COMMERCIAL.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 2980, 20 August 1891, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

The Waikato Timu 0/See, Wednesday. MARKET RIMPORTS. Till-. New Zealand Lo'in and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) report us under:.July Ul.-Wlie-it (free) : Owing to the poorness of the latit harvest, the supplie- 1 li.iL have nuched Sydney from the country oinco the beginning of the year are much -mailer than win the ens.; at the oorriiJ|i"iiding period of last year, and the bulk of our supplies have been drawn tr-.m Victoria and South Australia, about 800,000 b'luhels having been received from the former colony, and about ;"iOO,OOO bushels from tho latter, while Now Zealand his ouly sent about 10,000 Impels. These figures ropresonl.t tho iuiuoits of bread■tuffH in tho shape both of wheat and flmr. It is estimated that something like 1,000,000 bushes will have to bo imported before the end of tho year, the bulk of which wilr c>me in the shape of flour. Them is very little business passing in wheat, prune milling being nominally worth ss. l'owl fund is in good demand, and limited supply, und may be quotod at up to 3s 0d for unbroken.—Oats (free): Stocks aro not heavy, mid the market has shown a nlightly firmer tone in sympathy with the maixe market. Further arrivals from Now Zealand, however, and an increased supply of maize may bu expected shortly, the effect ot which will no doubt be to send prices back to what they were last month. Prime heavy feed ia to-day worth 2s Id per bushel; medium we quote at up to Is lO.jtd.— Putter (duty Id per lb) : We have again to report an improvement iti values under this heading, prices to-day ruling as under:—Best local factory, to 2s pe.- lb ; best local dairy, to Is 10d ; best New Zealand factory, to 1h Id ; test New Zealand diiry, to In 'M. The market has seen its highest, and is dropping; we anticiputn a smart decline early in August. Cheese (duty 2d per lb): Market still Hr.n, and wo to-day quote best quality imported cheeso nt up to 8d per lb.-Hams(duty 2d per lb): Inactive. New Nealand hams may still be quoted nominally at up to 10. l ,d per lb.— Bacon (duty 2d por lb): In moderate reciuost. Best New Zealand bacon ia nominally worth 8d por lb.—Potatoes (free): (twine to the arrival of large shipments, values have fallen considerably since last writing. Circular Huad potatoes being today quoted at up to £3 15* Per ton. and New Zealand Blue Dorwents £1 15s to £1 10s per too, with supplies greatly in excess of requirements. ,„,.,. _, Mki.houknk. .fuly 12-J.—Grain : ihe past week has been a quiet one in the Grain markets, and prices as a rule have nntshown any material alteration. The millers' deiniinds for Wheat have been restricted to immediate requirements,and their purchases at the public sales have benn marked by a decided preference for cheaper lines of jlleached and Medium qualities, than for prime samples. Holders, however, profess considerable faith in the future of prices.and Heem for the most part content to wait tho time whin the necessities of the trade demand put chases being made in preference to pushing sales at this juncture. The outlook in Europe is unchanged. Latest statistics give an estimated deficiency of six million quarters on possible requirements. If this statement is correct, prices should harden as the European winter approaches. The Agricultural outlook in Victoria is very promising, and the early sown crops are nuking a good start. Flood losses are email.—Wheat: Market dull and unsettled. Holders ask 5s for Prime ; Medium is selling at Is tld to 43 10d.—Oats : A moderate demand lor good Algerians and for Stoutish Danish. We quote:—Calcutta, Is !)J to Is lid : Algerians, 2s to 2s ; Tartarian, 2s !Sd to 2s (Jd ; Danish, 2s 4d to2s7d ; and Stout 2s 8d to 2s <Jd. New Zealand in hand, lsll.Wto2s. CiiKi.ircmi'KCH, August 7. —Wheat: Locally, transactions during the week have been upon a restricted scale. Against a firmer market in London we have to notice improved acennnts of the Californian harvest, and a shipment of wheat from there to Sydney at 4s %i, c.i.f. To-day's local prices n ro—Tuscan 4s 3d, Pearl 4s 2d, Hunter's 4s and 4s Id, f.0.b., sacks extra.—Oats : There is no material change to report in this cereal. A quiet business is passing at full rites. We quote prime milling Is i).W, heavy feed Is long Is 7|d per bushel t.0.b., sacks extra.— Potatoes: Nominal quotations—loa per ton at country stations. Dairy Produce : Brtter in kegs 8d to Ud per lb,"cheese 3id to 4Vi per lb, according to size and quality.