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Grey River Argus, Volume XV, Issue 1998, 2 January 1875, Page 2

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CHRiSTCBrr/RCH. — The "Ljttelton Timea" of 26th December reporta : — In the grain and produce market supplies of grain are gtxfcing short, and there is barely more than sufficient to carry through until the new grain. comes in. , Respecting harvest prospectSi news from all parts of the country is of an encouraging nature, the only exception being that a few of the heavier crops in the vicinity of Christchurch were somewhat laid by 'the- heavy rain of Monday last. Quotations for grain and flour remain as follows :— Wheat, 5s to 53 3d; oats, 5s 9d to 63; barley, none: in market. Miller's prices— Flour, Ll2 to Ll3 ; bran, L 6; pollard, L 6; sharps, -L 6 103, with 10s extra per tomf.o.b.; Since the late rains, butter has been coming in more freely ; we quote at 9d»to B£d. Old>cheese, of best quality fetches 7d to 1\ ; new^cheese is coming in at 5d to 54d, but merchants d<> not care to operate in it as yetj on account of its .newness. Bacon and hams are easily disposed of at the rate of Is to Is 2d f.o b. in Lytteltnn. In '■■ the -stock and station market since our last report the weather has continued unsettled, and one right heavy fall of rain took . place^which must have done considerable damage to the crops on heavy land by causing them ! to lodge, as well as to the hay crop, which had already suffered much damage. On r.he'bther hand, the pastures can scarcely have 'too -much- rain at this season of the year/ 'knd they promise td'-yield a large quantity of feed through the remainder O& the summer. '•"'■'' At the yards, on Wednesday, there was a full supply of sheep brought forward, and prices shewed no improvement upon last week, but rather the reverse. Our quotation for mutton is 2d per lb, tut iv some cases that low limit is not realised. Lambs, from 83 to^ 10s. ■ A large draft of half-Ved two-tooth stores sold for 8s to 8s 3d, which, under' : the circumstances, may be considered a fair price, but merino stores sold very low A lot of inferior, but sound wethers, from a run, sold for 3s ; while sheep of the same class,Hcut of a better description, made 5s 6d. Ewes, with half-bred lambs at foot, made 9s; inferior .db'.in . wool,= 7s only. The cattle brought forward were chiefly stores, which sold at very full rates. Int fat cattle, we have no change to report. Quotations, 25s per lb, on the average. :