Trade Report.

Press, Volume III, Issue 129, 30 March 1863, Page 3

Trade Report.

• Press,' Office, Saturday night, March 28,1863. Grain.-—Grain of all sorts was freely offered to-day, but, owing to formers not submitting to ony reduction, but little business was done. In wheat we believe but few parcels changed hands, and those fow only for homo use. Barley comes to hand in small lots, and of an inferior quality, and barely maintained last quotations. Oats still continuo to be supplied quite equal to the demand, notwithstanding many aro holding for higher prices. Other grain nominal. White wheat. 4s 9d to ss; red Wheat, 4s 3d to 4s fid i barley, 5s to BeGdj barley, for horse food, 4s 6d. oats, 5s to He 3d; peas, 6s to 5s 6d. Cattle.—Fat stock of all sorts ore still in demand. A fair amount of business in both beef and mutton h-8 been done during the week. Fat cattlo are quoted at sd. Store cattle ore not so eagerly sought for, but wo can hardly quote lower prices. ' Sheep.—Breeding ewes aro in good demand, sod present rates fully maintained. Store sheop std still enquired for. Good fat sheep have been sold on the station, about twenty-five miles from Christchurch, as high as 28s. . yfo may mention that stock is at present generalb/ cleared. • Station property is in active demand, and prices aro fully maintained. \ M-BSBB. BtTKKELL, BBNNBTT AND Sl_OT rtport sales as follows : 4500 store wethers, Canterbury bred, 255. each; 107 very good Wellington cattlo at £10 15s. each : 24 do. fair, at £9 ss; "ifeOO good ewes, on terms, at 40 per cent, and 2s6d ■ On hand—Working bullocks; Canterbury bred mob of cattlo, and fat wethers; store cattle, store Wethers. Mr. W. D. Babxabd—Report* sales of draught add light horses as follows: 6 inferior draught 'torses at £44 to £55 each; 15 inferior light harness and saddle horses from £17 to £44 each, Average, £26 6s each; 5 unbroken colts and fillies, £16 to£27 each; 2 pair of working bullocks £25 to $31! pair; one milch cow in full profit £25; one much cow in calf £14 14s. " Mb. 0-MViBR sold 24 head of cows and young Jtock, at Aikman and Wilson's stockyards, at wflowing prices:—Cows, £10 10s. to £14. each; fcifera, £7 10s.; steers, £610s. Mb. H. E. AtPOBT reports a numerous attendance and a brisk sale at market auction, to-day— 18 pigs brought from 12s. to 255. each; fowls, 3s. 6d. to 6s. per couple; ton chceso, 9Jd. to ls. per lb.; peas, ss. per bushel; flour, £13.p0r ton. A considerable parcel of groceries, oilman's stores, furniture, and saddlery was disposed of at fair , rates.

• Messrs. Jackson and Bishop report that the w»t common bricks have had a good steady domand all through tho season at £6. Floor tiles, at 2s. 6d. the dozen, machine made, etc in good demand for tho flooring of verandahs, Passages, back kitchens, warehouses, dairy floors. &c.

-In drain pipes, tho Provincial Government are •"Host the only consumers to any extent; but on woount of tho Government the domand is brisk. In fire bricks, tiles, aud lumps thero is a large demand, sufficiently so now as to require a better Jncans of getting the clay to tho works from the Malvern Hills, and great efforts will bo mode next spring to effect this desirable object. Chbistc_ubc_ eetail ibices. •p, £ 8. D. £ 8. D. JJour, per 100 lbs ,016 0 Hh ip biscuits plain per 100 lbs .800 onort captains per lOOlbs . .210 0 B"!ad,4lbloaf . .009 per bushel . .016 Oatmeal, per lb . .006 » h arps, per 100 lba .080 a utt-,pCTlb . .02

Cheese, per lb . .012 Eggs, per dozen . • 0 2 3 Milk, per quart . .006 JJucks, per couplo . .0 6 otoo 7 0 wese, apiece . . 0 10 6 £urkcys, apieco . .0100 to 015 0 *owls, a eouplo . .0 5 otoo 6 0 Beef per lb . . 0 0 6too 0 0 Mutton, per lb . .0 0 6too 0 8 Pork, per lb . . .009 *cal, per lb . . .009 Lamb, a quarter . .0 8 otoo 9 0 Ham, Colonial, per lb .016 Ham, English, per lb .019 Bacon, per Ib . .014 to 01 6 Sausages, beef per lb .009 " pork per lb .010 Potatoes, per lb. . .o0 2* 00 3 Carrots, per cwt. . .010 0 J"™? 9 • . . None. Cabbages, each . .00 10 010 Omon 8> p er i bt . .006 008 Shalottes, per lb. . .006 Apples, per lb. . .006 010 Pears, per lb. . .016 Peaches, per lb. . .006 Grapes, per lb. . .020 I Fish—Fresh herrings, por i __ doz - • .030 040 ! Flat fish, per doz. 0 8 0 010 0 Wheat, per bushel .050 Barley, per bushel .060 Oats, per bushel . .060 Maize, per bushel . .080 | Beans, per bushel . .080 Peas, per bushel . .070 Hay, per ton . .900 Straw, per ton . .200 300 Chaff, per cwt. . .010 0 Firewood— Black pine, per cord (delivered) .300 810 0 White wood, do. . 3 0 0 Coals, per ton . .450 410 0 Posts and rails, per 100 . 6 0 0 Spokes, V.D.L. ;„ . 1 10 0 „ Sidney iron bark . 210 0 212 0 Bidlocks poles . .015 0 10 0 Boards aud scantling, per 100 feet; and upwards 16 0 Tongucd and grooved, per lOOfeet . . .115 0 116 0 V.D.L. scantling 3x2 per 100 feet . . .016 0 017 0 Shingles, per 1000 , .113 0 114 0 Slates, duchess „ . .25 0 0 26 0 0 Palings, sft. per 100 .17 0 17 0 n 6ft „ . 110 0 114 0 Best corrugated iron per ton . . .40 0 0 48 0 0 Rough grey stone, per cubic yard ..170 Grey stone, piles 2ft, each 0 2 0 „ „ 18in, .010 „ „12in. .014 Bricks, perJIOOO . .410 0 50 0 per bushel .046 „ best stone, „ .070