MARKETS.

Patea Mail, 7 August 1880, Page 3

MARKETS.

CANTERBURY GRAIN & PRODUCE {Latest Report.)

The healthier tone lately prevailing has been maintained during the past week, although business at the same time was rather quiet.

Wheat. —An improved feeling has lately been slowly but surely manifesting itself and values of most classes have advancedMilling is quoted at 3s 6d to 3s Bd,and for first class parcels 3s lOd to 3s lid. The demand for seed samples has been moderately active, and sales of small lots were made at 4s l 2d to 4s Gd according to quality.

Oats—The domain! for milling outs continues brisk, and parcels of this kind arc saleable at Is 6d. Good stout for feed, command Is 4d to Is sd. Lower grades are quoted at Is Id to Is 2d.

Barley —The market for this grain is unaltered, and quotations remain at 2s 6 to 2s 8d for good malting. First-class lots remain at 3s to 3s 6d. Lower grades are abundant, and rates range from Is 6d up\v a rcl s. Potatoes —The value of these continue at 22s Gd to 255, with only an ordinary demand. Flour-Tlicmillers reporta good business at late current rates. Grass SEED-Enquiries have become more frequent lately, but the business done lias not been very extensive. Most of the transactions have been confined to merchants’ lines. Dairy Produce —Butter, 9-Jd to lOd, cheese, -Id to fid, hams and bacon, 91.