COMMERCIAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1020, 21 October 1882, Page 1

COMMERCIAL.

THE ENGLISH MARKETS. ‘London October 17^ Adelaide wheat, ex store, has a< vanced 6d per quarter, to 495. N« Zealand wheat, ex store, has risen fro: Is to Is 6d, and is now worth 43s i 465. Adelaide wheat, ex store, is quote at 345. The Nation id Mort gage and Age.iq Company report as follows on tl English wheat market ; Considerable progress has been mac with our. harvest during the favorab weather of the past fortnight, and i the Southern and Eastern counties large portion of tue crops has hoc secured in capital condition. Froi America supplies are likely to be vei liberal, and favorable accounts coutini to be received from Europe, Spain an Central Germany being the exceptioi Our market has in consequence furthi weakened to the extent of 2s 6d p< quarter for New Zealand wheats, an even at reduction business has bee very restricted. During the last fe days we have experienced some roug weather, and trade on the corn mark has been rather more active, but will out any recovery in prices. In Am traliau, oif coast, three cargoes hav been sold at 47s 6d, United Kingdom and 48s Continent, c.i.f. terms ; e ship prices are quoted at 49s per 49611 and 49s to 50s ex granary. Seven cargoes of New Zealand have arrived a port of call, but not found buyers ; o' coast cargoes are worth about 43s t 44s ; ex granary prices range from to 50s for long buried parcels, and .£( to 48s fur average quality. Stocks Australian and Now Zealand flour ai light and we quote the former, superfin 35s 365, and fine 29s to 325, and Ne Zealand, 33s to 35s per 280 lbs, ai cording to quality. With large arriva of oats, the market is depressed an .wc quote :—New Zealand, 33s to 35 per 3841bs for heavy and 25s to 22s pe 336!bs for ordinary feed sorts. Maltin barley is worth 80s io 35s per 4481bs New Zealand peas sell for 32s to 35; and beaus 39s per 5041b5.

THE AUSTRALIAN MARKETS,

Melbourne, October 18.

Malting barley is in fair demand i 5s 2d to 5s Ad for grain of good qualitj Wheat has advanced Id during th week, and is now worth 6s Bdto 6s 10< the market being quiet. New Zealan feed oats are unchanged at 4s 4d to 4 6d. Milling sorts are quoted at 4s 6 to 4s Bd, an advance of Id' upon las week’s prices. Buyers are holding ofl and to effect sales lower prices must b accepted.

DUNEDIN MARKETS,

Cattle Market—There was a fa supply of fat cattle last Wednesday, an prices were well supported, Bullock sold up to £l4 10s and cows to £2l 7 6d. Beef is quoted at from 27s 6d t 30s per 1001 b. Fat sheep were i small supply, and prices advanced b 2s to 2s 6d per head, cross-breds brin£ ing from 13s 3d to 17s 6d, and merim 13s 6d. Mutton is quoted at 3d p< lb.

Grean Market.—Wheat—There is i improvement to report, millers bein unwilling to lay in stocks at preset quotations, which continue nominally i 4s 6d to is 9d fur prime milling, and c to 4s to 4s 3d for medium. The cl maud for fowl feed is scarcely as of lat

and quotations are 2s (id to 3s 9d p bushel. Oats —Several parcels of got bright feed have been placed up to < 3d, but beyond that figure, even f milling purposes, buyers are not b edined to go. Milling is quoted atd 3d, good bright feed os 2d to os 3d, di colored and musty 2s I<J l to 3s Id, b difficult of sale. Barley—• Prin

malting could be placed at ss, but ti

demand is not active on account bretveis boi ling considerable stocks.