CORN EXCHANGE.

Press, Volume XL, Issue 5886, 25 July 1884, Page 2

CORN EXCHANGE.

The following is the Corn Exchange re-«-rt for the week ending Friday, the 25th _i—tant:— Business in grain and produce, like all «ther mercantile pursuits, has been tor the j—at week almost totally neglected, owing *to the intense interest taken in ihe general _loctk—s, —ie net result of which has given almost universal sat——action. The tarm—sg com—lunity sow hold a more hopeful %»ue in reg__ to tiie politics of the country, wtho-gh the chief cause of depression in SMir line still remains, namely, the continued. low pric«3 ruling in the home market ——* wheat, and until there is a genuine 4*m for the better there can be little hope ' 3_*v * " om any c h—ege in Government. With the exception of peas, the values of ~_rra«uce have scarcely altered. -fThe following are the quotations to _■— **—• Jfk»t-Tuscan 3s 4-i, Pearl 3sSd, Hun- _. _f»_ ?* *£'i ? r sound samples only; seconds Sid to is 6d, chick wheat Is 9d to 2s. _B__H_____—_______________________

• Oats—Milling 2s 3d, be3t short feed 2s 2d, Tartars and Danish Is 8d to 2s. Barley—Bright first class malting 4s, 1 second quality 3s 3d to 3s 6d, f oed 2s to 2s 2d, Christchurch. Peas—Prussian blues 3s to 3s 3d, feeding' 2s6dto2s9d. Beans—Band threshed for seed 3s, ordinary dry 2s 9d. Bye Grass Seed—Farmers' parcels 33 to 33 6d, best machine dressed 4s to 43 3d. Potatoes—2Bs to 30s at stations within 12 miles, with a prospect of advancing. Butter and Cheese—7d to Sid for tiie former and 4d to 5d for the latter. With the exception of barley and potatoes, the above prices are paid to farmers when delivered at Lyttelton.