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Temuka Leader, Issue 1781, 25 August 1888, Page 4

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OnRISTCnURCH CORN EXCHANGE. The Corn Exchange reports for the woek ending Friday evening, the 24th inst. : Our London cables again show an upward tendency in that market, which has the effect of firming our local prices. "Want of tonnage, however, is much felt, and holders, in consequence, cannot obtain the full benefit of the rise. Wheut —There has been a fair demand during the week for prime shipping lines, and all tuscan offering at 2s lid to 3s are quickly secured. Pearl has a good local enquiry at 2s lo|d to 2s lid. Hunters has also been sold at 2s lOd to 2s 10£d. At the time of writing the quotations are firm. Chicken wheat remains at last week's quotations. Oats— An average business is being done at last week's quotations of 2s Id to 2s 2d for prime milling, Is lid to 2s for heavy feed, 1b 9d to Is lOd for sparrowbills and danioh. Barley—With the exception of a few seed parcels, little business has been transacted, and prices remain at last week's quotations. Beans and peas are unaltered. Grass Seed—A fair business is being done in small lots of machinedressed, for spriDg sowiug, at prices varying from 2s 6d to 3s. Farmers' undressed lines are rather dull of sale at 2s to 35., Cocksfoot is quiet at 3*d to 3|d for heavy clean seed, and 3d for second quality. Potatoes are selling at 47s Gd to 50s at country stations. Dairy Produce—Butter is in fair demand at 10d to lid for prime Hues. Cheese ia quiet at 3d for large ; up to 3£d for choice lots of loaf shap The above prices are those paid to farmers, and delivered f.o.b. Lyttelton, sacks extra.

OHRISTCHUKCH STOCK MARKETS, j At the Addington yards on Wed- j nesdayj there were fairly large eutries of stock yarded. Fat Cattle—The heaviest entry that has been yarded for some time, the quality being very good. The demand demand was a fairly active one, last week's improved values being about maintained. Prime bullocks sold at from £G 12s 6d to £8; prime heifers, at from £6 15s to £8 15s; medium heifers and cows, at from £3 15s to £5 10s, being at from 16s to about 20s per 1001 b. Store Cattle—A, line of three-year-old steers sold at £4 4s 6*d, and a line of 37 two year-olds at £3; odd lots at late values. Eat Sheep A fairly numerous entry. The quality in most cases was very prime, and the demand fairly active. Primest crossbred wethers sold at from 15s to 18s ; very heavy up to 20s 6d per head. Medium weights sold at from Us 3d to 13s 9d; crossbred ewes, from 10a 3d to 14s 6d; merino wethers, from 10s to 13s 3d, being at from 2|d to 3d per lb as per quality, Pigs—A large entry; values easier. Baconers sold at from 32s to 53s per head ; porkers, 18s to 27s 6d ; stores, lis to 18s, being from 3|d to 3£d per lb.

DUNEDIM STOCK MARKETS. At the Burnside Yards on Wednesday the following business was transacted : Fat Cattle—Only 73 head were yarded. The demand was moderately active, and the prices did not rule more than 10s per head on an average above last week's rates. Best bullocks brought from £lO to £8; others, £4 10a to £7 15s; cows, from £8 10s to £3 103. Wright, Stephenson and Co. sold for Mr John Murray (Orari), 6 prime bullocks at from £lO to £8 Donald Eeid and Co. sold sold for Mr James Guild (Trevenna, lemuka), 12 prime bullocks to £lO 10s. Fat Sheep—2s6B were penued, of which about 150 were merinos, the balance crossbreds--more than half wethers, the rest ewea. Competition was much brisker than experienced a weekjago, the result being an advance of from Is to Is 6d per head in prices. Best crossbred wethers brought from 17s 9d to 15*; others, 148 Ud to 12s 3d; best crossbred ewep, 15s 6d to 13s 6d; ordinary, 13s to 10s 3d ; merino wethers, lis Gel. Pigs—l 24 penned. These represented all the different classes, for which there was good competition, prices ruling as follow :—For suckers, 6's to 13s 6d; stores, 20s to 255; porkers, 28s 6d to 35s ; baconers, 40s to 595.

DUNEDIN PRODUCE MARKETS. The following is the report for the wpek ending Wednesday : Wheat A considerable quantity prime milling has changed hands within the last week or two, and at present agents do not hold heavy stocks of this class. Medium quality still remains plentiful, although millers have operated slightly in this also. Fowl wheat is in brisk demand. Prime milling, 8s 2d to 3s 4d; medium, 2 s 9d to 3s; fowl wheat, 2s 3d to 2s Gd per bushel, sacks weighed in. Oats—During the past week business transacted has been at a slight iC' ucti..n on previous week's values. Prime milling, is lid to Is lHd (an ex' « |.rini(' kshiij»l ■• wouM win i ;>n.| 2 ) ; '<a»j Ul 6 '"l l'e d, 1., ln| I ly

Is lid; medium, Is 9|d to Is lOd; inferior and damp, Is 8d to Is 9d. Barley—There is not much doing at present, and the rates are unaltered. Potatoes Best Oamaru, £4; Canterbury, £3 10s; Southern, £3 ss. Pigs-Well fed, up to 1801 b, 4£d ; ham 3 and bacon: former, 8d to 9d ; rolls and flitches, 6£d to 7d. Chaff—Oaten, 55s to 60s; wheaten, green cut, 45s ; straw do, 40a. Carrots, 30s; turnips, swedes, 13s; meal seeds, £3; blackdust, 9d. Straw—Oaten and wheaten, 40s. Hay—Oaten, 60s; clover And ryegrass, 60s. Grass See'ds—Ryegrass, 2s to 2s 5d formers' lots;; 2s 9d to 3s for machinedressed ; cocksfoot, B|d per lb. Butter—Best salt, 9d to lOd (kegs extra). Cheese—Akaroa, 4d ; loaves, 4£d; local, 3£d. Honey—Drained, 3fd, extracted, 4id to 4|d.

Sheepskins—On Monday, country dry crossbred skins brought from 4s lOd to Is 7d; do do merinos, 4s 3d to Is sd;. pelts, 9d to Is Id ; butchers' green crossbreds, 5s to 3s 7d; green merinos, 3s 4d to 2s 7d. Hides—Heavy weight are quoted from 3|d to 3fd per lb; medium and light, 3d to 2?d; inferior, cut and slippy, 2id t > l£d; green ox, 20s to 17s; green cow, 15s to lis each. Tallow—Prime mutton, 18s to 19s; medium to good, 16s to 17s; inferior, 12a to 15s; rough fat: best, 13s to lis ; medium to inferior, 10s 6d to Bs.

AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Sydney, August 23. Potatoes—New Zealand, Sss ; Circular Heads, 75s ; Warrnarabocl, 60s. Onions—New Zealand, £G to £7 ; Victorian, £8 to £8 10j. OatsFeed, 2s 2d to 2s 4d; milling, 2s 4d to 2s 6d ; seed tartarian?, 2* 4d. | Bran—New Zealand, 9£d,- Adelaide and local, 9fd. Pollard—Now Zealand, j Adelaide aud local, 10J. ' Maize is firm at 2a 9d. WheatChick, 2s 7d to 2s 10d; milling 3s 3d. Cheese is steady at 7d to 7|d. Butter—Local, Is. 6d to Is 9d ; imported, Is 2d to is sd. Eac.in— Local, 7d ; New Zealand, 9d. Hams —New Zealand, Is. Mblbouene, August 23. Wheat, 3s 7d. Flour—Stone-made, £7 12s6d. Oats, 2 3 ll£d; maize, Bss|d; bran,9fd; Queensland sugar, £2B per too. Adelaide, August 23. Wheat is firm at 3s 8d ; farmers' lots, 3s 6d ; shipping parcels at Port Adelaide, 3s 4d to 3s sd; farmers' lots at outports, 3s 4d. Flour— Stone made, £5 8s; roller-made, £8 15s to £9. Bran, 9£d; pollard, 9£d; oats, 3s 4d to 3s 6dj malting barley, 5s to 5s 3d.

ENGLISH MARKETS. London, August 21. The English wheat market shows a general advance of 6d. The Continental markets also show an upward tendency, whilst in American markets prices are advancing firmly. The average price for English wheat is now 35s 9d. Although a large number of foreign cargoes have arnred, nearly all off-coast cargoes have been sold. Aug. 23. Two Australian wheat cargoes have been sold at 37s 6d. Tbe BiengfelPs cargo realised the Bame price. Four thousand five hundred quarters, Adelaide shipment, for prompt delivery, sold at 38a 3d.