THE MARKETS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1938, 7 September 1888, Page 3

THE MARKETS

* WHEAT STILL GOING UP. DECLINE IN FEOZEN MEAT.

i [BY 4LEOTRIO THLBGBAPH — OOPYBIGHTj (PBR PKBBB ASSOCIATION.) (Received September 7, noon.) London, September 5. A cargo of Australian wheat has been sold at 40s 3d. New Zealand mutton has experienced a decline, and is now quoted at 4|d. The American visible supply of wheat is 29£ million bushels. The quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 1,952,000 quarters ; for the Continent 628,000 quarters. Sydney, September 6. Maize is firm at 3s Id. Oats, feed sorts, 2s 4d ; milling, 2s 6d ; bran, Is 2d to Is 3d. The market is excited. Pollard, Is 2d ; potatoes, New Zealand kinds, 90s ; Ballarat, 80s ; onions, Victorian, £7 10s to £8; New Zealand, £6 to £7 ; wheat, chick, 2s 9d to 2s lid; best cheese; 7d to 7£d ; New Zealand bacon, 9d to 9£d ; butter, best local, Is 9d ; imported, Is 4d to Is 6d. Melbourne, September 6 Wheat, 4s 4d ; flour, stone made, £8 15s ; roller made, £9 10s ; oats, 4s o£d ; Cape barley, 3s l^d ; malting, 5s ; maize, 3s 10^d ; bran, Is 2d ; pollard, lid ; sugar, crushed loaf, £28; Maruitius, £23. Adelaide, September 6. Wheat, shipping, 4s 6d ; farmers' lots, 4s 2d to 4s 3d at Port Adelaide, 4s Id at outports ; flour, stone made, £9 5s to £10 10s; bran, Is 3d; pollard, Is Id ; oats, 3s 4d to 3s 6d.