CORN EXCHANGE

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1587, 17 June 1887, Page 2

CORN EXCHANGE

The following is the Corn Exchange report for the week ending ' June 4h* 17th;— '"' Business has been fairly aotive. Several targe lines having been taken oat of store for shipping, bub m tho main we are unable to report any improvement In values. The rates of freight to London are still too high to allow of heavy shipments to that ra-rkot, but the Australian demand has been fully up to expatriation!* The weather on the whole h«i been favorable for wheat sowing «hd[lt hat generally been made good nse of by farmers.

Wheat. — Sales continne to be made on the basis of last week's quotations ; Pearl being m as good demand as Taaoan at 3s Cd to 3s 7d, and Hunter's, whioh tg held m much larger quantities, rdnriritii at 3i 5i to 3s Gd ; Whole ohicken^ wtigi* Is soiree and saleable at 3s 2d to 3s 3d; broken varies f torn 2a 8d to 2a lid, *

Oats. — A fair business Is being dons In bright heavy short feed at Is Od to la l'Od, but inferior sorts are dull at Is 7d tol«8l, .';• • ■ : ' <\'i ■•: ■'r - •■■

Barley. — Mnltßterß are fairly w©M supplied for the present, but the quantity of malting offering Is very limited, so we do not expect much alteration m prioei for- some little time to oome. Prime I malting is firm at 4s ; medium quality varies from 3s 6d to 3i lOd ; Feed com. mands, m limited parools, 2i 3d to 2s 4d» Beans' are quiet at 3s, and Pew f Prussian Blue*} are extremely dull at 3s to 3s 3d ; feed aorta are selling at 2s 9d to 2a 10i.

Grass frsE-i—Rye grass is still without I enquiry, and prioea are. nominal. Cooksi foot has seen a few sales at 3sd to 3|i for well cleaned and heavy seed. "Potatoes have show no improvement. Sydney market is still reported to be glutted, and interprovtnoUl requirement! are too small to iuflienoe the market valaei, whloh remain at 22s 6d atoauntry stations. Dairy Produce— Prime butter has been selling readily at 7d, and there is now a slight advance, but cheese remains very quiet at our last week's quotations. Th 9 above prioaa are thoie pafd to farmers and delivered f,o.b. Lyttelton, sticks extra.