LATEST MARKETS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 8741, 29 March 1890, Page 4

LATEST MARKETS.

[BY TKI.EGEArHI. LONDON— MAncu 27. Money UKCUnrrihs. — 3 per ceut. Oonnois n»rt at 97 (ex riiv; 2% V &v cent. Consols 97. New Zealand Be?urltivs are (juotcd as follows:— s per cent. 10'iO ioan, 105| ; 4$ per cent. 1879-1804 loan, 99V; 4 por oeut. inscribed stock. 108 (active). Market rate of discount is 3} per cent.; and bimk *ateof dis- j count is nov. 1 pei ceut. Total reseive in the Biv k if England in notes and bullion i» now £17,405.0ti0. buing on ijcrcas-jot :£504,C00 ou pre\i us we k. Troportioa of leserve to liabilities U 4?\ per ceut, being an increase ou last week of £ per cent. BKEAUSTCBFiT. — Wheat market: Australian wheat, ex-warehouse, 38s 6d per 480 lb* (quiet;. lon»/ benied wheat : Ex store, 37s 6.1 per 49685 (quiei) ; Aus ralian flour, 27s 6d ; New Ze^.and flour, 24s 6d. Tallow. —Australian taliow : Beef, meJium 2'2s ; merlium mutton, 25s 6a. Leatheh. — Fest aides Australian leather 9id. to JOdper lb.; hi.as are realising from 3^-d to 3 J i . ffLAX.- -N't;*; Zealand flax market has recovered; best qualiiy, £2/ 10.-; fiir, *24 ; midiili g, £21. fiUHKB —New Zealand butter, best, £4 10s to to; fi«r qiuhty, A3 14s to £4 48 per cwt. N.Z chee c, 48s the cwt..: medium qaali'y, 2Ss -0443. fcKOZEN MaAi. — Last qaotationsare: Ne»" Zeuliiud froi^'" uiutti>n, Canterbory and Welhrgton, 4fd to 5d ; frozen betf. hind quarttis, lore quaittrs, ?$ I per lb. MKLBOUBNE— YiSiBRDAY. FREADSTCFF3. — Wheat is in strong demand, old, ."-s lOJ ; new crop, 3s 6d to 3s 81 Flour : marfe, £8 to £8 Us; rolkr niado, £9 5s and upwards. Oat-: New Zealand, 3s 6d ; Maize, 49 SJ. f arley : Caps, 2s 3d to 2s 9J ; malting, 3s lOd, Bran, 11 J.J. PiiODtCK. — Mersrs Woo, Dunn, and Cc, Limited, of Meltiourne f report : — cheese moves at 5d to sil; medium, 4^d. Fresh butter is much quieter; prime da ries Belling at Is 6d to Is 9J ; good qualities, lOd :o Is 11; medium 71 to 9d; inrerior lower. Pottei infer : Prime fresh felli g freely st 10^ it> Is 2d ; groi firm spring potted, 7d to SJd; h-Jitcl and infeiior lines almost uosale- »• le. Bacon : Prime fsc ory fide?, Birt ; jack- ft, 7^<i ; hr.ms, lOd. Hor.ey : Hne cleif {(-Tew jines, 3\d 'O 4d an'l wanted, BeesAjx wa iea at ii 1. SYLNEY (N.S.W.I— Yksteuday. Übb \DSTrFFtf. — WJeat : Local milliog, 3s 7j to3t 8 i; cluck wheai,2sßd to 2s 9d per but-l cl Klour : N»w Zealand, stone mu-'e, £6 10b to £9 5s a ton., Oats : Q iiet, 2s Id ; Caie ba:ky, 2« 6d to 2s bd. filaizo: Local g»ow.i. 2s 6" ; New Zoaland gro^n, 3s 9d ; br v, 7d; pollard, 7i i. Produce. — A> the wharf the following were the wholesale quotations : — Bntter Dairy made fe eked lOd to li ; factory but.er, Is2dto 1*31; potatoes, New Zeiland, £4; onions, £4 ss; dbcsd, tnacbiue-cureil, 7d; hand cured, 7£d; New Zialand bacm, from 8d to9|(t; t.ams (N.Z.), lOd to Hid ; cheese, local, ai2d to 4^l; New Zealand "maue 5d tv 6d per lb.