SHIPPING & COMMERCIAL

New Zealand Mail, Issue 998, 17 April 1891, Page 19

SHIPPING & COMMERCIAL

By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. (PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) London, April 14. At the wool sales, faulty and good merinos and all crossbreds, are in strong demand, though buyers favour good merinos. The series closes on the 28th. London, April 15. A cargo of wheat ex Lismore has been resold at 40s 6d. Sydney, April 15. Arrived—Presto, from Hokianga. Wheat —Chick, 3s 4d ; milling, 4s to 43 3d. Oats— Feeding, Is 9d to 2s ; feed, 23 Id. . Maize —Local, Is 6d to 2s 3d ; imported, 2s 6d. Bran, B|d ; pollard, nominal, Is ; peas, 3s 6d to 3s 9d. Butter— Local dairy made, 9d to lOd ; factory, lid to Is. Cheese, 4d to 5d ;; loaf size, 5Ad. Bacon—Machine cured, s£d to 6£d; hand cured, 7d to Bd. Hams—New Zealand, lOd to lid. Melbourne, April 15. Sailed—Te Anau, for Bluff. Wheat, firmer, 4s 6d. Flour—Market steady ; stone made, LlO ; roller made, Lll Is. Oats—Danish, 2s 5d to 2s 6Jd ; stone, 2s lOd. Maize, 2s 8d to 2s lOd. Barley, quiet ; Cape, 2s to 2s lid ; English, 2s 6d to 2s lOd. Bran, lOfd to lid ; peas, 2s Sid. Adelaide, April 16. Wheat, 4s 4d to 4s 6d. ' Flour—Stone made, L 7 16s to L 8 10s ; roller made, L 9 to LlO. Bran, Is Id ; pollard, Is to Is vjd, ~ Newcastle, April 15. Arrived—Waieka, from Kaipara. Sailed—Camille, for Auckland. Sydney, April 15. Arrived—Tekapo and Jubilee.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) have received the following cable message from their London office, dated the 14th inst. : Wool —The sales progress steadily. Up to date 116,000 bales have been sold.