CORN EXCHANGE.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1450, 7 January 1887, Page 2

CORN EXCHANGE.

The following is thu Chr.stchurch Corn Exchange report for the week endiug Fr ; do,y, January 7 : With tho holidays over a return has bpen made to > usin^ss The weather has bfif.n nil that could be desired for holiday making, bu the crop* would be better of a little ruin A hand to mouth business couti[)iiß*as regards wheat. No sales of ma.nitudt) can be effected Uarley and oats are quiet, tho local demand being almost at a standstill. Trial shipments are being niide to London, which will have a tendency to decrease stocks, Wat we cannot see any hope of improved prices m the face of fairly good harvest pro» s pacts. A few samples of ryegrass seed have been on view, but vendors' and buyers' opinions being so very wide no business ha? resulted Dairy produce, especially butter, is weak, with vory little demand. Cheese has a quiet trad* demand. Below are the prices current foe tho week: —

Wheat — Tuscan and Pearl, prime milling, 4s 5d to 4s Gd : Hunter's white, 4s 4d : second quality, 4b 2d, chicken, 3b lOd to 4s

O»ts Milling 2s ; bright short feed, Is lOd to Is lid ; Tartars and Danish. Is ft I to Is 9d.

Barley -Waiting, 2s 8d to 23 lOd ; feed, 2a 3d to 2s 41 ; screenings, 2d. Beans and PeaB — No enquiry and few offering

Rye <4rass— Maoh ne dressed, 4s 6d ; armers' parcels, 3a to 3a 6d.

Cocksfoot — Oloan heavy seed, 4d ; light an i fogpy, 3d to 3£d, Potatoes — Old out of season.

Dairy Produce — '-tatter, 4£ to 63 m tabs ; ptißtry. 3d to 3Jd. Cheese. smftll, 5Jd to 6d ; medium size, 5d ; largt, 4a to 4£d Tne above prices are those paid t« farmers delivered f.o.b. Lyttelton, witk sacks extra