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CANTERBURY MARKETS. '• Christchurch, July 18. The following are current prices paid to farmers, f.0.b., Lyttelton, and free of commission, except where' otherwise specified : Wheat : Hunter’s, Pearl and Tuscan, 3s 9|d to 3s 1 Od at country stations. -Oat-i. —L'sng feed, 2s 3d ; short f rf ed oats, 2s 3d to 2s 4d ; milling Canadians 2s 6d at country stations. Barley (new) —3s to 3s 6d at country stations. Peas : Partridge, 3s to 3s 6d ; Blue Prussians 5s 6d to 5s 9d at country stations. Beans— 3s‘to 3s 3d, at country stations. Flour (millers’ quotations): Roller £lO 10s. Pollard : £5 10s ton. Bran : <£4 10s. Oatmeal : £ls f.o b. Oatsbeaf chaff : 80s at country stations. Onions : £3 10s at country stations. Potatoes : Beauty of Hebron £4; kidneys for forward delivery, 80s to 85s, and derwents £2 Os Od at country stations. ’Grass Seed —Ryegrass, prime heavy town dressed 4s 3d to 4- 6d, cocksfoot to 3|d, rjmgrass, Italian, town dressed 4- 6d. Hairy Produce ; Cheese, factory 4|d t > sd, dairy 4d to 43 d ; butter, factory 1 , C al, Is id, North Island Is, dairy 10J,salt (in boxes) 9d ; bacon, hams, 6d to 7d ; factory bacon and hams, 4d higher, fo.b. STOCK SALES. Christchurch, 18th July, At Addington to-day 188 fat cattle were yarded, including some good bullocks and a few light weight heifers and cows. There was good competition and a sharp rise beef bringing 19s to 26-;, best bullocks, ,£lO to <£l2, ordinary steers £6 to £9,~ prime neifers £8 to £9 10s, others £o 5s to £7, prime cows £7 10s to £9, others £5 5s to £7. ♦ - Fat Sheep —About 3000. A few heavy wethers from South. Canterbury made 19s 6d to 21s 9d, Hoeal heavy weight 18s 9d to 19s 3d, freezing we-hers 15s to 18s Bd, lighter 14s, 3d, a few extra heavy ewes 16s to 18s, good sorts 12s to i 5s 61, others 7s 6d t > 10- 6d, merino wethers 14s 6d to 18s sd. Fat lambs —The 163 yarded were all taken by butchers at 10s 6d to 13s 3d and 12s 6d for a line of shorn. Store Sheep—Over 1100. Forward wethers 13s, others 11s 4d to 11s 9d, i;ood half bred ewes 12s 103, secondary T: o -breds 8s t > 9s, hoggets 8s to 9s 9d. p 1 >ut 400 yarded. Baconers 38s to 51s up to 59s for extra heavy, equal to 4d per lb, porkers 25s to 325, equal to 4d to 4|d per lb, big forward stores 25s to 30s, smaller 17s to 225, suckers and weatiers 5s to 8s 6d. Dun 3(1 i i, 18 th July. At Burnside market 106 fat cattle were yarded, prices ruling about 10s j xqv than last week. Best bullocks XI ) b > £ll 17s 6 1, medium £8 10s to X'J 15-, be -it c >ws and heifers £7 10s t, > L 9 5-, medium L 6 t > L 7 2s 63{S ieep- -Nearly 2003 penned, prices ruling slightly easier. Best wethers 15s t> 17s 9d, medium 13s 6d to 14s 9 1, best ewes 13s t> 15s 31, medium 11s t > 12s 9d, Lambs numbered 586 h Best 9s 6d 1 1 1 Is 61, othe- s 6s 61 to 85s 6d. Pigs —The 135 penned sold in favour of venders. Suckers 5s 6d to 10s, slips 12s 6d to 1.5&, st ires 18s. to 225, porkers 2os t) 31s, baconers 40s . to 50s. • —o — The; following is.the latest Welling-

ton market report- for jruifc, dairy and | general produce : Hobart 5s ; to Bs per case, local dessert choice 7.s : ’6d to rßs ease, local cooking 3ss odtfo 4s case pears, Golden Beurre Bs. 6d to 10s per * Bright Acbaran 7s3d to 8s gcase. Excellent demand. Walnuts, bright clean 6d to lb; good demand . Cauliflowers, Chojce 12s to 13s per sack, good demand. Cabbages, Choice 3s to 4s per sack. Carrots, 2s - 6d per cwt. Pumpkins. 3s 6d to 4s per sack. Parsnips, 3s 6d to 4s 6d per sack. Seed Potatoes, Oamaru Flukes L 6 ss, sacks ss. Canterbury Flukes L 6, Beauty of Hebron L 6, Early Rose L 6,. Up to c Date L 4 15s, Victory L 4 15s, Laps ton es Li 6 ss, Ashley L 7, White Star L 4 15s, Breezes Prolific L 5, Magnum Bonum L 4 15s. Sacks extra, 3d each. Swedes, 3s per sack. Derwents, L 3 10s to L 3 15s per ton. Onions, L 5 10s to L 6 10s per ton. Eggs, Is 6d per dozen, good demand. Poultry. Fowls 2s 6d to 3s 6d per pair, according to* condition, ducks 4s to 4s 6d per pair. Butter, Dairy 9|d to 1 Od per lb.