MELBOURNE MARKETS.

Southland Times, Issue 9388, 30 November 1886, Page 2

MELBOURNE MARKETS.

The Argus reports of the Melbourne markets of 23rd met. as follows : — In the breadsiuffs market there is very little doing. For flour theie is not much inquiry, either ior consumption or for export, and faw sales a -e making. Country fioar is moving off quietly in small parcels at from £10 6 1 to £10 10a, wbile for to*n-madcup to £1 6s is quoted. Wheat also ia without much attention, milkra opa-ating very sparingly. Several parcels are offeing, but without rinding buyers. It ia expected that stripping will commence in come of the earlier districts very shortly, thsugh wheat is not expected to come forward in any quantity till the end of the year. But in the meantime, as the demand for flour is of a very limited character, ani some of the mills will thortly be closing fur two or three weeks, millers do not care to purcaase freely. Besides, tho supplies from the country a c coming forward freely, and are sumcient to meet all requirement;). Quotation) ivmaiu unchanged, bayera asking from 43 10 J to 44 1 Id. in fee vng gram? the;e is not much doing. Oats have not; been in much request, buyers Hot operating freely, while prices are dectdeaJy easier, i he, no djubt. Lua baen caused by the large shipments which have reeeaily come lor *ard from &e*v Z aland, holders there showing more disposition to se.l. At the auction sales only a porti >n of the offiu-ings ■were tola at up to 2s lid. Privately, a!so, the demand has been limited, and we "have only heard of 600 bags of good stoat havmg besn quitted at 2s lid. A moderate inquiry continue for barley, aid sales are making area ily at current rates. Publicly a few Irnea were Bild, while privately we hear of sales of feed at 2? 9d to 2s Wi. Malti g has also had m .delate attention, 400 bags having been quitted at up to 3s 9d: