GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 9814, 25 August 1897, Page 4

GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET.

The sales of wheat that have taken place during the last few days show a rather firmer toue in the market. Several thousand ! bushels, principally of Tuscan of fair to j medium quality, have been placed at equal jto 3a lid to 3s lHd f.o.b. and 3s lid at J Christchurch. A large line of seconds has i also changed hands at 3s 4d f.o.b. Other j descriptions of gram and produce are very i quiet, and little business is doing. ! frit-- £-11.— 4. _.!J »-.

The following ore ourrent prioes paid to

farmers, f.0.b., Lyttelton, for direct shipment from country stations and free of commission, except where otherwise specified :— Whkat—Good to prime quality pearl 4s to 4s Id, Tuscan 3s lid to 4s, Hunter's 3s lid to 4s, second quality wheat about 2d lower.

Oats—Prime milling 2s sd, good stout feed 2s 2d to 2s 3d, fair short feed 2s Id to 2s 2d, Duns 2s 3d, Danish 2s Id to 2s 2d.

J.-.ARI.KY—Prime malting 3s 9d to 4s Id, medium do 3s 3d to 3s 6d, feed 2s 3d to 2s sd, Cape 2s sd. Brans—-2s 7d to 2s Bd.

I'kas—Blue Prussians 4s 3d to 4s 6d, feed varieties 3s 3d to 3s 4d.

li'ixiUß (millers' quotations)— Roller £11 10s, stone £10. Sharp-;—80s. Brax—7ss.

OATSHKAFCifAr-f—6os at country stations. Potatoes—Derwents 32s 6d to 35s at country stations

Grass Skko—Ryegrass, farmers' lots 2s 3d to 2s 9tl, machine dressed 3s 6d to 3s 9d, and heavy shotty seed up to 4s ; cocksfoot bright 3_tl to 34 ! d ; discoloured 2_d to 3d ; cowgrass 6d to 7d; white clover s_d to b\<\ ; alsyke, s_d to 6_d. L>A«Ki'"l'KOi>ucK—Cheese 4d to 4Ad, loaf 4d to 5.1 ; butter, factory Is, do in boxes 9d to 10d. daiiy 7cl to 10d, salt in boxes 6d to 7d; bacon bid, do roll 6_d to 7d; hams 7_d. Thr Nbw Zkat.asd Farmkus' Co-opkka-TIVK ASSOCIATION" OK OaNTKRBUJRV, LTD., quote as follows on August 24th : — Wheat—Prime milling Pearl ..4s Id f.o.b. ~ „ Tuscan ..4s ~ ~ ~ lluuter'd.. 4s ~ Seconds, clean .. .. 3s ~ Oats—Duns .. .. .. 2*3.1 ~ Good stout feed.. .. 2s4d „ Milling .. .. 2ssd „ narley—Prime limiting .. 4s „ Medium .. .. 3s 6:1 „ Beans.. .. .. .. 2s 8a tn2s 9.1 „ Peas— Prussian Blues .. .. 4s 6d lo 4s 9U „ Partridge .. .. 3s 3.1 Ryegrass—Karmai*' lines .. 2,s 6d ~ Cockxfool —Good bright seed .. SA-1 „ Mwliiim-rrades .. ..3d ~ Chaff—Good oawhear (nominally) 60s at country stations Potatoes—Derwents .. .. 32i 6d