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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 852, 8 January 1879, Page 1 (Supplement)

BMidur it wry *««»&&» £&■* /«» <™ •it roporte of markets should appea Italy every month,, and; wa cordial!; » alt fb »ru engaged in busines uutoitwitli Uvu stock * a"*"** "f!* 1 unit us two ( '*y* previous to pnbtica hi auuount of their transaction!* for th< U».l ~ NEW ZEALAND. OAMAiti;. tfiw Zjuland- AoaaectTCRXHT Office Tuesday evening-, month of December was- characterised rtme dulliittßa in the grain market. 01 ion'sorop very little remains on hand, ■ft little is in the hands of growers. ry to the opinions of many people, have experienced no great difficulty iwingof their stocks* though in many m< thi» watt only done by submitting utual toss,, particularly m wheat and rhiuh was shipped for sale in other », Farmers- in possession of grain of »r'» growth are anxious to sell previous now crop uoming; into the market* but buyers wee to be met with prices rule w. W«. have heard of one tin* of old consisting-of about BOQO bushels being I»t equst to 3* tfd. Taking into view i prospects* nothing over this price may ml for when the new crop comes into rkut. Though a shortness in yield i» otiuipatud; the deficiency tnay fairly toted to be in-some measure matte up fact of an extra acreage being under Stilt wa can scarcely expert to have g»» surplus l for export m we had tast L A small quantity of last reason's main m farmers'' hands, but there is ride market for oats at present, at a a priuo, except for prime milling samt which tilers is very little on hand, kftvo been eifeeted of small tots at 3s

19A fur prime feed, and 3s for ; A larger aornage of oats is under lion this simson than formerly, and in •tenons tho yield wilt bo naarty up to fr yunr's returns. Judging from the from other districts,, growers are [i obtain fair priotis. We have heard iral instances of the crops having boun sold for forward delivery at atiitiuu at 3a pur bushel; but this It scarooly bu maintained. Otd barley oly uut of thu market, and as com' iy little of this uereot is being grown district, high prices art) likely 9. Ah grass suod huu been d failure this season, owing to gilt, growers of thin article are likely i targo prions. Root crops arw lookt, and » targo yield of potatoes in nuns may bu tooksd fur. As old »vo been entirety eteartid out, pot.v turn to command high ratus during psjrt of the Sanson, whatever may u»f) pn. Mangolds, carrots,, aips, of w. hkjv a fajf ttuantity are iltivation, pwing to thu iatu rains ug w»ll, although bndtwnrd, but a for wintur feed may be anticipated. 11 be wanted; too* judging by thu is of the pasture land. Unless mora feed is likely to be very scarce, and mutton will be comparatively high

II iw|t)a b,y auction of grain which lon place' lately, that of Messrs. Mill Clowes Riy |he 2StJ) ult. is permust noteworthy, At this ;M0 bags utuhod from 3»JW|d to 3s tlid per ISO bags velvet wheat, 3» Styl;. 6-t 'iHlquality wheat, 3s 4d. The Hon. W standing crop of oats realised rncro.

lining wool sales of the season were Tussrs. ('onnelt and Ctowes and Mr. uulu on the 'J7th utt. There was a 11 attimiluncu at both sates, white fown, Sutton, and Co. deemed it postpone thuir sale owing t» the f the attendance. These gentlemen, roport having sotd 52 bales pri-. ' pricim ranging from 6sd to TitL ?<">null and elowes only sotd one Ificu cualißud buing U- They then 'tile balaneo until after the Dunedin », wfiw prices wilt be mora firmly fr. Jfamlo sold a much larger (juanpricos ruatisod at his side being as -Cross-bred and Leicester, 6stt to 'rino, 6*l > Tjjd- three-ciuarter- !! *P "id; tocks and pieces, W:. skirtings, Merino and I it skins realised from <*Sd toilet pet I toose skins from 2S Sd to -ts 9d each. Ito quality. Values- have not yet ; 'y tluci,t«,l, but now that the hoti- ! w «r, business will be entered upon ''y.and the next sates- will no-doubt Wterised by greater freedom in <

*y» Lyttelton Times reports as • in thu grain market has not been f>y autivtf the closing' week T i>nd the oputunff ol the pnssent. wpttteiwt, now bejng qut tp'sotu* »nu ifl, ft y ß j„ 8 h hanffist. «• gnn«u:aL latkhr we have hati 9 which hj» fssshenwl ap- the O<W9. *»«w*>^ ' Th, matfert fa u> that ••Wwftottog«i»tfoa»M* mew than

j usually governed by actual orders in hand, : and ordinary trade requirements. Stocks of " ; old oat* being now comparatively light, and i \ the new crop near at hand, transactions r i have been necessarily front hand to mouth. t ; For old oats we quote 3s lOd to 4a. For 9 new no- forward sales have come ander ► i our notice, but it is expected that 3* 6d will - bu the price for the first tots delivered. } ; BAR LET. We- have not heard! of any quittance of new tip ti> date. m>t"fi Remains about the same value, with a quiet ; enquiry—L9 to Lift, according to brand. rOTiVt»E3. Deliveries of the new crop wit! be more general within tlie next fortnight. Most of . the tots in the market daring the week have i been North island, and for which l|d to Isd ' ' per lb, has been got. Sales of small parcels , of Canterbury, for delivery within a few | days, have been made at LS to LlO. Ttie yield this season, it is estimated, will be up ; to- the average* MUSS SEKO. I The opening value of the new crop has not , '■ yet been determined, bat present appeari ances confirm the general opinion entertained '. that prices will open at not less than last year's rates. Although these were adI mittedly high, some growers think that adi vance will be established. This view, however, is not generally held, as there ia no | doubt the dearnes* of seed this year will \ operate, as it did£tast year, and curtail the : area to> be sown, and farther, buyers are ini disposed to purchase to> hold at extreme | values. The samples of rye grass that have | been shown this year are good in color, b«t i we are sorry to say that in two of the best ; we have seen the ergot was present to a large ; extent. Butter may be quoted a shade firmer. The improved value is attributed to the scarcity of grass. It is quoted at 8«t to 8-jd: cheese, fid. For hams and bacon we have no change to ' note.. ♦ AUSTRALIA. ! MELBOt'KNB. The Argus of Dec. 24 reports:—Breadstuffs are moving quietly at very foil rates. Sides of fine old Hoar are making at Ltl 17s 6d. while at auction Ltl 12s Sd was accepted. For new Boar we continue to> quote Ltl IQs to Ltt t'2s fid. Wheat still maintains firmness, and at the auction sates a fair business: ; was done, realising for good new wheat 3s to 3s 04jd. A pivrcet'of 500 bags has been sold privately at 3s 04d tikewise. Private tete- ; grams ftom Sydney state that the ( rtadstone. ! for Sydney, was nearly due, with a cargo of 3000 centals of barley. 800 tons of ttonr. and ■ 150 tons of wheat. The steamer which has : just arrived there has brought forward 1000 ' centals of barley and 3000 centals of oats for i | Melbourne. Arrivals of wheat by rail from j ; the country districts for last week are vcry considerable t Hour, however, does not figure so largely in these returns. Oats have not : been much noticed, (food to fine feeding ( range from 4s 8d to 5s 2d. but the market is , i very barely supplied. A smalt tot was. however, placed at ss. and POO bushels were ] sold publicly at 4s 10$ dto 3s. Mtlltmr oats ore worth 5s 3d to ss' Maize continues to be worked off in trade parcels at 4s S-td « to 4s 9d. At auction damaged was quitted t at 4s 3d. Bran has advanced to Is 3d.

SYDNEY.

A telegram from Sydney, dated December 3t. says:— Breadstuff* are a tittle more plentiful, owing to the recent arrivals. 400 tons arrived from Port Pine yesterday, and small shipments are being steadily forwarded from Melbourne. Best brands of Adelaide flour are stilt wctrth up to Ll3 10s for bakers' ouantities.

ADELAIDE.

The S. A. Register of Dec. 20 reports : The breadstuff's market continues very quiet. We have heard of no business of importanew. No esport tots have been sold, as the favorable harvesting weather has kept back supplies. Large lota-, however, have been going into Tort I'irie, cut chiefly to complete milters' orders for December delivery

there, at 4a fid. The market is still firm for wheat at 4» ~d for December and January loading. Buyers are somewhat shy at this figure, as it leaves no limit at late Knglish adviees. We 4* o*d for small lots in town and at the Port, at which price a few small sates have taken place. Sates of old country Hour have been made at LI I on the wharf at fort Adelaide for immediate delivery, and of new ttour at from LlO 10s to !' Lt» I2s 6d. Bran continues firm at Is s*l. ; There is* a short supply, but mills working :witl soon make this article of less value, ; Pollard. Is 4d : Cape barley. 3s Sd ; English ! barley about ss. No new charters of vessels are reported. Iron vessets are ottering at 35s for the United Kingdom, and wooden ships at 30», and 2» fid less for a direct port.

GKEAT BRITAIN.

LONDON.

Messrs. Miles Bros, and Co. report on November Ttb on the London Market for Colonial produce as follows :

Wo4>t.

We have no alteration to note in the state \ of the wool marfcet since oar last. A flatness ; prevails in alt our woollen districts, and a 1 considerable portion of the purchases made at the' late sates still remains in dealers' hands. Accounts from the Continent arc rather_ more encouraging, and in Germany trade is fairly active. A few days since a small sale of woo!, damaged by fire and water at the Haydon-s«juare Warehouse. took ptaGe at our public saleroom, and the attendance was rather better than expected. Alt, of course, came for bargains, but, considering all things, the wool was well competed for. and realised fair prices. The arrivals for the next scries, to commence on the l&th inst., are as follows :

Sydney and Queensland Port Phillip... Adela^fe Western Australia... Tasmania New Zealand Cape of Good Hope.

Bales. 23.433 19,000 13,393 380 100 12.315 39,639

Total 103,417 and 69,340 boles remaining over.

Owing to a perceptible falling off in the aoppHea from the United States and Ruaaia, tb« wbtst majfcet hut hardened during the

| past week to the extent of la to 2s per qr, New Zealand showing fully in the general improvement with an increased demand. A fair business is also passing in Australian, and the Dowraimont, off the coast from Fort Fine, sold on the 31st alt. at 4Ss per 4Solbs. The supplies in the Atlantic depots are still i very large, but in consequence of the inter- ' ntption in the Canal communication, they i are not likely to come forward so freely as ! heretofore. We quote in granary—Austra- | lion wheat, 51s to 52a, and New Zealand, ! 42s to -tfe per 4SOU>; Australian flour, '23s to 33*, and New Zealand. 26s to 30s per 2801b. TALLOW AXD ItTDES. The t.tllow market haa been quiet, but prices are unchanged, the values to-day of i New Zealand mutton of good to fine quality t>etng 37s to 3Ss, and fair to fine beef tallow 33a to 3IIs per cwt. The stock of Australian in first hands is now about 5300 casks. Hides continue firm, and wo quote—New Zealand, Ist heavy ox, 4£d to 5d ; light ox, 4d to 4Jd ; cow hides, 3Jd to 4d per lb. rUEHEKVED MEAT. The demand for tinned meats has sliglitly improved, but prices arc stationary. The supplies of American compressed corned beef are not sufficient to meet requirements. Prices of fresh mutton and beef from America are low.