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Temuka Leader, Issue 1570, 19 April 1887, Page 4

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■. ■' v Sydney, April 13. Wheat is selling at 3s 3d to 3a 8d ; eats, 2s to 2a 4d ; maize, 3s 3d to 3a 9d. 1 - Adelaide, April 16. Wheat is steady at 3s 9d to' 3a lid. The market for flour is dull. Country’ brands, 1 £8 5s to £8 10s; town brands, £9*loß to £9 16s. ~ ENGLISH MARKETS. London, April’l4. The wool maket is firm. At to-day’s auction 11,800 bales were offered ; 10,000 bales have been withdrawn up to date. The Antwerp wool sales comthence' about the 25th inst. i April 16. The total quantity of wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is 1,730,000 quarters or 70,000; quarters Jess than' last week. The wheat afloat for Continental markets amount to 4,700,000 quarters. Adelaide wheat is 36s 6d; Adelaide flour is 255. The New Zealand wheat,’ lowest qualities, 335, bast qualities, 37s 6d, a' . - 1 Australian beef tallow is 6d lower, 23s ; mutton tallow la lower, 24s 6d. Lacer. The wheat market is steadier, and supplies have decreased. ! Australian cargoes on the 7 spot arequoted" at 375, No arrival sales’are noted. Parcels to London are quoted at 345, to the United Kingdom 35a. The weather is unfavorable for the crops. At the wool sales 'the demand was active, and- prices remain unchanged. The 1 number of ba'es catalogued is 185;000, of which 11,000 were withdrawn. 11 !