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Marlborough Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 314, 25 May 1888, Page 2

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LONDON MARKETS. (By Telegraph.) , London, May 22.*; Since the close of the last London wool series 2500 bales have been sold on a slight advance on closing rates. The Antwerp sales closed firmly. The hop prospects are unfavorable and backward and are infested with vermin. The crop will probably be short of demands as there is a decrease of 8000 acres under crop, f , Z ‘ i'—L. — X* AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Sydney, May 23Bran, with market quiet ; New Zealand pollard, 9fd to lOd ; New Zealand potatoes, from 50s to 55s ; Tasmanian, 60 ; Warrnambool, 40a to 45s : oats, are e&sy'at 2s Id to 2s 2d; milling, 2s 2d ; maize, easy at 2s 4d to 2s 5d : onions, L 4 las to La; chaff, best, L 5 ss; local bntter, Is 6d; imported best, Is to Is Id ; cheese, from Gd to 7d ; loaf, in cloth, 9d to9jd ; hams, Is to Is Id. Melbourne, May 23. I Wheat is easier, 3s ad ; flour L 7 5s for stone made ; oats, stout. 2s lid ; barley is firm and prime malting is quoted at as Gd; maize, 3s 3d : bran, lOd ; sugar, whites, L 22 10s. Adelaide, May 23. Wheat is advancing and is quoted at 3s 4d to 3s 5d for cargoes delivered by , job farmers; lots for 3s 2d at out ports; • 3s 3d at Port Adelaide ; superfine stone flour, L 7 5s to L 7 10s ; roller flour, from L 8 5s to L 8 10s : bran, 94d to lOd ; pollard, lOd; oats, 2s 9d to 2s 10 ; malting barley, 5s to 5s 6d.