COMMERCIAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2068, 5 July 1890, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

CHRISTCHURCH CORN EXCHANGE.

The following is the Corn Exchange report (per N. P. Meyers, Secretary), for the week ending Friday, July 4th: —

Since last writing the weather has been cold, with hard frosts. Nothing like the usual rainfall has been recorded, and farmers still want a thoroughly-soaking rain. Wheat remains at last quotations,; at which figure several large transactions, for export have taken place. Small .lines are taken by local millers principally. Oats are difficult to move. At present prices it can hardly tail to prove a remunerative business to buy with the view of holding over, and several transactions have comb under our notice with this object. Barley—A few parcels of prime have changed hands, but medium and feed qualities are entirely neglected. Beans are taken for export where the sample is bright and not too much broken. Peas —During the week a very fair enquiry has been manifest both for feed and hand-thrashed pruesian blues, consequently stocks have been somewhat reduced. Grass Seed—The enquiry noted for ryegrass last week still continues, and the same remark applies to cocksfoot. Potatoes —This tuber has seen fair sales where immediate delivery could be given. There are large stocks, and growers would do well to consider this when deciding on what to do with their crop. There is a good enquiry for early potatoes (round) for seed purposes. Dairy Produce —No material alteration can be noted. Our quotations for the week are as follows : —• Wheat —Tuscan, 3s Id; pearl, 2s lid; hunters, 2s lOd. Chick wheat: Whole, 2s 6d ; broken, 2s Id to 2s 4d.

Oats—Milling, Is 7d; short heavy feed, Is 6d; long and inferior, Is 3d. Barley—Prime malting, 3s ; medium, 2s 3d to 2s 6d ; feed, Is 6d to Is Bd.

. Beans, 2s 6d. Peas —Hand-thrashed Prussians, 3s ; feed, 2s 4d to 2s 6d. Ryegrass Machine-dressed, sa. Cocksfoot —Bright heavy seed, 4d to 4£d; light and discolored, 2£d to B£d. Potatoes—Derwents, 40s—at conntrv stations where the railage does not exceed 6d per ton to f.0.b., Lyttelton (sacks extra). Dairy. Produce—TJ naltered. The above quotations are those paid to farmers for delivery, f.0.b., Lyttelton, sacks extra, potatoes excepted.

OHRISTOHUROH STOCK MARKETS,

At the Addington Yards on Wednesday a moderate entry of stock came to hand.

Eat Cattle, —This was the best represented portion of the day’s market. Best beef may be quoted at 20s per 1001 b, and inferior from 16s to 18s 6d, according to quality. Steers, £6 to £9 Is; cows, £4 to £7 10s; heifers, £3 2s 6d to £5 Is. Store Cattle.—A considerable improvement -was noticeable in store cows, the greater portion of which changed hands at slightly improved rates. Cows, £3 to £3 10a ; yearlings, £1 Is; heifers, £2 16s to £3 10a ; steers, 18s ; bulls, £3 to £3 2s 6d, Sheep,—Eew yarded. Crossbred ewes, any prices up to 9s; maiden ewes as high as 13a 2d; full-mouth merinos, 5s to 7s.

Lambs. — A. dozen pens yarded. Prices ranged from 6s 3d to 15s 6d. Eat Sheep.—A decided decline in numbers and quality. Crossbred wethers, 12a 6d to 18s 6d; halfbreds, as high as 22s 6d; crossbred ewes, 14s lOd to I8s; merino wethers, Us lid to 16s 3d.

Pigs—A .slight falling off was noticeable in the number yarded, which consisted of mostly porkers. The demand was about on a par with former weeks.

DUNEDIN PRODUCE MARKETS

The following is the report for the week ending Wednesday:—

YVbea t—Market unaltered. Best

Ss 3d to S'* 5d ; other sorts, Tuscan, _ • , aftoac | milling wheat, 2s lid to 3s 2d ; * h ; 2s 8d lo 2s lOd. Fow a * 4<% fair demand. Good whole, 2s 6d .. 2s 8d ; seconds and inferior,2s to 2s 4d. Barley—No demand what aver, and prices nominal. Malting, 2s 8d to 2s lOd ; milling 2s 3d to 2s 6 1 ; feed Is lOd to 2s Id. Oats—Pnnr.e milling. Is 41 to Is 4£i ; bright plump feed, Is 3d to Is B|-d ; off colour and inferior, Is Id to Is 2fd ; Flour— Timaru roller, £9 5s here ; Oamaru and town brands, £8 5s Southern, £8 ss. Oatmeal .- Long ton bulk, £6 10s ; 25’s £8 10s. Bran £3. Sharps, £4. Potatoes —Oamaru Derwents, £3 5s to £3 10s ; Southern. £2 15s to £3 ; kidnevs, over supplied, £2 5s to £2 10s, Pigs—Plentiful, 2£d to 3d, dams, 7d to 8d ; rolls and flitches, 5d to 6d ; market glutted. Chaff—Wed cut heavy, £2 to £2 5s ; light 35s to 37s 6d. Onions, £6 10s Linseed, £ls to £lB.

Turnips, 14s to 16s. Carrots, 30s. Straw—Oaten and wheaten, 35s and 30s. flay.— Oaten, £2 10s, Clover and ryegrass bay, £3 ss. Butler—Salt butter, no demand inferior, no sale ; fresh butter plentiful. Eggs, down to la 2d per dozen fioney, 4-|d to sd. Cheese ; Factory, 4d ; loaves, 4d ; inferior, no sale.

Grass seeds—Rvegrass, 3s to 5s 6d ; cocksfoot, 4d to Sheepskins—A mod* rate attendance of boyeis. I'h- only Isos which evoked anything like eager competition were matraaker’s lots ; but even for those prices must bo quoted, - R«y 6d lower. Crossbred, bes l up to 5s 2d ; ordinary, 3s lOs to 4s 8d ; merino, 2s 3d to 3s 3J ; lambs, 2s 9d to 3s 6d. Dry skins : Crossbred, best up to 8s 9J to ss; ordinary, 2s to 3s 4d ;; merino, 2s to 3s 31 ; pelts, 7 d to 101 ; lambs, 2b 3d to 8s sd, Hides Steady demand. Good weights, clean and in good condition, 3d per lb; other qualities lower in proportion ; green ox hides, op to 18s ; and cow hides, to 12s. Tallow—Prime mutton shipping lines, 18s to 19s 6d per cwt ; ordinary lots of prime, 17s 61 ; medium, 16s ; inferior, 13s to 14s. F*t Best, 10s 6d to 13s 6d,

DUNEDIN STOCK MARKET.

At the Burnside Tarda on Wednesday the following business was transacted :

Sheep,—The eairies made up a total of 3244, comprising 2994 crossbreds and 250 merinos. A good demand was experienced, prices realised ruling shod' as follows ;—B-st crossbred w “there, 15a 6d to 17s 6 1 ; ra u diom, 14s to 15s ; light, 11s 6 1 'o 13s 6d ; b-st ew*-s, 14s 6d to 15s 9d ; one pen of primmaiden ewes, 17s ; inferior to in diurn and good, 9s 6*J to 13s 6d, 'Lambs.—ll3 were sold at 7s 6d to 10s 9d.

Fat Cattle,— 187 head were yarded, and sold under good competition, at prices,slightly in advance of last week’s rates, JBesi bullocks brought £8 10to £ll ss; light weights, £4 15* to £6 ss, Cows (best), £6 15s to £8 17s ; a few extra prime, £9 to £lO 5s ; in_ feiior to medium, £2 10s to £5 15s, Pigs.— 304 were panned. Sucker > made 5s to 9s ; stores, 16s to 2ls ’ porkers, 22s to 28s ; baconers, 32s to 46? 61 ; one or two extra heavy, 50s.

ENGLISH MARKETS.

London, July 2. Tallow, best beef, 24s 6d to 255; ditto, mutton, 25s 6d to 265. Hides, 3£ l to 3£d. Wool is more regular, but prices are unchanged. July 3. C >»rse crossbreds and inferior sorts range Id lower than.at last series of wool sales.

A cargo of wheat by the barque Ladstock, from Adelaide, was sold at 36s 6d.

The total quantity of wlv-rt and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 2,582,000 quarters, and for the Continent 568,000 quarters. The American visible supply is estimated at 20,160,000 bushels,