GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 2061, 1 October 1880, Page 3

GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

During the past week a fair amount of business has been carried through in the grain market, eons-iderißg the time of the year. Firstclass Bamples of milling wheat sell readily at up to 4s 2d, and for medium quality at 4s. The quantity offering is rather limited. We reprct to notice from the English trade circulars that some of nnr wheats have been arriving ont of condition, but this is no doubt owing to the severity of the weather by some vessels, and want of proper ventilation. The following letter from a Northern miller to a firm in town has been placed at onr disposal, and is worthy of the careful attention of farmers :—"ln my letter yeßtorday I said a little about wheat. What will always give the wheat from this country a special value is its color, which makes it suitable for mixing with the wheats from the Mediterranean an Bnssia ; but your farmers will require to be careful in sot sowing seed mixed with barley and oats. These always produce dark flour, and rednce the strength. I hare got onr farmers here in most cases to go through their fields before harvest and clip the heads off the oats and barley. As to Adelaide wheat, it contains nearly one-fourth more gluten than onr wheat does, and it is suitable for mixing with American white wheats with not so much gluten, and necessarily less strength. The American wheats have been losing valne for the last few years, owing to the careless preparation of seed through its being foul. With all their efforts in grading thfii- wheat when it comes into merchants' hands it requires re-clean-ing. I consider it the duty of us millers and you merchantn, to do what we can to improve the quality of all our cereals." Millers continue to experience a good demand for flour at .£ll for town brands. Some good- tized sales of milling oats are reported at Is 7d, and a moderate business lias been done in feeding qualities at la 3d. Good samples of malting barley command attention, and sell readily at up to 3s Cd The potato season appears to he about over, as there is an entire absence of enquirers, and values ate therefore no-ainal. fcew butter is coming forward, but prices are unsettled, or supply exceeds demand. Cheese meets a moderate demand at 4d. Hams and bacon are unaltered at B}d bare and 9d in cloth.