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Grey River Argus, Volume IX, Issue 740, 15 October 1870, Page 2

Christchurch. -The Lyttelton Times of Saturday last reports : — In the grain market there has not been so much doing this week in the way of sales. Exports, however, have been rather extensive to the North, and we are afriid the large quantities of grain that have gone forward to Auckland will, for the present, affect the quotations there. Sales of wheat for delivery have transpired at 4s 6d, and prime samples in store have fetched 4s 9d ; but purchasers have shown little de3ire to operate at the latter figure. Flour remains rather dull at Lll 15s to Ll2. We cannot report tiny improvement for oats, although values have varied but little during the week. Potato oats have changed hands at 2s 7d in store, but farmers find some difficulty in disposing of large parcels at anything over 2s 6d. Medium feed oats range from 2s 4d to 2s sd. We have no sales of barley to report of any moment ; quotations remain nominal. In provisions there has been a considerable trade doing, principally for export. Butter is getting less active, at 7?d to Bd. Cheese is wanted, and 7d can now be obtained for good parcels, the market being barely stocked. Hams and bacon, in assorted lines, are readily quitted at quotations ranging from 8d to 9d. _ Potatoes are of nominal value— say, 23s to 255.