LATEST MABKETH [BY TELEGRAPH.]

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 9673, 15 April 1893, Page 4

LATEST MABKETH [BY TELEGRAPH.]

LONDON— ApriI 13. Money SEaOßrms.— 3 por cent. Consols now nt 98J, stoady. 2} per cent. Consols 96J Now Zealand Bccuriiics ore quote I a* follows:— s per cent, 10 40 loan, 105} d; 4 por cent. 1879-1904 loai>, 105 ; 3£d per cent inscribed stock, 97. Murkot rate of discount is I § per cent. ; and bnnk rate of iliscount is now 4 pet cent. Total reserve in the Bank of England ia notes and bullion is now £16,246,000 bting a desronse of £976,000 on previous week. Proportion of reserve to liabilities is 44 16 per cent., being an increase on last week of 0-81 per cent. BnBADSTDFFS. — Wheat market: Australian store, 32s 3d to 33s per 4P63J (quiet) ; N,Z. long berriod wheat ex warehouse; 29a9! per 1961 b. Tallow. — Tallow there is little demand. Beef, best, 30s ; niedinm mutton, 30s 6-.1. Leather, — Beat tides Australian le.\ttiur 84d per lb.; hilcs are realising from 3d to 3$ J, Flax.— Goo 1 hemp, £25 5s j fair, £24 Butter — There nrj no quotations for foroign butter tin's ucek. Fbozen Meat. — Last quotation* are : Nea Zealand frozen mnlton, Canterbury 4J I and Wellington, 4s<\ ; frozen beef, hin > qnirlers, 3Jd d; fore quarters, 2| 1 per lb. lnmb, 5Jd. Fro -en mntton ex Te Kia pnd Arawain good demand. Wo3L. — At the wool ealei thero is kean competion for the medinm and lower cla-se? of wool, bat th' prices for siperior sor's ire barely mnintaintd owin j to lack of Am;rican demand. MBLEOURNfH~YBBTEnDAY. BBEADSTOFF3.— Owing to the reco-t Bank failures business is in an nnseHlcd state. Latest quotations are : — Wboat 2a lid. Flour: Stone mado, £7 6s; rollor £8 Oats: AUerian Is 8d tj Is lid; Danish Is 8 t; stout, li 10 id. Bran, BJd; Maize, 3 61; pets, 2s 2a to 2) 2s'. Potatoes! £2 7s CJ; onions, £3 10s. ; flax : gocd prime, A lO to £2! ; inferior, £ t 6 to £19 .

ProDCCS. — Messrs Wood, Dunn and Co Limited, reporr — Ohcess coulinues to move freely nt 1-te quotations ; prims new mfvle 8 Hit gat 5d to 6d . rnedinru to goad, 4d lo 4Jd. Pro.luce : A fair supply lo h tnd, pr «' cs remaining unth'inged ; prune new factory male selling nt Is Ojd to Is l|d ; good to prime dairies, prints and rolls, IOJ to Is Id ; medium 'o good B}d to 9Ad. Bacon : prime f -icloiy s ties, 7d ; middles"Bd, hams 8d t~> 8\ 1 Ho-ey : good clear g-irdsn, extracted liaes 2Jd to Bd. I SYDNEY (N.S.W.V-YB3TK dvy. BBBADaxuFFS.— Quotations are as follows: — Wheat : Milling, new, 3s 6d to 3s 61; chick whpat, 2a lid to 3i per] bushel. Flour : New Z nland atone made £7 Wa to £8 the ton; Tolle', £7 103 to £8. Onts : Feeding 2s 4d to 2s 7d ; Danish, 2s 4d to 2s sd; M .izc, res 3s 9 1 to 4s 31; ol ', 4s 6d; bran, 9d; pollard, 9Jd; peas, blue Prusaiar, 4s 3 < to 4s sd. Fbodhoe. — Vt tho wharf thi f-llowing weie the wholesal- qaotatioas : — Bat'er : dairy made, 6.1 to 7d ; factory, 8d to 91 ; potatoes : New Zealand, £3 6s ; Circniar Heada, £1 5s ; onions £3 10s a ton; bacon machine-cured 6.1 to 6d ; hand-oared, 6*l to 7d; Now Zealand b^con (prime qaality) I 8J1 ; hami (N.Z ). nominal lid to Is; checia, local, 43 to 1 Jd. All the above are dnty paid. ADELAIDE— YkstsbdAT. Bbeadstuffs. — Wheat: Dall at 3s to 3s 3d, Flonr, stoncm ide, £7 15s a ton ; roller mae'e, £8 to £8 5s a ton. Oati, 3fl Id to 3s 21; mal'ing barley, 4s 6d to 4s 9d;, bran, 9| 1 ; pollard, lOi-1.

TELEGRAPHED BY SPECIAL GOBBESPOIDBNTB TO TABANAKI HEBAIiD.I ADOKLAND— Yesterday. Pb~dcce. — There has been nn advance in butter and eggs; potatoes have adva iced 10s; maize is scarce. Qiotaliomnre as follows : Freeh bulter : firsts, 81 par lbj aocoadg, 7<l ; thirds, Gd pec lb ; prims salt butler 7d to 7Jd ; secoids 61 to 7d; ch-cso, local, i JI lo6J; f-ic or?. 5Jd tdjd; egg* Is 3d; bacon (in cloth) 7jd jo 7s\; hams (in cloth) 91 to 9>i ; roller flour, £9 10b; atone do, £8 10s ; maize, 38 10d; oats, feod, ?s 3d to 2s 6 J ; seed, 29 6d to 23 91 ; milling 2s 61 lo 2s 8d ; whoit (now iot quoted) ; po'nto s, £3 10s to £4 per ton ; onions, 3J I to ?$d per lb. Gbain, Foddeb, &c. — At the Haymarkot Messrs Bockland & Sons report that during the pa<>t week oaten sheaves racge 1 from 2< to2s6d; meadow hay, 3s the c»vt; cats, la 10 Uo 2s 63; barley, 2s 3d; wheit, 2s Id to 2s 6d; rye grass, -is 0' j cock'foot, 6i per bushel; chaff, £3 10s to £4; bran, £3 10 j per ton. House Stock.-— Messrs Backland k Son* | report that at the Haymirkot horse itock were in full rumbcrs ; medium draught ran.cd from id to £'6; unbroken stick, £6 to £7 IDs e\ch. Wool, Hides, Fkinp, &c.— Messrs a. W. Binney & Boa report that they offered and cleared a 'a - go citalogne of hides, skins, etc. There was bink cmpciition Extra piia?e ox 6d to 5Jd, heavy stout 4d to 4 Jd, feavy 4% f, heavy cow, 2£d to 3Ji, me 'ium IJd to 2d,kip a r >d ycirlinga lja to 3!, calfßkir,s3d to B |d, tkiaa and pelts Is to 2s 91, lambs 2s fidlo3», Bondrie3 Sd to Del each; tallow, firsts, 17 Gd to 2!s dl; seconds 14s 6d to 16s 6 1, fleece wool s|d to 6} I, lambs 6d to 6%A, locks and pic.ci IJi to 4^d. - Messrs. Backland & Son re por I that at tbeir hide and skin sale on Tuesday (April in there was greater freedom in bidding, and this was particularly the c so witn shop's polts, and thoie range) from Is 9d to 3s 6.1 c cb ; lambbkins Is 6d to ?s I M, lambs' wool 6^ Itc 6jj i, p-ecea 4jito 5| I, lock"! 1 J Ito 2d a lb; ox hides 3d to 5} , cjw hiirs Ijl to 2£d, calfskins 2jJ ) tj 4 jjd tie lb; talo v ltis to 18s 6d thooAt; benes ii 2i 61 the ton. Oaitle, Bhbep, &o —Me s s Buckla^d & Sons report tint a r . Kemaora on Thursday (April 13) dairy cows at p'ofit t ere required ; prices nn-^d fr. m £7 -6s to £10 6a. For Motutnp ■ cittle there w. sgaol competition; coarEe auima's ra ged from £1 10s to £5 15a; two to tore; y^arj 6tor-c, £3 15-; bull calver, 35i <o 70s Chives we o abuida t; yfting cilves were not in reqiest, but butchers' c lyes k*pt their values. Fat citilo wie ii fuU number (210 sold\ and were irregiilir in rrice; at first 19s the 1 01 b was freely given, but fell as ho sil« proc c 'ed to 17a, and prices were moEtly from lfis to 18s tin 'ODlb. Sbc3D were in u s ual number (1161 yardc'i), and wera lower i i price ih n last week; goot erasable. t wch^rs mosUy ranged from lls to 13s 6J; e*e«, 7s to 9 ; me mo owes, 4b each. .Lamb* were in limited ntmbjrs ('lO sol I), the bulk of t c sale at Bcirccly lust week's values; prices wore from 6s to 93 6 1 c-ich. Pig* were pic - tiful (98 sold), and fairly kupt late prHs: porkrn witc from 18s to 355; heavy pige, 45s to 52»; slip^, 7s 6 ; s'oro pigs, 11s to 18< oach.— Mc-asrs limit' r Sc Nulau report as fo'low/ 1 :- Cattle: An average niimlwr lnvi tjceu btought fornard, ilia dctnaid being brink for dury an 1 aiore btock; but for f.»i ijcA-ts, except prime oxen, it hns been si ck Tlioie was baro'y an average number yarded at Noivmarkot on Tuesday, bat there wai n gcod mus'er at Pukckobo on V7o Incs ay (April 12) dairy cows reached £8 12s 6J, and pi ices for lower classed animals were in f wo: of vendors; beef ranged from 13jto20d per 1001 b. Some averages off«t steors were: £7 2s 6d, £6 17s 6J, £0 12s Gd, £0 7S7 S 6), £5; c< wh, £5 15s 6d. £5 S3 61, PA 17a 6.1, £1 12s 6d, £4 10«, £1 5« 6d. Miccp: The Ni.w market pens were no", nearly, filled Tries day. The wethers were not so gcoJ as

thep-evious week. Some of the ewes were heavy we'ghts, bat the general average! of prices ranged from Is 2d to la 4d per 81b ; wo 1 hers sold at from Is 2d to Is 4d per 81b; weihers toll from 11s to 13s, ewes 7s 3d to 10a 9d; lambs 53 to 10s Pigs 8 arco and in kcea d mand from 3d (o 3Jd per lb lire weight^" wea:ers 11s each. Shabe Mapkbt. — Messrs Frater Bros,' report di I not come to hind yesterday, WELLINGTON— I fcSTBBDAY. Produce. — Quotations aieai follows;— Oats, Blout feed, 2s 2d to 2s 3d ; new milling wheat, 3s 3d; to 3s 4d ; floor roller £8 10s to £8 16s; stone, to £7 16s to £8;fowls wheat, 2s 3d to 28 6d, maize 4s 6dj potatoes £3 6s ; machine-dressed rye-grass, 3s 6ci to 3i 9J ; cocksfoot, Sj I; ryegrnss seed, 3s to 3s 6d, honey, 4Jd ; jc»s Hu 6J ; now cheese, 6d to sii ; hams aad bnew, 6.J11 ; eggs Is 9d; fac'ory butter 7tl to 8J farmers' batter, 6d to 7 : t\h butter, 81 to BJI, onions, £1 to £4 10s per ton ; oatmeal £10 to £11. Fungus enquire 1 for at 3 '. dH BISTOHDROH — Yb3Thbday. fiiODOca :— Grain market is in a weak and tusjttled state. Whe3t is decidedly easier ; oa's without change ; but er is in a languid stale. Quotations are as follows : — Whjat, Tub- an, 2a 6J to 2s 8d; Pearl aid Velvet, 2s 7d ; Hantoi 2) 6J; fowl* wleir, Is 9J to 2s. Floor, •tone mido, £7 1 sjrollor £8 per ton joatmeal, £8 10s a ton. Oa'g, stout short, feed, Is 7d to Is 9d; milling, Is 8d to Is 10J Birley, mailing, 3s 6d to 4b ; lower grutos, la 9.1 to 2a the bushel. Uheeur, 31 to i\\ par lb; butter, prim 1 fresh 7 1 i>o 8d ; eggs, Is 4d dozen, Bams and bacon (in cloih) 6d pei lb. Cocksfoot, 3d to 3£ 1 ; ryegrns», moihins dressail, ii to 4s 3d; farmers' parcels, 2s 6-t to 2j9 1; Onions 6s per cwfc. Pota'oes £2 10s. Teas, blue Prussian 3s to 3s 3d ; feed d sjiiptijn 2s to 2s 6 1. DUNEDlN— Yesterday. Pbojuuob, r— Business s very dell, and tha grain mirk at is very quiet ; wheat shows an inciina'ion to fall. Oais the same Quotations are as follows :— Wheat: Best milling, 2s Od to 2s 10(1; medium, 2s 41 to 2s 7J; (owls' wheat, 2s to 2s 2d ; Soar, roller, £9; stone, &8 per ton ; oat-meal, *9 10s per ton ; potatoes (Dorwe.ts)' £i 15s to £'S ; oats feed, Is9d to Is Ud; milling and seed, Is 10d to Is Ud p;i bushel; cheese, 4d to 6J ; bacon, rolled 6J I; sides of bacon (grain fed;, 6k * ; haras, 74 i fac'ory bntter, beat quality, 7|d to 8i ; ordinal y, Cd per lb ', sail bi>ter (ntw;, 81 ptsr Ib; eggs, Is 4d per dozen; o^ odp, £'-! lfs toiiSpor tot). Mnue, is to 4s 3d 31.3 1 . By -grass, firmsra 1 lo:s, 2s to 2s 6d best machine, 2s 9d t^ 3» ; beat cocks foot, 2J 1 to 4 .