ADVANCE IN WHEAT.
London, May 19. The English wheat market shows a general advance of 6d. The American and Continental markets are also advancing, with increased firmness. London, May 20. Beerbohm’s circular attributes the firmness of wheat to the belief that the year’s crop will be 15,000,000 quarters below last year’s. Chbistchubch, May 20. During the last few days the wheat market shows a marked improvement. On Saturday 10,COO bushels of mixed wheat were sold at a trifle over 3s Id f.o.b. Lyttelton, and to-day the same firm sold 21,000 bushels at prices varying from 3s to 3s l£d, f.o.b. Lyttelton. Dunedin, May 20. There is a good deal of excitement among dealers in wheat, the price of which has rapidly advanced. " , At auction to-day, one firm sold a line of red straw from Wairuna at 3s 6d per bushel. Another firm report the sale of Tuscan at 3s 4M; velvet, 3s 3-£dj medium velvet, 3s to 3s Id. Dunedin, May 21. Wheat, which was difficult to place a fortnight ago above 2s 6d per bushel, is now readily saleable at 3s. Values still 3how an upward tendency.
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New Zealand Mail, Issue 1212, 24 May 1895, Page 27
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188ADVANCE IN WHEAT. New Zealand Mail, Issue 1212, 24 May 1895, Page 27
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