MELBOURNE—YESTERDAY.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 7377, 21 May 1887, Page 4

MELBOURNE— YESTERDAY.

BBKADBTOBTS.— The Melbourne managei of the National Mercantile Agency Co. of New Zealand (Limited) reports the local grain market as follows :- — Shipping wh^at firm and active, 3s lid to 4s Id per bußhel. Mailing barley quiet at 4s 6d to 5s 6d pc. bushel; New Zealand oats, feed sort.improved, 2s 9d to 2s lOd; New Zealand milling oai« quiet, at 2s 9d to 2s lOd; New Zealand oats, under bond, 2s to 2s 2d; rye grass 3s 9i to 4s, depressed, Phoducb. — The Farmers' Produce Co. report: — Cheese prime loaf, 6d per lb. ; meuiiim, to sd; large size, to 6£(J ; medium, s£u. Fresh butter : Prime dairies lOd to Is ; ordinary lots, ■8d to 9d ; lamps, 8d ; cask, 9J 'o lOd; potted, good oW, ijd to 9J; jnemum, 6d to 6d; infeiior, 2d to id. Eggs, Is 7£d to Is 9d per dnz. Hams: i'rime factory cuiuti, B£d per lb; farm, to Bd. Bacon : Factory S}d; farm, to B^d; carcase pork, 3d to 5a ; lard, 7a ; honey, bush 3£d, garden 4J ; beeswax, 9d. Cattle AND Sheep.— Messrs. B. Gibson and Cc. rej-ort : — Fat Cattle : 2jCO yarded, the whole of which were good to p>iuj quhliiy. Owing to heavy supplies at "iiliardt and Sandhurst, the coantry trade '.mb uot pr&jent, and prices ru ed 10s to 20« per Lead lower, closing sales taing very dull. Fat cheep : 22.0C0 yarded ; prices very firm at late values.