THE WHEAT MARKET
Messrs Wm, Perks and Co., in their hist report, write as follows on the Colonial aspect of the wheat market: — Both English and foreign wheats are generally 6d per 4961b dearer since our report of a fortnight since, but are not in very active demand at the advance. Australian wheat of line quality is held at 37s 6d per 4961b (ex store, with a few buyers at 375, while New Zealand sells more readily at 34s to 35s ior long-berried Tuscan sorts, 31s to 33s for fairaveraged round-berried, and 25s to 28s for stale and inferior samples, all per 4961b (ex store). Flour is tid per 2801b dearer for foreign and Colonial sorts, New Zealand at 20s to 24s per 2801b gross (ex store). Colonial grain arrivals into the port of London are limited to the Tainui (s.s.) and Kuapehu (s.s.), both from New Zealand. We have to confirm (most fully) the remarks in our last as to the very large yield (per acre) of this year's wheat on all our fine wheat-growing soils in the United Kingdom ; in several instances the growers' estimates have been nearly doubled, and in no one instance do we hear of their expectations being less than fulfilled. After fine, but not excessive, rains, wheat-sowing is progressing fast and under the best circumstances ; in some of the very early districts the plant already shows aud is regular and healthy. New Zealand oat s and beans about maintain former values, but all other articles are depressed and have a downward tendency, especially secondary qualities of English barley.
THE WHEAT MARKET
Otago Witness, Issue 1777, 12 December 1885, Page 15
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