MARKET REPORTS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CV, Issue 12427, 16 February 1901, Page 5

MARKET REPORTS.

GRAIN AND PRODUCE. The weather during the past few clays has been-favour-able for harvesting operations, and farmers have been taking advantage of it, and are working long hours to secure their crops. Wheat is turning out a very good yield, but many growers persist in threshing straight out of stock, which, in a season like the present, is a very doubtful proceeding. Several lines have alreadybeen placed on the market, but merchants are not anxious to operate, as some of the ' samples show signs of sweating, and would therefore be totally unfit for keeping or export. A little old wheat has been taken for Auckland at-quotations, andl a couple . small lines of new Pearl has changed hands on the basis of 2s 3d. A fair amount of barley is offering, but maltsters are well stocked, and as some of the parcels are discoloured and thin, they are not inclined ro buy. ■ Oats are coming, forward steadily, but in the absence of a present outlet, They, are somewhat neglected; but it is hoped that with the initiationi of a direct line of steamers with South African ports, a regular demand may spring up. Several good-sized lines of Canadians have changed hands on the basis of Is 6d. Early potatoes are enquired for at 50s, and axe already being shipped. The onion market has opened at £4. 10s delivered, and there is every prospect of a good demand. Following are quotations;— Wheat.-—Prime milling nominal, Tuscan and Pearl 2s Sd, Hunter’s 2s 4d to 2s Sd, whole fowl-wheat 2s id, to 2s 6d. Oats (nominal).—Milling Canadians Is 7d, short feed Is 6d, Duns and Danish Is 5d to Is 6d, Barley.—Prime malting 2s 2d to 2s Id, medium Is lOd to 2s. Flour.—Millers quote roller £7, stone £6, : sharps £3 10s, bran £3. Oatshcal Chaff. —ids to 42a 6d at country, stations. ' Oatmeal.—£lo. Beans^—2a 5d to 2s 6d. Peas.—Blue Prussian and Partridge 2s 4d to 2s Sd.

Seeds.—Ryegrass, farmers’ lines Is 6d to la 9dfor fair and up to 2s 6d for -prime heavy, farmers’ seed, machine dressed 8s to 3s 3d.; Cocksfoot, farmers’ dressed lines 2fd to SJdfor. bright seed to 3d extra good. Cowgrass 5Jd. White clover, farmers’ lines 6d to “id. Dairy Produce.—Cheese, dairy 4d to , 4jd, factory 4Jd to sd. Butter—Fresh local factory lOd, best dairy 7d to 9d, salt, in boxes, 6d to 7d for, prime. Bacon and hams Sid to <s|d, factory Jd per lb higher. The above prices, except whore otherwise stated are those paid to farmers, f.0.b., Lyttelton. / , TIMARU. The Week just closing has been very dull, and dealers report very little business. New, oats comiiig to band are on the soft side, and opening quotations have not yet been fixed. No reliable quotations can therefore be given for oats. In.wheat, Tuscan, Red Chaff and Velvet are quoted at 2s 3d to 2s 4d, on tracks, and barley at Is 3d to Is 6di for medium, and! 2s 5d to 2s 6d for prime milling. - . / ... OXFORD. At the Oxiwfd sale on Thursday, there wds .a.'la%p'«S[ity of .sheep, but owing, to haifvestbeiag ixi ftm swing, there was hot so good an attendance of buyers as usual. Competition, was weak throughout the sale, and a gbbd -jqany lines were passed in at auction, though several were sold afterwards;. ' Prices showed: a marked decline on the previous sale, especially in lambs. Twotooth ewes made from 19s 9d to £1 Os 7d, aged do 11s 3d to 14s lld>, fat lambs 14s to 14s lOd, store do 11s 6d to 13h 9d, fat ewes 32s to 15s 6d, merino ewiss 7s 6d to 10s. Cattle and pigs sold at fullmarke t rates. METHVENI . At the MethVen Yards on Thursday, about 4000 sheep were yarded. ' Fat ewes brought 14s, do merino ewes 9s lldi do lambs 155, ; breeding ewes 14s 6d, store lambs 12s to 13s. , , , ; ' AUCKLAND. [Per Press Association.] .' ', AUCKLAND, Feb. It* Wheat—Fowl (ex wharf) 2s 6d to 2s 7d,' do ex store 2s Bd' to 2s 9d, southem-Tuscan' 2s lid to 3s, ci.f. Auckland (sacks extra),; do Velvet 2s lid to 3s (sacks extra), do, Humberts 2s lOd to 2s lid! (sacks extra),-do local Tuscan 2s 6d to 2s 7di (nominal), , '