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Temuka Leader, Issue 1367, 18 July 1885, Page 3

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TIMARU GRAIN MARKET. Wheat, prime milling, 2s 7d to 2s lOd ; do. inferior,|2s to 2s fld ; do, fowls, Is 6d to Is 9d. Oats, bright long, Is 3d; do. short, Is 6d ; discolored, Is. Barley, feed, la 4d to la 9d. CHRISTCHURCH CORN EXCHANGE. The Corn Exchange reports for the week ending Friday evening, the 17th inst. :

Transactions in the grain and produce markets have been quiet during the past week. Fair trade enquiries exist for prime milling wheat, especially pearl and velvet. Ohick wheat (whole) has a good demand for shipment, per Triumph, to Sydney. Oats are not going forward so briskly : the cheap markets in the South are beginning to affect the shipping orders. Ryegrass still has enquiries, while cocksfoot has had a fair sale during the week, but, owing to the large quan-

titles offering, buyers were soon able to execute their orders at their own figure. News from Sydney of the 4th July states that potatoes are slightly firmer, and are quoted at £3 ; while oats have a downward tendency, the price being 2s 2d. In all Sydney quotations sacks are included. The prices quoted last week for dairy produce have been only just maintained. Holders should be careful not to be too extravagant in their views as regards these lines, as a fall in the Sydney market—where the best quoted price for New Zealand butter is Is 3d per lb—is sure to greatly influence our prices. The quotations are as follow Wheat—Prime milling (winter sorts), 2s lid ; Tuscan, 2s 9d ; second quality, 2s 2d to 2s 6d ; chick wheat (whole), 2s, f.o.b. Oats—Milling and bright short feed, Is 9d to Is lOd ; slightly discolored, Is 7d to Is 8d ; long and inferior, Is 4d to Is 6d ; Tartarian seed, Is Bd, f.o.b. Barley—Nominally ; Prime malting, 3s 6d to 3s 9d ; second quality, 2s 6d to 3s ; feed, Is 9d to 2s, Christchurch. Beans—2s 4d to 2s 6d. Peas—Prussian Blues, 3s Cd to 3s 9d ; feed, 2s 4d to 2s 6d, f.o.b. Ryegrass Machine-dressed, 4s 6d ; farmers’ parcels, 2s 6d to 3sftd, f o.b. Cocksfoot—Bright heavy seed, 3£d ; discolored, 2d to 2£d, f.0.b,, Lyttelton. Potatoes—32s 5d to 355, country stations within twelve miles of Christchurch. Dairy Produce—Butter, prime quality in tubs, lid to Is ; second quality, 6d to Bd. Cheese—Small loaf shape, 6£d to 6d ; medium, 4d to 4|d; large, 3|d, f.o.b. CHRISTCHURCH STOCK MARKETS. At the Addington Yards on Wednesday, short supplies of stock were yarded, with more than an average attendance of buyers. Market opened punctually at 8 o’clock with the fat cattle. The lots on offer were principally of very good quality, and the demand proved good—and values had an upward tendency. Steers sold at from £5 10s to £B, and heifers £5 12s 6d to £7 10s, being 17s to 18s 6d per lOOlbs, according to quality, A very small supply of iat sheep were yarded—not sufficient for requirements—and values were, as a consequence, higher than for some time past. Crossbred wethers sold at from 12s 6d to 19s 6d ; do ewes, 12s to 15s 6d— and in one case as high as 20s were paid for wonderful weights. From 2d to 2£d per lb was paid, according to quality. A very large supply of pigs found buyers at late rates. Porkers, 25s 325; baconers, 40s to 725. Store cattle were in small supply, and dull in demand. Dairy cows sold well. DUNEDIN STOCK MARKETS. At the Burnside Yards on Wednesday the following business was transacted : Fat Cattle —186 forward. Best bullocks brought from £8 5s to £9l7s 6d ; medium to good, £6 10s to £8 ; others, to £5 ; cows, £3 12a 6d to £7 10a Gd. Messrs Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold from Canterbury 16 very prime bul- 1 locks (heavy weights) atfrom £9 to £ll 10a ; for Mr R. A. Barker (Orari), 7 prime Devon steers at from £6 to £6 sa. Bullocks from the Seadown Estate fetched £7 2a Gd to £8 9s. Beef, 15s to 21s per lOOlbs. Fat calves, 8s to 15s. Eat Sheep—2297 penned, of which 780 were merinos, and the balance crossbreds. Best wethers brought 13s to 14a Gd (one pen Southdowns 15a 9d); others, 8s Gd to 12s ; merino*, 6s 6d to 8a 9d. Prime mutton 2d per lb. Pigs— Baconers, up to G2S ; good porkers, 34s to 40a i Store Cattle —22 fresb-conditioned store t bullocks brought £4 10s.

Horses—First-class draughts at from £2B to £35 ; medium, £lB to £23 ; firstclass light harness horses, £l6 to £25; medium, £8 to £l2 ; inferior, £3 to £6.

DUNEDIN PRODUCE MARKETS. Wheat—Extra prime milling is worth 3s Id to 3s 2d ; good milling, 2s lOd to 3s; medium to good, 2s 8d to 2s 9d ; inferior and damp, Is 6d to 2s 2d per bushel. Oats—Beat milling are worth Is 9d to Is 9£d —Is 10J wanted ; good feed, Is 8d to Is B£d ; long and Danish, Is 6d to Is 8d per bushel. Barley— One lot of malting has been sold for export at 2s 4d ; feed and milling sell at 2s to 2s 3d per bushel. Potatoes—Sales of Derwents have been made at 60s per ton ; kidneys are in over supply, and difficult to quit at 30s to 40s. Grass seeds command more attention, and, as the market is bare, prices are firmer. Chaff— £2 15s per ton. Butter—Prime salt is wanted at up to 9d lor really choice lots ; tresh, Is to Is 2d. Eggs—la per dozen. Turnips—2os per ton for best Swedes. Carrots have receded to 3J5s, with very slow sale.

Sheepskins—At Monday’s sales prices were decidedly easier. Green crossbreds sold at 2s 6d to 3s lid ; do merino, 3s to 3s 6d ; dry crossbreds, Is 4d to 3s 9d ; do merino, Is 3d to 2s lOd ; pelts, Id to 9d ; lambskins, 6d to 2s Bd. Hides—Market continues firm at rates which have been well maintained for some months past. Supplies are short and barely sufficient for local demand. Tallow—Best rendered is quoted at 23s to 25s ; medium, 18s to 22s ; inferior, 14s to 17s ; butchers’ rough fat, in good order, 13s to 15s ; inferior do, 10s to 13s per cwt.

AUSTRALIAN MARKETS,

Melbourne, July 14,

The Melbourne Manager of the National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand, Limited, reports of the local markets as follows : Wheal, shipping, firm at 4s Id ; barley, milling, slow of sale at 4s to 4s Gd ; oats, New Zealand feed, are steady, but not in active demand, at 2s lid to 8s ; do, milling, are in fair demand at 3s Id ; do, under bond, 2s Id to 2s 3d.