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Waikato Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1913, 9 October 1884, Page 2

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Waikato Times Q/Hce, Wednesday. TfiMCGRAMS.] LONUO.V MAUKKTS. London* October o.— Oonsola have fallen to 100J% — New Zealand securities remain at the following quotation* :— n per cent. 1040 loan, 104 ; 3 per cent 1880 loan, 105} ; 4\ per cent 18fiM904 lo«iu, 100 \ ; 4 per cent inscribed atock, 104 - — The market rate of discount has advanced and is now quoted at 2 per cent, the same as the bank late.— The breadstufK m.vilcet ih unchanged. Adelaide wheat, u\ htoie, 'Mh ; New Zealand wheat, ex htnre, 31^ to 34^ ; Adelaide flour, e\" warehouse, 35s. — Au^tiahan tallow : Axor.ipfa quantity beef .uid mutton remain at 33s (id.— Copra has fallen ss. .Sydney sun-dried is now woith €18 8s per ton. — Leather: Bt^t Australian sides are unchanged at 12d. allW ZKALVXI) I'UODUCF Mi:r.nouiiNK. October 8. —The Melbourne manager of the National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand (Limited), reports the local grain market as follows :— Wheat, 3s 4d to 3* lid ; malting barley, 3s *.)d to 4s Gd ; market quieter, but .steady. New Zealand oats : Feeding Mnts linn and in active demand at 3s fid to 4s {)d ; milling ditto, in fair demand at 3s f)d to 3s lOd. New Zealand oats, under bond, 2s lid to 3s ; market quiet.

MKUIOUIiVi; MAUKKTS. Mrs^ns Goldsbkough mpiirt under date. Melbourne, September 22 :— Wool.— Business transactions since the date of nnr List summary have been unimportant, tho total sales far the month amounting to about 700 bale->, and consisting chiefly of scoured skin wool and the usual miscellaneous descriptions that are brought foi ward prior to the opening of a new season. Tho prices realised, which w ere \ cry fhm, showed no alteration on pievious quotations, infeiior to middling gieisy ranging from (>d to Od , and ordinary to aveiage scoured, from 14d to 19jd., while crossbred wools, when at all fine, sold readily up to l~>,'d per lb. The total export of wool from Australasia to London since the Ist July amounts to <)1,37C> by hteamci, and !), 304 by sailer. The Suantity of new clip included m the above lipments by steamer amounts to 20,138 bales. Monthly CJruv Ri.pout —Although a \ery limited business has been done in the e^cpnitot wheat and flout to the United Kingdom since <>m last monthly lepoit, tho demand for shipment to the adioinmg colonies has been good, and our mii phis is being got nd of satisfactorily. Thore is no speculative demand for eithei wheat or flour for shipment to tho United Kingdom, the present low quotations thcie, even with the low heights mling here, prevent any fresh engagements being entered into.— Wheat has not \ai led in pi ice throughout the month, and meet', with a fantrade demand at 3s lOd for all good nulling pai eels down to 3s Sd fi>i infeiior nnd medium description*. — I'loui continues dull of s.ile, from t7 10s up to £S ."ss, accoi ding to brands, and atthesp priui-s some fan i>ai eels are going foiward for bhipment -Oats, ou ing t^> the unseasonably divw either, li.ivo advanced fmrn 2d to 3d ]>cr bushel on all desciiptions, and clo-e in good (limd.uhl at fuun 2s lOd to 'M id, according togiade -BarW is without change, pi une in iltmg selling up to 4s M, fid, and send v.iueties up to 3s. — M.ii/e, realises 4s !)d to .">» ; peas, 3s ; and bran, Is Id per bushel.