CORN EXCHANGE REPORT.
The following is the Corn Exchange report for the w#ek ending Friday evening,. Fen. 14:— ' "' "' ■ ' The exceptionally ..dry season, coupled with the violent Winds, render the ..yield of grain and other produce far below the. average. , >..-;'- Wheat. — First-clasa 'inilling samples cannot be quote<l at over 3s to 3s 2d per bushel; thin and-slightly inferior; 2s 10& to 3m. . ■.' . Outs.—Sales are reported for fair miling at 3s to 3s 2tl, and for feed purposes 2s 9d to 2s lOd per bushel; the demand is limited. .
Barley.—For prime malting barley as high as 6e has been given. Prices may be quoted at from 4s 6d to 6s, according to samyles. . . Potatoes.—The demand at present is purely local; purchases are made from hand to mouth. Small parcels have been sold at from £5 to £6 a ton. .; ~ Grass Seed.—A good many samples have come forward, and as a rule rye-grass seed is light this yeat, and not equal to last year's productions. Extreme rates are looked for first class samples ; sales have been made at 5s 6d to 6s 6d. Cocksfoot is not much in demand; prices may be quoted at from 6£d to 7d per lb. , ' s * Cheese and Butter.—For the former 6Jd to 7d, and lid for the latter.
Messrs Wilkin iand Co. report; —Wool— At our auction on Tuesday, 412 bales were sold. There was a fair attendance of buyers, and, considering the unsettled state of the markets^the prices obtained were good. Cross-bred, to B£d per lb ; merino to 9d per lb ; pieces to sfd per lb ; locks to 3£d per lb ; diggings l|d per lb. Sheepskins—Our catalogue to-rlay consisted of 2543 ekina. There was a full attendance of buyers, and biddings were spirited, as follows :—Cross-breds, 3s 4d to 6s 2d each ; do, small and inferior, 2s to 3s 4d each ; merino, 3'e 2d to 5s each ; do, small and inferior, Is lOd to 3s 2d each. Tallow—There was a fair supply of rough fat to hand, which was all sold. Best cleartfwell saved, 2d to 2|d per lb ; second quality, i£d to 2d per lb ; inferior and heated, £d to l£d per lb. HidesSalted, 3fd per lb ; damaged,. 2£d.per lb ; calf skins, 4d per lb. ,
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Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 3, Issue 270, 18 February 1879, Page 2
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370CORN EXCHANGE REPORT. Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 3, Issue 270, 18 February 1879, Page 2
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