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Temuka Leader, Issue 2065, 28 June 1890, Page 3

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OHRISTOHURCH CORN EXCHANGE.

The following is the Corn Exchange report (per N. P. Meyers, Secretary), for the week ending Friday, June 27th :-

The break in the weather since last report was written has assisted farming operations as regards ploughing, but has interfered with the delivery of potatoes. Wheat is firm at the prices current for the past few weeks only in a very few instances have sales been made at over 3s Id, f.0.b.. for tuscan, and other sorts in proportion. Where this price has been exceeded there were some exceptional reasons for giving an advance on the figure quoted, It has been brought under our notice that some market raporta invariably quote a shade over prices obtainable. Oats are dull, but prime milling, say 45 to 481 b per bushel, are in better demand for export to London. Even at the low prices ruHog hers this is somewhat speculative. Barley : A good inquiry for prime malting; any other quality dormant. Peas: A good demand for Prussian blues of good quality and hand-threshed continues. Beans: Some inquiry for shipment may be noted at quotations. Byegrasa and cocksfoot are both coming into notice, and values are slightly hardening. Potatoes : The weather has interfered with deliveries, and to fill up space buyers have in some cases given an additional 2s 6d per ton where they could be Bent down to a steamer at notice. It is pleasing to note that the exceptional quality of this year's crop has already been appreciated by our Australian coußins. Butter is coming to hand in very small quantities, and fully maintains the recent increase in values. Cheese: No outside demand exists, and values are consequently nominal. The following are our quotations for the week;—

Wheat Tuscan, 3,3 Id j pearl, 2a lid; hunters, 2s 9d to 2a lOd; chiokwheat, whole, 2s 6d; broken, 2s to 2s 4d.

Oats—Milling, Is 7d; short heavy feed, Is 6d; sparrowbills, Is 5d ; long and inferior, Is 3d to Is id.

Barley First-class malting, 3a ; medium, 2s 3d to 2s 9d; feed, Is 6d to Is 9d. Peas Hand threshed; Prussian blues, 2s 9d to gsj feed, 2s 3d to 2a 4d, Beans—2a sd: Grass Seed Eyegrass, machine dressed, 4s 6d to 4s 9d; cocksfoot, bright heavy seed, 16, to 181 b weight, up to 6d to 40s • at country stations within a twelvemile radius. Dairy Produce At last week's quotations.

The above quotations are tb.ose paid to farmers for deliyeyy, f.0.b., Lyttelton, sacks potatoes excepted. CHRISTOHUROH STOCK MARXETS. At the Addington Yards on Wednesday a fair amount of businega was transacted. Fat Cattle-™Entj>y and quality not goo.d, A rise of Is to Is 6d per 1001 b

was experienced. Best beef quoted at 18a to 20s, inferior to good 16? s to 17a , Two beifers sold at L 6 and L 7, but 1 everything else went off at L 3 or L 4 Store Cattle—Only a couple of dozen were yarded, and only a few changed hands, some as low as 17s, others L2 ss. Dairy cows L 4 7s to L 6 2s 6d. | |Store Sheep—Very limited supply, a few good wethers sold at 12s, 7 ewes at 4s to 6s 6d. Fpt Lambs—Good demand at from 10s 6d to 15s. Fat Sheep Well represented. Pens of extra good wethers from 18s 6d to 21s, 3 maiden ewes 16s to 18s. Freezers 6d to la per head cheaper than last sale. For MrM, Quinn 180 crossbreds were sold at 16s 9d, 60 crossbred ewes at 17s. Pigs—Largely increased entry, but the demand showed a alight decline. Several lots sold at prices ranging from 15s to 40s. DUNEDIN PRODUCE MARKETS.

The following is the report for the week ending Wednesday:— Wheat Market unaltered. Best milling sorts, 3s 2d to 3s 4d ; others, 3s to 3s 2d ; second-class milling wheat, 2s 8d to 2s lOd. Fowls' wheat: In fair demand. Good whole, 28 6d to 2s 8d; inferior and second, 2s to 2s 4d. Barley—No demand whatever, and lines cannot be sold. Quotations, nominally, malting, 2s 8d to 2s lid ; milling, 2s 2d to 2s 6d; feed, Is 8d to 2s. Oats —Best milling, Is 4d ; bright plump feed, Is 3d to Is 3£d; and off-color, Is 2d. Fiour—Timaru roller, L 9, f.o.b. ; Oamaru and town brands, L 8 ss; southern, LB. Oatmeal—Long ton, bulk, L 8 10s; 50's, L 8 10s. Bran, L 3. Sharps, L 4. Onions—L6 10a. Hops—9Jd. Potatoes—o<imaru dements, L 3 5s to L 3 10s ; southern, L2 15a to L 3; kidneys for seed, L2 10s, Chaff Well cut, heavy oaten, L2 5s ; light, 30s to 40s. Turnips—l6s per ton. Carrots—30s per ton. Straw—Oatea and wheaten, 30s and 355. Hay—Oaten, L2 10s ; clover and ryegrass, L 3 ss. Butter Salt butter has no demand—7d to nominally ; fresh, plentiful. Eggs—Plentiful and falling. Houey—4|d to sd. Cheese— Factory, 4d ; loaves, 4|d; Akaroa, Hams and Bacon—Hams, 7d to 8d ; bacon, 5d to 6d; rolls, 5d to 6hd. Grass Seeds—Eyegrass, 3s "to 6s; cocksfoot, 3|d to 4d, and 4£d for really good samples. Linseed, LIS to LlB. DUNEDIN BTOCK MARKET. At the Burnside Yards on Wednesday the following business was transacted : Fat Cattle bullocks sold at L 7 10s to L 9 7s 6d, others L 3 15a to l 7 7s 6d ; beat cows at L 5 12s 6d to L 8 12a 6d, others L 3 5s to L 5 10a. Fat Sheep—34o merinos of fair quality, and 2091 crossbreds, the greater part being ewes, with a few pens of prime rethers. Best crossbred wethers sold at 14s to 16s 6d; others, 12s 6d to 13s 9d ; best crossbred ewes, 13s to 16s 3d ; others, lis to 12s 9d ; best merino wethers, 10s to 12s 6d ; others, 8s 3d to 9s 9d. Fat Lambs—Only 176 penned. Best sold at lis to 14s; others, 9s to 10s 6d. Pigs—Porkers at 21s to 46s ; stores, 10s to 18s ; suckers, 6s to 9s 6d.

ENGLISH MARKETS. London, June 24. The third series ot wool sales opened to-day, 13,000 bales being catalogued. A fair selection was offered, onethird being New Zealand. There was a good attendance of buyers. Merinos averaged 10 and crossbreda 5 per cent below May closing rates, The Bradford trade is depressed, and the American demand poor. June 25. The quantity o£ wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 3,582,000 quarters, and for the Continent 620,000. The American risible supply is estimated at 21,088,000 bushels. Best tallow: beef, 24s 6d to 25s j mutton, 25s to 26s 6d. At the wool sales to-day, 12,000 bales were cataloged, Greasy sorts were fairly steady, The decline ia chiefly w aooured merinos, which are from f\ to 10 per cent, lower. Crossbreds are from 5 to 7£ ner cent, lower. The sales are fixed till August Ist. TVo Australian wheat cargoes have sold at 3,5,8 Gd.