Grain and Produce.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XIV, Issue 2890, 4 February 1893, Page 2

Grain and Produce.

The following is the Corn Exchange report, per Mr F. Denham, for the week ending February 4:—The weather during the week has been a decided improvement on the previous one, and business has felt the alteration. A fair demand has set in from the North Island for ryegrass, of which we have placed a good number of parcels at payable prices, and could have placed more if we could have got holders and buyers to see things in the sf me light. Oats bave had f iir sales afc previous prices. Any sound old feed sold readily, and more wanted. *or the new crop of all cereals, we must wait a little time yet. Dairy Produce have expe iencei a'decline. Colonial grown clover Uin request, and not much offering; stocks are low and prices a little firmer. The following are prices to farmers, f.o, b., packages extra, potatoea'and millers' goods excepted. Wheat—Milling, "s lOd; feed, Is 9d to 2s 6J. Birley—Malting wanted, none offering. Oats—Old feed, Is 9J; milling, Is 10J. Hyegrass—Farmer*, 2s 3d to 2s 6d ; dressed, 3a 6d. Cocksfoot—Little 1 offering, 2d to 3^.1. Potatoes—Kidneys, 60s at stations. Butter—Factory, 10£ d; fanners, 17J to Bd. Cheese-3sd to 4Jd. Flour— ! Best roller, £9, i'.o.b. Bran 55a, pollard 60s, i f.o b. Shipping orders can be placed below j t^ifcse quota" ions for millers' offal.