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Temuka Leader, Issue 2386, 23 July 1892, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

CHRISTCHURCH CORN EXCHANGE. The following is the Corn Exchange report (per F. Denhain, Secretary), for the week ending July 23rd : Wheat—The lifelessness of the market recorded by us last week is still more pronounced, and even the little demand for local consumption has quite faded away. Oats—For these we have some hope ; Sydney market is quite bare, and maize has hardened. We think the rise of the week for prime milling will maintain. Barley—Market sluggish. No prime ottering. Rye Grass—A decided improvement in demand, and a little in price. We have passed on a few good sized parcels during tne week. Cocksfoot is not so much asked for. Beans and Peas remain the same. Potatoes —The little enquiry we had for kidneys has gone, and the buyers have disappeared. Derwents we cannot place. The following are prices paid to farmers, f.0.b., Lyttelton, packages extra, potatoes excepted : Wheat —Sound hunters, 3s 7d; pearl, 8s Sd ; tusean, 3s 7d. Barley—Prime malting, 4s. Oats—Milling, 2s. Beans —3s Id. Peas, blue, os 2d. Potatoes —los at country stations. Butter and Cheese —Firm at last quotations. CHRISTCHURCH STOCK MARKETS. At the Addington yards on Wednesday there was a good attendance. Store Sheep—Boo yarded, and comprised several lines of ewes in lamb, which brought, in proportion to their quality, from 12s to ISs, and a line of small wethers at 18s 3d.

Fat Sheep—About 4000 yarded, of which there was a fair proportion of crossbred wethers and maiden ewes of varied weights. The sale was brisk throughout, especially lor those suitable for export, and every line was cleared at most # satisfactory rates. Wethers and maiden ewes, from 501 b to 701 b weight, brought from 18s to 22s 3d, and some heavier sorts realised above this. Crossbred ewes of good quality were in demand at from 13s Gd to 17s, according to weight, and there was a good demand for merino wethers, several lines of good sorts of young sheep being sold for export at from 14s to 15s Gd ; second-class merino wethers sold at from 9s to 12s Gd. Fat Cattle —A much heavier entry of good sorts of beef cattle made a diminution in demand, and in consequence the value of the beasts fell in proportion. Best steers and heifers sold at from £G 10s to £9 and some good cows brought £0 15s to £8 12s Gd. The entry was too heavy and ft number passed unsold. Pigs—About two hundred baconers and porkers yarded, values of both kinds receded somewhat, Taken all round porkers and baconers did not realise within 2s Gd a head of last week's prices.

DUNEDIN PRODUCE MARKETS,

The following is the report for the week ending Wednesday : "Wheat—Good samples are scarce aud easily placed. Prime milling at 3s 7d to 8s 8d ; medium, 8s 3d to 3s (id ; fowls' wheat, good whole, 2s Gd to 2s 9d; medium and broken, 2s to 2s Gd. Barley is in fair demand if good bright. Malting at from 4s to 4s 3d ; medium, 8s 3d to 8s Gd; milling wanted at from 3s 3d to 3s Gd; feed, 2s to 2s 3d. Oats—Good inquiry for all sorts. Prime milling, Is lid to 2s; good to medium feed, Is Sd to Is lid; inferior, Is Gd to is Sd; all sacks extra, off trucks, Seed sorts, long and short, 2s to 2s 3d. Prime Nelson hops, Is. Linseed—£ll to £lB (vyanted). Potatoes—Glutted, 25s to 30s and no sale. Carrots—2ss per ton, sacks extra. Onions— £s for best Melbourne. j>ig S —ln good demand, 150's to 160's well killed, not too fat, 3Jd; hams, 7d to 7£d: bacon, od to o|d. Chaff— 35s to 45s ; tip-top is worth 555. Turnips—l6s to 17s Gd. Butter— V?e»k, best, lid to Is; salt, lOd to Is-packages extra or returnable. Lard—6'd. Honey— Beeswax, Is pe-r lb. Cheese Factory, u£d to sid ; loaves, |-d more ; best Akaroa, 4£d to 4|d ; medium, ?>'f d to id ; loaves, |d more. Grass Seeds—Ryegrass, farmers', i Is 9d to 2s Gd ; machined, 3s 3d to 3e 9d ; Italian, 3s 9d to 4s 6d : cocksfoot, B|d to 4d. Sheepskins—At auction on Tuesday j all lots offered were eagerly competed for, especially well saved halfbreds and j merinos. Merinos show a decided j adyance on prices lately obtained. I Country dry merinos brought Is lOd j to 3s 9d; do do crossbreds, Is 9d to | 3s Gd; full woolled do, 4s Gd to Gs; do do merino, 8s Gd to sst Cd; pelts, 4d to JsGd ; butchers' best crossbreds. 4s Gd to 5s : good, 3s Gd to 4s 4d; butchers' green merinos, 2s 9d to 3s 7d; light, &« 8d to 2s Bd. Hides—The market is steady at late quotations. For stout hides, 601 b and and over, well flayed and free from j cuts, 3d can be obtained. Medium ! weights in like condition are worth 2d to 2ld; light, l£d to Ifd; inferior and slippy, Id to l|d. Tallow —This market lias continued unaltered for a considerable period. The demand now is fairly active for local requirements. Prime mutton, IDs to 20s: medium to good, IGs to 18s Gd; inferior to medium, 18s to 15s ; best caul fat, 12s (id to 18s; inferior to medium and good> Us to 12s per uwt,