COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL

Evening Post, Volume XCIV, Issue 41, 17 August 1917, Page 6

COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL

. . o (OHITED FKEBS ASSOCIATION.—CBPTRIGHI.) jADSIBAMAH-NBrr ZBAIASB CA»LB ASSOCIATIMJ.) LONDON TALLOW MAKKET. LONDON, 15th August. 'At the tallow sales, 1320 casks were offered. There was a keen demand, as supplies ar» shortening. All were sold. Mutton, fine, 70s Sd; medium, 675. Beef, flne, 68a 9d; medium, 60s 6d. HIGH PRICE OF SILVER. LONDON, 15th AHgnst. Silver has reached the highest price since 18D1. The position is brought about by demands of the Continent coining on a practically bare market. FOOD STUFFS PRICES. OFFICIAL MAXIMA FIXED. LONDON, 16th AHgnst. Tho Food Controller has fixed the jnaximnm prices for British wheat as follows:—Delivery before December, 73s 6d per 5041b; DecemberJanuary, 74s 6d; Fcbruary-Mnrch, 75s 6d; AprilMay, 76s 9d; June and after, 77a 6d. Oats, per 3301b: Before December, 44s 3d; December-January, 45s 3d; February-March, 46s 3d; April-May, 47s 3d; June and after, 483 Cd. Barley, per 4471b: 62s 9d at any time. The use of barley is not permitted except for seeds or flour, unless damaged. SEEDS FOR NEW ZEALAND. LONDON, 15th Aagusfc. Sir Thomas Mackenzie (New Zealand High Commissioner) urged Mr. Prothero, British Minister for Agriculture, to grapMn&SMsed facilities for the shipment jjf^seeds , tSj^jJew Mr. Prothero replied that his Department was preparing statistics of the Motherland's seed requirements, and later would do its best to meet New Zealand's needs. AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE PRICES. SYDNEY, 16tb August Nominal quotations: Oats, Algerian, feeding, 2s lOd to 3s per bushel; milling, 3s 6d; Tasmanian, 8s 8d to 3s 9d. Maize, 4s to 4s 3d. Onions, £12 per t6n. Potatoes, none offerADELAIDE, lGth August. Oata, 2s ii to 2s 4Jd per bushel.