CORN EXCHANGE

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1733, 6 January 1888, Page 2

CORN EXCHANGE

The Ooru Exchange reports for the week ending Friday, January 6th 1888: — The bot nor' west weather thai hat* prevailed dating part of the week hb» njt been favorable to crops, m i he Northern districts oam are being uu, and with a continuance of warm « »rher this crop will be ready aooner t ! *a anticipated. Toe hay harvest has be^u aooured m grand condition, and there should be no dearth of really good hay thia season ; not only was the 01 p good, but. the weather mo*<. favorable. Dairy produce will be largely exported by the outgoing London uteamers, and we are glad to notice that <ur nnticipitions as to favorable outlet for batter are oonfirmed by reoent advices. It v to b-4 hoped that none* but really prime will ba sent away, so tbat Oanterbur> batter and oheese may vake names for themselves, similar to that already attaohlng to oar frozen meat. Wheat - Although English advices report lnoreased value fi eights are too high to induce shipment. A fair interproviiicial trade ia passing at quotations, say — prime milling, 3i 2d to 3s 3d ; seoond quality, 2* lid to 3a ; chicken whra*-, broken, 2b 7d to 2a 8d ; whole, 2s 9d to 2* 10J. Oats— Prices rule In favor of buyers A fair ioqoiry is noticeable ; the prospect of new oats being placed on themarke>, however, prevents any upward tendency Quotations— Milling, Is 9i io Is lOi ; heavy short feed, la 8d to lo B£d ; inferior sorts, Is 6d to 1b 7d. Gkas3 Seed — Rye — No business baa transpired, buyers declining to give prioeß asked by holders. The season has hardly advanced enough for reliable quotations to be given for new seed Oooksfoot— Until samples of the new crop nre on the market it ia impoß&ible to fix rates. No old stocks will be carried forward. - ~" ' Dairy Produos — Butter is worth 5d to 6d for really prime, second quality nominal. Cheese, according to quality ranges from 3i to 4d. The above prices are thoee paid to farmers, and delivered f.o.b. Lyttelton, sacks extra.