MARKET REPORTS.

Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 8359, 19 December 1892, Page 3

MARKET REPORTS.

PRODUCE, &o. Messes H. Matson and Co. (associated with the National M. and A. Company of New Zealand, Limited) report for the "week ending December 19th, 1692 .— Wheat—Tlie market remains in a do* pressed state, and prospects for aa early improvement appear remote. In the abeosee of any local demand there is a little laore enquiry for freight to London, this being the only outlet. < Prime sound milling majt ba quoted at 3s, at which peace aa occasional line is taken up by tiro miliars; damaged milling is almost neglected at 2s 3d to 2s 6d, while the glutted m&ftket foe fowls' wheat is weaker at is 9d to 2s 2d for whole, and Is 6d to Is 10d Jot broken.

Oats—Dullness pervades the oat market, and latest quotations still rule. Sbs Sydney market fluctuates somewhat accof ding to arrivals, but offers no hope of asy improvement, while the Londoa tnarfeafe for good heavy bright oats fairly jaa&atains recent values j milling are worth la 10d to Is lid ; good short reed I»fl& i» la 10d; ordinary, Iβ 3d; common, Is Id, Barley—Outside of what nralfcoters may hold stocks are almost exhausted, bat titer© is no demand locally. Inquiries are, bowever, made from Otago. Values are nominally 3s to 3s 3d for beat m&lfcaag. Grass Seeds—There has been some badness doing in cocksfoot foe shipment Home, owing to some improvement in feto London market. Prices may be given at-2d to 3f4 for machine-dressed, ana 2d to 2£d ioS farmers' samples. Reports from tfc© Peninsula are favourable regarding the growing crop, which is not-ec large a». last jssass, but owing to the high price of stock tstere ia more seed shut up than otherwiao would have been. Ryegrass has also a little speculative inquiry for prime samples of machine-dressed off old pasture, and Sβ ta 3s 3d is the value. For undressed fanners' samples there is little or no derated. Stocks are heavy from last season, And with the impression current that the incoming crop may also be heavy buyers are holding off; 2s to 2a 3d ie about the range of values. Dairy Produce—Bntter, 7d to 8d; cheese* 3£dto4£d. Quotations are f.0.b., sacks extra*