THE OAMARO GRAIN MARKET

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1764, 11 February 1888, Page 3

THE OAMARO GRAIN MARKET

The following liet of actual purohaiea of grain, from farmers and ex store, from Ist Deo., 1887, to date, supplied by the *• North Otago Timeß," and the aoouraoy of whiou is vouched for, will be of interest to many of oar readers. The liet is a reoord of aotual purchases (not f.o.b. sales), the prices being net cash, Backs extra : — WHEAT. „ December — a d 32 Backs red chaff at 3 2 farmers' parcel 70 do Mold's 3 2 do 106 do club 3 3 ax store 430 do red straw 3 3 do 631 do velvet 3 3 do 100 do do 3 3 farmer' parcel 1215 do do 3 3£ do 200 do Tuscan 3 3& do 160 do velvet 3 3j do 478 do do 3 4 do 670 do do 3 4 ex store 60 do club 8 4 farmers' parcel January — b d 3d sacks red chaff at 2 10 farmers' parcel 1179 do olub 2 Jl£ ex store 100 do velvet 3 0 do 250 do do 3 1$ do 468 do red chaff 3 2 do 126 do velvet 3 2 do 500 do do 3 2} farmera' parcel 779 do do 3 3 ex store 300 do Tuscan 3 4 do 650 do velvet 3 4 do 450 do red straw 3 4J do 60 do velvet 3 5 farmers' parcel 800 do Tuscan extra prime 3 6 ex store February (io date)— 120 sacks velvet 211 ex store 664 do do 3 1$ farmers' parcel 600 do velvet 8 3 ax etora OATS, December— 700 sacks Tartar 1 4 farmers' parcel 60 do Danish 14 do 170 do do 1 4* do 300 do do 1 5| do 70 do Bhorfc 17 do January— 50 sacks Danish 1 3 farmers' parcel 432 do do 1 4 ex store 856 do do 1 4$ do 400 do Tartars 14| do 500 do Danish 15 do 7C do short 1 6 farmers' parcel 168 do do 1 < } ex store £0 do (new crop) 1 7 farmers' parcel February (to date)— 108 saoks short 1 6 farmers' parcel It may be added that previous to 'he new samples of barley beiog offered on Saturday last, none have baen offered for months, nor was there any m s ore