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Ashburton Guardian, Volume III, Issue 652, 2 June 1882, Page 2

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Ashburton Guardian Office, Friday Afternoon. A fair amount of business has been transacted in the grain market during the week. Prices remain the same as last quotations for milling qualities, but for seed a much firmer tone is noticeable. The Tuscan and spring varieties are meeting with ready sale, if quality is prime, and a fair quantity has changed hands at very satisfactory prices. Flour is hardening slightly, but only a small business has been doing. Town lota have been quitted at Lll 10s, and country lots at about Lll, both for trade requirements. We are glad to notice that the first shipment of flour from Rangiora to New Caledonia has been a success, and the contractors, Messsrs Bamberger and Franz, are to be congratulated on having secured the contract for a flour supply to this market. Oats are still very dull of sale, and only -mall parcels have been operated with, tniod samples being about 3s 3d, interior kinds 2s lOd to 3s; malting barley remains at about the same quotations as last week, with a very limited demand. Potatoes, for shipment, are still moving off in quantities, and prices remain firm at the previous week’s quotations. The weather during the week has been dull, showery, and cold, with one or two hard frosts, but on the whole ranst be considered seasonable and favorable to farmers and graziers.

Corn Exchange report for the week ending Friday evening, the 2nd instant There is nothing in the aspect of the grain market which calls for special comment. Prices continue firm, business inactive. Wheat; Best milling samples may be quoted at from 4s 10J to 4s lid per bushel, f.o.b. ; fine lines of Tuscan will command a shade over these quotations j second quality wheat from 4 s 3d to 4 s 6d per bushel in Christchurch ; chick wheat, from 3s 3d to 4s per bushel, delivered in Christchurch. —Seed Wheat: 3d to $s 4<l per bushel. —Oats : Business during the week has been rather dull, prices, however, remain .'■« before, good stout milling, 3 s 3d to 3 s 4d per bushel; feed samples, 2d per bushel less. Barley : Business is inactive, but prices are firm, prime malting, 4 s 6d to 4 s 7d P er bushel; second class malting, 3 s dd to 4 s 3d per bushel; feed samples, 3s to 3s 3d.—Beans : 4s id to 4s 3d per bushel, delivered in tatoes : 36s to 37s per ton, at country stations within a radius of ten miles of Christchurch. Grass Seed: Little or no business is being transacted at present.—Cheese and Butter: For the former, $d per lb, for the latter, lod per lb.