Commercial.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3250, 8 July 1889, Page 2

Commercial.

London, July 4, The weekly returns of the Bank ol England published to-day show the reserye in notes and bullion to bo £14,384,000,. being a decrease of £1,004,000 as compared with previous week. The proportion of reserve to liabilities is 41| per cent, Consols 98£. New Zealand 4 per cent, inscribed stock, 105-f with active market.. Australian wheat, ox store, 88 9d; New Zealand long berried, ex store, 38s W.

Copper is quoted at L4l 10s per ion; tin, Australian, LBO per ton. Sugar—German beet, 27s Oil, Java

• Iron, best Scotch pig, No 1 pieces, f.o.b, in Clyde, 41s 9d. The tallow market is flat. Best mutton, 27s Gd to'2Bs; best beef 26s fid to 275.

Arrived—Ship • Hurunui, from Port Chalmers (28th Maroh); ship Timaru, from Wellington (15th March); barque Kingdom of Sweden, from Auokland (11thMarch); barque St. Mary's Bay, from Napier (26th February); ship Dunedin, from Oamaru (29th March). The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., limited, have received the following telegram from

their London office, dated sth inst: Tallow is dull of sale. Quotations are unchanged sinco last telegram, Frozen Meat,—Mutton—Stocks aro

increasing, and the market has a downward tendency. Canterbury is worth G|d and Wellington, s|d per lb. Canterbury lamb is worthed per lb. New Zealand beef.—There is a rather better demand.

KAYE & CARTER'S WEEKLY REPORT OF THE CHRIRTCHURCIi GRAIN AND PRODFCE MARKET.", Wheat—lVcp.ii, 8s 9d; Pearl, Bs 7Ad; Hunter's, 8s 7d. Fowlwheat—Good whole, 8s 8d; broken, 2s IGd. Oats—Milling, 8s; bright short feed, 2s lOd; Danish, 2s 9d; dims, 2s lOd; black, 8s 3d. Barley —Prime Malting 'ls; medium, 8s 10d;'feed, 2s 9d; pearl £2l. Ryocorn—Good clean samples, 8s 8d; medium, 8s Gd. Flour—Best rollor, sacks, ilOs to £los 10s; stone £9 10s to £9 los. Bran, 90s; sharps, 105s; oatsheaf chaff, good heavy, 100s. Oatstraw chaff, 60s. Wheatstraw clmff, GOs. Oatmeal (25's), £1110s; 7's £1610s; Peas—blue boiling, 8s 9d to 8s 10s; feed, 8s GdBeans, good whole 8s sd; medium, 8s 4d. Linseed £2O (scarce). Rye grass, machine dressed, 4s 3d. Farmer's parcels, 4s, Cocksfoot, prime seed, to 3fd; medium, 8-} d. Butter, 10-Jd. Cheese id to SJd. Hams, 9id; H andß, 8d;

bacon, 7fd. Lard (in ltogs), 4d: bladders, 4id, Derwent potatoes 80s to 82s Gd, sacks included (firming); kidneys, baths, lapstones, or flukes, 100s, early roses £B, silver skins £7, ashleafs £B, other varieties £7 to £B, scarce. Onions, very scarce,- £lB, nominal.