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Otago Daily Times, Issue 2006, 4 June 1868, Page 4

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Tho Lb-rrpwil AUnun gives tho following report of the, Homo market for breadstuffu, under ditto March .'JOth :—

With less (imposition to s'-11, owing to the recent artivrlh at the various }>ortn of call havmg been well dit-porscd, tho markets tor broods'tiitfe have been inu«h firmer iv tone. There his bt;en a vory pood attendance of buyers at tins locul corn exchange, and prices have hardened daily. In wheat there has been an advance of 'M t<> 3d pur c< ntil for white and lil for red kin-Is. Flour hai also gained a littlo. Indian corn has been in very good request, and prices iro Jh dearer than a week ago. IVastc are about (kl dearer ; but barley, oats, and oatmeal are unchanged. Tho imports for tlio weok comprise about 170,000cwt of wheat, OU.OOOowfc of Indian corn, /iO,»00(!wt of other grain, »n<l IO.Oi-Ocwt of flour and meal. Tha following is a statement of the quantities and avenue pricca of I'.ritinh corn sold during tho week ended tho '21st insi., and for tho correspondinc wcoks of tho previous three yoara—lßo7, 181 M, and 1805 :—

Quantities .Sold. Average Pricna. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Wheat. Barley. Oata. Qr.i. Qru. Ijrs. b. d. s. d. a. d. 40 896...29,327...11,33(5...72 C>..A'.i 4.. 20 9 60,781...23.342 .. G.011...C9 9...40 5...24 8 00,512 ..3l> 877— 0.552 ..45 3...30 0...24 1 71,992...32,803... 8,102...33 4...'28 8...21 I A full nverago l.mnhu»B has been done in tho various descriptions of proviiions. Bacon bos advuucftd la aud l'ird 2s ; but beef and pork we unchrriged. < '\w.cso hm given way 1b tc 2n, owing to increased supplies. Butter is without alteration.