Australian Commercial.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVIII, Issue 9, 1 March 1900, Page 13

Australian Commercial.

Sydney, February 21. — Wheat: Chick, 2s to 2s 3Jd ; milling, 2s 8d to 2s B id. Flour : L6to L 7. Oats : Feeding, New Zealand, 2s 4d to 2a 6d ; Tasmanian 2s 4d to 2s sd. Barley : Cape, 2a 4d to 2s 6d. Maize (prime), 2s 6d to 2s 9d ; American, 2s 6d to 2a 7d. Peas : Prussian blue, 3s 6d. Bran, Bd. Pollard, 9d. Potatoes : Circular Heads, L 3 10s to L 4 : local, LI 10s to L 2 10s. Onions, L 2 to L 3 10s. Butter . Dairy. 7d to 7}<l ; factory, B]d. Bacon, 4Jd to 7'd. [The above quotations are those ruling between merchant and retailer, and do nob represent the slightly lower values obtained by the recognised broker.] Melbourne, February 21. — Wheat (large sales), 2s 9^d to 2s lOJd. Oats (active). 2s 2>d to 2a 4d. Maize, 2s 7d. Bran, 2s B ! ,d. Pollard, UMd. Potatoes, L2to L 2 12s 6d. Onions, L2to L 3. Adelaide, February 21. — Wheat (good demand), 2s 7]d to 2s BJd, Flour. L<; 7s 6d to IS 10-§. Oats : Dun and Algerian, Is lOd to 2s Id ; stout, 2s t',d to L J d 9J. Bran.9d. Pollard, K»d. Messrs. Donald Reid and Co. report as follows :—: — Oats. — Prime milling and best feed qualities are in strong demand, and meet with ready sale at quotations. Lower grades are not inquired for. and are difficult to place. Our catalogue contained only fair to medium feed oats, which were not strongly , competed for. We quote Prime milling, 2s Id ; good to best feed, 2s to 28 O^d ; medium. Is lod to Is lid ; inferior, Is Sd to Is 9d per bushel (sacks extra). \Viii:at. — We offered several lines of fowl wheat, which sold at 2s to 2s Id ; one lot, extra good, 2s 2d ; milling quality, if prime, 'is in fair demand, at late quotations. We quote: Prime milling, , 2s 5d to 2s 6d ; medium. 2s 3d to 2s 4d per bushel (sacks in), i Potatoes. — We catalogued a few lots of medium quality, for i which there was little competition. We quote : Best kidneys, L 2 ! l()s ; others. L 2 to L 2 5a per ton (sacks in). ! Chaff. — The demand is confined to prime oaten sheaf, medium : samples being almost neglected. We quote : Best oaten sheaf, L 2 I 15s to L 3 : medium to good, L 2 to L 2 10s per ton (bags extra).