COMMONWEALTH CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 21, 17 September 1912, Page 6

COMMONWEALTH CABLES.

DEAR MEAT. (By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright, Press Association.) (Received 9.45 a.in.) Sydney, September 17. At the Homebush cattle market yes terday prices were the clearest on re cord. The quality was not of the best while the supply was light; 42s to I I per 100 pounds for beef was an in crease of 20s to 25s per head. Mut ton is weakening the supplies hem* heavier.

FIRE AT VARNISH FACTORY. Taubinan’s varitish factory was gutted by lire, the damage being £3OOO. racing. The Daily Telegraph says one of the attractive performances on Saturday that might be easily overlooked in the crush was that of Bronze in the Chelmsford Stakes. There were 23 starters, Bronze being second from the outside, and was really last before she could get going, therefore her place at the head of the procession following the fourth, Cider, though there was a cap of four lengths, was by no means poor and proved her galloping to ho of no mean order. Melbourne, September !<• A Melbourne wire gives the following eights for tiro Toorak Hantep: VoUtauie 0-.18, Brondswrd J- , '' land 8.5, SharpslmotOr U»d chc,-an and Lord Kclvm , i.o, Chief Lnchid 7.8, Motoa 7.1, Kahaiva, 6.9.