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Temuka Leader, Issue 2190, 18 April 1891, Page 4

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OHBIBTGHUBOH CORN EXCHANGE. The following is the Corn Exchange report (per N. P. Meyers, Secretary), for the week ending! Friday; April 17th;— Business in wheat continues brisk and quotations remain firm at late advances. How that wheat has reached present prices we would ask our'fafmsrfriendstoconsider whether it is to their interest; fo sell now or take the risk of holding. Chick wheat is muchinquired for; and 'many parcels!! of miliing' wheat' have changed handed ospfcdallf “in’ thh Ashbiirtpri district.’ In oats .nothing is doing, Barley, «ri ! prime. lities'' demand attention Beans are taken lor shipment, at quotation v. Peas,doll of sale, the only satiety in demand being blue Prussians. Potatoes; considerable esleshave been made' of blue derwents for delivery when ripe, off the forks, on a basis of 37s to 40a per ton f.0.b., Lyttelton, sacks in. Oar prices are as follows— Wheat-r-Tuscan, 3a lid to 4s; pearl, 3a 9d to 3s lOdj hunters, 3s Bd,

Oats—Milling, is 8d ; short feed, Is 6d ; inferior and discolored, Is 3d to Is 4d.

Barley-Malting. 3s 3d ; feed, lsßd to Is 10a.

Beaus, 2s 5d to 2s 6d. Peas—Bl ue: Prussians, boilers,- 3s; feed, 2a.4d. Potatoes—Derwents, 37a to 4Qs, f.o.b. Lvttelton, sacks in.

Butter—Fresh factory make. 8d to lid ; farmers’ salted, 6d to 7d,

Cheese—Small loaf, 3£d to 4d. , ihe above prie s are those paid to farmers for delivery, f.0.b., Lyttelton, sacks extra

CHRISIUii DBOH STOCK MARKETS, At the Addington yards on Wednesday between 4000 and 5000 store sheep were bold. There was a fair proportion of crossbred lambs, some merinos, and several nice lines of crossbred sheep of both sexes. For these there was a good demand, 2 and 4-tooth crossbreds selling at from 10s 61 to 12s 6d, and some soundmouthed ewes sold at from 8s to lls 2d, crossbred lambs from 5s to 8s according td quality, but the demand, except for bright sorts, was not so good as has existed. Merino ewes sold : at. from 4s to 4s lOd, merino wethers from 2s 6d to 5s 6d according to There was a much smaller entry of fat lambs than has been the case lately, only about ,900 being yarded. The general run sold at 8s to lls 6d. About 3800 fat sheep were yarded, of which there were some very prime j bal£-bred wethers and ewes, and a comparatively small entry of merinos. The sale was late iu starting. Prime sheep fetched up to 17s 4d. The demand for inferior sorts shows a falling off, Cattle—2o4 Bead of very nice fat cattle were offered. Several lines were withefrawn. Best steer and heifer beef sold up to 18s per 1001 b. Inferior old cows were dull of sale. There was a small entry of mixed sorts of stores, principally dry cows, which were sold at all prices, the demand being very slack. Some good dairy cows changed bands at satisfactory prices. Pigs—There was a small entry of pigs; as compared withirecent sales, the lots comprising porkers and a few nice sorts of baconers, besides a few not quite fit for the knife. Prices were firm up to 55s for good sorts. DUNEDIN PRODUCE MARKETS. The following is the report for the week ending Wednesday— Wheat—Market Very firm, and all good parcels are easily placed at an advance on last week’s quotations. Prime tuscans and velvets, 4s'3d to 4s 4d ; other good sorts, 4s to 4s 2d. Fowls’ wheat is as yet scarce. Good w hole, 8s 6d to 3s 8d; broken and inferior, 3s 2d to 3s 4d Barley—Prime malting, 3s to 8s 2d; milling, 2s 4d: to 2s 6d ; feed, 2s to 2s 3d Pearl barley i £l3. j Prime Nelson hops now to band at Is to Is Id f.o.b. Nelson. : Oats are keeping firm, and all coming to band are easily solid off truck at for prime milling. Is s§d ; bright plump feed. Is 5d to la 6£d; sacks 6d off trucks. Flour—Timaru roller, £l2; in 50’s, £l2 15s; Oamaru, lown and southern stone, £lO 5s ; 50’s, £lO 15s. Oatmeal, long ton; bulk, £8 10s; 25’s, £8 7 10 u; 7’s, £10; short ton, bulk, £8"

Horse beans, 2a lOd ; and Prussian blue peas, 3s 4d, f 0.b., Blenheim. Bran, £2 10s Sharps, £4l - Potatoes Camara derWents, £2 12s 6d to £2 15s.

Onions—£s. Linseed, £ll to £l3 Pigs, 2fd to 3d for good curing sizes; hanis,' 7d tb'Bd • b'acdrii 5d to 6d. Chaff—ln good demand, 45a to 47s 6d.

Turnips,. 18s to 20s, sacks extra. Carrots; 35S to 40s, sacks extra Straw—Oaten and wbeateu, 30s to ’3ss; ' Hay. oaten; £3 ; closer and ryegrass, £8 to £8 da. Butter —Prime salt, in demand, 6d to 6£d, kegs extra. Eggs—Scarce. Honey, 5d per lb, new season’s.

jCheese Factory, 4d to 4£d ; Akaroa, to 4d, good second hand. Batter casks and Pond’s cases, 3s each, second-hand good bags, 5s doz. Grass Seeds —Ryegrass, farmers’ lots, 8s 9d to 4s 6d ; machined, 5s 6d. Cocksfoot, firm, 5d to s£d.

... Sheepskins—On Tuesday country dry crossbreds, inferior to medium, brought 2sfld to 3s lOd ;do do merino, Is 9d to 3s 8d ; full-woolled crossbreds, 4s 9d to 6s 8d ; do do merino, 4s to 5s IQd ; dry pelts, 3d to JJls 9d ; butchers’ . green crossbreds, ; best brought Ss 6d to 3s , good to medium, 2s 9d to 2a 3d ; inferior, 2s 4d to Is; green lambskins, best, 3s 4d to 2s 8d; medium to inferior, 3s 7d to 2a. Hides—Quotations, for inferior and slippy, Id to lid ; light, l£d to Ifd; medium, 2d to,2£d ; up to GOlb, 2|d to 3d; 651 bto 801 b, in prime condition, to Id per lb more. Tallow—Quotations are unaltered, Which are, for prime rendered mutton, 18s 6d to 20s; medium to good, 15s 6d to 17s 6d; inferior and mixed 12s to 15a • rough fat, best fresh caul, 13s to 13a 6d ; inferior to medium and good, 9s to 12a 6d per cwt.

DUNEDIN STOCK MARKETS. At the Burnside Yards on Wednesday the following business was transacted Eat Cattle—266 head were yarded j 0 f these not more than 60 were prime

quality, the rest ranging from stores of small and inferior sorts to three-quarter-part fat cows, steers, and heifers. Alhthe latter were dull and difficult : to sell J at almost any price; prime beef'oh the other hand’was in rather brisker demand, and brought slightly higher prices. Best bullocks sold at £5 lOs to £8 17s ;6d 5/other bullocks, £3 to £5 2s 6d ; best cows and heifers, £4 10s to £7 17a 6d ; other cows and heifers, £1 10a to £4.

Fat 'Sheep'— 3688 penned; the greater portion were crossbred ewes, wilta few smallilines of prime wethers. The’ supply was excessive, and sellers had to submit to a slight fallj say, 9d to’ls 3d. Best wethers sold at 14s to 14s 9d, one bmall lot to 15s 9d ; other wethers, 12s 6d to 13s 9d ; crossbred ewes, lls to 15s ; 1 pen merino do, 8s to 12s.

Lambe—sß7 Were penndd, most of which were good to prime, and under fair competition’ were all disposed of, best fetching iroln 9s 6d to Tls 6d; others, 5s 6d to 9s. Pigsrr-321 penned, chiefly porkers and baconers, with a few stores and suckers. The latter" had very little demand, while for all the others there was a decided-improvement’in! the tone of the market, prices ’being more in favor of sellers. Suckers brought 4s 6d to 6s; slips, lls to 12s 6d ; stores, 15s to 18s; porkers, 19s 6d to 265; baconers, 28s to 39s ; extra heavy, 42s to 475.

AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. SYDNEY, April 15. ' Wheat-Chick, 3s 4d ; milling,: 8s to 4s 13d. Oats—Feeding, Is 9d to 2s; feed, 2s Id. Maive—Loeal/Ts 6d to 2a 3d; imported, - 2s 6d, Bran, 8-Jd ; pollard, nominal/ la ; peas, 3a 6d to 3a 9d. Butter—Local dairy made, 9d to lOd; factory, lid to Ib. Cheese, 3d to Sd; loaf size, s£d. Bacon —Machine cured, s£d to hand cured, 7d to 8d; bams, New Zealand, lOd to lid.Melbottbne. April 15. Wheat, firm, 3s 6d, Flour, market steady; stone made, £10; roller made, £ll Is. Oats, Danish, 2a 5d to 2s 6§d ; short, 2s lOd. Maize, 2s 8d to 2s lOd. Barley, quiet; Cape, 2e to 2s 2d*; English, 2s 6d to 2s lOd. Bran, lid. Peas, 2s Bfd. Adelaide, April 15. Wheat, 4s 4d to 4a 6d. Flour, stone made, £7 15a to £8 10s; roller made. £9 to £lO. Bran, Is Id. Pollard, Is to Is 2d, ENGLISH MARKETS. London, April 14. At the wool sales faulty and good merinos and all crossbreds are in strong demand, though buyers favor the good merinos. 'J be series close on tbe 28th. The total quantity of wheat and flour afloat foi tbe United Kingdom is 2,800,000 quarters, and for the Continent 1,820,000 quarters. Money is hardening owing to an expected early advance of tbe bank rate. Three months’ bills Are ‘at 3 par cent.

April 15. A cargo of wheat ex Lismore has been re-sold at 40s 1 6J. Wool is unchanged. A cargo of wheat by the Argyleshire sold at 42s l^d.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, have received the following. cable message from London, dated 14 h April : . Wool—The sales progress steadily. Up to date 116,000 bales have been sold.

Wheat —Market is steady. New Zealand wheat, average and long, berried are worth respectively 42s 6d and 44s per 4961 b. New Zealand wheat, f a q., to arrive iron ship, ;is worth c.i.f, 40s per 4801 b; MafchApril billof lading.