Commercial.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 277, 1 November 1902, Page 2

Commercial.

o CHRI3TGHURCH AN)) PRODUCE MARKETS. Very little wheat ha< charmed hands since last report. There is enquiry for Pearl, but nothing is offering. Qaotat ; "ns aie unc'ian«e-I. Oats com inue firm, and it is still difficult to obUiu small lots for trade requirement*. The demand for potaors h s *lack n-d further, and next week will ab 'lit fi-ii-h r. qitirements i <r Sydney * id the nor burn mil kets. Tiirtre U enquiry for oiten chaff, but not much is offering. • The d.i ry produce market is firm all round. The f Ho wing are current pnces paid to farmers, and free of commission, except \vh"r« otherwise specified : Wheat—Hunter's and Tuscin, 4s to •is Id ; Pearl, 4s Id to 4s 2d at country station-!, according t,o distance from port. Oats (m.ninal)—Long feed, 2s 51 to 2s 6d ; short feed, 2s 6 1 to 2s 7d ; milling Canadians, 2s 7d to 2s Bd, at country stations. Barley (nominal)—Prime, 3s ; fe a d, 2s 7d, at country stations. Flour (Millers' quotations)—Roller £lO 10s per ton. Pol'ard, £5 10s. Bran, £5 10s Oatmeal, £l4. Potatoes—Derwents £4, to £4,ils 6 1, at countrv stations. Oitsheaf chaff—£4 5s per ton, at country stations. Grass seed—Ryegrass, prime heavy, town dressed, 4s 31 to 4s 6d; Italian ryegrass, town dressed. 4s 6d ; cocksfoot, i own machine dressed, to 4| 1; white clover, 8 I to 9Jd ; cowgrass, weathered, s<l to 6id. Dairy produce—Cheese, factory, 5d to sjd ; dairy, to 5d ; butter, factory, local, lHd; North Islam lid ; Hairy, lOd for prime; salt (in boxes) 9d ; bacon, hams, 7£d to 3H ; factory baon and h mis, £d higher f.o.b.—Press.

DUNCDIN GIUIN MARKET. Wheat—Prime milling v-lvet and Tuscan are in dcmmd at prices a gtade in advance. F .\vl wheat is becoming scarce and fair quality second rate asfilling has been disposed of to fill Exporters' orders for fowl whs*'. Prime \o choice ve'.vet is quoted at 4s 3d to 4s 6d ; other prime milling, 3s lOd to 4s 3d ; medium, 3s 7d to 3s 9d ; best whole fowl wheat, 3s 5d to 3s 6d; inferior and medium, 2s 8d to 3s 3d, sacks extra Oats—The demand for export is steady for all good lots of feed, while bright lines are strongly enquired for. Medium do not receive attention. Prima milling is quoted at 2s 8d to 2s 9d, good to best tfeed, 2s Gd to 2s 7£d, inferior to medium, 2a to 2 i sd.