PRODUCE MARKET.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 254, 25 October 1881, Page 2

PRODUCE MARKET.

The following 13 the report of the Canterbury Corn Exehaoge for the week ending Friday evening, October 21st : The markets during the week are entirely without alteration, the same dullness pervadiDg the trade. The weather continues extremely favorable. Wheat— Latest English advices rerort an advance of Is per quarter, thus bringing the prioe back to the original quotation of 575. Good sound milling samples are worth from 4s 6d to 4s 9d, f.o.b ; second quality, 4s to 4a 4d per bushel; chick wheat, 3s to 3a 6d per bushel. Oats— There is little or no change in values ; if anything, a shade weaker. Good abort milling, 23 2d to 2s 3d per bnahel f.0.b. ; feed quality, Is lOd to 2s per bushel in Christchurch. Barley— The malting season being now nearly over, the demand has sensibly slackened, nevertheless any samples of realty prima quality would meet with purchasers at fiotn 23 9.1 to 33 6d per bushel • second quality malting is not very saleable' prices ranging between 2« 3d and 23 7dper OU3hel ; feed quality te more saleable, at from la 9J to 2s per bushel. Potatoes— Business daring the week has been insignificant, and small orders have been executed at from 27a 6d to 303 per ton f.o.b. Grass Seed— The demand ia all but over for the present. Values remain unchanged, 5a to 5s 9 J being the quotations, according to quality. Cocksfoot. 3Jd to 3fd per lb. Cheese and butter— The former is worth 3d to 3i per lb., tha latter 7d to 7sd per lb.