THE WHEAT AND WOOL MARKETS.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1289, 12 November 1896, Page 6

THE WHEAT AND WOOL MARKETS.

London, November 4. Wheat is a shilling doarer. The American visible supply of wheat is 76.700,000 bushels. The Antwerp wool sales open on the 10th, and close on the 14th inst. A total of 12,400 bales of Australian wool is included in the catalogue.

WELLINGTON - MARKETS. Messrs Laeuy & Co. report current whole* sale values as under : Hay and Cobk Market.

Ono of the novelties at the forthcoming A. and P. Society's Show will be a tandem riding competition, the competitor riding one horae and driving another in front of him. In addito the Association's prizes of JP.3 3s and JJI Is, Mr Wiggins offers a saddle to the winner. The log-chopping contest is likely to prove an interesting exhibition at the Agricultural and Pastoral Show. Entries are coming in from various parts of the country. In addition to the Association's prizts of JE2 and a trophy, Messrs E. W. Mills and Co. offer an additional prize of .£1 Is if the winner pulls off the prize with the aid of their Eimu axe. His Excellency the Governor has informed Mr Geo. H. Scales, secretary to the Wellington Agricultural and Pastoral Association, that he is presenting to the Society for the forthcoming annual show a challenge cup, to become the property of the exhibitor who shall win either two years in succession or three years at intervals in the aggregate the '* point prize " given by the Association in Lincoln sheep. The value this year of the Association's prize is £SO. This generous addition by His Excellency will probably have the effect of making the prize the most eagerly sought after in the Colony. A very sharp frost was experienced in tho country districts of Hawke's Bay on Thursday night last, and considerable damage Was done to crops of potatoes s beans, &q.

£ s. D. £ s. D. Feed barley .. 0 2 8 Maize ... 0 3 2 Oats, feed 0 2 2 to 0 2 4 Wheat, milling 0 4 8 Fowl Wheat .. 0 4 0 Rye Corn 0 3 3 Seed Barley .. 0 3 9 Hay, ton 4 0 0 to 4 10 0 Oi\ten, ton 3 10 0 Straw, ton 2 10 0 Chaff, oaten sheaf 3 5 0 Wheat, straw.. 2 5 0 Potatoes. Potatoes 4 15 0 to 5 t i C Kidneys 3 15 0 Brown Kiver.. 5 5 0 £$eed Derwents 5 5 0 Farm and Dair? Produce :, Milk, quart .. 0 0 3 Butter, fresh farm, lb 0 0 6 Butter, separator 0 0 10 Salt butter 0 0 7 Cheese ... 0 0 4 to 0 0 4^ Loaf 0 0 4f dozen (fresh) 0 0 9 Bacon, lb 0 0 ?>h Ham. lb 0 0 65 Fowls, pair 0 3 8 Ducks, pair .. 0 4 6 Geese, pair 0 5 0 Turkeys, pair.. 0 6 6 to 0 7 6 Flour Market. Roller flour 11 0 0 Pollard 4 0 0 Ottnieal 10 o 0 to 11 10 0 Bran 3 10 0 Seeds. Ryegrass, F; irrn< srs' lots 0 2 0 to 0 3 H ,\ lac'rmte dressed 0 4 0 to 0 4 3 Cocksfoot, lb ,. 0 0 v> to 0 0 6