MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 4765, 4 October 1893, Page 3

MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

» [Spzcial ?o Pbxss Association.] SYDNEY, 0ct.~4. Wheat, chick 3s 2d to 3s 3d; milling, 39 7d; New Zealand, 3s 6d; oata, best feed, 2s 8d to 2s 9d; Tartarian, 2a lid to 3s ; maize, 3a 6d ; barley, Cape, 2s lid ; 1 bran, 7|d ; pollard, 7£d ; peas, Prussian Blue, 43 5d to 4s 6d ; potatoes, New Zealand, £4 17s 6d to £5; local, £5 7s 6d ; Circular Heads, £5 to £5 10s ; onions, £5 10s; butter, dairy, 7d to8d; factory, 8d to 9d ; cheese, 3d to Sd ; bacon, 5d to 7d. \ MELBOURNE, Oct. 4. Wheat, 2s lOd to 2s lid; flour, Btone makes, JBG 10s; toller brands, £6 17s 6d; oats, Algerian, 2s ; New Zealand, 2s 4d 5 barley, malting, 4s 8d to 5s ; Cape, 2s ll£d ; maize, 3a Id j bran, 6£d to 7d ; pollard, 7£d to 8d ; peas, 2a 4d ; potatoes, £5 103 to £5 123 6d ; butter, 9d, with a downward tendency j cheese, New Zealand, 5d to s£d ; New Zealand hemp, JBI7 to £19. ADELAIDE, Oct. 4. Wheat, 3s Id; flour, £7 12s 6d; oats, 3s 4d to 33 9dj bran, 7£d; pollard, 7-Jd.

The New Zealand Land Association, Limited, has received the following cable message dated LONDON, Oct. 3, "Wool. — Since the opening of the sales greasy merino, medium and inferior scoured merino, medium and inferior and fine scoured cross-bred are par to fd per lb higher. Fine medium greasy cross-bred are per lb higher. Medium scoured, coarse greasy and coarse scoured crossbred are par to fd per lb higher. Other descriptions are unchanged. The total quantity catalogued to date is 137,000 bales. The wheat market is quiet. New Zealand wheat f.a.q. is worth c.i.f. off coast 27s 6d per 4801bs ; New Zealand long-berried is worth 31a per 4961 bs ; New Zealand average is worth 29s per 4961b5. Babbit skins. — The market is easier. Best descriptions have declined fdper lb since last report ; medium and inferior descriptions have declined fd per lb since last report.