CHRISTCHURCH CORN EXCHANGE.

Bruce Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 2181, 8 July 1890, Page 2

CHRISTCHURCH CORN EXCHANGE.

Report for week ended Friday, Jaly 4, 1890 :—

Since last writing the weather has been Quid with hard frosts, nothing like the usual rainfall that has been recorded, and farmers still want a thoroughly soaking rain, Wheat remains at last quotations, at which figure several large transactions for exp irt have taken place ; small lines are taken by locJ millers principally. Oats are difficult to move: at present prices it can hardly fail to prove a remunerative business to buy with the business of holding over, and several trausac.iotiH have come under notice with this obj ot. Barley : A few parcels of prime have changed hands, but medium and teed qualit ea MM entirely neglected. Beans are taken for export where the (sample is brigit >uid noi too much brokeu. Peuse : During the week a very fair inquiry has been manifested both for sued and hand threshed Prussian blues, consequently stocks have been soinewha reduced. Grass seed : The inquiry noted fur ry t grass still continues, and tiie same rcmatk applies to oockafoot. Potatoes t This tub r has seen fair sales where immediate delivery could be given ; there are large Btocks, and growers wonid do well to consider this when deciding on what to do with thi.ir orop. Ther" is a good inquiry for early potatoes (rouuci) for seed purposes. Dairy produce: Ni material alteration oin ba noted. Oir quotations for the week are aa follows :— Wuaar- : Tuscan, 3a 11 ; pearl, 2< 1H ; Uuuter's, 2.^ 10i } chick wheat, whole, 2,6'; broken, 2* Id to 2* 41, Oats : Milling, la 7 i ; shon heavy feed, la 6I ; long and inferior, Id 3 . Barley : Prime malting, 3. ; nudium, 2* 3 i to 2d 61 ; feed, Is 61 to 1 , Bi. Basins, 2 G •'. Pease i Hand tnreshed Prussian.", 3j ; ft>ed, 2-. 4 1 to 2o 6 1. Ryegrußs j Machine drossed, ss. Cocksfoot! Bright heavy need, 4d to 4£ I ; light aud discolored, 2» Ito 3fcd. Potatoes : Derwoutß, 40* at ooutury etatioua weer>3 the railage doos not exceed 6a per ton to f.o.b. Lyttelton, sacks extra. Dsiry produce un altered. The above quotation (potatoes excepted) are those paid co farmers for delivery f.o.b. Lyttelton, sacks extra.