COMMERCIAL. Waikato Times Office, Wednesday Evening. LONDON SEED TRADE.

Waikato Times, Volume XVI, Issue 1385, 19 May 1881, Page 2

COMMERCIAL. Waikato Times Office, Wednesday Evening. LONDON SEED TRADE.

Mi ssrs Jons Sh \\\ AM) Soys, of 37, Mark Lane, London, riport, through their agent, Mr Leonard W. Blake, of Christi hurch : "Th.it, owing to f.t\ our.iblc weathiT having set in for agricultural work (wlmh, though, w.is unusually backward), there w.is, during the iortnight ending March 24th, .in increasing general inquiry and a very aclne consumptive dem.indtor clover, &c, under whu h ths comparatively light stocks held in London were being rapidly exhausted, bo th.it prob.ibl> .it the close of the present se.ison very little seed would remain unsold. With reg ird to \.ilue, no t h.mge of importance ran be noted. limothy continues scarce. Holders in France were asking more money for Italian r>e grass ; whilst perennials were in good demand, and firm at the fate me. Bird seeds were unaltered, with but .1 meagre demand, ihe imports of clover and grass seeds into the United Kingdom for February were St.siscwts., against 51,715 ior February, 1880.

[by cable.] LONDON MARKETS. London', M.iy i6.— Consols remain .it 102JJ. New /<! i)<iiifl 5 per cent 10-40 lo.in i:> io^J; New Zetland 5 per Vent. 1889 loan is 104 ex div. ; New /e.il.md 44 per cent. 1870-190} lo.m is ioij. Adel.ndo wlie.it, ex w.irehousp, is 475. New /e.il.md wheat is 445. Adelaide flour, ex w.irehonse, is 335. Austr.ili.in t.illuw, best beef, is 34b 6d ; best mutton is. 365.

THE WOOL SALES. London, May iO. — Vt the wool sales to-day. 10.000 bales were offered, and there was a. good demand.