MELBOURNE—Yesterday.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 7168, 11 September 1886, Page 4

MELBOURNE— Yesterday.

Bbeadstdffs. — The Melbourne manager of the N.itionnl Mercantile Agency Co, of iTew Zealand (Limited) reports the local grain ai.i rket as follows: — Shipping wheat strODg, at 5s 4d to 5s od per bushel. Malting barley sleazy, at 3s 9d to 4s 4d per bus'iel; New Zealand oats, feeding, are improving nt 3s 2d to 39 4d ; New Zealand milling oats, quiet nt 3s 4d to 3s sd; New ZcaUnd datß, under bond, 2s 5d to 2a 7d.

Produce. — Messr?. M'CJarth, Son and Co., report :: — I. hecse prime 'oaf, to 7Jd per Id ; me'iium, to 7d; large size, to 75 "; medium 6'4d. Fresh butter : Prime dairies to Is lOd ordinMy lots, Is 2cl to Is 7<l; lumps, Is to Is 2d; cssk, It,; pjtted, goo'l old, 10*1; medium, 7d to Sd; infe.ior, 4 1 to 6d. Eggs, Is 1J t per d' z. tlams: Prims factory cured, to 8V 1 psr lb; farm, to 7d. Bacon : Factoiy to 7^l; farm, to 6id; carcase pork, 4-H to 6d; bird, 51 to 7J; Honey, bush, to 3}d; prime griruen, 4 J<l ; beeswax, to 9 1 Oautle and SHKtp.— Messrs. King & Co. report :— Cattle :13 0; about 400 be : 'jg from \\ aienla and Corella stations, Queens aad, much wasted. l\ime Victorian cnllle, 20s i i>;hcr. We sold 120 bu^ccks, from VVareoia, to £9 ss; tin i 5") buHoiks, i.om Gipp-hml md Bthaci, to £16 2s 6il. Sheep: 20,000; good nnd pi me scarce; pr'ces for such' firm others eas>ei. Wo sold i9JO. Qaotaiions: fiitce mcii »> wethers, lCs to '8s; goal. 12s 6d to 16s ; prime young lambj, 9s 6d to lCs 6d.