THE MARKETS
(PER PREB9 ASSOCIATION.) 1 London, December 13 I The English wheat market is steady. Che Continehtial markets ore inactive. , c Iho American market is unchanged, t Ihe average price of English wheat at 5 soantry markets is 81s 3d. The ] American visible supply of wheat is , 36,630,000 bushels. The total quantity ' of wheat and flour afloat for the United ■' Kingdom is 2,396,000 quarters, for the ] Continent 624,000 quarters. , ' ! An Australian off coast cargo of .! wheat was sold at from 40s to 40s- 6d. Sydney, December 13*. Oats, bright heavy milling, 4s to 4s 8d ; wheat (chick), 4b 3d to 4s 6d ;' milling, 4s lOd ; the market is quiet and easy. Lucerne hay, £5 to £5 10s ; oaten hay, £7 to £9 per ton ; hay chaff, £7 to £9 10s ; straw chaff, £5 5s to £5 10s ; onions, £ll to £11 10s per ton ; butter, looally made Is 3d to Is 6d, best imported Is to Is Id. The market is quiet and prices are declining, Cheese, supply increasing, 8d to B^d. Melbourne, Deoembei 10 Old wheat, 4s 9d ; new wheat, 4s 7d. Mour, stone make, £10 10s ; for roller make £11 15s is refused ; New Zealand oats, 4s 8d ; English barley, 5s 4d ; Capo barley, 3s 4^d y malting barley, 5s «d. " Adelaides, December 13. Wheat is dull and declining. Farmers' lots new wheat 4s 9d at Port Adelaide, 4s 8d at oat ports ; flour, stone make, £11, roller make £12 ; New Zealand oats, 4s 8d : malting barley, 5s 3d to 5f 6d. London, December 12. Up to date 40,000 bales of Victorian wool have been sold at the present series ; medium greasy sortß are recovering from the slight decline they experienced at the beginning of the week. Crossbred s are still firm.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2013, 14 December 1888, Page 2
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