MELBOURNE MARKETS.

North Otago Times, Volume XXXV, Issue 7272, 21 October 1891, Page 2

MELBOURNE MARKETS.

The National Mortgage and Agency Company report ai follows under date Melbourne, 13th October : Feeding Grains.— There wore only a few hundred b*Rs oats laat week, most of which went for local milling. The remainder found outlets under bond, at about 2s. Victorian oats have had *teady speculative buying, at & 3d to 2a 6d for common sortslight feed and dirty stout ; Algerian hare , been Bold a« high as 2a 3d for prime lots for nulling, and from la lOd to 2s tor feed ; heavy clean white oats are worth 2s lid to *». Maize is arriving more sparingly, and the market has a firmer tendency. Wo JrA g0 R °i d ™a 3 i 4d t0 3s 4 i d - P" m « aeed 3m 6d, and off aamplea from 3a downS Br n i 1^' id to & 5d - c »P e b arley, §|d. BraD ' 12ll> *<>»«£ Breadituffa. -Wheat ia slightly easier but the syndicate are still buying any cheap * lots, to prevent a eerious drop g no doubt \\e quote 5t5d to 5s 7d. Flour.-Stonj, haa enquiry at L12 to L12 lo 8 . R O 1W quiet, at L13 10a to L14. Cr> B»rley, quiet, at 3i 3d for prime, 3s to 3s 2d fair to good, 2s 9d to 2s lid for mediS n and 2a 4d to 2a 6d for f<jed. ' Grass aeeds inactive, the only demand being for prime clean ryegraas for lawns cricket grounds, etc., at about 5i 6d to 5i 9d. i lax. —The trade has been unusually dull for the time of year, and we are anxiously looking for an improved dennnd. Manufacturers complain that their goods aren'k moving. Quotations are from LI 7 to L21 10s for common to prime. Potatoea.— Supplies lighter and market firmtr th« past week. We quote : Tats

nrnnian, up to L4, d.pj ; New Zealand, 60. to fib, d.p. ; Victorian*, from 13 dow» wards. Chaff hnt adranccd owing to speculation in hay. We quote looae, from 50a to 70i ; preyed, L3 12s 6d to L3 17i 8d per ton. Butter— Dairy, 6d to 6Jd ; •opumtor, 7d to 7id ; factory, 8d to 8Jd, Oheese.—Priino old Victorian, 6d to 7d t new, 4d to 5d. >rnma — Prime, 8d to lOcl. Bicon, 4d to7^, Tornsacks, 5t 4Jd to 5s 6d on spot. Bran bugs, 4s Id to 4a 3d.