CANTERBURY GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKETS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume II, Issue 29, 2 December 1879, Page 3

CANTERBURY GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKETS.

. -'';'•♦'' ■, 4 . The dull, cold, and showery weather during the past week has not been favorable foi the growing; crops. The recent rains would do much good if ;i 'followed by warm, ' forcing weather, and we trust the next week may be of this description. The re-imposition of duties on grain will not have any effect on values here, and but little throughout the colony. In actual transactionsMheite is not much to re port. A few sales of good milling wheat liave been made at 4s 9i to ss. E"eed wheat is inquired for at 4s 3d, but there is none offering. Flour is in fair trado demand at £13 for local brands,,' and £14 guaranteed town brands of Adelaide. In oats there is but little doing, buyers evincing no inclination to operate at over Is 9d for feed and 2b for milling. In Melbourne this cereal is very depressed under the influence of heavy Tasmanian arrivals and an abundance of green cfood. • "Vye notice Mr. Berry, in replying to a ! deputation recently, admitted „ .tjhfit there; should be ■ another Is per lbOlbs duty on- oats, 1 and expressed a hbjie that he would be able to. pass the ; necessary Act next 'session. Burleyis quite' out of the market. We note the arrival a.t Auckland of 1576; bags 'by lasi inaii steamer. Butter is ofFet - ing very freely, but usual buyers do ; not appear anxious to operate. The fcydney^ dealeiß are\ repoited to be makip^ajrangements to send a trial shipme'neto England m the freezingrooms of the Orient steamers. It 'knight be yorth ' t i&jo'. attention, of our locCd' buyers to see if son>e means' be devised of also making a shipment- in the regular lines of vessels from here. ' Uliee^e i?/ in fair request, at s^d to 6d. Bfams _ and r ■ bauJU Ul'U Ullal^eieci.— Hess, iN0v..22