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South Canterbury Times, Issue 5028, 8 June 1889, Page 4

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CHRISTCHURCH COEN EXCHANGE. The following is the Christchurch Corn Exchange report for the week ending Friday, June 7th, 1889 • Grain and produce business during the week has been of a very limited character. The Sydney market for both wheat and potatoes shows a decline on previous week’s values,and the spurt in the Melbourne oat market has but slightly affected this market. At present Victoria is drawing her supplies from Dunedin and the Bluff, while there is a better inclination among buyers to do business. _ Prices have not altered. Barley is again dull, although but few samples of prime are offering, Cocksfoot has a fair enquiry for really prime heavy seed ; the bulk of the seed is out of growers’ hands. Ryegrass, on the other hand, is exceedingly quiet. Dairy produce remains dull. We fear that we shall again have to look to London for our main outlet, as Sydney appears completely glutted. Factorymade now is the only kind of New Zealand that finds any sale at all with our neighbours. The shipping requirements appear to he plenty for the Sydney markets, and for London there is abundance of freight offering at 255. The deliveries are steadily falling away except potatoes, which just now are coming to hand very fast. Our week’s quotations are as follows : WHEAT. Prime Tuscan 3s 8d to 8s 9d, Hunters’ and pearl 3s 4d to 3s sd, medium 3s, broken wheat 2s fid to 2s 9d. OATS. Prime milling 2s lOd, short stout feed 2s 8d to 2s 9d, inferior and long 2s 5d to 2s 7d. B ABLET. Prime malting 3s 9d to 3s lOd, medium 3s 3d to 3s fid, feed 2s fid to 2a Bd. BEANS. Beans 3s Id to 3s 2d. PEAS. 1 Peas, Prussian blues true, 3s 8d to 3s 9d, feed 3s to 3s Id. GRASS SEED. Machine dressed 3s 9d to 3s lOd, farmers’ lines 2s 9d to 3s 3d, nominally. Cocksfoot—Prime bright heavy seed 2fd to 3d, second quality 2d to 2£d. POTATOES. Potatoes 50s to 52s fid at country stations. DAIRY PRODUCE. Butter 7d to 8d for prime, inferior 3d to 4d. Cheese, prime small, 3|d, large and medium 3id. The above prices are those paid to farmers for delivery f.o.b. at Lyttelton, sacks extra.

The annual meeting of the Hakateramea Licensing Committee was held in the courthouse, Waimate, on the sth instant. Present— Messrs Hayes, Oliver, and Stewart. Mr Hayes was re-elected chairman. A letter from Mr Douglas, stating that he was unable to attend the meeting, was read. A letter was read from the J ustice Department, informing the committee of the appointment of members to the licensing committee. The police report for the quarter was found satisfactory. Applications for renewals were received as follows :—Publican —J, Henderson, Glencoe Hotel; and J. Molloy, Terminus Hotel, Hakateramea Accommodation license —D. Macpherson, Waihao Forks Hotel; and a new accommodation license by James Falconer, Redcliff, (junr.). The applications were all granted. The fee for conditional licenses in the district was fixed at £1 per day. The meeting then terminated. An adjourned meeting of the committee of the Geraldine County Fruit-Growers Association was hold in Geraldine on Wednesday evening last. Mr B. R. Macdonald, the president, occupied the chair. The secretary laid the printed rules before the members and distributed them. An alteration was made in rule 3, the committee to consist of ten, instead of five as printed. r Jho chairman spoke at some length on the advisability of holding a public meeting at which the objects of the association could be brought before those present. Messrs J. Williams, J. Pye, and J. Cunningham took part in the discussion, and ultimately it was decided to hold a meeting shortly fer the purpose in the Oddfellows’ Hall. The chairman stated that General Strange, who had recently arrived in the district from America, had informed him that there was a splendid market for fruit in Canada, and he (the chairman) suggested that General Strange should be invited to be present at the public meeting, should he be in the district at the date on which it was to be held. The secretary rend a letter inserted in the New Zealand Farmer, written by Mr J, Pye, on the small birds nuisance, Mr Cunningham suggested that boys should obtain

birds’ eggs, and tbe association pay a certain price for them. The matter was held over for the present. It was resolved that Mr J. Cunningham be a member of committee in the place of Mr A. Spence, resigned. Several persons joined the association during the evening. The meeting then terminated. The annual meeting of the Mackenzie Licensing Committee was held at Fairlie Creek on Thursday, 6th June. Present— Messrs J. I. Milne (chairman), S. R. Dickson, P. B. GiUicgbam, M. McLeod, and B. Allan. The following renewals were granted ; Publicans’ Licenses —A. O. Gilmour and J. Egan, Fairlie Creek. Accommodation Licenses —John Pore, Albury ; Donald McLeod, Burkes Pass; Donald McMillan, Lake Tekapo ; Robert Biddle. Pukaki ; and P. P. 0. Huddleston, Hermitage, Mount Cook. IA new application was received from Philip Stock for an accommodation license for the Silverstream Hotel. A numerously signed petition was received from residents in the district in favour of the granting of this license. License granted.