COMMERCIAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1320, 7 November 1885, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

Ashburton Guardian Office, Saturday afternoon. The following is th* Com Exchange for the week report ending Thursday, November 5 ; : The depres- son noted in our last week’s report has in no way abated; the same stagnation exists in all our leading lines. Wheat — milling, first or second quality,has no’speculative business, and orders on hand are limited. Chick wheal, however, s'ill commands ready sale at our quoted ra es. Oats have only a moderate enqu ry, the quantities offering being m excess of demand. Barley still remains n its abnormal rendition, and it is rar ly that a line , can be quitted, the buyer usually having the best of the bargain. Peas and beans are without while grass seeds can only he disposed of in small lots* Potatoes are weaker, with few who care to buy ; the near approach of the new crops in our adjoining colonies no doubt influences caution. Dairy produce has no shipping demand; pric s remain inactive. The following are the quotations for the week : Wheat: Prime milling (hard sorts), 3s 3d; Tuscan, 3s id; second quality, zs yd to 2s lod; chicken wheat (who e), as 3d to as 46. Ots —Brightheavy short, is lid to as; sightly discolored short, is 8d to is lod ; Dun, is ud to as; long and inferior kinds, is 6d to is Bd. Barley—Malting, nomi al; feeding, is 8d to as. Beans -as fid to as Bd. Peas—Seed, 4s; feed, 2s gd to 3s. Ryegrass—Machine dressed, 4s 6d.—Cocksfoot—Bright, heavy seed,. 4d; discolored, ad to Potatoes — Derwents (including sacks), 45s to 47s 6d. Dairy produce—-Batter, prime, in tubs, yd to ; second quality, 4d to 6d ; chees , small loaf shape, 6}4d ; medium, ; latge, 4d to 4j£d. The above prices are those paid to farmed for deliveiy f.0.b., Lyttelton.