Commercial.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 286, 22 November 1902, Page 3

Commercial.

WAIMATE MARKETS. s. d. b. d. Butter, wholesale 0 6 retail... 0 8 Eggs ~ 0 7 „ ...0 9 CHRISTCHURCH GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKETS Chbistchdrch, November 18 The following are current prices paid to farmeri, and fre« of commission, except where otherwise specified:— Wheat—Hunters and Tuscan, 4s Id to 4s 2d; Pearl, 4s 2d to 4s 3d, at country stations, according to distance f Oats (nominal)—Long feed, 2s 5d to 2s 6d ; short feed, 2s 6d to 2s 7d; milling Canadians, 2s 7d to 2s Bd, at country stations .. „ . - «.j o. Barley (nominal)—Pnme, 3s ; feed, <is 7d, at country stations. Flour (Millers' quotationi)~Roller £ll per ton. Pollard, £t Bran, £6 Oatmeal, £l4 ... Potatoes—Derwentß £4, at country stations. Oatsheaf chaff—£4 6s per ton, at country Btations. Grass seed—Cowgras*, weathered, od Dairy produce-Cheese, factory, to 5d ; dairy, 4d to 4£d ; butter, factory, local, Hid; North Island, lid; f.o.b. Wellingion ; dairy. 8d to 9d for prime ; salt (in boxes) 7d to 9d; bacon and hams, 8d to 9<l ; factory bacon and hams, id higher i-o.b.—Press. "markets. Wheat.—During the week there has been a *mart advance. Prime milling commands s'rong enquiry. Medium quality is finding attention from shippers. Choice velvet brings 4s 6d to 4s Bd, prime milling 4s 3d to 4* 6d, medium 3s 9d to 4s, whole fowl wheat 3a 41 to 3s 7d; jacks extra. Oats.—Thee is a fair demand for prime milling and good bright feed. Inquiry for export is not so keen. Inferior, damp, and discoloured are almont unsaleable. Prime milling is qaooed at 2s 8d to 2i 9d, good to best feed 2s 7d to 2s Bd, medium to good 2s 4d to 2s 6d, inferior 2s to 2a 3d; sacks extra.