COMMERCIAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1545, 21 August 1886, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

CHRIBTCHURCH CORN EXCHANGE.

•The Corn Exchange reports for the week ending Friday evening, the 20th August: The Btaie of the weather has been most anpropitious daring the past fortnight, farm work being brought to an .entire standstill. Autumn sown wheat is reported to be very thin, and the plant must of necessit; he weak, whilst in low-lying lands a second sowing in many cases has had to be reverted to,

Wheal has had heavy transactions to record, and prices are fairly well main* tained. The outlet has bwn chiefly for inters Mvincial orders. Prime Tuscan commands 4s 4d, but buyers are not so plentiful as they are for pearl at 4s 3d to' 4s 4d, and Hunter's at 4s 2d. Second quality has been changing bands more freely at 3s lid to 4s Id, and chicken wheat is keenly competed for at 3s 6d to 3s Bd. Oats are languid. The improved tone noted from Sydney has had no beneficial effect on this market, and quotations remain at 2s 5d for milling, 2s 3d to 2s 4d for short fad, and 2s to 2s 2d for long kinds. Barley—Stocks of prime malting are not heavy, but buyers are not anxious to do business at 3s to 3s 3d, Second quality is dull of sale, but feed sorts are enquired for at 2s 4d to 2s od. Beans and Peas are quiet at last quotations. Occasional 6ale for seed requirements is all that cin be noted. Grass Seed—Both cocksfoot and ryegrass have an improving market. The former is worth for heavy seed. Machine-dressed ryegrass is firm at 6s 6d and farmers' parcels at 3s 9d to 4s §d, according to grade. Potatoes hare again slightly weakened. Few buyers are in the market, Prices ore nomin>.l at 45,8 to 47? 6d at cpqntry stations for guaranteed quality, Pairy Produce —A tew orders have been to hand during the week, and for prime, in Sydney shaped tubs, as high. |as lid has "been paid. Cheese has a» ordinary enquiry at from 5d to 6|d, according to size and qualify. The above prices (potatoes excepted) are fop delivery f.o.b. Lyttelfon.