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MFLBOURNE COMMERCIAL.
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
Wednesday.
The position of the wheat market Is un
cttleil, owing to holders not being able to
make op their minds as to what price they
mil sco'pt. At auction 1494 bags were
tff'fed 954 being sold, screenings at 3s 2d
to3i Ud, »od prime at 4v to 4' old sold
at4i2J Privately soles at 4' lu. In flour,
£lO n quoted for country and town roller,
la oats, ISOO bags were submitted at
ißSlmo, 1180 bags sold, dun at 3',
llg’mn at 3e Old to 3s 3d, and stoat
white 3i 6d For 108 bags prime Algerian
3i SJI was bid, and refused. Privately
lie demand le good, 200 bags of fair
Algerian at 3i 2d and ISO bags at 3a 3Jd.
Barley —l 34 bags sold at auction at 3* 3d to 3s
Si, privately 400 bags were taken up to 4s.
Feu—Ordinary dun sold atan advance of sd;
231 bags told at 2e lljd for dnn, and 4s 2Jd
toil 3M for T'rkaiure heroes. Maize—
Holders very firm, asking an advance; 99
lisnold at 3< 3Jd to 3s 4Jd for yellow corn,
bolder* ashing 3s 61 to 3s 6Jd. Bran
quoted at 13}d by the association; holders
not le 2d to Is 2Jd. Pollard, 12J to 12}d
Potatoes unchanged; 30s for Ballarata
lid Gippeland Chaff again advanced;
green quoted at 90' ,to 100 s for good
to prime, 75. to 85s for inferior, and
Ml to 62. 6*l for straw chaff. Hay—Best
finger higher at IOOi to 120-; medium, 80s
to 90<; chaffing hay, 85' to 955, Straw
•olli at 45s to 50a Woolpacka aold at la
53 Bran bags m favor at 3' ”and. Sugars
—Whites m good request; 400 bags of
Qaeeniland placed, and 350 tons of Chius,
WA lose moving off qniotly; 150 half
cbeili of common Panyongs 5Jd tn 61, 150
quarter cheats of buds, and 50 half-chests
Ceylon st 10d ”
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