AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15747, 23 October 1914, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE.

By Telegraph— Association— (Received October 22, 10.30 p.m.) Sydney, October 22. Wheat, 4s 6(1. Flour, £9 17s 6d. Oats: i Tasm.iniaii. 3s 8d to 3s 9d ; Algerian, 3s 6d to 3s 7d. Hurley: ('ape. feeding, 3s 6d ; English, 3s 9d. ' Maize, 3s 9d to 4s. I Uran and pollard, £6 ss. Potatoes: TasI raanian, £6 10s to £7: New Zealand, UpI to Dates, £4 to £4 10s. Onions:

Spanish, £12; Silverskins, up to £11 10s. Butter, 104s: secondary, 95s* to 98s. Cheese, 6d to 6jd. Bacon, 9d. Adelaide, October 22. Wheat. 4s 7d. Flour. £10 10s to £11. Bran and pollard, £7 17s 6d. Oats, 3s bd. Melbourne, October 22. Hides: There was good competition except, for slipe-s, which were a farthing low cr. LONDON MARKETS. By Telegraph—Tress Association—Copyright. London', October 21. METALS. Copper is quoted .it £54 to £54 10s. The Metal Exchange Committee has de- i cided to allow private transactions in all metals at unrestricted prices, but rings are ! barred. WHEAT. Wheat continues very firm owing to afurther American advance. There is a good demand for Pacific wheat at sixpence to ninepence advance. The American > visible wheat supplv is 108,967.000 quarters. TALLOW. Nine hundred and forty-nine casks were, offered and 235 were sold. Mutton, fine obtained 36s 6d, medium 50s; beef, tine 355, medium 28s. STOCK SALES. JOHNSONYILLE. [Br TELEC.IUrH.—FBESS ASSOCIATION'.] Wellington, Thursday. The Johnsonville fat stock sale was marked by heavy yardings of sheep and cattle, which were sold readily a late rates. Prime heavy bullocks, £14 17s 6d; prime bullocks, £13 5s to £13 15s; lighter. £12 2» 6d to £12 10s; light, £11 12s 6d; prime heifers, £8 15s; vealers, 24s to 30s; prime, heavy shorn wethers. 25s Id to 265; prime wethers, 23s 6d to 24s 2d; lighter, 22s to 22b 8d: prime heavy owes, 235; lighter, 21s; light. 18s; prime lambs 14s 6d to 15s 3d; light, 13s 6d. BDRNSIDE. [TIT TELEGHATH.—PBESS ASSOCIATION*.] DrNEDiN, Thursday. At. Bnrnside. 162 fat cattle were yarded. Owing to the small entry, competition was keen at late rates. Beat bullocks. £13 10s to £16; extra heavy, to £20; others. £11 to £12 10s; best cows, to £9 to £12; others, .'6 to .'0 10s. Fat Sheep: 2069 penned. Sale opened at prices slightly higher than those ruling last week and the improvement was maintained till near the end of the Bale, when values receded. Best wethers, 27s 6d to 30s 6d; extra prime heavy, to 41s; medium. 24s 6d to 26s 6d; best ewes, 26s to 31s; medium. 30a to 255. Lambs: There was a larger yarding than usual, but little change in prices. Best, 18s 6d to 19s 9d; others, 14b 6d to 18s 6d .Pigs; There was a medium yarding of fat pigs. Competition was keen and although prices were erratic they showed an improvemen* on last week's rates. Porkers, 40s to 50s: baconcrs, 50s to 60s; heavy baconers. to 82s. Stores were in short sunnly and were very dear. Wellbred suckers, 20s to 24s 6d; medium sorts, 15s to 183 6d; slips, 25s to 30s. MARKET REPORT. Messrs. G. W. Binnoy and Sons report for hides, skins, tallow, etc., as follows: — Hides: Market firm at late rates. Extra stout ox 7Jd to 7Jd, stout 7jd to 7|d. medium 7;d to 7»d. light 7Jd to 7ld; cow, extra good 7id to 7Jd, good 6{d to 7d. seconds 6id to 6}d scored and dirty, old to sid. cut Ed to Sid, damaged 4d to lid; kips. Bid to 7d: stags 3W to 4d. yearlings 7d to 7id: calfskins 9d to Old. good Sd to Sid, meaty 7d to 7jd: cut and damaged calfskins. 6d to 6}d per lb Skins: Market firm at late rates. Butchers' picked skins 7s Gd to 83 6d. extra largo 7s to 7s 3d. large 6s to 6s 6d. medium 5s to 5s 6d small 4s 3d to 4s Gd. extra small 3s 3d to 3s 6d; pelts and spring lambs. lOd to 1«: country dry skins, good 7d to 7jd per lb. medium 5d 10 5Jd; rat-eaten and weevily fkins. 4d to 4Jd; rat-eaten and weevily pelts and lambskins, Hd to 2d per lb. Tailow: Market still continues weak. Best mired, in shipment casts. 21s to 225; good, in small casks. 203 to 20s 6d; medium, 19* 'o 19s 6d; inferior, 17s 6d to 18s per cwt. Roush fat, ljd per lb. Bones: Good dry. £4 17s 6d to £5 per ton.