COMMERCIAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2062, 21 June 1890, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

CHHiSTOUUBG'H CO HIST IiXCHANGH?. The following is the Corn Exchange report (per N. P. Meyers, Secretary), for the week ending Friday, June 20th:— The wheat market remains unaltered. Prices during the week may have fluctuated to the extent of Ml per buslm! where a special order had to be filled, but far standard samples and average hues no inrre«s<‘ in value can be noted. The arrival of several vessels under charter to Messrs Btead and Cunningham during the week to load will ease the accumulation of stocks now lying in port. No sales can be noted of any magnitude in oats, and only really prime milling command any attention. Bariev would appear to have been more

largely grown than usual this season, as maltsters have laid in stocks and there are many parcels still offering. Bayers decline anything but really prime lines, and most of the transactions now taking place are with a view to hold over. Peed barley, in sympathy with oats, is almost unsaleable. Beans—Though some nice bright samples are on the market, buyers are very chary of purchasing, owing to the rate of freight hence to London. Peas—Hand-threshed Prussians blues are in fair demand. Feed sorts are quite neglected. A slight demand for wrinkled varieties for garden purposes may be noted Potatoes —Where orders are in hand j buyers have paid full rates to secure lots before going into pit, but latest advices from that most fluctuating of market Sydney aye not re-assuring al the present moment. Both farmers and merchants here at one time or another profited or lost (more especially the latter) by the ups and downs of what is often termed the “deceptive tuber” in Australian markets. Butter (salt) of prime quality is in short supply. Any good parcels offering would be readily placed at a slight increase on quotations. Cheese—A fair .demand may be noted. Our quotations for the week are as follows ; Wheat Tuscan, 3s Id; pearl, 2s lid ; hunters, 2s 9dfr to 2s lOd. Oats—Milling, Is 7d ; short bright feed, Is 6d; other sorts, Is 4d to Is sd. Barley—Prime malting, 2s 9d to 3s ; feed, la 6d to Is 9d. Beans, 2s sd. Peas —• Prussian blu.e.g (haudthreahed), 3d ; feed sorts, 2s 4d to 2s sd. Potatoes—Dements, 37s Cd to 40s at country stations, sacks extra. Dairy Produce Batter; Prime, cSd; second quality, 5d to 6d. Cheese: Prime loaf, 4d ; la'rge sizes, 3bd.

CHRISTOHUROH STOCK MARKETS. At the Addington Xards on Wednesday, the weather was cold and cheerless, but there was a good attendance of buyera. The new arrange-

menls have found favour with the regular attendants at the sale, and are generally working satisfactorily. fffore Sheep—There was a r very limited entry of store sheen, and several lines went out unsold.* The chief items disposed of were halfbred lambs, 8s ; crossbred up to 9s 9d ; halfbred ewes,, in poor condition, at 8s 6d; one or two lines of crossbreds at from 8a 3d to 9s 6d.

Fat Lambs—l his class is becoming obsolete, and the few that were yarded sold at ordinary mutton rates, there being no demand for freezing. Tat Bheep.—There were about 600 yarded, of which the principal number were ewes, some of excellent quality, and realised up to 20s each in pens of thirty and over. There was a capital demand for anything of extra quality. Prices did not recede in the day, ewes bringing up to 20s at the early stage of the market. Fat Cattle.—There were 202 - head yarded, of which some realised up to £8 2s 6d a head, or equal to 20s per lOOlbs. The remainder of the lines offered were above the average, and realised from 18s to the above price, only a few inferior sorts going below that figure. Pigs.—There was only a moderate entry of baconers.sand all sold freely at prices equal to 2fd per lb net. DtJSEDIN' PRODUCE MARKETS. The following is the report for the week ending Wednesday:— Wheat Market unaltered, and remains firm in the north—Tuscan, 3s 3d to 8s sd; other sorts, 3s to 3s 2d ; medium milling sons, 2s 8d to 2s lid. Fowls’ wheat in fair demand G-ood whole, 2s 8d to 2s lOd; medium and broken, 2s 4d to 2s 7d. Barley—There is now little doing Malting, 2s 8d to 3s ; milling. 2s 4d to 2s 6d; feed, 2s to 2s 2d.

Oats has had a little inquiry during the week, but the prices have not improved—Best milling, Is to Is 44-d ; bright plump feed, Is to Is 3d ; inferior and off-colour, la to Is 2d (all sacks extra, ex store). Potatoes—Best Oamaru (scarce), £3 5s to £3 10s; southern, £3. Pigs—The market is glutted—to 3d ; really good, 3id ; hams, 7d to 8d ; rolls and flitches, 5d to 6d. Chaff—Well-cut heavy oaten is sold at £2 ss; inferior and light, £1 10s to £1 17s 6d. Turnips, 20s ; carrots, 30s to 355. Btraw—Oaten and wheaten, 30s to 355. Hay Oaten, £2 10s to £3clover and ryegrass, £3 to £3 sd. Butter—Prime salt, 7d to 7£d, with no demand but a few packages for local use; medium and inferior not saleable. Pggs, scarce. Honey, 4£d to sd. Cheese Factory, 4d to 44d • Akaroa, 3MI to 4d, Onions,“£6 to £6 10s; hops, 9d to 9id for best Nelson ; linseed, £ls to £lB. Grass Seeds—Eyegrass, 3s to 5s 6d • cocksfoot, to ’

Sheepskins—Green crossbreds sold up to ss; medium to 4s 3d; do merinos up to 3s 3d ; lambskins up to 4s Gd. Dry skins : Crossbreds from 2s 6d to Os ; merinos, 2s to 5s 9d • pelts, Gd to Is 3d. ’ Hides Quotations remain unaltered, viz : for best heavy-weights from 2-fd to 3d ; medium, to 2ld • light, 2d; inferior, lsd to Ifd. ' DUBE DIN HTOCK MARKET. At the Burnside Tarda on Wednesday the following business was transacted .• — Fat Cattle—-198 head yarded, about two thirds being cows and heifers, balance bullocks. Good demand for al! descriptions, best quality showing a slight advance on last week’s rates. Bullocks realised from £8 to £9 10s • medium, £5 to £7 10s; cows, £5 10s to £7 10; inferior, £2 10s to £4. Fat Sheep—l he supply was also small, only 2113 being forward, 100 of which were merinos. Prices at the start showed an advance on last week’s rates, but towards the end they were down to about the same level. Merino wethers, 7s Gd to 9s ; crossbred wethers, 14a 9d to 16s ; Leicester ewes, 15s to 16s 3d; halfbred ewes 12s 9d.

Fat Lambs about half being prime, and the balance only medium quality. For freezers there was keen competition up to 12s 6d, others from 8s 9d to 10s. Pigs Hie market was again glutted, 433 being forward, principally prime baconers. Bacon pigs, prime, sold from 40s to 455, medium 30s to 37s Gd ; porkers, 20s to 30s; stores 10a to 17s Gd. Store Cattle—The demand is not particularly active, and onlv wellgrown four and five-year-old cattle suitable for finishing off on turnips are changing bauds. Store Sheep—There is a demand for good sound sheep in forward condition for turnip feeding, and any lots offering are being placed at full rates. Other descriptions nothing doing.