ; pollard, 14d. MELBOURNE HIDE SALES. MELBOURNE, 9th December. At the hide sales to-day supplies were small. There was a keen demand, and prices wore very firm.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 140, 10 December 1909, Page 6
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