CORN EXCHANGE.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 637, 22 August 1882, Page 2

CORN EXCHANGE.

Report for the wrek ending Friday evening, die 18tli lust.: — Business continues quiet, with little or no quotable alteration in v ilues. A feeling, however, is prevalent that a decline will be experienced. The favorable accounts of the English crop probably induce this feeling, which is. after all. a matter of speculation. On the other hand it? tho length of time which must elapse before the new crop is available, consequently the local and intercolonial demand which must be supplied. Wheat—Milling parcels of goo 1 quality, 4s 10 Ito per bushel f .o.b ; second-class samples, 4s 3d to 4s 6 1 per binhel ; chick wheat, Hn 3d to 4s per bushel ; seed samples, 5-t 3d to 5s Gl per bushel. Oats—Good nhort milling, 3s 3d to 3s 4d ; feed, 15s Id to 3s 2d per bushel f.o.b. Barley—-The.state of the market is precisely what it was last week. Prime malting is in good demand and saleable nt from 4s 7d to 5s per bushel; second-class samp'es are neglected ; feed quality, 3s 2d to 3s 4d f.o.b. Potatoes—A rather better demand has been manifest during the week, without, however, any quotable alteration in values to record ; 35s to 35s Gd at country stations- within ten miles of Cbristchurch. Kiduejfcpotatoes, £4 10s to £5, according to quality. Grass Seed—A considerable quantity has been on offer during the without a corresponding demand. Fn 1 prices arc being aiked by the growers, without finding buyers. At the rites asked it is impossible, however, to note any consider ■ l>!e alteration in v tines. Well-cleaned farmers 1 Ham pies an: being offered nt from 5s to 5s G:l ; inferior according to quality ; tjockesfoot, 5-jd to S.V'I per il. Cheese and Butter—7«J to ?-£■' for the former, Is to la Id for thu latter.