THE MARKETS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1932, 31 August 1888, Page 2

THE MARKETS

* [Feb. Press Association.] London, Auguat 28. c The wheat market continues to im " prove, and latest quotations show an 6 advance of 6d. Eight thousand quarters of Adelaide July and Angust shipments have been sold at 41s, and one cargo has _ been disposed of at 41s 3d. :' London, August 29. £ A cargo of Australian wheat has been ° sold at 40s, and another cargo of May shipment realised 89s 9d. Seven * thousand quarters of Adelaide wheat brought 41s 9d. Bti>nkt, Auguat 30. Potatoes, New Zealand 80s, Circular a Head 85s, Warnambool 65s ; onions, New Zealand £6 to £7 ; Viotorian £7 10s to £8 ; maize, firm at 3s; oats, firm at 2s 2d to 2s 4d, feed 2s 4d to 2s , 7d ; wheat, milling (looal), 4s to 4s Id, J chick 2s 8d to 2s lOd ; bran, ll£d ; I pollard, lid ; butter, local, Is 6d to Is 9d, imported Is ld to is 4d ; cheese, local, 6_d to 7d, New Zealand 7d ; bacon, local, 7d, New Zealand B£d to 9d. ) Mbj-BOu-enb, Auguat 30. t Wheat, 4s 2£d ; flour, stone made, . £9, roller made, £10 10s ; oats, 3s 5d ; feed barley, 2s lOd ; maize, 3s 6d) bran, Is Id. Adelaide, August 30. Wheat— There is a steady demand for cargoes at 3s lid to 4s ; farmers' { lots, 8s lOd ; at Port Adelaide, 3s 9d. , Flour, stone made £9, roller made £9 10s to £9 15s; bran, 10fd to lid; pollard, 10id ; oats, 3s 4d to 8s 6d.

The following private telegram was receired m Ohrißtchurch yesterday, dated London, August 29th :— " The market is generally better, bufe there is no alteration m New Zealand sorts. We have not been able to sell your Tuscan wheat at 395."

The manager of the Auokland Roller Mills advises that flour has advanoed Id prloe by £1 pee ton all round. During the present season there bae been more grain and general prodnoe brought down the Walkato line than during any prevloub season. It is estimated that the total quantity oarrled by call will be about double tbe record for the previous Beaton, this must be regarded as a moat hopeful sign. It also appears that the Auokland railways oarrled £2300 more and spent £2500 less than during the previous years. The Inorease In the produce of the oountry districts Is attributed indirectly to depressed times, and this is borne out by the faot that while the quantity of prodnoe oarrled has lnoreased so muoh the passenger traffic has actually decreased during the came period. It Is presumed ! that settlers are now boldly faolng tha altered oondltlon of affairs, and that unnecessary expenditure In building, travelling, eto, has been out down, and their whole energies put into the soil. The lnoreased aotlrity of the Waiicato farmers Is doe Id some measure to the growing demand for A their wheat among loot! (Bllleti,! *