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Grey River Argus, Volume XV, Issue 1844, 3 July 1874, Page 2

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, 'Christchurch.— The Lyttelton Times of "^^Sa^a^ariMt^brtr^^^^^^ : ; Farmers are'still receiving 12|d to 13d for butter, with no prospect of a fall; and for > s|d to 6d. Bacon /and hams are worth B£d in cloth, f.o b. inrfEytteltnn;: -I ;- hams' only,' lid; bacon only;.;7Jd. ,For potatoes, as liighj as L 3 10s per ton has been paid during tbe weefe, f „ , ' "The* week past' has again 'been remarkably quiet, as far as the stock market is concerned, - and the'niimbep'brotfgh'tf to the yards, on {)'o iWedaesday, was unusnally small. Hitherto, the large numbers forced upon the market' 'M'hibxve tended-; to keep, prices at alow limit; ' „ but from what has transpired at the yards at "' * 'tie last" two* Market "dayß, prices have now commenced' to; take; an upward tendency. The quality of the stock brought forward also , shows that really good sheep and cattle are J Hi by ino'ineans.plentifuliarid/we may therefore , r^-expect-tq-see-yery . high . prices ruling for stock of good quality before the summer j r } comes rptuvtf * ■'-' '•' "if-' ..','',';". \\' v i; '' At 'the 'yards,- on' Wednesday/no really >' ■"■*'• ■good sheep were 'offered, and the trade, were .;.. compelled W pay^top prices for sheep, which ::: would scarcely have been looked at a month .viagb-Welmust, therefore,' alter ourquotaUon , „ it 93d per lb, as an average, but for really . i * gQO^ ' ; quality, a , higher price could j be ob- ' tainedi''' 1 "' 1 "■> M -" M ,v: •■-!!•-;•■;' To cattle, the same remarks apply, and 1 w^tHS ? bltcßirs > 'hSd't(S^be~9atisfied with mere i i T>: sto*es/foiJ i theirs week's; supply, c for which, however, at lea3t, 22s 6d'per lOQlhjhad to be paid. .:;•_>■;••.-.';> ,:,sAi • ;- 1 -^ V. Store cattle are brought forward very sparingly, and this tends to keep the price i: i i'Bpilalthbugh grass is very scarce: v : : ;