GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 9520, 12 September 1896, Page 6

GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET.

Since the return of fine weather business in grain and produce has revived. There is an improved local demand for wheat, millers having during the week purchased a considerable quantity to replenish their stocks. Several lines have also been shipped to Auckland. A line of Tuscan and Hunter's was sold at a price equal to 3s s_d, f.0.b., and a line of Tuscan and Pearl at 33 4d, ex-store, at Christchurch. Oats remain at the recently reduced quotations. A considerable quantity ha. been offered, but few sales were effected. Several lines of beans have been sold for export at quotations. Potatoes are firm, and a large quantity has changed hands this week. Napier is buying pretty largely, and a small line has been shipped to Newcastle. Business in seedhas been fairly brisk, the most enquiry being for cowgrass and clover. Heavy, shotty ryegrass is in good demand, and maintains its price. With the growth of spring feed and consequent increase in the output of butter, the price of this article shows a natural downward tendency. The following are current prices paid to farmers, f.0.b., Lyttelton, except where otherwise specified :— Wheat—Pearl (prime milling) 3s 5d to 3. 6d, Tuscan 3s 4d to 3s sd, Hunters 3s 3d to 3s 4d, good seconds 2s 9d to 2s lOd. Oats—Prime milling 2s to 2s Id, Tartars (nominal, good seed) 2s, good stout feed Is 9d to Is lOd, fair Is Bd, Duns Is lOd, Danish Is 9d. Barley—Prime malting 3s 6d to 3s Bd, medium do 2s 9d to 3s, feed 2s Id to 2s 2d. Beans (nominal)— Well saved 2s 6d. Peas—Blue Prussians 3a 9d to 4s, feed varieties 3s to 3s 3d. Flock (millers' quotations)— Roller £10, stone £9, sharps £3 15s. Bran—£3. Oatmeal—£ll. Oatsheaf Chaff—Nominal, 40a to 45s for prime samplesat convenientcountry stations, sacks extra. Potatoes—Derwents 45s to 47s 6d at country stations, sacks extra. Onions—£6 to £6 10s at country stations. Grass Seed—Ryegrass, farmers' lots 2s 3d to 2s 9d, machine dressed 3s 6d to 4s, and heavy shotty seed nn to 4s 3d ; cocksfoot 3Jd to 4_d, town machine dressed, 161b seed 4|fd, 171b seed 4Jd to sd; cowgrass 5d to

6d ; whits clover 6d to 7_d • alsyke 5d to 6d. Datrv Pi'.od.o**—Cheese 3_d to 4d, loaf 4d to 4*d ; butter, factory lOd to Is, dairy 8d to 9d ; ba .on s£d to 6d, do roll 6_d to 7d; hams 6_d to 7_d. The New Zealand Fa-mbr-V Co-opera-tivjs AssocLvrioN of Cantkrbuby, Ltd. quote as follows on 11th September :— Wheat—Prim* mi-ins pearl .. 3s 6d f.o.b „ ~ Tuscan .. 3s Sid ~ „ „ Hunter's 3s SI ~ Seconds, clean.. .. 2* 9-J ,-,_.. Oats—Tartars and Duns .. 1-lOd to is lid „ Goad stout feed .. .. Is lid to 2s „ Milling &to2s Id „ Bartev—Prim, malting .. 3s od to 3s 3d „ . " Medium feed .. 2*3 d „ Beans.. •• •• 2s7dto_*od „ Peas—Prussian Blues .. ••**-*_ " Partridge .. .. 3s6d „ Ryegrass—Farmers' lines .. 2s 3d to Zs at Cocksfoot—Good bright seed .. 3}dta4<l „ Medium grades .. .. 3.tto3jd „ Chaff—Good Oatsheaf .. .. 45< at country station— Potatoes—Derwents .. -. 47s 6d to 50s at country stations. j The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., quote as follows on 11th September :— Wheat—Prime milling Pearl .. 5s 6-1 f.o.b. „ „ Tuscan .. 3s 5d „ j, ~ Hunter's 3s 4jd „ Seconds, clean .. _*-__. 3* „ Oats—Tartars and Duns .. Is lid to 2. Id ~ Good stout feed .. .. Is 9d to Is lid „ Milling ■■ .. Is lid to 2* „ Barley—Prime malting (nominal) 3s 6d to 3s 9.i Ch.Ch. Peed ls9dto2s2d ~ Beans .. - - 2s4dto_*-_ f.o.b. Peas—Prussian Blues .. .. 4s to 4s 6d „ Rvegrass—Dressed .. 3s 6d to is „ Cocksfoot— Good bright seed, dressed.. .. s*l to sid per lb. „ Chaff—Good oatsheaf .. .. 40s, 45s per ton at country stations. Potatoes—Derw«nts .. .. 47s 6i per ton at country st ns.