Commercial News

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 115, 21 March 1891, Page 3

Commercial News

■"'.',—- — -♦-; ■■ : .-: LONDON MARKETS. •.•vd. The N.Z.L. arid M. Company's circular . dated January 24th, reports ;— Hops. — Duringthe past month there . has been no alteration in the aspect of the market; continuance of' the wintry - weather checks brewing and the demand is .slow. Stocks being firmly held however.pnces maintain their level with but ; little alteration. We quote: — East and " mid Kent best Goldings 1890 £12 0s per •cwt; low and ordinary qualities, A£l 7s c and £9 0s per cwt ; weald of Kent, £8 8s •and £100 j. per cwt; Worcester, £9 Osand .fil 0s per cwt ; Fernham and Country, fine £9 0s and ±10 10s per cwt; Sussex, ±7 Osand ±9 0s per cwt. Cocksfoot Grass seed met a dull enquiry duringthe first quarter ofthe year, and prices tended downward, but in May stocks were appreciably reduced, and values com - menced to harden. The market was practically bare of stocks in June and July, but there was some speculative business transacted in new crop at from 45s and 48s per cwt. . This began to come to hand in August, but only a small pro- . portion found its way -into the market, where fine realised from 53s and 60s per cwt: During the remainder of the year, values . for fine descriptions ranged from 55s and 65s per cwt., but business was of a restricted nature, supplies being of * -small extent.*

(I'KR UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) .'. ' London. March 17. The quantityof wheat and flour afloat for the United AKnigdom is 2,572,000 quarters, and for the Continent 1,020,000 quarters. The English wheat market has an upward tendency," the Continental is firmer, while .'the ' American! is declining. Bank of New Zealand shares, new issue, £9. A The American visible supply of wheat is estimated at 41,000,000 bushels. A Maie'ilft. Canterbury mutton, 4fd ; Wei.iagton, ■do, 4f d ; Canterbury lam b, 6|d ; beef , : ■forequarters, 3 U- 16d" ; hind quarters, 4Jd. . Kemp— Wellington fair quality, £22 -15s ; good, £24 15s. ' For ' New Zealand wheat off coast sellers are asking 425, but buyers will oot give more than 41« 6d. Chkistchurch, March 18 A third consignments of apples, consisting of 1625 cases shipped by the New Fruit Export Company by the H.M.S. Aorangi, left here yesterday for Xondon. a '.. dAd d .