GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XCVI, Issue 11049, 29 August 1896, Page 4

GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

; Wheat continues firm. Although no juetual sales are reported, inquiries are (•still in from the North Island, I Several lines:, of oats have been sold for UATpnnwif. to Sydney. This will tend to harden the market locally; and, should (the present wet weather continue, stocks i-will rapidly diminish, and prices should (remain firm. Large quantities of potatoes lhave. gone forward, to Auckland during the (past week. Duzing-the recent fine weather, . fanners were unwilling to leave their farmiig operations and open potato pits; consequently buyers in some cases bave (had difficulty in fulfilling orders by this week’s boats. ; The following are current prices : J- Wheat. —Pearl (primemilling), 3s 6^d; I millers’ mixed lines, 3s 4d to 3s s£d; 3s sd; Hunter’s, 3s 4*d; good i seconds, 2s 6d to 25,9 d. ; Oats.— Prime milling, 2s 2d (nominal) ; igood stout feed, 2s; Duns and Danish, 2s Id to 2s 2d. Barley,—Malting, prime, nominal, 3s 6d rto 3s 9tl; medium do, 2s 9d to 3s 4d; feed, • Beans (nominal). —Well-saved, 2s 7d to !2s Bd. . Peas.—Blue Prussians, 3s 9d to 4s; I others, 3s 3d to 3s 6d. , Flour. —Millers quote roller =£lo, stone,, 10s, sharps =£4 ss, bran <£3 15s. > Oatmeal.—£ll. , Oatsheap Chaff.—4os to 45s at-handy I country stations for prime samples. • Potatoes.: —Derwents 42s 6d to 45s at jcounfay-stations. | ■ Grass Seed.—Ryegrass, farmers’ lots, £3 3d to- 2s 9d; machine-dressed to 3s 9d, ea.vy-weigbt 4s to 4s 3d. Cocksfoot, (farmers’ Mnes 'ld to 4£d, town znachine--1 dressed 161 b seed 4fd, 171 b seed sd. Cowl.grasa, farmers’ Hues 4d to 6d. White (clover 4d to 7-id. Alsike-4d toS^d. Daisy Peohtjce. Cheese did to 4d, I loaf 4d to 4|d. Butter—Fresh factory Is to Is Id, frozen lOd to lid, dairy 9d, salt Mjn boxes) 6&d to 7d. Bacon and hams Ccl. The above prices are .paid to farmers (Lo.b. except where otherwise {Stated: