Markets.

Otago Witness, Issue 1005, 4 March 1871, Page 12

Markets.

Witness Ofpiob, Thursday Evening.

The markets have been very quiet all through the week, and little can be noted as done in any kind of produce. The harvest being now, however, nearly concluded, there will be a large amount of new grain offering immediately, when no doubt greater activity than has been witnessed during the last three months will be experienced. Prices remain without much change, t<ut exhibit a want of firmness, the joint result of the want of an outside market and of the usual dull feeling prevailing at the close of the season. We do not, however, expect to see good parcels of old grain range much, if anything, below present quotations. Small sales of good milling wheats have taken plaoe at 4s to 4s 3d, which are, however, rather full prices at the present moment. Oats are worth 2a 7d to 2s Bd, only scanty sales making — buyers only taking parcels for immediate necessities. Barley remains very dull ; malting has been placed during the week at 3s, but inferior parcels are not moving at any prices. A slack demand for flour w reported at Ll2 to Ll2 10s for the b6at town brands. Colonial provisions are still very plentiful Shipments of cheese will realise s£d only with difficulty, and butter is moved with the like difficulty at 7d to 7£d. Bacon and hams ere in fair request at 9d to lOd for well-ouied parcels.

DUNEDIN WHOLESALE PRICES CURRENT.

Provincial flour, £12 10s ; bran, 75s to 80s ; oatmeal, £16 10s per ton ; good barley, 2s 9d to 3s 3d ; pearl barley, L2O ; chaff, 90a ; potatoes, nominal Colonial butter, prime, 8d to 9d; Akaroa oheese, 6£d to 7d j colonial hams, lOd ; do bacon, 9d.

Tea, duty paid, common, Is 9d; good -nedium, 2s d to 2s 6d ; superior kinds, 2s 9d to 3s 3 i boxes, 30s to 365 ; orange pe* toe, 2s 9d to 3a 3d Sardines— qrs, 7s 9d; halves, 12s*6d, Candles, 1b to Is Id. Kerosene, 4s 6d, duty paid. Dried Fruits.— Currantß, 6£d to 7d ; Sul* tana raisins, 7id to 8d ; Elemes, 6d.

Sugar, duty paid — Fine whites, £51 to £55; grey orystals, £49 to £52 ; yellow do, £47 to £50 jyellow counter, £46 to £47 ; ration, none. Victorian whites, £54 to £56. Mar* kets firm.

Spirits (in bond): Brandies, Msrtell's or Hennessy's, 8s 6d to Ss 9d per gaL, case, scarce ; Otard's, 8s ; ether brands, 7s 6d to 8s ; Martell's, in case, 325; Hennessy's, do, 335. Whisky, Scotch, 5s to 5s 6d per gallon ; Irish, 7s ; Stewart's do in case, 13s 6d. Bum, 4s 9d to 6s. Geneval JDKZ, per case, 14s to 14s 6dU Old Tom, per case, 15s 6d. Markets firm. Porter (scarce), duty paid— Blood's, 12s; Byass's, 11s ; Arrol'a 11s 6d.

Chbistohtooh, February 25th. Wheat, 3s lOd to 4s ; oats, 1b lOd to 2s l£d; barley (new), 2s 6d to 2s 9d.

Hokitika, February 20th. Provincial flour, Ll4 ; wheat, 3s 9d ; oats, 3s 7d to 3s 9d ; potatoes, L 8 10s to L 3.

Auckland, February 23rd. Flour, Ll3 to Lls ; wheat, 5a s£d ; oats, 3s 6d to 3a 7d, scarce ; barley, 3s 6d.

Melbourne, February 17th. Flour, Ll3 10s to LI 4 ; oats, declining.

Mr Akchtbaid Moib, Manse street, re* ports the following as the latest quota* tiona :—: — Flour— Ll 2 10s to Ll3 per ton. Oatmeal— Lls 10s to Ll6 per ton. Pearl Parley— L2o per ton. Bran — L 4 15s per ton. Pollard— L4 15s per ton; Chaff— L4 per ton. Hay — L 4 per ton. New potatoes— L3 10s per ton. Carrots— L3. Turnips — None. Wheat— 4s 6d to 4s 9d per bushel. Barley— 2s 9d to 3s 3d per busheU Oats— 2s 6d to 2s 9d per bushel. Butter— 7d to 9d per lb. Oheese— 6d to 8d per lb. 3sMon:atadiuuttj~o/l perlb* ■>