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Waikato Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 2553, 20 November 1888, Page 2

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The, n'i/il;>i!n Tim:* "/'(••e, Monday. MEfiBOUUNK MARKETS. TllF Now Zw.iland L->iin and M.'rcantdf Agancy X'pn-t mxh-r dutr, Melb.mriui, 7th November :—Grain : 15 isineas has lietsn somnwlvit intnniptiid during' the past weak l,y tho holiday*, but <o tar as U 'rain_M conenrned Urn tendeiu-y of prices has still been in an upward direction. A little run has fallfii sine.) our last ivport. but still the accounts from tho co-.niti-y districts are wry glo-imy, and foais aro growing strolißer that the coining harvest will be a vory po.,r one in Victoria, whilst tho crops in South Australia and Now South Wales are looked on as complete failures. Under such unsatisfactorily conditions the prospect of our b ling able to ship much now wheat in the comill" season is small, and it is more than probable that intercolonial requirements will absorb all we may have, to spare, mis will induce a highor range of prices in our local markets, and militate against ship, incuts being made to Europe, whilst the prices ruling there can only havo a very secondary influence on values here. According to our latest London cable messages a further advance in the price of wheat in store had occurred, and the American market wiiN also stronger.-Wheat: Market firm and prime Wimmora scarce; as u> quoted, but we hoar of no sales at this price.-Flour: A fair demand for both stone and roller-made ; tho former sold at £9 15s, and the latter up to £11.—Oats : Increased arrivals have checked the upward movement in this line. To-day sales of stout New Zealand at 3< 9d.-Peas: Good sales to 3s ld.-Maize : A brisk demand at 11 BJd to 3a 9d. CHRISTOHURCH GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKETS. Messks Kaye and Carter's Rkpokt for week ending Nov. 12th, 1S8« :-Wheat: Tuscan, 4s 3d; pearl, 4s Id ; Hunter s ,4s OJd, tirm. I'Wl wheat : Good whole, 3s Gd to 3e Od; broken, 3s Id. Oatu : Milling, 2s 7d; bright short, 2s (id ; good short, 2ssd;duns, 2s Id; blade, 2s4d; Danish 2s 4d, advancing. Barley: Prime malting, 4s Gd; malting, 4s 4d ; feed, 2s 10(1; Cape, 3sld ; pearl, £20. Peas: Prussian blue 3s; white, 3s; dun, 3s; split, "£l4 Beans: Good whole, 3s Id ; medium, 3s. £ lour : Roller, £10 10s; stone, £9. Bran 80s; sharps, 7os; pollard, 75s (scarce). Oatmeal, in 251b5., £1110s ;in 71 to., £13. Rvecorn, 3s (id; linseed, £14 10s. Ryegrass : Machine dressed, 3s to 3s 3d ; farmers' lots, 2* Gd. Cocksfoot: Heavy dressed, 3jd ; medium, to 3\i; seconds l-Jd to2d. Oatsheaf chaS , , £3 7s (id. Hay (baled), £3 15s Hops, Is, f..-i.b. Nelson. Honey, 4d. White clover, 75s to 80j per cwt; red clover, GOs per cwt; alsyke, 75s per cwt. ; English cowgrass, 82s Gd to 85s per cwt, ; timothy, 42s Gd to 45s per cwt. Potatoes : Prime Derwents, 00s to 955. Butter, 7Ad to 6d. Cheese : Loaf, od ; modium, 4id per lb. (scarce). Hams, Sid ; bacon, OJd; hams and bacon, 7d. Lard : In bladders, 4.W. The above prices current are nil f.0.b.", Lyttelton, sacks and packages extra, except when otherwise specified.