TELEGRAPHIC.

Bruce Herald, Volume XI, Issue 1084, 4 February 1879, Page 6

TELEGRAPHIC.

Invercakoill, January 31. Tightness of money is inducing caution in commercial circles, and speculation is restricted ia consequence to transaction* to meet current requirements. Flour is quoted at £10 10j ; bran, £5 ; pollard, £5 10a ; oatmeal, £19 at the mills; best samples of wheat, 4j 6d; fowl feed, 3a. Oats, best milling, 4); feed, 3i 6d, The rise in brandies is maintained ; other spirits unaltered. A line of Guuumws'b stout,was sold at 12i 61.; Jehnaon's al« f 12a, Building materials are

moving off moderately. English iroD, £26 10a ; slates, ISa per 1000; Portland cement, 18t6i. Shearing is well forward, and harvest time is looked to. Oats generally are a good crop, bat tbe wheat; is beio-v the average. There w»n n>t much b irley sown this season. Mr <i. F. Martin reports fat cattle to be in good supply, and prices are. declining. Cows and bullocks, pr-me quality, £9 10s— or 30> per 100lb ; medium, 25». Sheep, uaif-breds, lla to 11* 6i ; medium; 9a 6d to 10s. r-itore cattle are ia fair demar-d ; bullocks, £7 to £7 10s ; cows, £4 10a to £4 15s ; mixed, £3 Isi to £4. Si ore cheep are in demand ; crossbred ewe?, 8s 61 to 8* 9d ; wtthera, 9a. Young meiiuoa are wanted, but none are obtainable. Sydney, January 31. Henessey'3 csse brandy, 83s ; quarters, 9< 3-1. Kerosene has adva. uel \l. A«^e a:dt? fl >Qr. £12 6* to £13; £* Z aand wheai aud oas nominal. C-tndlee, 10J. Chbistchuiich, February 1. ' • Not much bu-iuesa h-is been trausacted in the present year's wheat yet. A few sales hare been made at 3s for fair average samples, and Zi 3i for Buperior. Barley has been anxiously inquired for by seme brewers who are quite oat of mat. Ezp >rt malsters. however, d>> not care to give the prices asked by farmers, frices are quoted at fr> m4i6dto 5a 6d Flour is selling at £9 for ordinary irade lots, while for forward delivery tbe price is £8 and £8 10i, The export demand continues quiet. Grass seed, from 4s 81 to 5s 9i. No wholesale business yet done in potatoes, as they are not in a condition to ship. Butter, cheese, hams, and bacons are unaltered.