CRHISTCHURCH CORN EXCHANGE.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1241, 20 September 1884, Page 3

CRHISTCHURCH CORN EXCHANGE.

Tlie Corn Exchange report for the week ending Friday evening, the 19th inst:—

Since reporting last week little change has taken place in cereals, excepting a firm upward tendency in oats. The depressing effect of the London wheat market, and the absence of any prospects of improvement therein, although not depreciating local values to any great extent, is beginning to manifest itself in the dearth of inquiries, local millers being scarcely so eager even for first-clas samples. The stocks of damaged wheat in store are still very ? arge, and second qualities are beginning to meet with more attention for picked lots, the quality having in many instances improved, while any that was tending to decay has run its course in that direction, and is simply an encumbrance to holders. Barley may still be fairly well placed, if of prime quality, at fair rates. Grass seed readily commands sale at current prices, the market being the same as last week. The quotations for potatoes continue to progress in an upward direction, so much as that little business can be effected on account of the sanguine tone held by growers. Quotations for the week as under :

Wheat—3s 2d to 3s 5d per bushel, £ 0.b., for sound quality. Oats—Milling, 2s 5d ; short feed, 2s 3d to 2s 4d ; Tartars and Danish, 2s to 2s 2d, f.o.b.

Barley—First-class malting, 4a ; second quality, 3s 6d to 3s 9d, Christchurch. Beans and Peas—3s for the former, and 3s to 3s 6d for the latter, f.o.b. Ryegrass Seed —Farmers’ parcels, 3s 6d to 3s 9d ; machine dressed, 4s 3d to 4s 6d, f.o.b. ; cocksfoot, 4|d to 4|d per lb, f.o.b. Potatoes —55s to 60s at country stations within twelve miles. Butter and Cheese —7d to 8d for the former, and 4d to for the latter, f.o.b. The above are prices paid to farmers. Stocks ex store rule somewhat higher. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Melbourne, Sept. 16, The Melbourne Manager of the National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand, Limited, reports on the local markets aa follows ; Wheat is steady at 3s lOd to 3s lid ; malting barley is at 4s to 4s 6d, market quiet ; New Zealand oats, feeding sorts, are in fair demand at 2s lid to 3s 2d ; milling ditto is firm at 8s 2d to 3s 3d ; New Zealand: oats, under bond, are steady, but not active, at 2s 6d to 2s Bd. ENGLISH MARKETS. London, Sept. 15. Adelaide wheat ex store remains at 365. New Zealand do lias fallen Is to 2s per quarter, and is now quoted at 31s to 345. Adelaide flour ex store is at 265. At to-day’s wool sale 5700 bales were offered. The market continues firm. Sept. 16. Adelaide wheat, ex store, is unchanged at 365, and New Zealand do at 31s to 345. Adelaide flour is at 265. Australian tallow of average quality is quoted as follows : —Beef and mutton, 355. The wool market continues firm. The catalogue at to-day’s sales comprised 6900 bales. Sept. 17. The woo) sales closed to-day with a firm and active demand. The total quantity sold during the series was 320,000 bales. Twenty thousand have been held over for next auctions. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Compay, Limited, have received the following telegram from London, dated September 15th : Wheat—Market flat ; Adelaide is worth 365, and New Zealand 32s per 4961 b ; Tuscan, 265. Adelaide, f.a.q., is worth c.i.f, off coast 38s 6d per 4801 b. Sept. 17. Tallow—Market flat ; mutton is worth 35s 6d, and beef 35s per cwt. Leather—Market firm. Best sides are worth 11-|d per lb. Frozen Meat—Market quiet, Mutton weighing 701 bto 751 b per carcase is worth 5d per lb.