COMMERCIAL.

Evening Star, Issue 11684, 17 February 1902, Page 6

COMMERCIAL.

The quantity of coal exported from Greymouth last week was: Blackball 2.231 tons, BrumTcr 1,537 tons; ;uid from Westport tho quantity was 12,195 tons.

TOE MARKETS

Pre-s Association—By Telegraph—Copyright.

LONDON, February 16, (Received February 17, at 9.5 a.m.)

ffen\i is in strong demand. Fair Wellington January ;md February shipment, £3B i! Of ; April-Jnne shipment, £3o 10s. Frozen Meat.—Mutton rind lamb of all sorts am unchanged, hut bc«?f has declined one-eiglilh. Silver, 2s 1 7-161 per oz. Copper: Three months, £64 7s 6d. Tin On the spot, £ll4 ss; three month-, £lO9 ss.

The imports of lead last month -were 22,846 tons (including 7,917 tons of Australian), and vhe exports 2,988 tons.

GRAIN AND PRODUCT! REPORTS. Donald Reid and Co. report having held their weekly auction sale of grain and produce at their stores to-day, when prices ruled a.? under: Oats.—We offered a, fair selection of medium to prime qurdity, but as bidding was slack only a few lots were disposed of. We quote: Prime milling, 2s 51d to 2s 6d; good to best feed, 2s 4d to 2s sd; medium, 2« Id to 2s 3d per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat.—Prime milling samples are in fair demand at late values. Medium quality continues to find buyers as fowl feed. We quote: Prime milling. 5= 2d to 3s 3d ; nv’dbj’n ami fowl feed, 3s to 3s Id per bushel (sacks extra). Potatoes.—There are .still fair samples offering, and prices are about on a level with those of last week. We quote: Rost freshly-picked, £2 2s 6d to £2 7s 6d; others', to £2 per ton (sacks in). Chaff. —The local demand is confined almost entirely to best quality, with which the market is now more fully supplied. Medium quality is out of favor, and difficult to quit. Wc quote: Prime oaten sheaf, £3 12< 64 to £3 17s 6d: medium to good, £3 to £3 10s per ton (bags extra).