COMMERCIAL TELEGRAMS.

Press, Volume XXXI, Issue 4264, 29 March 1879, Page 4

COMMERCIAL TELEGRAMS.

Arczi—sn, March 28. During the month, especially the latter portion, the flour and grain market has been very unsettled.' , ' Present quotations are:—Auckland flour, orop on hand, £12; o.f.r. £11, subject to discount; Southern flour, of which the market is amply supplied .cannot be quoted over £10 to £1010s on terms; Auckland wheat, not yet to hand, worth 4s 3d; Sou—eni, *a s fowls* wheat, 3s 9d; cats, Auckland, 3s 7d to Ss lOd; Southern. 3b 0d to 4a; maize, Fiji and Auckland, none; Sydney, 4s 3d to 4s 6d; hay, 4s S3, to 5s 6d per cwt; feeding barley, 4s; malt. 7s fld j Son them hay, £6 to £6 ss; ditto pollard, £6 to £6 ss; oatmeal, 2ls; rye grass seed not worth more than 5s to 5s 6d,withno buyers; cocksfoot might sell at! Bs"j fresh butter only moderately supplied, sellers at Is 8d to Is 4d, according to quality. Taranaki fresh butter, of which a good deal is being received, Is 2d to Is 8d; oorned butter, la Ofcd; eggs, bnying price. Is 6d; Auckland oheese, 7d to 8d; Canterbury cheese 7d to Sid; Auckland bacon very scarce, 5d to 7id nominal; Canterbury hams and bacon, cloth; prime, scarce, Bidj hams in cloth, lid; bacon, bare, 7d to /id; potatoes, coming in slowly, and the bnying pries delivered is £510s; onions worth lid; hides quoted at. from 2Jd to 3rd; pelts. Is 2d to 7d ; sheepskins, 9d to lljd; gum badly scraped, ordinary, £30 to £32; prices vary a good deal according to condition, picked gum varies.in price according- to sample, nO falling off in supply. „ . ' -57E—iKa-ros, March 28.

Mr Geo. Thomas reports produce as follows: — Flour (Adelaide), £15; floor (Colonial), £910s to £10 ss; bran. Is 2d per bushel; wheat, 4s ; ham, 9|d perlb; bacon, Bjjd: cheese, Sid;,maize, 5s 6d per buahel; potatoes, £5 per ton; pollard, £7 j oats, 3s 6d per bushel; butter, Ud.