TIMARU.

North Otago Times, Volume 1552, Issue XXVI, 11 April 1877, Page 2

TIMARU.

Tho " lli'vald" of Saturday la«t report* i— Tho dolivorloa of grain Iwvo boon heavy thla weok, mul somo considerable shipments Imvo boon mado. Grain lifts Arrived, howovor, a good doal quiokor than it has been shipped away, and the bulk in storo has tliorofore inoreaaod nonsidorably this week. Bomo stores have been filled, necessitating tho stacking of large bulks outside, uudor tarpaulins. 'Die quotations (or wheat are the »amo a« fait weok, ncoordina to ono oxtonslve buyer, namoly, 3s to 4s 3(1. Other buyori itate that nono but pood •oooiul cliiri loti hiiTd ootno in this wook, and tlmt, Iho Srlott off«Tln« (or th«i«»> ranged from 8s fl<l to * 9d, Moms poor itur.ploi only roali*ing 2*. Thoio buyors were porfocHy willing fo (?i»o fa for tiptop lo»», hut could not got. them. Wn wdfo nffjvdod an opportunity of comparing 1»U«t. wtw tmllo.l a lair uvoi'iiuo wheat Rrown in Oln«o, nnd tani horo fiom Dunodin, witli tho ordimiry bo»t lamploi produood in tliit diitriot, nna we munt ovn that, lha reiult wan very unfavornbU to the South Cnntorburv tvhont. Tho t (Tool i of tho bad woivthor which nfTtotod nearly nil the \i\ tho South lilnml to aourliiin ottotit w»» pm-copllWo In the two lota of wheat, but the Otngo whonl wot much superior In brightnuii and hardnott 1«> thoSonlh Canterbury, l'ho vomon of the dlfloronoe l» apparent. The Oti«o whont wni two or thrto week* later than that in thin diittriat, and it Win not ripe when tho bad weatli«r ontn*, ti moit of tnd South Canterbury whont w«i. It i* unpUftinnt to havo to roport on wheat t his year, but wo are certain that no roo<l would be gained by rppu>»ontiug it to ho bolter thnn it really i*. Quotntiont fof «af« buu'o frotn in t.o 2* Bd. ThU coronl Jin* not urrlreti inlmupqunniltlt'i, as it prflty npp>trt>nt by th» fitot thai only 100 ' bu«hoit troro expoi'tid Uit month, a* ugaimf. 45,481 btmiirin of wh«at, and 10,900 biulioU of hurley. Oats nr^ arriving quioker now, how•»er,' than they did forrturly, and w« may expoot to let n 'on^derablo export of them tlif* month. There* ii not muoh doing to barley, prinojuully m\ noqount of iv in forior qutiiilV, On« buyer qUotei thii grain nt fiotn Si ad to 4«. Potatoes are at L 2 por 100, but ••Don ar« «r#atly dinati«fl«d at the figur*. Buyer* of oon»ld»rablt quanlitiw do not, how#y«r, itt their way lo girt mow.