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Temuka Leader, Issue 1552, 4 September 1886, Page 3

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- CHRIBTCHORCH. CORN EXCHANGE. The Corn Exchange reports for the week ending Friday evening, the 3rd inst. : The weather continues unfavorable for farm work, and the season is exceptionally backward ns regards sowing and planting. The business transactions for the week have been chieflr confined to ox store Hues, country deliveries being few and far between. Wheat has lnd a brisk business, and last week's prices are firmly maintained. Tuscan and pearl are most scarce at 4s 4d, the latter being eagerly taken for local milling. Hunter's has been placed in large parcels at 4s 3d. Second quality ranges from 3s lid to 4s 2d, and chick wheat at 3s 7d to 3s lOd. Oats continue to be offered at prices more favorable to buyers, and last week's quotations show no improvement. Milling are not plentiful at 2s sd. Short feed are dull at 2s 3d to 2s 4d, and long and inferior kinds at 2s Id to 2s 2d. Barley—Very little prime b rley is in the market. Second quality is hard to quit at over 2s 8d to 2s 9d, wbi'e feed descriptions readily command 2s 5d to 2s 6d, Beans and ne»s aru quiet, with only a local and seed enquiry, Prices are unaltered. Grass Seed—Owing to the backwardness of the sowing seasou, business in ryegrass has been ot a Yery limited character. Machine-dressed is, nominally, 5s 3d to 5s 9d. FarmeiV parcels are dull at 3s 9d to 4s 3<i. Cocksfoot, bright, heavy, clean seed, has orders at 4|d to 4f.1. Potatoes ha\e had more enquiries, Several fair-steed parcels have changed bands during the week at 42s 6d at country stations, and buyers are* prepared to still purchase at this price where quality is undeniable. Dairy Produce has had a rather improved tone in Sydney, but stocks held here are too heavy to allow of any rise to take place in this market. Butter i» quiet at l()d. Cheese has a fair trade at 5d to 6|d. The above prices (potatoes excepted) | are for delivery f.o.b. Lyttelton. CHRISTCHURCH STOCK MARKETS. At the Addiogton Yards on Wednesday a fine morning and a good attendance of buyers, and business throughout fairly brisk. The entry of fat cattle was small, and elicited good competition, the late rise in values being quite maintained. Steers sold at from £5 17s 6d to £9 15s ; heifers, from £5 to £7 17s 6d ; f .t cows, from £4 17* 6 i 'o £7 30s: being from 23s to 26* per IOOIbs, according to the quality. The entry of fat sheep was a pretty fair one, some vejy good quality being on offer. All lots weae well competed for, and Bold at prices equal to late quotations. Best crossbred wethers sold at from 15h 6d to 20s 6d; medium weights, 103 to 12* 6d ; merino wethers, from 9s 3d to 12s 9d, one exceptional line fetching 17s 61 per head. From 2jd to 2£d per lb was about ruling price. A few more store cattle lhau usual were yarded, and a slightly improved inquiry was showu for fairly grown cattle. Dairy stock was only in sm ill supply, trade not very brisk. Store Sheep—Very am ill entries. A line of two-tooth croesbreds sold nt 7s per head, and a line of hoggets at 6s. The pig market was well supplied. Demand very slack and low values were ruling. Eicon pgs sold from 24s to 304 ; porkers, 12s 6d to 20s ; stores, 4s to B*. DUNEDIN PRODUCE MARKETS. *

The following is tbe report for the week ending Wednesday • Wheat The market continues firm for all descriptions, and as stocks are by no means great there is every prospect if present values being maintained. Prime milling, 4s 6d to 4s 9i, medium, 4s 2d to 48 4d ; fowls' wheat, 3s lOd te 4s Id. Oats—During tbe week several transnotions have taken place at from 2s 4d to 2s 5d per bushel for prime milling samples, and at from 2s 2d to 2s 3d for bright short feed, but these were hand-to-mouth purchases. B ar ] e y Quotations tinehanged, Transactions very limited. Potatoes are quiet,at £3 10s to £3 i los for Derwents. There was some demand for seed kidneys at £4 to £4 10s. Grass Seed —Sales have been made of ryegrass at from 4s 9d to 5s for farmers' lots off all pastures. Machinedressed may be quoted at 5s 6d to !>s 9d. Cocksfoot is quiet at 4|d per lb. Butter—Salt is very slow of sale at 8d for primp, and 6d to 7d for pastry. Fresh is plentiful at lOd to lid for mixed lots, Eggs are steady at Is. Turnip6—2ls per ton. Carrots —40* per ton. Sheepskins On Monday town butchers' green crosxbred skins sold at from 3s 101 to 4s 8d j merinos, from 3s 4d to 4s 2d ; country butchers' crossbreds sold at from 3< 4d to 4s 31 ; merinos, from 3s to 3* 101 ; dry station skins, from Is 4d to fis each. Hides —Heayies, properly trimmed and free froij* cuts, from 3fd to 4d per

lb ; medium weights, 3±d to 3|d ; light, 21.1 !«. "l. rallcv.—Primft mutton, £l7 to £2O ; mixed, £]4to£lss 10s ; inferior, £l2 to £l3 ; rough fat (mutton cauls), lis to 12s ; mixed butchers' (fresh), 9s to 10s ; inferior and badly kept lots, 6« 6d to 8s 6d per cwt, DUNEDIN STOCK MARKETS. At the, Burnsido Yards on Wednesday the following business was transacted : Fat Cattle—Only 122 head yarded, including prime draffs from Abbotsford and Riverside, estates and Tunuka. Bidding was fairly brisk, and a slight advance on lost wm-U's quotations were olvained. —Missrs Wright, S'ephnisnn and Co sold for Mr Andrew Grant (Temnka), 2 bullocks at £8 17s 6d, and 4 prim cows at £8 los.~-Messrs'Donald Re?J and Co. sold for Mr Andrew Grunt (IVmuka), 13 cows at £8 ss. Fat sheep were in over supply, 3125 being penned, including tome 650 merino*. Best crossbred wethers iirought from 12s to 14s 9J—one extra prime lot 15s 6d ; best crossbred ewes, Irons lis 6tl to 14s 3d ; medium crossbreds, f-om 8s 6d to lis ; prime merinos, from 9s to 10s 6tl ; medium, 5s 9d to 6*. Pigs—llß penned.—Messrs Wright, •Stephenson and Co. so'd hue. n pigs at (rem 37s to 525, and porkers at from 20s to 335. Horses—Messrs Wright, Stephenson and C<\ quote first-class draughts at from £2O to £25 ; medium, £lO to £ls ; gi'od saddle and light-harness hors-s, £l2 to £lB • light, L 8 to LlO; weedy, Ll 10s to L 5. BNGHJBK MArtiTiiTS. LonnoN, Sept. 1. Colonial breadstuff's—Adelaide wheat, ex store, 496%, 365, a decline of Is ; delaide flour, ex store, 280 lbs, is 1* lower, 24s 6'l ; New Zealand vvhtn!, -'X store, 4961b5, is 28s to 24s 61, a fall oi Is for higher grades. Tallow—Australian, fair average quality : Beef, 23s 8d per cwt ; mutton, 265, The stock of tallow in London is 16,000 casks.