SYDNEY MARKET

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2330, 16 January 1890, Page 2

SYDNEY MARKET

MasßM John Bridge and 00. report under date Sydney January 3 :— Oats.—This market Is without alterailoa notwltbktauding that shipments from New Zealand comluue enull. Primo fead are worth to 2s 3d ; medium to s;ood 2s to 2i Id ; end dsrk asaiples, 1* 9i to Is lid ; seed are unsaleable, eveo at li 0i to 2<.

Wheat,—"Very little doing ezoept In the naw eeteon's milling. We much re-gi-at to report that a hrge proportion of this L of very poor qiality, showing tbe effaots of tbe weather, and in some easns, the amut badly, and although this okas O'jnld be cleared easily a few weeks' baok, now that supplies are oorolog In very freely, it is difficult to clear even at reduced ratei. We hardly think prime milling OGt&3 o»n go much lower, and shall not be surpclsed to find a firmer market a few months »h-.ad. Pdioos for neBK wd 3a 6j to 3i 7d ; faulty lots, 3s to 3s 3i. Ohtokwhest is worth £te 6i to 2a 8d ior the beat, aud from 2i for Inferior. We sold 13 tracks from various stuUons along the southern and western lines alnoe l«st report.

Chkise.—There is scffiolent arriving to meet all requirements, and prime faictoiry realizes up to 6 1; utae* aukea, 41 to 51; loaf cbeeße, 5d to 6i ; New Zd*l»ni, Hi to 5d perlb.

EuriiJß. - Remains steady with a good Rupp y coming forward, Factoiy, 9Jdl; bent datry brscda, 7d to 8d : pastry sorts &ad inferior, 2d to 6d.

Baoon,—A fair supply forward from the southern districts, which sells readily to 7£i for best hr.m cured, and from 6i to 6£i lor machined meat; inferior woiks off slowly from 2d to 4&i per Ib.