The continued advance in the English wheat market is most satisfactory, but it would have been even more co had it »et m a.monthago,as then a much larger qnantity of Ivew Zealand wheat was held on growers' account in London than can possibly now be the case. In hops the advance is likely to be maintained, bnt we have wave fears that it will not. Locally more firm ness has been shotm by wheat holders, and although a higher price is asked we have not heard of any actual sales at over last week a quotations of 4a 2d for best grades. Some fair gales of medium quality are reported at 3s 9d. Flour is fairly firm, and will donbtlesa ba held more firmly by millers, should a speculative element eet in from the North Island, which is by no meins unlikely. Quotations are still -611, f.0.b., for town brands, and 10a for country. The demand for oats is a trifle easier, although prices remain unchanged for best samples, which are saleable at Is 7d. For first-ckus samples of malting barley there is still an excellent inquiry at up to 3b 6d. but for anything the slightest inferior much lower rates have to be accepted to effect sale«. The potato season is now virtually over, and we regret to learn that in all probability many farmers will be compelled to let large parcels go to waste, owing to their inability to obtain a price which would pay them to bag them up. The Sydney market is reported to have fallen to 49s per ton when the last cargo of the Wakatipa arrived. Butter is quiet, and holders do not care to accept the prices offenag. A parcel of 200 kegs is said to have been sold at sd. Cheese is quiet at 4d, and hams and bacon are unchanged.
