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Temuka Leader, Issue 1542, 7 August 1886, Page 3

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TIMARU PRODUCE MARKETS. Quotations are nominal, very little business business having transpired of late. Last sales of wheat have ranged from 4s to 4s 3d, according to quality. Oats are worth from 2s to 29 Id for feed, and best milling 2s 2d to 2s 3d. There is nothing doing in barley, and prices for potatoes are unaltered. CHRISTCHURCH CORN EXCHANGE. The Corn Exchange reports for the week ending Friday evening, the 6th August:— Wheat —The absence of deliveries from the country districts are making holders of prime milling firm in their demands, but buyers are not prepared at present to advance on prices ruling last week, and business has consequently been sluggish. Australian orders are becoming limited, California now being more generally looked to for supplies. Tasmania also is debarred from giving heavy orders an account of our high prices. Prime Tuscan is quiet a t 4s 3d (seed lots, howevar, commanding 4s 6d). Pearl has a better local millers’ demand at 4s 2d to 43 3d, and Hunter’s at 4s to 4s Id. Second quality milling ranges from 3s 9d to 3s lid, and chick wheat continues scarce at Ss 7d to 3s Bd. Oats have but fe.w sales to note. Prime milling are not held largely, and are quoted at 2s fid; short feed moves off slowly at 2s 4d to 3s 4£d ; Danish and Tartar feed vary in value from 2s Id ta 2s 3d ; duns are scarce at 2s 4d to 2s sd. Barley, with the exception of feeding parcels, is totally neglected. Maltsters find malt hang heavy on their hands, and consequently are not induced to add to their stocks of barley. Prime malting is nominally 3s to 3s Sd J second quality, 2s 8d to 10d ; feeding, 2s 4d to 2s fid. Beans and peas are held but lightly at 3s Id te 3s 3d for feeding sorts, and 4s 3d to 4s fid for Prussian blues for seed. Ryegrass has still an active enquiry, and any decent farmer’s parcel quickly finds a purchaser at 4s to 4s fid. Machinedressed is firmly held at 5s fid. Cocksfoot—Heavy bright samples are worth 4d to 4jd ; light seed, 3jd to 3|d. Potatoes have an easier tendency. Outside markets are still unfavorable for heavy shipments, and growers show more inclination to quit. We quote 50a to to 52s fid at country stations. Dairy Produce—Unfavorable reports from Sydney have occasioned an easier feeling in butter, which is now nominally quoted at lOd. Cheese has a trade market at from 5d to 6sd, according to size and quality. The above prices (potatoes excepted) are for delivery f.o.b. Lyttelton. CHRISTCHURCH STOCK MARKETS. At the Addington Yards on Wednesday moderate pntries °f cn U'l*> f a, Hy heayy entries of fat sheep, and a large entry of pigs. Attendance of buyers not large, the weather being very rough and wintry, with heavy storms of rain and hail. The fat cattle on offer were for tbs most part of good quality, demand fairly good, nearly every lino being cleared. Steers sold at from £6 to £8 ss, heifers from £4 T?a fid to £6 15s, and in two cases £l3 15s and £9 15s was paid, beef ranging' from 19s to 22s per 1001 b, according to quality. Fa( pheep—A pretty good ently, some good crossbreds being yarded. Demand on the whole fairly good. The best quality sheep held their own, medium and inferior sorts a trifle easier. Crossbred wethers fetched from 10s fid to 12s sd, and as high ns Ifis 3d, medium sorts 8s to ).os, crossbred ewes from 8s to 11s 9,d, merino wethers I from 6it® 7s fid, ¥i»Bnifl| from

to 2d per b, according to quality. A Atv linos rf s'oro sheep on cffcr, but no dose, , and th* mnw may be said about ftoro cattle. A large number of pigs yarded, demand very tame, and clearances made at wry low values. Baconers from 22» to 45<, potkwrs 31s to 18», stores from 4* to 8* 6d.

DUNEDIN PRODUCE MARNE IS. '1 he following is the report for fho week ending: Wednesday • Wheat—Sales during the month liav.-* been ie small compass. Quotations exhibit very little improvement, if any, ns compared with those of last week. The market, however, closes firm. Prime milling, both red wheat add velvet, 4s 7d to 4s 8d ; choice samples of Tuscan, 4h 9d ; fair to good, 4s 6d to 4s 6d ; ordinary, 4s 3d to 4s 4d ; inferior and fowls’ wheat, 3s 9J to 4s 3d (ex store, bags weighed in). Oats—These are in good demand for shipment. Buyers for shipment are not inclined to operate, except on rare ( occasions, at above 2a 3d to 2s ex store ; and even at these prices for feed, color and quality must be prims. Millers being fairly well supplied for the time being, are only baying when suitable lots offer, at 2h 4dto2ssd. Holdsrs, however, continue firm, and quote—for best •tout milling, 2s 5d to 2s 6d ; best briarht, feed, 2* 4d to 2s fid) medium, 2« 3£d to 2s 4d ; discolored and inferior, which are not very plentiful,'',2s to 2e 3d ; long Tartarians for seed are in amp'e supply, and ho far only ,in .slow demand, at 2« 7d to 2s 91 (ex store, btigs * cighed in). Barley Good nialting samples a r e saleable at from Ss’ co 3s 3d ; medium, 2* 9d to 2s lid -; feed and milling, 2s 2 i to 2a 8d (ex store, hags weighed in). Ryegrass —Farmers undressed medium, ‘3s 9d to 4s 3d ; gdbd to prime, off old pasture, 4a 6d to 5s (some are holding forsi 6d); imported and machine-dres«ed, 5s 3d to 5s 6d (ex store). Cocksfoot—This is only in moderate request, and selling jn small quantities at up to 4|d for best samples. . Linseed— 4s 3d ’to 5s 3d, according to quality. Potatoes—Only fresh picked Oamaru grown lots meet any demand, which re'l slowly from 75» to 80s; others, in good order, 67s td to 72s 6d; inferior, 40s to 655. Butter—The market is glutted with salt, there being no shipping outlet. Fresh is plentiful at Is. Eggs.—ls 2d per dozen. Turnips—ln over-supply at 20s. Carrots—Quiet at 40s.

Sheepskins —On Monday, dry cross* breds, bur to mediun, brought lOd to 3s 4d ; do merino, 7d to 3s 2d ; full wool, 4» Id; dry pelts, 2d to 6d; butchers’ green crossbreds, 3s 8d to 4s 7<i ; do do merino, 3a 6d to 4s. Hides,—lnferior and bulls’, 2d to 2£d ; light, 3d to 3Jd; medium, 3£d to 3fd ; heavy (weighing COlbs and upwards), free from cuts, and otherwise in good condition, 4d per lb• an extra prime lot, a shade over.