MARKETS.

Patea Mail, 28 October 1880, Page 4

MARKETS.

CANTERBURY GRAIN & PRODUCE. {Latest ItejHirl.') The record of the week’s business in (lie grain market has been an exceedingly quiet one. Transactions in most of the lines have been few in number, and comparatively restricted in amount. ■■'Wheat.—The value of best milling stands at 4s to 4s 2d, and extra prime quality commands a little over these prices ; business, however, has been confined to a few odd lots. Oats. —The same quiet lone prevails, and buyers arc still indilfeiit. Bright heavy milling. Is 7d to Jsßd; best iced lots, Is 4d to Is sd, and inferior sorts, Is Id to Is 3d. Bareev.—A few sales of fair mailing have transpired at 2s Gd to 2s Od. Potatoes. —Prices remain purely nominal, with every prospect of a considerable quantity going to waste through the absence of a payable outlet. Ft.oun.—Millers report a quiet though steady demand for Hour at £lO IDs to £ll. Cl bass Seed. —Ryegrass has not had much attention outside the filling of merchants’ orders.

Dairy Produce is without alteration

CANTERBURY STOCK. (Latest Report.) On Wednesday, tlioio was a large attendance at the Addington sale. The stock yarded comprised 4482 sheep, 720 cattle, and 52 pigs. Skeki*. There was rather a small supply of fat sheep, and the majority of these were shorn cross-breds, the best of which realised 12s, good do. from 10s to 11s 3d. Merinos in the wool sol cl up to 13s Gd. We quote mutton at l ; , ! d per lb shorn, and 2;,' in the wool. Stores were in large supply. Merino owes, with lambs at foot, realised Os ; cross-bred do 13s Gd. A large number of lambs were brought forward, and prime lots sold up to 12s, others at 5s Gd to Os each. Catti.e. —Fat cattle were considerably in excess of requirements, and therefore did not command high rates. Prime bullocks realised up to TO 10s : good do. T8 5s up to T8 17s Gd. Wo quote prime beef at 22s Gd per 100 lb. Of stores there was the largest entry and best all-round quality of the season. Two to three-year-olds sold well, at from £4 15s to £5 10s. Pic;s. — Very few were offered ; prices unchanged.

NEW PLYMOUTH RETAIL PRICES. (Corrected by latest report),

Butch Hits’ Meat. —Beef, to sil ; mutton, -24-d to scl ; pork, 5d to 7d. MitiL Biuces. —Taranaki flour, 13s Gd per lOOibs ; silk-dressed (Star brand), 14s Gd ;

wheat meal, 12s Os; ebick's wheal, 4s Oil per hnshol ; sharps, 8s per 1001 bs, or sack 10s ; bran, 4s per sack ; oats, 3s per bushel ; oatmeal, 4s Gd per bag (251bs); maize (best screened), 5s Od per bushel.

AUCKLAND RETAIL PRICES, fCorrected bv latest report.')

'fallow wholesale, mutton 275, mixed, 20s to 2os.

WELL INGTON PRICES. (Corrected by latest report,) Flour Jfarkel 1 Vholemlc.

Farm and Dairy Produce — Wholesale.

Hay and Corn Marl'd.

CHRISTCHURCH RETAIL PRICES. (Corrected liy Latest Report.) Fresh butter 8d (o 10d per lb Eggs ... Is per doz Cheese Gd to IGd per lb Milk id per quart Reef 2d to Gd per lb Mutton 2d to -Id per lb Pork 7d per lb Ham Is per lb Racon JUd and Is per lb

DUNEDIN PRICES. Prime beef, 22s Gd to 2,‘s per lOOlbs mutton, shorn. Ifd ; unshorn, 2 ; l ,d per Hi

Haying. Scllng, S. (1. s. d. Untlcr (per lb.) ... 0 7 0 11 Chec.se (Colonial) ... 0 7 0 10 Eggs (per doz.) ... ... 0 10 1 0

Roasting lied' 5d to 7d lioili; g Reef ■Id to 5d Mutton. hind-quarter ■lid to oil .. fore-quarter ... till to — Lamb, hind-quarter 7s 7(1 each .. fore-quarter 7s (id cacii Fork and Veal (Id to Od .Steaks... (Id to Od Chops ami Sausages ... 5d to Od

£ .S. d. r s. d. Sharps, per Ion 0 0 lo 0 0 0 Adelaide, per ton ... 11 0 0 to M 10 0 I’ran, per ton 0 0 to H 10 0 Colonial Flour 11 10 0 to 12 0 0 Oatmeal 10 10 0 to 11 0 0

s. d. s. d. Milk, quart ... 0 •I to 0 0 butter, salt, lb ... 0 to 0 t; Unitor, fresh ... 0 : u to 0 Gi Cheese, Colonial ... ... 0 5 to 0 r>\ Eggs, dozen ... J 0 to 1 0 :i Lard, Ih ... 0 0 to 02 Ham. lb ... 0 s to 0 !) bacon,lb ... 0 7 to 0 8 Fowls, pair ... -1 c to 0 0 Ducks, pair ... 1 i; to 0 0 Geese, pair ... 8 0 to 0 0 Turkeys, pair ... 1) 0 to 0 0

V S. d. _e s. d. Maize. Sydney 0 :t 0 to 0 0 0 Maize. I’ovcrty Bay 0 0 to 0 0 0 Oats 0 2 2 to 0 o Oats, feed ... 1 11 to 2 f “Wheat 0 ;j i! 1 to 0 "o 0 Wheat, chick 0 2 <)" to 0 0 0 I’ot aloes 2 0 to 2 10 0 Carrots o 0 0 to 0 0 0 Hay, ton 1 1*. 0 to 0 0 0 Oaten, ton ... 5 0 0 to 0 t) 0 Straw, ton ... i > 10 0 to 0 0 0 Chuff, ton ... :'i 0 0 to .) 10 0 Onions 1 10 0 to 0 0 0