COMMERCIAL.

Grey River Argus, Volume XIV, Issue 1690, 3 January 1874, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

Christchtoch.— The Lytfdion' Times Pf the 27th nit. reports :— . In the grain.and produce market,: owing to the Chnstmaa. holiday s, we have nothing, to record in the ijrain market. Quotations remain as they were last week, viz. : — Wheat, 4s 6<J tp/45 ..9d ; pats/ 4s sd ; barley, 6s 9d ; flour, ( millers' quotations, LlllOs; in sacks, - Ll2 in liagii— 10a, ex^ra f.b.b'; in -Lyttelton ; bran »'nd sharps;; L 4 10s to L 5. !'The. following 4re the.rates ruling for dairy produce :— Butte^, 6R t0.74,-| cheese, new, 5d to 24d,;: do, primepl<j; .7(l' to ri 7^d,j bacon and hams are witfip [ nV:c^i^e i at;BJd.. i <»y(Bred,.;and/ißd uncovered. ' In the stock and stations market the holidays, have ,]iave had the usual effect in putting a' stop to' all' business in this market, and consequently,, pur., repprt is mere a matter, , of -form. 'The feather continues iigbfy 'favorable for stock, and everywhere' large' numbers must be getting into marketable coudition, so that there ia no absolute certainty of a glut of fat stock 'for the next three or four months. Tho only possible relief to this will be the meat preserving establisment, which, We'- are- glad to learn, are preparing to resume operations, and' we sincerely hope that. the increased demand' for preserved' meat in England, coupled with the superior quality of the stock which the favorable season will reader available, may enable the proprietors 1 to derive a substantial reward for, taeir enter-! prise in establishing institutions of a character so advantageous to the stock- interests of the country. On Wednesday, a few sh-ep and cattle were- brought forward to the yards,, but.; there; was a very small attendance of buyers, and ,the bnsiness transactions do not afford any criterion of the true state of themarket." — • -•- ■- z — -