CHRISTCHURCH GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET. (Christchurch Press.)

North Otago Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 9409, 6 March 1899, Page 3

CHRISTCHURCH GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET. (Christchurch Press.)

Though the purchasing of wheat for export has nob yi>t become gononil, tho rafirkot may now bo said to have fairly i opened, and an tho throwing mil's hwo boon fully omployod during tho htrvoaf, therein already a largo quantity of groin available for shipment. A certain quantify of wheat is going into store, but farmera appear genoially Inclined to aooopt pronenb prices In tho faoo of tho Horaowlinfc uncertain etato of tho London marW, and are offering protty freely. During fcho wook several largo linoa havo boon pnrohiflpd ab 2a for pearl and Hunters, and 2a 0£d to 2m Id for Tuscan, at handy country stations. Id is roporbid that) novoral thousand nooks Invo bonn looked by tho atoamor Ringitirn at) 32s Od, and that oonBidorabloonpKemontHhivo boen mndo by Bailing vohwoIb ab liOd for wheat, and at 5i extra for oatfl. Thoro is a aomowlmti easier foolins* in rogard to tho market for barliy, though several largo linos of priino malting havo daring tho" work ohanged handa ftb28 6d to 2h 8il ab oounbry ntations. Riicontly, snya tho Anafcralafcian, sflmplcs and quotalioni of Now Zosland barloy of tho now crop have cmno foiwan). Quality for qu'ility, Now Zealand barley iannohoappr (i»f«er payment of duty) thai Vicrorinn, and, although tho crop ifi a good ono, tho propotUon of roally good quality is rathor fiinUI, yomo Oaliforni'in bailey hat boon imported for tho purpose of immediato malting. Businesa in Molbourno has latoly boon on a teHtricted 8O(»lo, but good samplos^ aro atill nal^ablo ab Into ratoa. Primo Ohovalior ie worth 5a, and ealos of good. Ohovalior havo boun made ab 4a 0 1 to 4a lOd. Medium B&mplee rango down to about; 49> Tho businoao In oat 1 ) oontinaoci stoady, largo pai'cola ocoaalonally being placud on tho baste of ro-day'a quobailons. OUmo+1 Inn boon reduced Ll per ton, Oookofoot is now oftoring more frooly, a large numbor of samploa having boen «ub. mibted during tho week, tho bulk of them boing moro or lose oiF ooJor. Tho ryo grass coming to hand U moro or less i^ rpgalar in quality, Buyora from I ho Nonh Ial«nd havo begun to opftrato, bub anything under 001b oood is neglootod by them. Further purohaaos of Dorwonb potatooa have boon nuado ab 25s, but there is praotioUly no doraand tor earJy varieties Tho markob for the new soason'a orop of oniorw has opened ab 40a, at whloh prico eovoral tuloa havo boon m^de. Tho following are ourronfc pricea paid to farmors, f.o.b., Lyttelton, for direct shipment from country Btntiona and free of commission, oxoopb whor 1 © otherwieo specified : Old whoafc (nominal)— Now wheat 2a to 2a Id, Kb country BUtions. Now Oata—Oanadiana la 3d to la 4d, thort food 1b 2d to Is 3d, Dunn la to la Id, at <>o tin try stations. JJ>fIcy~Now, 2i 6d to 3n delivered, Beans (nominal). Pcas—Bluo Pruasiana 8a GJ, parbridgo or tnanlo 3a to 3a 3d. Mour (rnilloro' q«ota'ion», nominal) — K oiler L7i otono LG. Kharpa— L3. Bran-L2 10«, Ofttmoal—LlO. Oatshoaf Chaff,— Now, 80s, at country otationa. Pofctttooa, «Karly variotioa nominal 253 to 30a, Dorwenta 25?, off forlto, April«M»y do' livery, at country stations. Oniona— 40j ab country atitiona. Glraea Seed— KyoKraic, farmers' Iota la Od to 2s Cd ; cocksfoot 2J:d to 2Jd for o<F color, 3d to S^rl for bright ; olovora nominal. Dairy Produce -Chooflo, faotory 4d to 4^, J loiit 4d to 5tl : butbor, factory (loon)) 9d, ] <Uiry Gd bo 7d, isulb (m boxen) 5i to 6d ; bacon 7d, do roll, 7d to 7^d | hama 8d ; faotory baoon and ham £d higher,