CORN EXCHANGE.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1592, 24 June 1887, Page 3

CORN EXCHANGE.

The following is the Corn Exchange report for tbe week ending Friday, 24th June : —

The holidays this week have interfered with business, and bat few transactions are to be recorded. The collapse of the American ring and be improved prospects of the new crop ut Home have had a weakening tendency m this market, and to Becure cargo for phipment to London, concessions will have to be granted°in the way of freight

Wheat— Sale's during the week have been of a limited character, holders being disinclined to grant concessions and buyers are not prepared to buy beyond act aai requirements. Pearl and Tuscan remains at 3s 7d for prune lines, and Hunter's is changing hands at 3s 5d to 3s 6d. Whole fowl wheat ib scarce at 3s 3d, and broken at 2s lOd to 2s lid.

Oats— A fair trade is being done m Short heavy 4 feed at Is 9d to Is lOd, and milling have been placed as high as 2s ; long and inferior lines are not 80 saleable atlß 7dandlsßd.

Barley.— Prime malting is firm at 4s, with little offering; Second quality has plenty of enquiries at 33 6d to 3s 9d Feed is wanted at 2s 3d to 2s 4d. .-.

Beans have firmed and are worth 3a Id ;o3a2d.

Peas are dull. There is but little outside demand for Prussian Blues, and feed sorts can only be sold m small parcels for pig feed at 2s 9d to 2d lOd, Grass Seeds.— Rye Grass is still very quiet at last quotations, bnt Cooksfoot is a little more. brißk, several orders being m the market for bright heavy seed at 3sd to 4d, ' "■; , ;.;

Potatoes.— Darwente are rs nearly as possible unsaleable, a few small lots for local consumption have changed hands at 2ga at Cbrißtoburch, but there are- no orders for shipping parcels* Dairy Produoe.— Butter, if prime, is readily saleable at 7d, but cheese shows no improvement m value, 6d being the top figure for the beat loaf shape. The above prices are those paid to farmers, and delivered f.o.b. 'Lyttelton, sacks extra.