THE MARKETS.

Press, Volume XLV, Issue 7123, 20 July 1888, Page 5

THE MARKETS.

'PER press assoctatton.] Received July 19th, 9.15 p.m. London, July 11. Two Australian wheat cargoes have been sold for shipment to the Continent at 33s 3d to 33s 6d. Two others : were also sold, one at 33s 9d and the other at 33s 7_d. Ten thousand quarters of May "and June shipment realised 33s 9d • 8500 quarters of May shipment sold at 345. Australian, ex warehouse, is quoted at 345. For cargoes of new crop buyers offer 335. New Zealand long-berried is quoted at 34s to 34s 6d : flour, 24s 6d. New Zealand hemp, £24 5s to £24 10s. Sugar—German beet 14s 3d. The number of bales of wool catalogued since the opening of the series is 266,200, of these 253,400 have been sold. Merino sorts are firm, cross-V.r*-r"« "rrpornlar -nr* cliorVifl-tr -roolrpr

quarters of May and June shipment

realised 33s 9d •" 8500 quarters of May shipment sold at 345. Australian, ex warehouse, is quoted at 345. For cargoes of new crop buyers offer 335. New Zealand long-berried is quoted at 34s to 34s 6d : flour, 24s 6d. New Zealand hemp, £24 5s to £24 10s. Sugar—German beet 14s 3d. The number of bales of wool catalogued since tbe opening of the series is 266,200, of these 253,400 have been sold. Merino sorts are firm, crossbreds irregular and slightly weaker. Leather, 9d per lb. There is a general decline of Jd to Id in rabbitskins. At auction Australian tallow realised the following prices :—Mutton, 21s 6d ; beef, 21s 9d per cwt. Tin is quoted at £78 10s per ton. Copper—Chili bars, £81. Iron, 435. Consols, IOOi. New Zealand 5 per cents., 106 J; New Zealand 4 per cents, inscribed, 981

Received July 19th, 11 p.m. London, July 17. An Australian wheat cargo has been sold at 33s 9d. Received July 19th, 11.30 p.m. Stdney, July 19. Oats, bright milling, 2s 3d to 2s3_d; heavy feed, 2s 2d ; good feed, 2s to 2s Id; maize, steady, 2s 9d; bran dull, New Zealand, 9d• local, 9£d • pollard, quiet, 9£d ; potatoes, New Zealand, 75s to 80s, Ballarat, 755; Circular Heads, 80s. Onions, Victorian, £7 to £7 10s. Wheat, good chick, 2s lOd to 3s; malting, 3s 3d • local, 3s ss. Cheese, local, s|d to 7d; New Zealand, 6£d to 7d. There is a full 3upply of butter, best, Is 6d • second quality, 9d to Is Id. Bacon—The market is glutted; local, 4d to 6d; New Zealand, 7d to 8d • hams, lid to is. Melbourne, July 19. Wheat, 3a 3d. Flour, stone made, £7 ; roller flour, £S. New Zealand oats, 3s 2d * Tartarian, 3s Bd. Bran and pollard quiet. Queensland white sugar, £21 10s. Adelaide, July 19. Shipping parcels of wheat at Port Adelaide, 3s 2d; farmers' lots, 3s - for out ports, 2s lOd to 2s lid. Stone made flour, £7; roller flour, £7 15s. Bran, 9£d * pollard, 9d. London, July 11. Meat by the Kaikoura and Doric is | being sold at 4£d per lb.