COMMERCIAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2745, 1 December 1894, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

CHRISTCHURCH MARKETS. The New Zealand Farmers’ Co-opera-tive Association of Canterbury, Limited, report for the week ending November 30ih,'1894, as follow : Business in grain aud produce during the week has been fully up to the average at this season. Wheat continues to move

coastwise steadily, and while values show no improvement, holders are firm in their demands. Oats have but restricted enquiry and the market is a turn easier. In Beans and Peas business is nominal. Potatoes show an advance which is felt to be but a temporary spurt at the close of the season. Dairy Produce is unchanged. Present quotations, f.0.b.., Lyttelton, sacks extra:— Wheat—Prime milling, pearl, velvet, or tuscan, 2s 8d; hunters, 2s 7d; second class, Id to 2d per bushel less; fowls wheat, 2s 4d. Oats —Milling Canadians, Is7d; short feed, Is 6d ; duns, Is 6d to Is 7d; Danish, Is 5d to Is 6d. Peas—Blue Prussians, 2s 6d to 2s 9d. Beans—2s 3d to 2s 4d. Potatoes Nominally 20s at country stations. Ryegrass and Cocksfoot Business nominal. - Red Clover and Cowgrass—7d to 7jd. Cheese—Large and medium, 4d ; loaf, new, 4id. Butter Prime fresh, 6d ; salt, 5d ; separator, Bd. Bacon and Hams—6d to 7d. Oaten Sheaf Chaff—6os, sacks included. Exporta for the week :—Wheat, 2,973 sacks; oats, 380) sacks; potatoes 566 sacks; seed, 81 sacks; chaff, 1,575 sacks; flour, 2087 sacks. CHRISTCHURCH STOCK MARKET. At the Addington Yards on Wednesday there were good entries of stock. Fat Cattle—l 32 head of fat cattle were yarded. There was good competition for steers and heifers at late rates, but inferior sorts were easier, and sold at about 23s per 1009t>. Steers sold at £8 to £lO 12s 6d, heifers £5 10s to £7 17s 6d, cows £5 to £8 7s 6d. Dairy Cattle —In dairy cattle about 100 came forward, including a line of Ayrshires and crossbreds from Otago, which sold at from £5 to £9lsa. Competition for others was not spirited, and a number was not sold. Store Cattle—ln store cattle 220 head were yarded. The sale assumed a healthier tone than for some time past, younger cattle being sought after. Fat Sheep—The fat sheep market was again over-supplied and in consequence the sale dragged considerably. Good sheep sold at close up to last week’s quotations, but there was a further drop in inferior and aged sorts. Prime crossbred wethers sold at 13s to 15s 9d, ewes 10s to 13s, freezers 12s 2d to 13s 6d, secondary sorts 10s to 12s, best merino wethers 9s to 11s, secondary 6s 6d to 8s 6d, merino ewes 5s 6d to 7s 6d.

Store Sheep—ln store sheep all classes were easier. Hoggets sold •at 7s lid to 9s 3d, crossbred ewes and lambs 11s to 12s 3d.

Pigs—All good sorts were competed for, but Quintals of questionable feeding were not sought after. Good baconers brought 3£d per fi>, and porkers 3d to 3jd. DUNEDIN PRODUCE MARKET.