CORN EXCHANGE.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1957, 29 September 1888, Page 2

CORN EXCHANGE.

The following is the Corn Exchange report for the week ending Friday September 28th, 1888 :—

A quieter tone has pervaded the wheat market during the past week, doubtless, m consequence of the slight depression m London quotations. Prioes here, however, suffered less than might have been expected, last week's values being "within a very little," fairly maintained. Quotations as follows : —

Wheat— Prime Hunters and Pearl, 3s 5d to 3s 6d ; tusoan, 3s 6id to 33 7d. Ohiokwheat getting soarce at 2s 6d to 3a for whole, and 2s to 2a 6d for broken.

Oats— Heavy milling, 2a 3d; short bright feed, 2s to 2a Id ; tartars, Is 9d to la lOd ; inferior, Is 7d to -Is Bd.

Babley— Market languid at 4s to 4a 4d for prime malting, seoond quality not enquired for.

Beans and Peas, 2a 9d for the former, and 2s 6d for the latter, with a little demand for seed parcels.

Potatoes — The demand is considerably weaker and lower rates are the rule, 50a at country stations being the outside limit. Daibt Produce — Cheese is somewhat firmer at 3£d to 4d for prime well-shaped and leaves. Butter continues to deoline as spring advanoes and is hard to quit at 8d to 9d.

The above quotations' are those paid to farmerß for delivery f.0.b., Baoks extra.