Christchurch Markets
Chbistositbch, March 12. The following is the report of Messrs Haye and Garter's Christchurch grain and produce market :— Wheat : old, velvet and pearl, 3/1 ; Tuscan; 2/11. Oats : Milling, 1/9 ; bright short feed, 1/8 ; long, 1/6}; discolored, 1/7 ; duns, 1/10; tartars, 1/9 ; black, 2/-. Flour : Boiler, £8 10/- ; stone, £8 5/-. Ryegrass : Machine dressed, 2/9 to 3/- ; farmers' parcels, 2/3 to 2/6. Cocksfoot : Machine dressed, superior, 3£d to 4d ; farmers' parcels, 3} to 3|. Hops: New Nelsons, price not determined ; old 9d to 9fcd. Potatoes : Derwents not ripe for shipment ;: kidneys, 55/-. Onions: On strings, £5 ; loose, £4 10/-. Butter: Prime, s}d to 6d. Cheese : Loaf, 4d to 4^5 ; medium, 3^d to Bfd; Hams and bacon, 7}; hams, 9d; bacon, 7|d (cloth). Lard: In bladders, 4*d. honey : In kegs, 4d to 4£d.
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Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 97, 17 March 1888, Page 2
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133Christchurch Markets Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 97, 17 March 1888, Page 2
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