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Manawatu Herald, Volume II, Issue II, 8 June 1880, Page 2

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ZV.C '";. •"'.■ . . Wellington, .tiiiay. Erodpce.— Latestqiiotationaftioni London fqr wheat reroaraed'unchanged.sine< our.lmt; The market appears to be very languid, ar>d the price of grain in JTranoe if reported to haye suffered a heavy fall, and Jt,ia', expected that the consequences to American speculators will 'be very disastrous. Large quantities of; wheat {8000; tons) an said 'to be {waiting in Lyttelfoafor ehipmenl Home, i SfoqkSjOf Adelaide flour are running 10.w t !it having. gone' into' consumption at £1E tou£ls 10a ; a further supply is expected al niteprlv.j'ate,, Southern milleis quote coL oniaj flojirf, f.o,b.,'at £p lbs and , upwards j local'snlp^.are being made At £10 10s to £11 10s, acooifling to brand. The mill here it runningnnight and day, and [the proprietors quote bathers' .parcels from £l\. Arrival.' frdnS'.the^ Sbutii have been heavy of late, * Cbickwhe*at is in very smiill demand at 3s td'Sa 3d, while stocks are heavy. A curgc of oats was sold the 'other day by auction al Is 8d ip Is B^d for cbsli— the quality was farr feed" ;'hdf tiers arc Making 2s for be tdes criptions^e^utQJ'e.. ..Wo quote oatmeal £12 : bran, £3 to £3 5a ; pollard, £5 to £5 6s ; mnltjng barley, 3s 6d ; malt, 6s Cd tO'6apd j and hops, Is lOcl. Potatoes are Belling at th^lowprice9f£2 10s to £2 15s, and are . in plentiful .wijjply. Salt buttor is arriving in consideraßle quartities; the demand, however, continues small, and no indication of improvement in value exhibits itself. '1 he following 'nre dull of *H«le at present quota tions.— , Sharps.- chaff, bacon, hams, and maize -rN. Z. Times. ;' Chbistchubch, June 3. Bu'smeßs during the week in the grain market has been of a very tame character; and transactions have neither been extensive ngr numerous. Wheat -sales are being made up. to 3s Gd for prime quality, und other sorts Tange from 3s 3d, according to sample, 'there has been a Very fair, .enquiry! for wheat suitable for seed purposes, and small lots have. been .placed at 3s 10d. Chick wheat of the better class i« saleable at 2s 4dt0,25,10d, and lower grades at 2s atd upwards. 'I he quantity of wheat going on board ship for expoat- still continues heavy, and the total number of bushels shipped to the present time is already far in excess of the whole expo't of last secsoa. There is nothing torecord in other branches, of the market. There was a numerous attendame at Aldington on Wednesday, and bidding for' sheep V/as brisk, but the demand for cattle : was very quiet. The entries comprised 5500 shec^, 400 Rattle, and I2v> pigs. The comjJetijrvh for fat sheep was good, prime otftssbred realising 17s Od ; gond do, 12s to 13s 6d ; otl)ers from, 9s to 10s each. Mnttori is still quoted at 2d per lb. There " v -. r nS a een eD l u^> ror stores,,, which were '-, in short! supply. Gattfe were 'in excess of the demand, consequently there was.ni> improvement Inipncea; 'Prime beef rulecl at 17a 6d per xOOlbg, stores were not very numerous, aod^ll the lots were Sold at about last week's ratps. Pigs- ars still in demand, and -sell atf high' rates.