CORN EXCHANGE.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1424, 4 December 1886, Page 2

CORN EXCHANGE.

n ho folllowing 13 tie Corn Exchange •vpurt for rhe week ending Friday, December 3rd : In prospect *i .he approaching harvest. >t is ileas’ng to see that the English markets are beginning to show signs of mprovai vslu-’S, wh oh we are advised has been < -consigned by the knowledge that the stacks through ut are generally low. We also have advice? from South Australia -which report th?r their harvest prospects are very much brighter than they were soma months hack. Local reports tlso point to a fair average yield, especially that of the spring sown corn. Wheat supplies are getting visibly smaller, but the attention of buyers i-t not mea -er as it was a few weeks pa.-t> Some i.fjthe mi ters intend sh r ly to only woik half timr* Prime hnet of railing are not pi ntifal and are at last whpk’b prices of Ai 6d 1 1 4i 7d for i earl, and 4a 51 to 4a 6d for Tuacan and Han er’s ; sec • d quality is not so saleable! at 4 s 2J to 4s 3J, but chicken wheat la scarce and firm at Ss 9d to 3s lid.

Oats have experienced a decided drop, feed are offa ing plentifully, at la 10d to gs and the long description* are null, at Is 81 to 9d. There is bat little shipping business, and In-', requirement] are ret t> toted:

Barb y—The best malting lines have all found outlets aa l second quality now • faring is qnila unsaleable— 2s 7d and 2a 8d would be readily accepted. Feed lines like oats have fallen very materially, and 2s 2d is the top value. Beane and peas are not saleable. Grass seeds have but little business passing Potatoes are slowly being got rid of at varions prices, frem 20» and downwards at country stations. Dairy prodace—Batter is very weak, there being no buyers at over Bd. New o eese is coming into the market, but the enquiry is weak, at 4d to 51. The above prices are paid for delivery, f.o.b, Lyttelton, excepting potatoes.