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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11239, 7 December 1899, Page 4

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AUSTRALLAN MARKETS. By Telegraph.—Press Association.—Copyright. Stdxey, December 6. Very little is doing in wheat. Chick, 2s 6d to 2s 7d; milling, new is quoted at 2a 7d; old, 2s 7£d to 2s Bd. Flour, £6 10? to £7. Oats: Feeding, New Zpahud, ?= tn 2s 2d; Tasmanian, la 10d to 2s; seeding, Tartarian, Is 10d to Is lid. Barley: Cape, 2s 2d to 2s 4d; English, 2s 3d to 2s 6d. Maize: Prime, 3s 2d. Peas: Prussian ' he, h3d to 3s 6d. Bran, 8d to S^ci; pollard, 9d to 9ld. Potatoes: New circulars, tn £2 10s; Early Rosa, £2. Onions, £\ I 1?? In £3. Butter: Dairy, £7 10s to £S\ factn-y, 9d. Cheese: Large, %l to 4^d; loaf, stl to Sid. Bacon, to 7d. [The above quotations ore those ruling between merchant and retailer, and do not represent slightly lower values .obtained by ieeogni3ed broker.] Melbourne, December 6.

Wheat: Quiet; new, 2s 6£d to 2s 7d; old, 2s 7Jd. Oats: Algerian, Is 6d to Is 9d: stout, Is 9d to b 10d. Barley: Feeciim;, to 2s 3d; malting, to ss. Maize, 2s lid; bran, 8d to BJd: pollard, 9id to 10d: potatoes, £2 55 to £2 15s j onions, to £3 10s.

ApKLAinE, December 6. Wl.eat, quiet; old. 2s 8d to 2s B£d; new, 2s 6Jd to 2s Bd. Flour, £7. Oats: Dun and Aleerian, Is 10d to 2s: stout, 2s to 2s 6cl. Bran and pollard, BJd to 9d.

THE PRODUCE MARKET. DUXBDIX. Wednesday. Wheat: Market very dull. Prices have receded, and even prime milling; is hard to nlaco at reasonable figures. Prime velvet, 2a 8d; Tuscan, 2s 7id; chick wheat. 2s 4d. Oats: Daring the past week an improved demand has been the order of things, resulting in firmer f.-ices. Prime milling. Iβ lid; prime feed. Is 10d: good feed. Is 9id. Potatoes are a glut on the market, and are practically unsalable. Prime Derweuts only may be quoted at 17s 6d per ton. Chaff remains in practically the same position as last week. The supply is plentiful, and the demand slack. Priincst heavy oaten is selling up to £2 15s; good. £2 ss; inferior, £1 17s 6d.

CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. CkllS: Made. £ s. d. Due. ffaihi Silterten Gold Mines .. .. -..060.. Dec. 13 Slay Queen Extend. Nov. 24 .. 0 0 1 .. Dec. 15 DIVIDENDS: New Fiiur-in-Haiid .. .. DOS.. Now Walhi 0 2 0.. Now Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Cα' 050.. Jan. 2

THE MAILS. CHIEF POST OFFICE. AUCKLAND. Mails will close us under i THIS DAY. For Paoroa and Thames, per train, at 7 a.m. For Tauranga, Te Puke. Pongakawa. Matata, Ohiwa. Opotiki, and Whakatane, via Rotorua, per train, at 7 a.m. For New Plymouth and Southern ports, per Takapuna, at 7.55 n.m. For Australian Colonies, per Takaptuia, at For P'lieroa. Wailii, and Thames, per train, at 8.30 a.m. ,„ . For Turua, Paeroa. and Waihi, per Waimane, For Coromandel and Cabbage Bay. per Rotomahana, at 3.30 p.m. . . For Thames, Paeroa, and Wiiihi, per ftaiotalii, at 4 p.m. . For Eaet Coast ports and Gisborne, per Omapere, at 4 p.m. . , For Whangarei, Kamo, Hikuransi, and Whakapara, per Ngungimi. at 4 pan. For Whangapoua, and Opitomu, per Clielmsford, at 7 p.m. FRIDAY. For Paeroa, Waihi, Tauranga, Katikati, and Thames, per train, 8.30 a.m. For New Plymouth and Southern ports, per Glenelg, at 11 a.m. For Omapere, Opononi, Eawene, Kohukolm, and Hokianga. district, per Kanieri, at 11 a.m. . , For Turua, Paeroa, and Waihi, per Taniwha, at 3.30 p.m. For Coromandel, per ISotomahana, at 4.30 p.m. For Thames, per Wniotahi, at 5 p.m. For Tauranga, per Clansman, at 6 p.m. For Kennedy's Day, Kuaotunu. Wbitianga, and Gumtown. per Muritai. at 7.45 p.m. For Whangarei Heads, Ifarsden Point, Waipu. Parua Bay, Maugapai. Whangarei. Kamo, Kaurihohore, Hikurangi, Ngiingurn, Hukerenui, Towai, Puhipuhi, Whnkapara, KawaJtawa, Ohaeawai, and Kaikohe, per Wellington, at 7.45 p.m. Monday, December 11. Per Botoiti as follows:For East and West Coasts of South America, United Kingdom, and Continent of Europe (connecting with Tokomaru, leaving Wellington on December 14), a.t 1.10 p.m. Parcels, at 12.40 p.m. Parcels for United Klnedom can only be forwarded by this route. Correspondence for United Kingdom will require to be specially addressed " per Toltomaru." Mail will be due in London February 2. Per Westralia, as follows:- . For Ceylon. India. China. Japan, Straits Settlements. Aden. Suez. Mediterranean ports, Continent of Europe, and United Kingdom, via. Suez, at 4.30 p.m. For Capetown, Durban. Natal, Johannesburg, and South African States (per Aberdeen Line), at 4.30 p.m. For Mauritius, at 4.30 p.m. For Australian Colonies and Noumea, at 4.30 p.m. , , , Money orders, registered letters, books, and newspapers, at 3.30 p.m. Parcels for New South Wales and Queensland, at 4 p.m. Mail will be due in London January 21. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13. For Tonga, Samoa, and Fiji, per Hanroto, at P ' m ' MONDAY, DECBMBEB 25. Per Moana, as follows:— For Samoa. Hawaiian Islands. United States of America, Canada, British ColmnbiaCentral and South America. British ana Foreign West Indies. United Kingdom, and Continent of Europe, at 8 a.m. For money orders, at 1 p.m. on Satnrday. For registered letter?, at 5 p.m. on Saturday. For newspapers, at 8 a.m. on Monuay. Parcel mail for Samoa nnd I'nwniinn Islands, will close at 5 p.m. on Saturday. Late letters, licnrins an nxtra fee of 2Jd, in addition tn tho postage, may be posted in the late leller box on board the steamer vm to the 'inn , » r sailing. Mail will he due in Lnmlon, January 24. Wednesday, January 3For Fiji, per Taviuni. at. 4 p.m. Tuesday. Jani'art 16. For Earotonga and Tahiti, per Ovalau, at 4 '"" 8. T). BIS?, Chief Postmaster. TELEGRAMS BY MAIL. For the United Kingdom and Continent of Europe via Rio de Janeiro and Tcneriffe, per Gothic, will close at Wellin?ton to-day (Thursday). 7th inst,, at 10 a.m. . Mails for the United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, per Star of England, close at Wellington to-morrow (Friday). Bth in?t., at 3 p.m. Correspondence must be specially addressed.

Adelaide advises:-" Aden-Zanzibar cable W. S. FORBT. Ofliisr-in Chnrgs

DAILY MEMORANDA. SALES: Messrs. E. Arthur and Co.-Drapery, Clothing, etc, noon. Messrs. Churton and Co.—Furniture, etc.; Green Lane. 11 n.m. Messrs. A. Tooinan and Co.—Household Furniture, etc., 11 a.m. AMUSEMENTS: City Hall-Gaiety Company, 8 p.m.