GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKETS.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 10866, 16 January 1901, Page 9

GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKETS.

(BY OCB COy.IIEECIAL EDITOR.) Tuesday evening. A private cable message has been received from London stating that the wheat market has eased again. There is no demand for shipment, but during the last few days some purchases 'have been made for local consumption, on the basis of the quotations given belaw, ivhicia it will be s»en are about Id below those lately ruling.

Oats are still dull of «?ale, and tbsre are but few offerincr. A few small lots of bright new Canadians have heen purchased at Is 5d at a near country station.

There is an inquiry for early potatoes for coastal shipment., and 50s at country stations is being paid far Early Roses and kidney.They are not yeffit. however, for shipment to' as v d.Manee.

Tli« following awe current prices Daid to fanners, f.0.b., Lytielton, for direct shipment from country station* and free of commission, except where rttih'erwise specified: — Wheat (nomimvl)—Hunter's pearl and velvo. 2s 3d to 2s 4d. and Tuscan 2s 4d to 2s sd. O.it» (nominal) —Canadian Is Bd, short hid Is 7d to Is Bd, Duna Is &d to Is 7d, and Danish Is 6d to Is 7d. Barley (nominal) —'Malting 2s delivered. Beans—(nominal. Peas—(nominal). Flour (millers , quotations nominal) —Roller £7, s.toue £6. ~ Sharps—£3 10s. * Bran —£3. Oatmeal —£10. Oatsheai Chaff—42s 6d at near country stations. Hay—£3 5s to £3 10s, delivered ; primest baled £4, f.o.b. Grass Seed— Ryegrass, farmers' lots, Is 9d to 2s, prime heavy, town-dressed, 2s 6d to 3s 3d. cocksfoot 2£d to 2|d for bright seed to 3d for extra good, town machine-dressed 161b to 171b seed, 3£d to 4d, cowgrass 5d to 6d>, extra choice 6id, -white clover 6d to 7Jd. Daily Produce—rCheese, factory, 4£d to sd, diury 4d to sd: butter factory, local, lOd. dairy 7d to Bd, salt (in boxes) 6d to 7d ; bacon, hams, s£d to 6d ; factory bacon and hams £d higher.