COMMERCIAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1361, 4 July 1885, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

CHRISTCHURCH CORN EXCHANGE,

The Corn Exchange reports for the week ending Friday evening, the 3rd inst. :

The business .done in the grain market during the past week has been of a general character. Prime milling wheat (Hunter’s and pear!) meet with ready sale, but Tuscan—which is coining forward rather out. of condition—and second quality lii.es are hard to quit. Chicken wheat (whole) has a good enquiry for shipment. Oats are firm at quotations, the better lines of blight heavy short having the call among buyers. Barley continues quiet except at reduced prices for shipment. There is an opening for cheap feed lines for local requirements. Beans and peas are dull with little business transpiring. Ryegrass has a good demand for clean farmers’ parcels but the cocksfoot market is glutted with discolored seed ; bright heavy lines have a fair sale. A very quiet market exists for potatoes, growers not caring about unpitting at present rates, while Sydney advices are anything but reassuring to buyers. Australian advices for dairy produce point to a steady demand for prime slightly salted tub butter, and a fair demand exists for small loaf-shaped chesse of known manufacture. Quotations are as follow Wheat—Prime milling (Hunter’s and pearl), 2s 9d to 2s lOd ; Tuscan, 2s 8d to 2a 9d; second quality, 2s 2d to 2s 6d. chick wheat (whole), la 'd to 2s, f.o.b. Oats -Milling and t', <t short feed, Is 9d to Is lOd ; short feed slightly discolored, Is Vd to Is Bd. Barley—Prime malting, 3s 6d to 3s 9d ; malting, 2s 6d to 3s ; feed, Is 9d to 2s, Christchurch. Beans —2s 6d ; Peas, feed, 2s 6d ; Prussian blues, 3s 6d to 3s 9d, 1.0. b.

Ryegrass Maehine-dressed, 4s 6d ; clean farmers* lines, 3s to 3s 6d, f.o.b. Cocksfoot—Bright heavy, B|d ; discolored, 2d, f.o.b. Lyttelton. Potatoes—Dements, 32s 6d at country stations.

Dairy Produce—Prime butter, lid to Is ; second quality from 6d, f.o.b. ; cheese, loaf-shape, 5d to s£d ; medium, 4d to 4£d ; large sizes, 3|d, f.o.b.

CHRISTCHURCH STOCK MARKETS. At the Addington Yards on Wednesday only moderate entries of stock yarded for the day’s sale. The fat cattle on offer were principally of good quality ; demand fairly brisk ; sales made at about last week's values. Steers sold at from £4 15s to £8 17a 6d, heifers £3 10s to £6 ss, fat cows £4 to £6 7s 6d. The fat sheep yarded were on the whole of exceptionally good quality. The limited entry created a fairly good demand. Sales were as follow : —Crossbred wethers 13s to 16s 6d, ewes 11s to 14s 3d, being at the rate of 2d per lb on an average. In the store sheep market a line of crossbred ewes in Jamb were sold at 5s 3d. A large entry of pigs sold fairly well. Baconera from 42s 6d to 90s, porkers 20s to 365, stores, 11s to 17s 6d. In the store cattle market three or four lines of good fresh-conditioned cattle were offered. At auction no sales took place, but privately we heard of moat lines being placed. Dairy stock met with a duller market.