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South Canterbury Times, Issue 7078, 25 February 1893, Page 1

COMMERCIAL.

THE TIMAEU WOOL SALES. THIRD SALE. The Hew Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company report having held their third wool sale on Tuesday, the 21st instant, at which the following lines were sold •—4, 1 bale halfbred and merino, s}d, 3 do halfhred 7|d; P, 3 bales merino 6Jd; HM, 4 bales merino s^d; W, 3 bales 2nd pieces 34d, 2 do Ist do 4£d; 0 over T, 16 bales halfbred ewe 8d; J 8,2 bales crossbred 7d, Ido merino 5Jd: BHOBOKOUGH DOWNS. 8 bales merino locks 3d, 10 do do bellies 4Jd, 13 do do 2nd pieces double fleece (t bale part black) 4Jd, 9 do do 2nd clothing sd, 24 do do Ist do 5Jd, 14 do do 2nd combing ssd, 8 do do combing hogget 5Jd, 25 do do Ist combing 6sd; CARCLEW, 2 hales merino looks 2sd, 3 do do bellies 4d, 3 do do 2nd pieces 3sd, 2 do do let do 4Jd, 18 do do wether sd, 3do do doable fleeoe 4Jd, 4do do clothing sd, 85 do do 2nd combing sd, 42 do do let do s|d; SIMONS PASS, 15 bales merino looks 2Jd. 14 do do bellies 4Jd, 80 do do 2nd pieces dingy s*d, 7 do do ewe (1 bale part dingy) 5Jd, 2do do ram sd, 26 do do clothing 54d, 27 do do combing wether 6d, 16 do do do ewe 6d, 9 do do do hogget 6d, 18 do do hogget sjd; BBAEMAR N-Z-, 34 bales merino looks 3sd« 30 do do bellies 4d, 12 do do stained pieces 4Jd, 46 do do Ist pieces 5Jd. 8 do do do A ewe 5Jd, 11 do do do B ewe 54d, 10 do do dingy 54d; 62 do do wether s|d, 41 do do ewe 84a, 11 do do hogget sd, Bdo do double fleece sd, 2do do black sid, Ido mixed crossbred sid, 4 do merino Ist combing ram 5Jd, 5 do do clothing A ewe sfd, 20 do do 2nd combing s|d, 2 do do do owe s£d, 90 do do Ist do wether (No. 30 part 2nd combing) 6d, 23 do do do ewe 6d, 25 do do do A ewe 6id; M, 1 baleifleece 54d.

CHRISTCHURCH COEN EXCHANGE. The following is the Christchurch Corn Exchange report for the week ended Friday. February 24th, 1893; Nearly all the crops are now secured. The quality is fairly good, andwe trust soon to see New Zealand, wheat quoted nearer Californian No. 1. Barley has sold well and the prices are good. We repeat our previous statement that first-class malting will touch 4s, but that quality is not plentiful. Oats—A brisk demand, and the steamers’ manifests show that they are moving on. Ryegrass—The demand has kept up longer than we anticipated, and is still wanted. Cocksfoot is very slow in coming forward. Peas—Wanted. Dairy produce—Has dropped haok. fflWheat—Hunter’s 2a 6d, pearl 2s 7d, Tuscan 2a Bd. Barley—First class 4s, second rate 3a to 3s 7d. Oats—Milling 2a, etont feed Is KM. Peas—Blue 3s Id. Beans—Wanted. Potatoes —Kidneys 50a at stations. Butter—Best fresh factory lOd, farm era’ 7d to Bd. Cheese—3|d to 4d. Flour—Roller .£9. Bran—sos. Sharps—6os. Ryegrass—Farmers’ 2s to 2s fid, machined 3a 3d to 3s fid. The above prices are those paid to farmers, f.0.b., packages extra, potatoes and millera’ goods oxcspted.