CORN EXCHANGE REPORT.

Press, Volume XXXI, Issue 4287, 26 April 1879, Page 2

CORN EXCHANGE REPORT.

The following is the reportof tho Corn Exchange for the week ending Friday evening, Febrnary 35th:— Business during the week has been of a most unimportant character. Orders, however, are beginning to arrive from the intercolonial ports. Large shipments of wheat continue to be mads to London. There is little or no alteration to note in values. Buyers of all classes of produce seem most unwilling to operate. Wheat.—Best milling samples still range at from 3s 4d to 3s 5d per bushel; inferior to medium, 2s lOd to 3s 3d. Oata. — The market continues steady at last week's quotations. Stocks down north are reported heavy, but prices do not appear to have been materially affected thereby. Best milling qualities are worth._ 39d to 2b lOdj fe*d samples, 2s 6d to _s Sd per bushel. Barley.—Prime malting samples are very scarce, while parcels> of inferior to me—ium quality continue to come forward pretty freely. Maltsters and brewers having almost completed their stocks, are grown fastidious, and none nut pr__e_ samples meet with any attention from them. First-c__a m—Mine quality will co_un_n— 5s 9d_ to 6s j discolored and second-class DmTting ranging from 3s 6d to ss.

Potatoes—Prices appear still to remain a rather vexed question, buyers and sellers being as yet at variaaee with regard to values. Tie recent rains will be favorable for dijg-ia; operations. Great care most be taken to pre Tent the potatoes being exposed to the frosts. The farmers are busily en-

gaged digging aad pitting. Farmers are looking for extremely high prices, on account of the unprecedented short yield, but it will bo well to bear in mind that extremely high rates check consumption. Prices I range from £2 17s 6d to _S 5a per ton, sacks extra, at the Styx and Papan—i railway stations, and the same at other stations at a similar distance from Port.

Grass seed is completely neglected, and sales are difiicalt -to effect, even at roinoaa prices to the .prod—eer; -nrst-class quality can be porch—sed at 5a to St 6&* while inferior to —tedium are almost u-sab-sle. Cheese and butter—6* to 6|d for the former, 10id to 1\ d for the latter. __