MELBOURNE—Yesterday.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 7174, 18 September 1886, Page 4

MELBOURNE—Yesterday.

Bbeadstoffs. — The Melbourne manager of the National Mercantile Agency Co.olNew Zealand (Limited) reports the local grain market as follows: — Shipping wheat strong, at 5s 4d to 6s 6d per bushel. Malting barley steady, at 3s 9d to 4s 4d per bushel; Nfcw Zealand oats, feeding, aTe iech proving at 3s 2d to 3s 4d ; New Zealand millii.g ontg, quiet nt 3s 4d to 3s scl; New Zealand oats, unc.er bond, 2s 5d to 2a 7d. PHODTJCE. — Messrs. M'Garth, Son and Co., report :— ' heese prime ! oaf,7d to 7£d per 1b ; zneoium, to 7<i; large size, to7J ; medium, 6Jd "Fiesb butter : Prime dairies to Is 6d ordinary lots, Is 2d to Is 4f); lumps, la to Is Id; c"»sk, 1b; potted, good old, lOo; medinm, 8d to 9d; iufeiior, 6 . to 6d. Eggs, Is 14 . per d< z. Ham? : V'rime factor/ cared, to 8i 1 per 1b; farm, to 7d. Bacon : Factoiy, to6id;farm, to 7dj carcase pork; 4£d to 6dj lard, 5d to 7d; Honey, bush, to 3|d; primo garden, 4Jd; beeswax, to 9d. Gattlb and Sheep.— Messrs. King & Co. report: — 'Ihe maik t was short supplied, only 1300 havii g been c t r d for sale, ab nt 350 ( f whic'" wcie fri m Qu e< >-Janil, bud wcic much wasiicd iv touumon. Tbu bulk of the supply were of second and io<

feriof" quality, only a email proportion, of prime having been yarded, including a few extra quality show cattle. There was a fbll attendance of buyers, competition was brisk throughout, and advanced rates were realisrd, prices for best descriptions being fully 20s per head higher than those ruling last week. Prime builosks soli at from £16 10a to £'19 16a, according to weight'; a few ex|ra and show bullocks from £22 os to £26 10s j good do., from #NMo £15; second do., from £9 to £11; inferior, from £6. No prime pens of cows were yarded; a few odd beasts and show cows sold up to £17 103} good, ieQva £9 to £10; others from £8.- About 10CO sheep were yarded, and crossbred and merino wethers went for 18i to 14s 6d, respectively; and MOTjrossbred ewes at 16s 6d.