THE MARKETS.

Marlborough Express, Volume XXXII, Issue 87, 14 April 1897, Page 3

THE MARKETS.

CANTERBURY PRICES CURRENT. . * \ (Press, April 10.) The following are current prices paid to farmers, f.0.b., Ly ttelton, for direct shipment from country stations and free of commission, except where otherwise specified : — Wheat. — Good to prime quality pearl 8s 9d to 3s lid, Tuscan 8s 8d to 3s 9d, Hunter's 8s 8d to 3s 9d, second quality wheat Id to 2d lower. Oats. — Prime milling 2s 2d, good stout feed 2s Id, fair short feed 2s, Duns Is lid tojs, Danish Is lOd. Barley. — Prime malting 3s 3d to 4s, medium do 3s 3d to 3s 6d, feed 2s to 2s 2d, Cape 2s 9d. Beans— 2s 6d to 2s Bd. p eag — Blue Prussians 8s 8d to 3s lid, feed (varieties) 3s to 3s 3d. Flour (millers' quotations) — Roller £11 10s, stone £10. Sharps— £3 10s. Bran— £2 15s. Oatmeal— £l2 103. Oatsheaf Chaff — 503 at country stations. Potatoes— Kidneys 50s, Derwents 85s at country stations. Onions — £2 15s to £8 at country stations. Grass Seed — Ryegrass, farmers' lots 2s 3d to 2s 9d, machine-dressed 8s 6d to 8s 9d, and heavy shotty seed up to 4s ; cocksfoot bright 3id to 3|d ; discolored 2f d to 3d ; cowgrass 6d to 7d ; white clover 6d to 7|d ; alsyke (nominal) 5d to 6d. Dairy Produce— Cheese 3d to 4d, loaf 3£d to 4^d ; butter, factory 9d, dairy 6d to Bd, salt in' boxes 5d to Gd ; bacon 6|d, do roll G^d to 7d ; hams 7^d.

(For continuation oj reading matter see first and fourth pages.) HOME-BAKING A PLEASURE NOW. Mesbbs Bbown & Polson, the celebrated Paisley firm of Corn Flour fame, have brought out a new preparation of their Corn Flour for fcome-bahinp-, which they have named "Paiel&y Flour." It is to be mixed one part with six to eight of ordinary flour, for raising and improving Bcones, cakes, pastry, and household bread, and when used no yeeet, baking pods, or other raiting agent is required. The peculiar advantages of 11 Paisley Flour" are that the work of baking is made quite simple, end the process of raiding is so aeeiattd that success is assured. Bread is improved m flavour, and made easy cf digestion even when new. Everyone wbo bakes at home should try it at once A free sample packet may be bad on application to J. B. GiLFiu-AN & Co., Fort tit,, Auckland, namivy\iL6 Maelbokough Ex« |?BWB,