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Temuka Leader, Issue 1449, 2 January 1886, Page 3

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TIMARU PRODUCE MARKETS. From the New Zealand Loan and. Mercantile Agency Company's, Limited, report on the produce markets of New Zealand, we extract the following : TIMARU. Wool—The opening sale of the season took-place on Tuesday, Bth December, We submitted a catalogue of 357 bales and 67 bags. There was a good attendance of buyers and owners. Considerable interest was taken in the proceedings, which passed off with general satisfaction to all concerned. Prices realised were fully |d to 11 per lb better than were expected. Tue bulk of the clips consisted of farmers' lots in good condition, generally free from tick stains, sound in staple, and better skirted than in past years. Wheat —Business in wheat during the past month has been on a limited scale, owing to our local mills having had heavy stocks ; these are now considerably reduced, and we look forward to placing a quantity after the holidays. Our ' sales have been for prime velvet and Tuscan, 3s sd, f.o.b. fowl wheat, 2s 6d to 2s 7d, f.o.b. Shipments during the month amounted to 2301 sac Ks.

Oats—We have to report a dull month id the oat market, very few parcels having changed.hands, and holders nre now inclined to accept lower .rates. The following Uiay be taken as present prices, f.o.b. :—Canadians (good), 2s j Danish and Tartars, Is 9d. Shipments duriDg the month amounted to 2427 sacks.

Frozen Meat—Operations at onr local Works have been in full awing for some weeks past. The ship Canterbury, now alongide the wharf, is loading, and expected to complete her shipment of 10,000 carcases and sail from this port on or about the 7th January for London direct.

OHRISTOHURCH CO£N EXCHANGE.

The Corn Exchange reports for the week ending Thursday evening, the 3lßt Dec. :

With a broken week ot holidays the grain transactions have been limited. Continued dry weather is ripening the crops prematurely : in raauy instances fields of oats have already been harvested, ami prospects generally are in favor of light crops. Barley has suffered also greatly from want of rain, and yields will be light and quality inferior. Prime milling wheat is not so eagerly sought after, as many mills are already closed down half time. Quotations hava not advanced over those of last week. Second quality, dry and fii for a long voyage has a fair demand at from 2s lOd to 3s Id. Chick wheat readily commands 2s 9d to 2s lOd.

Oats have had more enquiry, especially for stout feed lines. Milling fetch 2s; bright short feed Js lOd to Is lid ; slightly discolored Is 8d to Is 9d ; long and inferior, Is 6d to Is 7d. Malting Barley—No sales to report Feed lines have bad a limited enquiry at Is 9>i to 2s. Beans are wanted at 2s lOd to 2s lid, but few lines are offering. Peas are not offering. Enquiries are being made as to the likely opening prices for cocksfoot, bui at present nothing definite has bern arranged «is between buyers and sellerc The new crop of Rye Grass is reported from various districts as likely to be light and in small yield. Dairy Produce has a fair demand, but advices from Sydney report that they have had showery weather, and that prices had fallen 31 per lb for butter. Tub butter in this market is wanted at 9J for really extra prune; second quality varies a good deal. Loaf-shape cheese (new) s£l to 6d ; other sizes 4d to sd, according to size and quality. The above quotations are those paid to farmers, and delivered f.o.b. Lyttelton, _________ AUSTRALIAN MABKETS. Sydney, Dec. 31, In to-day's produce market there is a weaker tendency observable in all descriptions of grain. New Zealand wheat is quoted at 8s 6d per bushel, and New Zealand oats at 2s 51, while maize per 56ibs is worth 3* 10-d. Sugar Company's No. 1 pieces remain at L 26 per ton. ENGLISH MARKETS. London, D, j e. 30. Australian tallow, of average quality Beef is quoted at 26s 6d percwt., and mutton at 27s—an advance of Is 6d and Is respectively.

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