THE MARKETS.

Press, Volume XLVI, Issue 7259, 15 March 1889, Page 5

THE MARKETS.

» IPKR PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Received March Uth. 1 p.m. London, March 13. Shaw, Savill and Co.'s shares are quoted at £9. Melbourne, March 14. The average yield of barley this season is nearly ten bushels per acre below that of last year. Beoeived March Uth, 2.30 p.m. Sydney, March 14. Potatoes, New Zealand flouries, £10 58; Circular Heads, £5 ; onions, Victorian, £12 ; New Zealand, £10 to £11; maize, 3s 6d, sound old sorts 3s Bd, weevily 2s ; oats, inferior stores 2a 6d to 2s Bd, heavy feed oats 2a lOd to 3s, milling sorts 3s to 3s 2d ; bran firmer, being scarce, laid to ls l£d; pollard, Is 2d to ls 2£d; wheat, chick 3s 3d to 3s 6d, milling 4s 8d to ss; peas, Blue Prussians, 4s 6d to 4s 9d; Cape barley, 3s 6d to 3s 7d, the market is bare; butter, locally made, Is 4d to ls 6d; best imported separator, la Id to ls 3d; dairy, lOd to ls; cheese, locally made, 4d to 6£d; New Zealand cheese, 5d to 7£d ; bacon, New Zealand, 9d to lOd; chaff, New Zealand, £5 10s to £6. Melbourne, March 14. Parcels of wheat placed yesterday aggregated 40,000 bags, besides nearly 5000 auctioned; sales made up to 5s lOd, 6s being asked for. Bran, ls 3d, holders asking ls 4d. Oats, Calcutta, 3s 7d; stout, 4s Id; seed, 4s 6d; maize, 4a Cd; peas, 4« 7d to 4s Bd. Sugar, strong good China whites, £24. Adelaide, March 14. Wheat is firm; 5s at Port Adelaide, 4s 9d to 4s lOd at outports; flour, roller makes, £11 5s to £12; stone makes, £11; bran, Is; pollard, ls Id; oats, 4s to 4s 3d; barley, malting, ss. Sugar—Best China whites, £24 12s 6d; grey, 20s less; brewing crystals, £23.