CHRISTCHURCH MARKETS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1280, 20 December 1884, Page 3

CHRISTCHURCH MARKETS.

At the Addington Yards on Wednesday very fair supplies of sheep and cattle wa e yarded. There was a good attendance of buyers. Sheep.—A few extra heavy and choice crossbred sheep brought 15s and Jfig, and, in one instance, 17s, but these were exceptional cases, both in price, weight, and quality. Second quality crossbreds, light* weight wethers and ewes, sold at fmm 12a fid to 13s 9d. The best merino wethers brought from 10s fid to 11s fid; medium classes, 9s to 10s. The average price of mutton ifl about 2£d per lb.

Stores.—Crossbred couples sold at 13-* 4d, 14- 41, and 16 J ; two-troth cmsshre N, ; t r, 12 i9d ; nixed crossbreds, 11s 7<l ; four and Hix-tootb crossbred wethers, 13s 6d : and four-tooth ewes, at 12s 41. L ’mbs.—Good sorts brought from 9- to 11s 8d ; inferior and ediutn from 6s 6d upwards. Demand slack. C title.—Prime lots sold at from £8 to £ll ; good d<’, at from £6 to £7 10s. Be-r, quality beef at from 19-t to 2ls per 1001 b ; medium, at from JL's to 18s. Pigs. —Porkers also sold well at from 26s to 34s ; prices for stores ranged from 10s to 245.

CHRISTCHURCH CORN EXCHANGE. The Corn Exchange report for the week ending Friday evening, the 19th inst : The grain and produce mark t for the past week is not in a much belter cond tion than has ruled for the last month. Wheat of sound quality, especially Hunter's and Pearl can be placed at fair rates, but the supoly is very iiimted. Stocks of Tuscan hing heavy, owing to the difficulty iu procuring sufficient j nan titles of hard wheats to m ; x at remunerative prices. Oats are certainly in less demand and do not command as high a value, the ruling rates being all round about 21 pe< bushel less. Birley of prime mAtiny ■quality is in request at former quotations, while feed lots may be considered a shate better for shipment. The market forgtass seed and potatoes is now closed, and the business done in either line is quite insignificant. Dairy produce in ets with a little more attention andjis likely to reward holders if well bought and of good quality. Quotations below ; Wheat. Tuscan, 3s 2d ; Pearl and Hunter’s, 3s 3d f.o.b. Oals.—Milling, 2s 10J ; bright short feed, 2s 7d to 2< 8d ; others, 2n 6d f.o b. Birley.—Prime malting, 3s Gd to 4s; feed, 2s to 2s 3d f.o.b. Beans.—3s to 3s 3d f.o.b. Butter and Cheese.—6d to 7d for the former ; 4|d to 5d per lb for the latter f.o.b.