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have quickly altered tho wholo tone of the local market. Millers who previo sly v re indifferent aro now anxious buyers of milling pram to cover their requirements, nnd in consequence hare now to offer the prices that hnv© been demanded of lato by holders, thus making a rise of 3d to 3d per bushel. To cover thus the mill prico of flour has been increased a further £1 per ton. Those farmers still holding groin are now not willing to dispose <5f it. but the available quantity is very email indeed, and very little will be left for disposal after the present month is j over. During tho early part of the | week a line of 700 sacks of Tuscan and Poirl was sold aj 4t> 8d on trucks, sacks extra, and this price has sinoo been ex- i ceeded by Jd: to Id per bushel. The market doses witlra very firm tendency at 4e 9d all round on trucks. Oat*—ln sympathy with wheat, there has been a very etromj demand for all lines of feed oats and prices have increased by 2d to 3d per bushel. Sales have been made at 2s lOjd to Sβ for extra good feed, while for special heavy Gartone 3s Id is now avnilabie. Qtiotattone are—Gartonn ami Dtins 2s lid to 3s Id. Danish and light feed 2s 10d to gelid. Oat sheaf Chaff— Prim* quality is ncnworth 90s on tmcks.