THE GRAIN MARKETS.

Colonist, Volume XLI, Issue 9109, 1 March 1898, Page 4

THE GRAIN MARKETS.

Cheistchurch, February 2fi.

The latest quotations are : — Wheat-Old Pearl 4s 4d to 4s sd, Tuscan 4s 3d to 4s 4d, Hunter's 4s Id to 4s 2d ; new Pearl, Tuscan and Hunter's 3s lOd to 4s at country stations.

Oats — Milling Canadians I ', 2s 4d, stout feed 2s Id to 2s 2d, Duns and Danish 2s 2d to 2s 3d,

Barley— New prime malting 4s 6d to ss, good 4s, feed 2s 3d to 2s 6d, scarce.

Flour — Millers quote roller £11, stone £10, sharps £4, bran £3 ss. Oatmeal— £ll los.

Oatsheaf Chaff— 6os at country stations for bright clean quality.

Scarce, 2s 9d to 2s lOd. > \Peas — Blue Prussian 3s Cd, Partridge 3s3d.JJ *VW.s'ZZ2\llS&&m^7> Grass '.Seed — Ryegrass, fanners' lots, 2s 3d to 3s 6d; machine-dressed 3s 9d to 4s 3d, heavy-weight 4s Cd. Cocksfoot, farmers' lines, discolored 2Jd to 2|d, bright seed 2£d to 3Jd, town machine -dressed 3Jd to 3|d« Dairy Produce — Cheese 3sd to 4d, loaf 4d to sd. Butter— Fresh factory 9d, ditto in boxes 7d to Bd, best dairy 7d to 9d ; salt (in boxes) 6d to 7d for prime. Bacon and hams 6£d to Bd. The above prices, except where otherwise stated, are those paid to farmers f.o.b. Lyttelton.

fߣrr£§s Ddnedin, February 25. » The wheat market has barely opened yet, growers' ideas being about 4s Id to 4s 3d on trucks at sidings, while buyers are disinclined to operate at these rates; consequently, little business is passing, Next week, however, reliable quotations are expected. Nominally quotations are — Prime Tuscan and red sorts, 4s 2d to 4s 3d ; medium to good, 4s Id to 4s 2d ; good to prime Velvet, 4ssdto4s7d; extra prime, halfpenny more; chickwhea*, 3s to 3s Bd, sacks in. flggß *

{gOats — The demand is still good, and fair business is doing at last week's quotations, namely, good to best feed, 2s to 2s Id ; fair to medium, Is lid to Is ll^d ; discolored and inferior, Is 8d to Is lOJd ; best milling 2s 2d to 2s 3d per bushel (sacks extra net). Barley — There is a splendid demandjfor all good malting descriptions, which realise from 4s 8d to 4s lOd ; good, 4s 3d>) 4s 6d ; medium, 4s to 4s 3d ; feed and milling, 2s 6d to 3s 6d.

InvbrcargiMi, February 27,

Oats — Values have fallen from Jd to Id per bushel, and only limited business is being done. The demand is small, and moderate supplies are still offering from the country. Quotations : 2s to\2s o£d, f.0.b., sacks in, for prime feed ; ordinary, Is lljd per pushel. Ryegrass — A considerable quantity is offering. Last week's quotations remain unchanged.