CHRISTCHURCH. Friday.

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CHRISTCHURCH. Friday.

Wheat (f.o.b. at Inttellon), 5s 3d ; oats, ss; bnrley, 7*l £? ; flour, £18 10s; bran, 6s; sharps, 6s ; hams ,(uncovprcfl), Is OVd ; bacon (uncovered), lOd. Market ,quite baio of barl*»j and potatoes.

Mr Alfred Biukland Reports.:- Skina anrl wool on Fri«dny la-t were in lea* supply lium imnil, about 20!) skins and rtno bales of wool only ottered. There was the usual atlend.ancti of buyers. Skins brought from Is 10il lo 53 b'd each ; wool in grease, 9d the 1b; no ihix was oilered at the auc- . tion. There i* a steady enquiry for all good t&mplfs pn--.vately, nt from £18 to £21 the ton; low, £7 7a to £9 the ,lou. Fodder was in nmal supply, and sustained I've ex.tieine values lately ruling; best qualities 0j the uwt. lloreo , slock offered iv moderate numbers only, but met with a , readj sale— riding lioisps up to £16 10a, di aught horses to .£70 — At Hendmon'u Mill, on Monday, the severe weather pirrenlcd the usual muster of cattle; those brought forwere mostly in good condition. Duiry cons were dull ,of sale, nntl wiUidrawn ; steers of all ages and young cattle ,wero in demand at usual rates.— At Seiuueru, on Thursday, .dairy cattle were- in moderate numbers, and fair enquiry. ,jSti>rj cattle in fuller supply than usual, and iv dumaml at lull pr.cm. Fut cattle in usual numbers, 138 head sold, but ,ol lnegular quality, and prices varied considerably us the ciilo pnicceded ; a lew animals sold at higher pricos than ,!ast week, but on Iliowliolo there was no improvement in ,(tiiii<>. Ewes otnJ lambs and store sheep in belter enquiry. I 1I 1 ad »lifrp in full supply, 630 sold ; prices higher than lu»l Mirk. Lun.bs of good quality fi.irly supplied. Pigs moro imm eioud tli (in usiiul, but iv deniand at extreme values. Pi-icon (i'\cu wiro ; — Dairy cows from £3 to £9 10s; calves, 1 25-> to 42t ; two-viui-old »teers, £4 to £'1< 12s b'd ; three>eur oMt., £6 to £7 ss. Fut cattle, 35s lo 455 ; ewes and .lambs, 2b Gd tl.e couple ; store wethers, 16s 6J each ; fat oA the lb; Imnbd, 13 3 to 2'2i.