COMMERCIAL.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2288, 17 July 1880, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

S. C. Times Office. Saturday Evening. Large quantities of grain are pouring in from the country for shipment. Prices are without m,atonal alteration. The mills are busily at work, and are kept well supplied with wheat of prime quality. We quote best milling at 8s 8d to 8s sd; medium, 2s 'Jd to 8s; fowls wheat, 2s 8d to 2s Gd; oats, lOd to Is 55d, according to quality ; barley is extremely dull of sale, and cannot be quoted higher than 2s 3d to 2s Del. Dairy produce is coming forward freely, and meets with a good demand. Timaru Share Market —Mr W. Zicslcr reports as follows :—National Bank, .£8 to £8 2s 7d : Colonial Bank, £2 Gs Gd ; National Insurance, £1 2s Gd ; Union, 18s ; Standard, 10s ; Colonial, 7s Gd ; National Moitgagc and Agency Company, 25s Gd ; Timaru Gas Company (old), £G to £G 2s Gd (new) 255. CHRISTCHURCH COHN EXCHANGE. The following is the Corn Exchange report for the week ending Thursday evening, July 15 : Another week of extreme quietness in the grain trade lias to be chronicled. The demand for feed grains continues good, but there is little or no alteration to note in values. Oats arc being inquired for, but holders as a rule are unwilling to part for the money offered. Buyers on the other hand, who arc purchasing for shipment, cannot afford to advance the price, as it is solely on account of the low price that they are operating. More speculation in grain would be carried on were the freights lower, and some arc anticipating that this will shortly take place. Wheat. —The market for good sound miling quality is somewhat bare, and prices for this cereal are somewhat improved. For this class of wheat in large lines, suitable for shipment, holders are asking 8s 8d to 8s lOd f.o.b. in Lyttelton. Seed wheat, Is 8d to 4s Gd per bushel; second quality, 8s 2d to 8s Id ; chick wheat, Is Del to 2s Id per bushel. Oats.—The inquiry still continues, but prices arc not materially affected. Good plump milling samples will meet with buyers at from Is 5d to Is Gd per bushel; feed parcels, Is 8d to Is Id. Inferior feed quality, Is to Is 2d per bushel. Barley—Samples of prime malting quality are rather difficult to obtain, and the de mand is fairly good. For this class 8s to 8s 3d is readily obtainable. Second rate samples arc plentiful, with rather a slack demand, prices ranging from 2s 8d to 2s Gd per bushel; feed quality, Is Gd to Is 8d per bushel. Potatoes—Orders arc coming to hand rather more freely, but values are unchanged. Last week’s quotations must be repeated, 22s Gd to 25s per ton, sacks extra; for forward delivery, 85s to 87s Gd per ton, sacks extra. Grass Seed—There is no enquiry at present. Good well cleaned is worth 2s (id to 2s lOd per bushel. Cheese and Butter—ld to 4.1 d for the former, Del to Did for the latter. Sydney, July 16, Hcnnessy’s brandy, in bulk, 10s 3d to 10s (id ; kerosene, diamond, Is 7ld to Is 8d per gallon ; New Zealand wheat, 8s Del to Is per bushel; New Zealand oats, per 40Ibs, Is Del to 2s ; maize, per GOlbs, Is lOd to 2s 2d. Adelaide, July 10. Adelaide wheat, Is 2d to Is 3d per bushel flour, £!) 15s to £lO per ton, town brand. Freights to London, 87s Gd to 40s.