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Temuka Leader, Issue 1763, 14 July 1888, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

OHRISTCHWROH CORN EXCHANGE, The Corn Exchange reports for the week ending Friday evening, the 13lb insi. : The exceptionally fine weather of the past mouth has allowed farmers to complete the winter sowing to great advantage. Attention is now being turned to spring requirements. Orders are coming forward for both seed tuscan and ryegrass. Deliveries by rail are now almost a thing of the past, except from stores at country stations, all of which are keenly competed for at our quotations. Freight to London is still scarce, and prices are ruling high. Wheat—Tuscan prime has a strong inquiry fop shipment, and readily commands 2s 7d; pearl has a better inquiry locally, for milling, at 2s 8d to 2s 9d; hunters, which is in plentiful supply, ranges from 2s 7d to 2s Bd. Chicken wheat is in a little better demand / whole is worth 2s 8d to 2s 4d, and broken Is 9d to 2s. Oats —A firmer tone is noticeable, but we cannot alter our last week’s quotations. Milling, Is XOd to Is lid; short feed, Is 9d to Is lOd; ordinary long descriptions, Is 8d to Is 9d. Barley—The only inquiry is for extra prime malting at 4s to 4s 3d; and small lines fit for seed at prices ranging from 3s to 4s 3d; feed is very quiet at Is 9d to 2a. Beans and Peas —No alterations to note in values or demand. Grass Seed—A few inquiries are being made for small lots for spring sowing. The stocks, however, are heavy, and wo do not anticipate any decided rise in va'ues. Machinedressed is quoted at 2s 6d to 3s, and farmers lines at 2s to 2s 4d. Cocksfoot remains unchanged at 3d to 3|d for clean heavy seed, and 2|d to 3d for second quality. Potatoes —Sales have been made at 82s 6d at country stations for delivery during the present month; kidneys are worth 50s to 555. Dairy Produce—Butter is still in demand at 9d to 9|d, and cheese has improved, sales being made at 3|d to 3|d for small size, and 3d to B|d for larger sizes.

The above prices are those paid to farmers, and delivered f.o.b. Lyttelton, sacks extra.

CHRISTCHURCH STOCK MARKETS.

At the Addington yards bn Wednesday, heavy entries of fat cattle and sheep. Small entries of store stock. Fat Cattle—A large entry, principally steers, of good quality and weights. Steers sold at from £5 to £B, heifers and fat cows from £3 10s to £7 ss, and from 15s to 18s per 1001 b may be said to be current values, varying according to the quality.—Messrs Matson and Co. sold for Mr Wm. Grant, heifers up to £3 12s 6d. Fat Sheep—A very full market; quality, on the whole, first-rate. Primest crossbred wethers sold at from 14s to 16s; mixed sexes, 12s 6d to 14s 9d; crossbred ewes from 8s 9d to 13s 6d; merino wethers from 6s 9d to lla, being from 1-Jd to about 2*-d per lb, according to the quality.— Messrs Matson and Co. sold for the Levels Estate, 160 crossbred ewes 11s 3d to 12s; for the Orari Estate at 63 mixed crossbred at 14s. Pigs—A moderate entry, principally bacouers and porkers, Prices slightly rose. Bacouers sold at from 35s to 52s 6d; porkers from 20s to 325; stores from 9s, 3d to 18s 6d, being at from 3d to S£d per lb, according to weights and quality.

DUNEDIN PRODUCE MARKETS,

The following is the report for the week ending Wedm sday .• "Wheat —There is no apparent improvement in the tone ef the market, which still continues dull and unsatisfactory, Quotations are: For prime milling velvet, tusean, and red straw, 2s lOd to 3s Id (extra choice might bring a shade more) ; medium, nominal, 2s sdto2«9d; fowls’ wheat, whole, in shipping condition, 2s 3d to 2s 4d; broken, Is 9d to 2s 2d (ex store, sacks weighed in). Oats—A moderately steady demand continues to exist both for local and export requirements. All sorts are firmer, with the exception of black tartars, which do not go off at the prices realised earlier in the season, especially lines. We -quote stout bright Canadians, Is lOd; stout bright sutherlands, Is lOd; bright sparrowbills, Is 9d to Is 9|d; medium, Is B|d to Is 9d; danish, Is 7£d to Is B£d; long tartars (fit for seed), Is lOd to 2s; black, Is 9d to 2<, the latter price only for small parcels (ex store, bags weighed in). Harley shows no improvement in the demand, and sales still difficult to effect, with the exception of prime bright malting. Quotations are : For prime malting, 4s to 4s 3d; medium, no demand, nominal, Bs 6d to 3s 9d ; feed and milling, 2d to 3s 3d (ex store). 1 ’• ! Potatoes The market is barely supplied, and a. firmer tone prevailing. Quotations; For best northern, 5s 6d to 07s 6d ; Southern, 45s to 50a per ton. Butter—Owing to a slight depression in the Sydney market, prices here are easier. Quotations ; For prime quality, B|d to per lb; medium, 5d to 7d. Cheese —Stocks are low, and an improvement iu price anticipated,

Factory-made sells readily now at 4£d to 4fd per lb. Pigs—Well fed farmers* lots, 4d to 4id, up to 1801 b. Hams and bacon ; 8d to 9d for former, 6£d to 7d for rolls and flitches. Chaff—Oaten, 45s to 50s; straw chaff, 355. Carrots -- Red and white, 355. Turnips Swedes, 15s; greentops, 13s. Meal seeds—3s. Black dust, 9d per bag. Straw—Oaten and wheaten, 355. Hay—Oaten, 60s; clover and ryegrass, 60s. Honey—3|d to 4d per lb (kegs extra). Grass Seeds Ryegrass (some demand exists), 2s to 2s 5d for farmers’ lots; 2a 8d to 3s for machine dressed. Cocksfoot With some inquiry, 3£d to 3fd per lb. Sheepskins On Monday country dry crossbreds, low to medium, brought Is 2d to 3s 6d; do do merino, Is 3d to 2s 8d; medium to full-woolled crossbreds, 3s 8d to 5s 2d; do do merino, 2a 9d to 4s 3d; dry pelts, 3d to Is Id; butchers’ green crossbreds —best, 4s Bd, 4s 6d, 4s 4d, 4s 2d, 4s; medium, 3s 9d, 3s 7d, Bs sd, 8s 2d, 3s, 2s 9d; green merinos, 3s 9d, 3s 6d, 3s 3d, 3s, 2s 81, 2s sd, 2s 2d, 2s, Is lOd; lambskins, Is 9d to 3s 3d. Hides—Heavy (free from cuts and offal), 3-J-d to Sid; medium, 3|d to 2|d; light, 2|d to 2£d; inferior and bulls’, 2d to Ud per lb. Tallow—For prime rendered mutton, 18s 6d to 20s; medium to good, 15s 6d to 17s 6d; inferior, 13s to 14s 6d; rough fat realises, for inferior 8s to 9s; medium to good, 9s 6d to ll»6d; good clean mutton caul, 12s to 13s per cwt. DUNEDIN STOCK MARKETS. At the Burnside Yards on Wednesday the following business was transacted : Fat Cattle—l6o head were forward, medium to good and prime quality. Owing to the non-arrival of the stock train from the north, there was good competition for this small number, and prices ruled a shade higher. Best bullocks brought £8 17s 6d to £lO 2s 6d; medium, £6 5s to £8 ss; others, £4 2s 6d to £5 15s ; and cows from £3 10s to £B. Fat Calves—ll sold at from 25s to 16s.

Fat Sheep nearly all crossbreds, the greater proportion ewes, representing all qualities. A good demand was experienced for wethers up to export standard, but all others were in less demand; and, with the exception of a few pens extra heavy weights, prices were lower than last week. Best crossbred wethers brought 12s 9d to 14s 9d; extra heavy, 15s to 16s 6d ; ordinary, 9s 6d to 12s 6d ; best do ewes, 10s to 12s 6d; a few very heavy weights up to 14s; ordinary, 7s 6d to 9s 6d." Fat Lambs f- Only 20 penned, which sold at 8s 9d to 9s. Pigs—3o porkers sold at 2ls 6d to 80s. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Sydney, July 11. Oats are plentiful, and the market is steady; milling, 2s 3d to 2e 4d; heavy feed, 2s Id to 2e 2d. Bran is quiet, the market being glutted; latest quotations 9d. Pollard is dull at 9d. Wheat, milling, New Zealand, 3s 3d; chick, 2s lOd; New South Wales, milling, 3s 6d. Potatoes, New Zealand, 755; Tasmanian, 755. Maize is firm at 2s lOd. Butter, local, Is 6d to Is lid; imported, Is 3d to Is 4d; second quality, 7d to Is. Cheese is plentiful; local, s£d to 6£d; New Zealand, dull at 6|d to 7d. • The bacon market is glutted ; local is quoted at 4d to 7A ; New Zealand at 7d ; bams (New Zealand), Is. Melbourne, July 12.

Wheat, 3s 2d to 3s 2|d. Flour, stone made, £7; roller flour, £B. Feed grains are inactive; oats, 3s Id; barley, Cape, 2s 8d; maise, 3s lOd. Bran is weaker.

Adelaide, Julv 12,

The wheat market is dull for cargoes at3s2d; farmers’ lots at Port Adelaide, 3s; at outports,2s lOd. flour, stone made, £7; roller, £B. Bran, 9£d. Oats, 3s 44.