THE MARKETS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2268, 31 October 1889, Page 2

THE MARKETS

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Washington, Ootobor 30 Reports from Dakota stato that tho harvest has failed, and that 2Q ,000 persons aro threatened with famino. : Adelaide, October 30 Wheat is quiet at 4s lid. The new crop IB offering at 4b 6d. Tho potato market is weaker than at last quotations. Circular Heads being at £6 10s.' Melbouknjc, Ootober 30. Wheat, 5s 4d ; oats, stout, . ; 83 8(1, holders of Now Zealand sorts want 3s 9d ; barley, malting, 5s 6d. ttYDNBT, October 30 Wheat, chick 8s 4d ; New Zealand milling.) 8s 8d to 4s Id ; California, 4s 6d to 4s Bd, nominal ; Adelaide, 5s 2d to 5s 3d j oats, milling sorts, 2s 0d to 2s Od ; seed, 8s lOd to 3b j barloy ? Oape 2s 8d to 2s 10d, nominal ; chaff, Now Zealand cnt, £5 10s ; potatoos, the market is dull ; New Zealand, £5 to £5 10s ; Circular Heads, £5 15s to,£G 5s ; onions, £25 to £27 ; butter, dairy made, 6d to 7d } factory, i)<l to 9£d ; ohoeao, Od to 6^(l ; bacon, local cured, (}d to "jd ; j Now Zealand cured, 9(1 to 9M J hams \b, j (Received Oot. 31, 1.2(1 p.m.) ft London, t.»o»i>bor 30

Tho Blocks of wheat »nd flour afloat aro 1,808,000 quarters j for the Conli-r pent, 65G,000 quarters, Tho American yisibjo supply is 24,500,000 bushnls. Money is firmpr owing to continued withdrawals of gold for export, Three jpacrajbß frills, 2ty,