CORN EXCHANGE.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1326, 27 August 1886, Page 2

CORN EXCHANGE.

The following is the Corn Exchange report for the week ending Friday, August 27tb:

Farm work is complttely at at a stands' ill, owing to the continued inclemency of the weather. S?prii:g sowing will be very lat°, and the acreage in wheat is now almost sure to be less thru was originally expected, as many of the low land farmers will have to resort to barley or oats, where they had intended to sow Tuscan. Grass seed and clover season is also very backward. »

Wheat has a brisk business, and last week’s prices are well maintained. Toecan is firm at 4)41, as also is Pearl, which is more scarce than other kinda Hunter’s sells readily in large parcels at 4s 2d to 4) 3d ; second quality lines find c uilei at 21 a bushel less then the abort ; chick wheat freely brings 3s 7d to 3) 91 Oats are offering more p'euttfully, and traesictioas have been heavy. Milling are ijbtly heldfat 2s 51; abort feed have been sold in quantities at 2s 31 to 2s 4d. and long Danish Tartars at 2s Id to Ss 2d, Barley, with the exception of feed, la very dull, and without alteration In valuta

Beans and peas have an occasional enquiry, and are held by a few, who hold out for 3s 5d to 3s 6d for beans and feed peas, and 4s 3d to 4s 61 is asked for blues, true to name and fit for seed.

Grass seeds have had a quiet week. Machine dressed seed moves away slowly at 5) So le 5t 91. Farmers’ lots sell at 3s 9i to 4» 61. Cocksfoot, heavy clean seed, is wanted at 4| 1 to 4f 1. ' Potatoes—The market is languid. A few transactions have taken place on the basis of 42r fid to 45s at country stations. Dairy produce remains at last week’s quotations, with little business doing, The above, prices are for delivery, f.o,b, Lyttelton, except potatoes, which sre at country station.