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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2232, 13 May 1880, Page 2

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' * Wellington, May 12. r , Messrs Leary and Campbell report as follows. :A4Potatoes,; £2 : 10s 'to £2 15s; bacon, lid; hams, Is; cheese, 5Jd to 6d; chaff, £5; oatmeal, IQs tollspcr cwt; pollard,' £5 ib £s’2s ; .bran, £3 to £3 2s; flourm 1001 b bags, £l2;' maize,' 3s 6d; datsls lid ; chick wheat, 3s; cocksfoot, BJd to id; rye-grtiss, 4s; . , Melbourne, May 12. New Zealand oats, 2s 2d; superior do, 2s4id. ■•< ' ' Lou,, oN , May 11. "Adelaide > wheat, per 4961b5, < ex;; war* house, 51s 6d; New Zealand wheat, per 4961bfi, 535-cx ship, 595. ex'warehouse. ■ j At the wool? sales to-day 19,200 bales were offered, making-a total of 195,100 bales catalogued since the ’.opening.There was a fair demand, and a good attendance; of bttyeCftt.rriT 1 The New Zealand. Loan and Mercantile! Agency Company (limited), report undcri dato -May .!,. as follows ir-N-Z. P r Qtatocs ; ’ibestfc .05s; wheat; 4a '(bags 8d); best malt-; 3d 5 6?cd oats, 2s ; 3d; feed; rpats, 15,3d.’ _ ' ' . ; ‘ A ’- Melbourne Markets. ; a ? Messrs iJi .H. Clough and Co. under dab? April 28 report: - Wheat.— A slight improvement can be ; ireported, andiprime lots, may be quoted, a , fhallTpenny r.- to . fIT .pehhy better than last 7 Week’s : rates; At qur usual sale held , this day we sold inferior at 3s 6d and3s_9d, medium '4s 2d to 4s ,3Jd, and a parcePqf good -quality : from, the Wimmera district - realised 4s sd. . .. I,* a' -Farley.—A market devoid of animation i, ■ .continues, and : sales are difficult to effect without . Serious concessions, to buyers. We quote feeding 2s Id to 2s 3d, and malting nominally at ,4s 6d to 4s ; lod. > Oats. —A steady business is being transacted, late rates being maintained. Feeding parcels were sold by us to-day at 2s 2q and 2s 3d, and milling lots are worth 2s 6d to 2s 8d per bushel.