LATEST MARKETS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 9667, 8 April 1893, Page 4

LATEST MARKETS.

[BY TELEQKAPH.J LONDON— & pbilG. Monby SBOOBtTihS. — 3 por cent. Consols no-v at 98 J, steady. 2J per coat. Consols 96J Now Zealand securities are qnotoi as "follows: — 5 per cent. 10 40 loan, 105£ d; 4 por cent. 1879-1904 loin, 107 ; 3.J1 per cent inscribed stock, 97. Market rate of discount is 1{; per cent. ; and hank rate of discount ib now 4 per cent. Total reserve in the Bank of England in notes and bullion is now £17,122,000 being a decrease of £1,956,000 on previous week. Proportion of rcseivo to liabilities is 43 32 per cent., being a decrease on last week of 6 46 per cent. Bbeadstdbfs.— Wheat market: Australian store, 32s 3d to 33s per 4963J (quiot) ; N.Z. Ion 2 berried wlioat ox warehouse; 29s 9i per 4961 b. Tallow. — Tallow quotations! Buaf.j best, 31s ; mclinm mutton, 335, Leather, — Best fides Australian leather Bjd per ib.; hHes aro realising from 3dto3£?j Flax — Good hemp, £25 6i ; fair, £24. Botter — Iha Arawa's factorj-mvle batter is sell.rp at fromOCs to looi por cwt. Tlie butter market is ("emorslisoil. FBOZEN llKAT.— Last quotations ara : New ZealanJ froao. 1 , rantton, Canterbury 4^il and Wellington, Jl ; frozen beef, hin! quarters, 3|i d; fore quarters, 2? I per l'>. l-rn^, 6d. Fro en mutton tx To Koa md Aravva in good demand. Wool.— At tVe wool salei 19,8*8 ba'es were effered. There *ns a larfr-- attendance of bnyers and competition was keen. Good merinces brought 5 per cent', medium and inferior 10 pc- cent, and crcssbreds 5 per cent nVove the rates ruling rt the close of lastseiics. The «otnl arr vals up to date numb r 451,57 i bales, tf wnioli 120,000 bales were rm for^ar.l direct to iho manufac uri goislrie's. 7h< qua-.tily available for the p-ecc t teiies is 358,000 biles. MELBOURNE— Yestkrdat. Brfadstdpps.— Owi g to tie rolidijs and t 1 c exir.U-mcnt over the Commercial Bank* failure business is in an unsettled state. Latest quota' ions are : — Wheat 3s Id. F.'onr: Stone made, £7 sa; roller £ 7 15s. Oats: Algerian Is Gd to Is 81; Dansh Isß*;s'out, la lOJil. Bran, BJd; Maize, 3> 51 1; pens, 2s 2d to 2< 2Jt. Potatoes £2 7a Gd; onions. £■} 10s. ; flnx : good prime, £10 to £21; inferior, £1G to £19. Pbouuck. — Butter : Da'ry-m^de, 8d ; factory, 1b ; pitted 9d to lid ;' cheese, sd; j bacon, 8.1. SYDNEY (P.S.W.I— YBBTK DAY. Breadstuff?.— Qcr>tations are as follows: — V heat : Milling, new, 3s 51 to 3s 61 ; chick wheat, 2s llfl to 3i per bu«hel, Klo'ir : New Zealand stone maJo £7 10* to £8 the ton; loiter, £7 10s to £8. Oats : Feeding 2* 4d to 2s 7d j Danish, 2s 4d ta 2s 5.f; Mu.ze Sew Zealand 4s 6 ' to 4s 7d; bran, BJd; pollard, Bdj pets, blue Frcssiar, 4s 3 i to <s sti, Pboducb.— At tho whaif the following were th 9 wholeanli qnatalions : — But er : dairy male, 6.1 to 7d j factory, 8d to 9d; po'atces, Mw Zealand £3 2s 6d j Circular Heads, -t'3 15s ; onions £3 10s a ton; bacon machine-cured BJ to 61; han^-mred, 6 1 to 7d; New Zealand b con (prime qaali'y) BJJ; ham« (M.Z.) nominal lid to Is; chocs?, local, Id to 4Jd. All tho abovs are duty paid. ADELAIDE— YKST^BDAr. Bbeadstuffs — Wheat: Dull at 3s to 3s 3d, Flour, stone.made, £7 15s a ton; roller made, £8 to £8 5s a ton,- Oati, 3s Id to 3s 2J ; malting barley, 4s 6d to 4b 9d; bran, 9} i ; ptllard, 10id, TELEGBAPHED BY SPECIAL COBBE3POIDEKT3 TO TABAKAKI IJEnALD.] AUCKLAND— Yestebday. Pb'DCCB. — Produce mirket is steady. Potatoes are in demand ; the supply of cheese is better ; eggs havo fallen 3d. Quotations ere as follows : Fresh batter : firsts, 7d por lb ; seconds, 6d ; thirds, 5d per lb ; prime salt butter 7d to 7Jd ; seconds 61 to 7d; cheeao, local, aj I to 6d; facor?, 6id to 7<); eggs Is ; bnconfin cloth; 7id lo 7Jd; hams (in c'oth) 91 to 9.Jd ; roller flour, £9 10s; st no do, £8 10j ; maize, 3s 6d; cots, feed, fa 3d to 2s sd ; seed, 2s 6d to 2s 91; milling ?s 6 1 to 2s 8d ; wheit (new iot quoitd) ; po'ato 8, £3 5s to *3 10s ier ton; onions, 3Ji to sfd per lb. Gbain, Fodtjkb, &o -At the Haymaikct Messrs Buckland &, Sons rrporl thatdu:i r g the past week oaten theares rarge 1 from 212 1 3d to 3s Ibe cwt. 1 here h- s been no ■■ 1 erntion in value of grain and seeds since last week, and Iha bsual horse »>le consequent on the holidays was n-A htP. Wool. Hides, £ kins, &c— Messrs G.W. Binnay & Son report that they off red and clearel a la- ge catalogue of hideß, skies, o L c. They qiote as follows: Prime j icked ox 6J, prime stout 4. JJ to 51, heavy 3}r!*o4£i; mcdi m and steers 2$ I to 2^l; her.vy cow 2jd to 23d, medicm 1 j 1 to2£t; yearling 2gd to 3d per lb; ebeepski-ie, loc 1 lute" eis' pelts 2s 6d to 3s Id; lambskit s2s 8 1 to 2s Hi; country pelts Is Id to 3s; lamb kins Is 8 1 to 2s 6d; tallow, firs' chss, 18s 61 to 20s ; seconds 11s Gd to 17s per cut; bon°s £3 to £4 per ion. Messrs. Bnckland & Son report that at their hide and skin sale on Wednesday (April 51 there was a le 8 supply of hides than usual, but kept valnes; <x hides were from 2d to ?a i thi lb; t llo.v 16s 61 to lUs 3d, bon'S 4s tue cwf, Inmbskns Is 2d to 2a o ', pelts nnd skins from Is to 3s escb, lambs woo! 6^4 io7t, bioken fleeci 4Jd to sfd, and tel les 3d thclb. Cattlb, Sheep, &o —Uc g's Buckland & report tint at vv a iukn yards on Saturday (April 1) there w.is a mo-Jeruto mus'er of cattle, which soli freely; quiet cows rear calTing brongb fro.-n £i 103 to £G IRs ; calves 30s to 355, yonrlingt j£2 6s to £2 14s, 3-year steers M l'/s 6 1 «o «t 163 erc'j — At Beinucra oa Thursday (April 6), daiiy cows ai pnfic were required, and prices ranpei from £5 5i 10 £9 15s, b oro ca'tle were in request an * k pt lao va'iies; calvci were scarce nnd mostly young Pi ices for iresh dropped calves were from 5s to 8s fjr rearing; fat cilres ranud from ]2i to 32s each; fat cattle in usual supply (220 soM), mostly of eh iuu quality, anl ptises w.re irregulur, bat for g«.oJ st res were at 19b to 20i the 10(Jlb», Sh ep plentif \\ (1607 sold); mauy of thos) yarde t were of medium quality, and bought by ,. r.izierr, but we'l fatted sh o ep, we'h.-rs or ewes, fortlic butchers, were firmer in price than last week. Wothers rargeJ from Hi t-i 14s fid; cwis, 8i to 12^; s 1 ore we: he s from ?b; ewes, 6s each. Limbs were in moderate supply (^2B y..rJed) and «Mrcclv kepfc last rrek'a values, and som3 were with Irawn. Fat Jambu froi> Hi to 10s 6d; sore limbs, in wojl, 7s; shorn lambs, 5s Gd lo fis Gd each. Pigs »cr numerous; young muckers 5s 6 ', slips Us > 16s, porkcis 18? to 3>» each (131 yar«!cd), - Missrs Hunt r k NiOan report as fallow*: » Cattle: The supply has been a mo lorato one, and 11 scaly demm-i has ex's eJ for dairy and et.ro stock, but for Ul b.asts has been fitful, a-id 11 ctuating from 17s lo 20s per lOOlbs. Ihute was rather ihort muster at tho NewmnrJic 1 ; yar nrn Tuus'tay. liiddi p Wdsspirio f rtl ury nnd stoic Bto^k, bit slow for fat leasts; but there win no change in value wjnby of icord 'Iho IVpakurn y.rs were well lHle» on Wedncsloy, and CJinpotit'Oi wns bisk ihrougVut tho sab Dairy cows fully miiin'niuc.l their v.lv s, but stores receded fully lOd per hcai as compared with thepr vioussale. I ome i.vjing b of fat stco:s wore: *7 6? .« 7 , £6 Us B<l, aG 2s 6d; cows, £5 10«, £5 61, £J sj, £J Via 6d. Sheep were brought for *ar 1 in less than average nomtcrs, and «cro in sicKdy demand. Withers ranged fr m 11s to Us 3d; ewe*, 8s 6 I to ll«; lnnhs, g 8 to !oh. Pigs (only small onts yar e'j were very dear; y ung ones realised from 16b to 18s each, (

Shabb Mapkbt. — Messrs Frater Bros, telegraphed to us on Thursday evening :— .-'ales : Old Bank cf New Zealand, 98s 6d ; Sew Gap, 109s; Gisborne Gaf, 245; New Zealand fosurirc, 70s ; South British, . J 6sj Nations 1, 18s; Mbumia 4s '0d (cum (hv;; Moanatawi, 4s 3d; Hazlebank, 2a 3d; Mhn Queen 3a 13d. Buyers : N^w Zealand Insurance 70s; ttou h i'ritiVi, 85s; Standard, 16s 3'; Northern Bteam 4* 4dj Drugj^ ]8s 63, Sellers : New B.»uk of New Zealand, £6 17s; New Zealand insurance, 70s 61; Nntionab, 18*3.1; Northern Sto.im, 4s 8d ; Northern Bout, 5s 9J. WELLINGTON— Yestebdax. Produce. — Quotations aie aa follows j— Oat*, stout feed, 2s 2d to 2s 3d ; new milling wheat, 39 3); !o 3s 4.1 ; floor roller £.8 10s to £8 15a; stone, to J-7 15s to £Bj£owls wheit, 2s 2J to 2s 3J, raaiz.-4^6.J; potatoes £3 10s ; machine- 'reß3ed rje-grni", 3s 61 'o 3i 9.1 ; cocksfoot, PJI ; ry« grass eo-jd, 3s to 33 6d, honey, 4jd ; j cis Ha 6 1 ; nev» eheeso, 6d to 6^l ; hams and buc>:, 6£<l ; eggs Is 8d; fac'orjr butter 8 1 to 9J farmers' buttor, 6d tj 7 ; silt butter, 81 to BJI, oninpß. £t (over-stockel) per ton ; oatmeal £.0 10 £11, Fungus enquired for at 31. OHRISTOHDROH— Yesterday. Pboduoi :— Tto'holidays have somjuhat iaterfercd with business and pr.ces are without change. Quotations ate us, fjllowß :— Wheat, Tnscnn, 2s 61 to 2s 8d; Pearl aad Velvet, 2s 7d; Huntei 2b 61; fowl* whew, la 9d to 2s. Floor, stoae m ido, £7 lOejroller £8 per ton ;oatmeai, £8 10s a ton. On:*, stout nhort, feed, is 7d t< Is 9.1; milling, Is 8d to Is 10d Birloy, mailing, 3s Gd to. 4s ; lowei grides, li 9.1 to 2s the? bushel Oh-iene, 31 to 4JI per lb; butter, pr'mo fiesh 7d vo JJd ,• eggs, Js dosen. Hams and bacon (in cloth) 6d pci lb tockafcot, 3d to 3JI; ryegras*, machine drjbS'id, Si 6d to 4s, farmers 1 parcels, 2s 6I to 2i9d ; Onions Gs per cwt. Potatoes £2 10s, Teas, blue Prnssinn 23 lOd to 3s ; feed d soiiption 2s 9d to 2s 10J. DUNBUlN— Yesterday Produce. — New whf at is now in the mtrket ; oats are quiet. Quotations are ra follows :— Wheat: Best milling, 2s 9.1 to 2s 13d; medium. 2s 4d to 2s 7d; fowls' whoht, 2s to 2s 2d ; flour, roller, 19, atone, £8 per ton ; oa'-menl,"±9 lOsper ton ; potatoes (Dorwo tn)' £2 16s to £i ; oatß feec 1 , U9d tola lJd; milling and seed, Is I lOd lo Is lid poi bushol; cheese, 4d to 6d ; ! bßcon, rollo I 5J I; sides of br.con (gram fad), I G| \ ; hatnr, 7) 1 factory butter, best quality, 7£il to 8d ; ordicniy, 6d per lb ; salt butter (r.utr;, 8 1 pr lb; eptgs, Is per aozen; omor ( , £3 IF s to £5 per too. Maize, 4s to 4s 3d 3 . Byo-grnss, farmers' lots, 2s to 2s 6d best machine, 2a 9d t(.> 3s ; best cooks foot, 2Jd to 4d.