THE MARKETS.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 8737, 8 March 1894, Page 5

THE MARKETS.

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. London, March 5. The wool market is irregular. Good sorts are firm, but heavy sorts are weak and slow of *ale. March 6. The estimated visible supply of American wheat is 93,900,000 bushels. Sydney, March 7. Wheat, milling, nominal, 2a Bd, farmers being unwilling to sell # under 2s lid; chick, 2s 3d. Flour, roller made, £7 15a to £8. Oats, dull, prime feeding sorts, 2s 2d to 2s 4d. Maize, prime old crop, 2s 6d to 2s 9d. Barley, feeding, 2s 9d. Bran and pollard, 7d. Peas, Prussian blue, 3s 6d to 4s. Potatoes, local grown, £2 sato*£2 15s; Circular Heads, £3 to £3 ss. Ouions, £5 15s to £6. Butter, dairy-made, 6d to 7d; factory* 7d to Sd. Bacon, best quality, 6d to 6£d. Melbourne, March 7. Wheat, prime, 2s 3id ; a considerable quantity fans been, bought in. Flour, roller, £6 5s to £6 10s. Oats, prime Algerian, Is Gd; stout white, la 10d. Barley, Cape, 2s 3d; prime malting, 5a ; bran, to 6d. Adelaide, March 7. Wheat, 2s 4d to 2s 4-Jd, Flour, roller, £6 5s to £Q 10s. Barley, malting, 4a 6d to 4a Sd, Bran, Bd. Pollard, B|d. The New Zealand Land Association Limited, has received the following London cable message, dated 6th March:— Wool—- Since close of last sales washed marino super, scoured merino fcuper, washed merino medium and inferior, and scoured merino medium and inferior are £d to Id per lb lower. Greasy merino, medium and inferior, and medium greasy crossbred are par to |d per lb lower. Other descriptions unchanged. Total quantity catalogued to date is 69,000 bales, Wheat—Market inactive; spot quotations have declined 3d per 4961b since last report; o.i.f. quotations unchanged,