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GRAIN MARKET.
Trm New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agbkct
Company1 (Limited), report having offered, at their
usual wucklv grain sale on tho 16th March, 4087 bags,
and have disposed -of every line of wheat and the
bulk uf oilier grains at satisfactory prices. Unusual
buovanov was displayed in tho various linos of wheat,
prices advancing on the average Id. per bushel, ana
in one instnneo 4s. 4(1, was reached, being the top
price of the (lav. They quote Ordinary to medium
wheat, 3s. Sd. to 3s. ujd.; average to good milling, to
4s. Id.; best- milling aud sliippiug lots, to 4s. 3d.
Barley Is dull of sale, and littlu competition is
offered for uny but prime malting, which sold at up
to 3s. 64d.; crushing varieties, 2s. 4tl. to 2s. 0d.; In
ferior malting, 2s. Sd. to 8sC Id. There is a good do-
maud for prime samples of oats, and prices range nt
fpim 2s. 3d. to 2s. fid. for ordinary feed; and
; 2s, Gd. tu 2s. fid. for stout ; a small line of
inferior peas brought 2s. OJd. Rye, 2s. fijd. to 3s. OJd.
Particulars of salo aro as follow: — Wheat: Grown
D P, 2 bags 3s Od ; J over V,T, 3 bags 8k 8£d ; DRY
over DPY,7bags NslOjrt : Crown WA, 14 bags 4s ;C,
13 bags 3s fid : half diamond, 27 biers 3sl0jd ; 2, 7 bags
4s 4d ; J R, 66 hags 4s 3d ; M over C over H, 06 l»ag9
4s 3d ; 'Crown M over T, 69 bags 4s Id : Crown A M,
97 bags 4s Id; C, 180 bags 4s 2'd ; M in roudle, ICS
bai»s 4s Ud ; Tl S over P, 212 "hags 4r 3d ; C V, 109
bags 4s lid ; It, 295 bags 4s 3d ; J S over A, 25
bags 4s "lid; II S, 100 bags 4s 2d; J N
ti S N, 130 bags 4s 2d ; Crown ME, 5 bags 3s Od;
Barley : Crown J 11 over II, 1 bag 2a 4(1 ; Crowu J G
over 2, 9 bags 2s 4d ; J N over M over — , 10 bags 2s
4d ; Crown E T», 12 bags 2s 4d ; .IN over M, 10 bags
2s4kl; UP over A, 12 hags 2s 4?.d ; Crown DM, 21
bags 8s Ud ; Crown T C over B, 18 bags 2s 6d : Crown,
33 bags 3s , F W, 2.) bags 2a 7.(I ; Crown M G, 42
bags 2s Od ; Crown A M, GS bags 8s Id ; A, SO bags 2s
il.'id : Crown D over T,356 bags 8s O.Jd : I! K conjoined
over B, 21 bags 2s fid; .IP, 29 bags 2s 5d. Oats: A
over 8, 5 bags 2s 3d ; Crown J II over O, 6 bags 2s 8d ;
O over J N over M, 10 bags 2s fid ; T H I S over A, 14
hags 2s 6.1 ; II, 350 brigs 2s 3d ; J, 35 bags 2s 6d ; W,
14 bags 2s lOd ; A L over 1, 31 bags 2s 9Jd ; fl, 67 bags
3s obi.
Messrs. William Adamrox and Co. report (ICtb
March):— Wo have quitted privately during the-wcek
2000 bags uheat up to 4s. 11. ox store, for really
prime lots. Wheat: Fur a few good lots we obtained
Is. Id.; fair milling parcels, 3s. JOd. to 3s. lljd.; in-
ferior and smutty lots, 3s. Cd. tu 3s. Sd. Oats: Light
sorts, 2s. 2d. to 2s. 21d.; fair to good feed, 2s. 4L1J to
Cs. UA(L; seed parcels," 2s. 3d. Barley : Malting, up to
3«. Id.; fe:d aud crushing sorts, 2s. to 2s. yd. Maize :
Wo quoto 4s. Peas, 2s. Cd.; fiour, £S 12s. Cd. to
£8 15s.
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