COMMERCIAL.
OUR EXPORTS,
The produce entered for export from th.e Domi'lioii last week was valued at £1.481,876. including : Wool £948.165, meat £213.029. chpesc£2oß,772.
BRITAIN’S FAT SHORTAGE.
Tress Association-—By Telegraph—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.
LONDON. February 14. At the tallow sales to-day there' was a very strong and excited demand owing to the shortage of all lets; 716 casks were offered and sold. Mutton, fine 695. medium 54a; beef, fine 58s. medium 53s 6d.
AUSTRALIAN FLOUR,
Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.
MELBOURNE. February 15,
Through the Central Wheat Board, tho Imperial Government have placed a lug order for the best patent flour at a satisfactory price.
BUTTER MARKET,
Press Association—Bv Telegraph—Copyright Australian aud N.Z. Cable Association.
LONDON. February 14.
.Australian butter was selling to-day at 212s to 2145. Another Australian cargo and 1 v.o New Zealand cargoes have been decked. For the hater from 224s to 226s was asked, •
AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE,
Prc-s Association —By Telegraph—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.
SYDNEY, February 15.
Oats ; Algerian feeding. 2s 6d to 2s 7d ; Tasmanian white. 3s to 3s 3d. Maize 5s 4 1 t > ts 7d. Pol aloe, ; Tasmanian. £6 to £7 3.05, Guinns, £8 t;> £lO. ADELAIDE. February 15. Oats. 2s to 2s Id. MELTSOI RNE. February 16.
(Received February 36, at 10.30 a.m.)
Barley : Cepe, 3s sd. Oats : Milling Algerians. 2s 4tcl : feed, 2s 3d. Potatoes, £o to £5 15?. Guinns, £7 to £B.
WOOL SALES.
Press Association—Bv Telegraph—Copyright, Australian aud N.Z. Cable Association.
LONDON, February 15. (Received February 15, ;\t 9.30 a.m.) A catalogue consisting entirely of sec-ond-hand wcol was offered, constituting a poor selection. The Government withdrew all slip's without disclosing the basis of values. Then l was keen competition for the few greasy eruss-hreds available, and the demand for merinos hardened.
WHEAT SUPPLIES,
Press Asseeiai ion—By Telegraph—Copyright. Acs; raliau and N’.Z. Cable Association.
LONDON, February 15. (Rc-eeived February 16, at 9.30 a.m.) Wheat.--The American visible supply is 55,512,000 bushels.
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Evening Star, Issue 16350, 16 February 1917, Page 1
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