CORN EXCHANGE REPORT.
The following is from the report fur the werk ending Friday, May 20: — There is no quotable alteration to record in the value of .cereals, nnd business on the whole has been exceedingly quiet dur ing the week. The ' shipment, of grain from Lyttelton continues without abatement, nnd there aro still large quantities on hand. The weather has been all that coul 1 be desired for farming operatic n*. Potntoes. —The market is still in a very unsettled condition. Last week's quota'on« may be repeated, viz. 31s 61 to 34s per ton at fountry station*, sacks extra. Grass Seed.—There is no alteration to noiice in the state of the market, 4s 6d to 5-t.per bushel being the figure for reallywell cleaned farmers' parcels, indifferently cleaned according te sample. Cocksfoot. —There is a vary decided advance in quotations during the past fortnight; holders are now asking from 3d to 3|d per lb. Orders are coming to hand, with the market ratlier bare. Cheese and Butter. —The former is still in plontitful supply, and the market heavy at 3d to3£d. The latter is saleable at from 7£d to 8d per lb. Hay.—£2 10s to £2 153 per ton, delivered in Christchurch.
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Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume V, Issue 507, 24 May 1881, Page 2
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202CORN EXCHANGE REPORT. Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume V, Issue 507, 24 May 1881, Page 2
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