CORN EXCHANGE.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1808, 6 April 1888, Page 2

CORN EXCHANGE.

The following is the Corn Exchange report for the week ending Thuraday. April Qth, 1888 :—

The holidays have a good deal interfered with business, but considering it has been a broken week the deliveries have been considerable. Freight being now available to London (for limited quantities), many of the growers nave again deoided to try their luok m shipping. We trust that they will be more fortunate than those who have shipped during the past two. years.

Wheat. — Tusoan commands premier position, and is being readily taken up for ship* ment at 2a 9d. Pearl, when prime and well filled, is also m good demand at 2s 8d to 2a 9d ; best Hunters, which comprises the larger bulk of wheat on sale, is only taken with other lines at 2s 7d to 2s 8d ; broken ohioken wheat is m good demand at 2s to 2s 4d.

Oatq are ooming to hand very slowly, and m consequence prices have been hardened, la 8d being paid readily for short feed, and up to Is 9d for prime milling lines. Seed Tartarq are also m request for Victorian orders, but inferior kinds are not m favor with buyerß, and don't realise over Is 6d.

Barley continues firm, and all really prime is quickly taken up by our looal malsters at 4a 2d to 4s 4d ; second quality, however, ia not m Buoh good demand, and varies m price from 3s 3d to 3s Od.

Beans are selling readily at 2s Gel to 2a 7d, and Peas at 29 3d to 2s 4d for feeding kinds, and 2s Gd to 2s 8d for Prussian Blues.

Gum Seed.— The market is very alow indeed, and to be able to effect; sales oon- ' siderable concessions have to be made. Good farmers' paroels oan be purchased at 2a to 2a 2d, and maohine-dreased is ofEering at 2a 6d to 2a 9d. Cocksfoot is slightly better, bat 3£d is the top figure for prime heavy seed, and 2|d to 3d for medium quality. Potatoes.— A few lines of IJerwents b,ave been offered at 255, at oountry stations, bvjt tiusiqess has been very small, owing to their hot being ripe enough for shipment. Sidneys are worth 40s. Dairy Producd. — No ohange to noto, both butter and cheese being almost unsaleable. The above quotations are paid to farmers and delivered f.o.b. Lyttelton, saoka extra.