CHRISTCHURCH CORN EXCHANGE.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1928, 10 August 1889, Page 3

CHRISTCHURCH CORN EXCHANGE.

The following is the Corn Exchange report for the week ending Friday, August 9th, 1889 : The week has .been exceptionally quiet in both grain and produce lines. A few lines of thscan have been placed for special orders, but there seems no disposition whatever to speculate. Any orders coming to hand are easily fulfilled at our top quotations, Sydney shows no disposition to do business. This we cannot expect until stocks become more limited. Millers are operating very sparingly, and only when prime, lines are offered at low figures. Oats are dull, although there are but few offering. Barley is very dull, maltsters being full up, and shippers are awaiting returns of their Melbourne shipments, Ryegrass and clover have a good retail demand, and’stocks of the former are becoming limited. Potatoes have suffered a decline. Owing to the fall in values in Sydney sales have been made below our quotations. The following are the week’s quotations Wheat—Tuscan, 3s 6d to 3s 7d ; pearl, 3s 3d to 3s 4d ; banters, 3s 2d to 3s 31 ; broken, 2s 8d to 2s 9d.

Oats—Milling, 2a 9d to 2s lOd ; short feed, 2s 8d to 2s 9J; ordinary, 2s 6d to 2s Bd.

Barley—Prime malting, 3b 9d ; medium, 3s to 3s 3d ; feed, 2s 6d to 2s 9d. Beans, 3s 3d to 3s 4d. Blue peas, 3s 9d to 4s ; feed, 3s to 3b 2d. Ryegrass Seed Machine-dressed, 4s 3d to 4s 6d ; farmers’ lines, 3s 6d to 4s. Cocksfoot-Prime heavy, 3d to B£d 5 foggy »nd light, 2£d to 3|f. Potatoes, 67s 6d to 70s, at country stations. Dairy Produce—Butter, 7d ; cheese, to 4d, according to size and quality. The above prices are those paid to farmers for delivery f.0.h., sacks extra.