COMMERCIAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1555, 11 September 1886, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

CHKISTOHUROH CORN EXCHANGE. The Corn Exchange reports for the week ending Friday evening, the 9th inst. :■ — The improved weather is sure to create a better demand for clover and grass seeds. Tuscan wheat will also be wanted, as we hear from numerous country dis' tricts that a large acreage will have to be re-sown. Potatoes are coming forward, and are being shipped in large quantities on growers' account. Wheat baa a brisk demand, with only limited quantities offering. Prime Tuscan and Pearl is changing hands at 4s 4d to 4s sd, and Hunter's at 4s 4d. Second quality is worth 4s Id to 4s 3d ; whole chick wheat, 3s 8d to 3s lQd ; brokeii, 3a 7dto3,sßd. Oats' are quiet. No orders of importance are coming in from outside, and the market is in favor of buyers. Prime milling are only held in limited quantities at 2s sd. Short feed are offering in large parcels, at 2s 3,d to 2d id, while long descriptions are neglected at 2s Id to 2a 2d.

Barley remains without animation. Malting is hard to quit at over 2a 81 to 2s lOd, except for exceptionally prime lines. Peed is moving off at 2s 5d to 2s 6d.

Benns and haye only a local trade enquiry for small lots. Prussian Blues at 4s to 43 3d ; beans and feed peas at 3s 3d to 33 (jd,

Rye Grass, like clovers, is moving very slowly, and prices have slightly suffered. Machine Messed is selling at 5s 3d to 5s 6d, fariM-re' parcels at 3s 9d to 4s 3d. Potatoes —A good' deal of business has been clone during tha week. Heavy shipments are being made to SyHnay, to which port favorable freight is offering. We quote 42s 6d at country stations, with plenty of sellers. Dairy Produce is «iuiet, and prices are unaltered. Tub butter, 9d to 10d ; cheese, 5Jd to 6sd. The above prices (potatoes excepted) are for delivery f.o.b. Lyttelton.

CHRISTCHURCH STOCK MARKETS. At the A ddington Yards on Wednesday, larger entries of stock yarded than for some time papt. Attendance of those interested was also above the average. From various causes the rates ruling last week for fat cattle were not sustained, partly on account of the larger number offering and partly because traders are obtaining a supply from an outside source, viz., the North Island. The supply of fat cattle showed an improvement in point of numbers, but the enquiry was much easier than at last sale. Best quality beef sold up to 24s per 1001 b, medium from 20s to 22s 6d. Steers sold at from £5 2s 6d to £9 10s, heifers £4 to £7 10s. The supply of store cattle was not large, and buyers not very numerous or eager. A line of two-year-o'd heifers sold at £2 5s per head, and a line of thirty months old at £2 15s. Dairy stock in 6mall supply ; demand not very active. Fat Sheep— A good entry, comprising not a few lines of prime quality. Demand not so keen as last wjek, and the values of that day were not maintained. Best, crossbred wethers sold at from 16s to 21s, medium sorts from lis to 14s 9d, crosshred ewes from 10s to 17s 61, merino wethers from 9s 9d to 16s, being from 2|d to 2fd. per lb,as per quality. Store Sheep—Very few offering. A good line of crossbreds were sold privately before auction sale. Pigs—Not a large entry. No alteration to be recorded in values. Biconers sold at from 23s to 40s, porkers 'from 12s to 225.