COMMERCIAL.

Manawatu Times, Volume IV, Issue 44, 2 June 1880, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

i t*~~, ~ CORN MARKET. | The following is the Christchurch Corn Etc'liange report for the week ending Friday 1 eiening lhe.2Blh Mnv: — The condition of tlu mirkefc for the past 1 week is precisely wliafc it L.w for some time past. There i» no i njiroveinent to note. The nwket fo«« all classes of grain is etliomely heavy Suoplv is m excess of demand m noarlv all kiM^s of ■produce. Good milling who.il uud short, outs will find a good marLet r but at vorv low figures. The nioifc recent .id wees from l;ome are not more reassuring than formeily, hence buyers are clmrv. Wheat— Good sound milling wheat will iind a maikefc at 3s. 6d. vev bushel, second quality ranges f-om '2s. 6rl. to 3s. 4d per bushel. " Chick wheat still -continues m Inrge supply and does not meet with a ready ' mile, Is. 9d. to 2s. 4c!. be/ng the prices at j winch business) can be transacted. Oats— For. good short milling oats a market can be found at Is. 4d. per bushel, f.0.b., feed samples, at from; Is. to 4d., according' lo quality. Barley.— The market still continues >yell supplied, with an indifferent demand. The prices quoted last week may be again repeated, but it must be borne : in mind that that sales are difficult to effect at the rate* quoted, and the quality is the groat desideratum. Fair to good malting samples range from 2s. 6d. to 3s. 4d. per , bushel j feed samples are almost unsaleable, prices nominal. Potatoes are moving slowly. Sides are taking place at 255. to 265. per ton, nl stations within a few mu.es of Oluustchnrcli, sacks extra. Grass Seed. — There is no change to note ' m the value of this aiticle of produce. The demand is very limited, while the supply is abundant. The quality, . however, <-as,<a rule is very indifferent, and. at. best times would be difficult to place. Good heavy seed, well cleaned, is worth 2». 6d. to 23. lOd. per .bushel. Cheese and Butter. — 4d. to.4id. for the former, and B£d. to 9d. for the latter. ■'< -, The following is i the commercial article published m the Canterbury Twnes, for the week ending Saturday, 29th May,:---! GjRAIN AND PRODUCE.: The week has been comparatively uneventful, nothing having transpired to materially alter the aspect of tho market. Loading m Port hu.s been somewhat retarded by the

wet weather lately prevailing, and deliverie 8 by rail have suffered from the same cause. Wheat is selling at 3s. 3d. to 3a. 5d., according to quality ; but the business transacted haa not been of an extensive character* For a prime lot a trifle more can be obtained. There is moderate enquiry for seed lots, and a few sales of parcels of this class hare come under notice. Chick wheat is m fair supply, and lias been quitted at 2s. 3d. to 2s. 6d ; and for the better class up to 2j. 9d. and 2s. lOd. Outs. — Sales continue to be made on a pmnll scale at Is. 2d. to Is. 3d. for good feed, and for milling quality at Is. 4d. to Is. 4£d. Australian advices still continue discouraging. Bailey. — There is the same hopeless feeling. Sales are difficult to make, and values range for good malting from 2s. 6d. to 3s. 3d. There is nothing doing m the lower vnlues. Potatoes nre being sold at the old rates of 255. to 275. Gd. The supply coming forward is fully equal to the demand. Flour has been sold freely at £10 to £11, and the mills are nil busy. Grass Seed. — Not much can be reported as having been dope m rvc grass, beyond a few sales for export. Cocksfoot has been offered m quantity without leading to business, sellers holding for higher rates. Dairy Produce. — Butter, 9d. to 9|d. ; cheese, 4d. Lo 5d. ; honey, 4d. to 4Jd.