ENGLISH COMMERCIAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XX, Issue 145, 20 June 1889, Page 5

ENGLISH COMMERCIAL.

London, June 18. The quantity of wheat afloat for tl'*ie United Ivingdom is 1,516,000 qsisirters'-; and for/the Continent 272,000 quarters1.. The American visible supply h\ 17,6/25,000 bushels. The English wheat market is'^rmer, : the Continental unchanged, aod the American steady. New Zealand Mortgage Conjipany 4}4 debentures, 102; Dalgety and' Company 4j4 debentures, 114%.

(Per New Zealand Loan and-'Mescanj ile

Agency Company, Limited.)

London, June 18,

Wool.—The sales opened this day at the level of last sales, except good greasy and scoured ; market is firmer. The attendance of both Home and foreign buyers is good. Competition by both Home and foreign buyers is fairly active. The sales comprised about 320,000 bales; 82,000 bales have, been sent to the i, manufacturing districts direct.

Wheat. — Market .slightly better. The general promise of/the crops of the United Kingdom, on Continent, and in America is very good, except reports are unfavourable / concerning the growing crops in Russia.

Leather. —Market quiet; best sides are worth o.^d per lb.

New Zealand Hemp.—Fine qualities are neglected ; medium and common are ia demand. Medium is worth los per ton.

Frozen Meats. —;Mutton market firm, Canterbury and Wellington muttons are worth, respectively, 6}id and 6d per lb, Canterbury lamb is worth 7j^d per lb. Beef maiket unchanged.