COMMERCIAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1503, 8 May 1886, Page 1

COMMERCIAL.

CHRISTCHURCH CORN EXCHANGE

The Corn Exchange reports for the week ending Friday evening, the 7th Fay ; The unusual inclemency of I lie weather during the past week has entirely stopped deliveries from the country districts. Transactions consequently have been chufly confined to store lima and parcels 5n transit. Wheat deliveries are falling off considerably and prices are fairly well maintained. Oats are off. Ting rather more freely, and sales are frequent at quoted rates. Barley has had a rather better week for extra prime mailing, but second quality parcels are still very dull ; feed, however has a strong enquiry. Beans and Peas have an average passing business. Ryegrass and. .Cocksfoot are almost entirely neglected, ami sales »r«|Sol;lom recorded. Derwent potatoes are enquired for, but owing to the late rains putting a stop to digging operations little business has transpired. Fears are entertained among growers that there will be a considerable quantity perish in the low-lying lands. i Dairy produce has a slack trade—Sydney advices being against sellers for the moment—still buyers are fairly sanguine as to prices in the future, consequently quotations remain at those of last week. Quotations for the week are as under, viz : Wheat—Prime Tuscan, 3s 5d to 3s 4d. Oats— Bright milling 2s to 2s Id ; short feed, Is lid to 2s ; Danish and Tartarian, Is lOd to Is lid. Barley—Prime malting 3s Sd to 3* 5d ; fair malting, 2a lOd to 3s Id ; feed, 2s 2d to 2s 3d. p Pas —Prussian Blues, 3a 101 ; feed sorts, 3s to 3s 3d. Beans—2s lOd to 2s lid. Grass Seed Ryegrass, machine dressed, 5s 3d to 6s 6(1 ; farmer’s parcels, 3s 9d to 4s fid, Cocksfoot, extra heavy and clean, 3|l to 4d ; medium, 3£d to 3^d. Potatoes—Derwents, 47s fid to 50s (sacks extra). Dairy Produce—Prime tub butter, 9d to lid ; inferior, 4d to fid. Cheese loaf shape, fid to s£d ; large, 4£d to sd. The above quotations are those paid to farmers, and delivered f.o,b. Lyttelton, CHRISTCHURCH STOCK MARKETS. At the iddington lards on Wednesihy very large entries of all kinds of stock, with the exception of store sheep ; the rttendunce of buyers about an average one. Fat Cattle—The large entry consisted of principally good quality beef ; the demand was fairly active ; no alteration in late reported values. Steers sold at from £5 2s fid to £7 10s. Heifers, from £4 2s fid to £7, being from 17s to 18s fid per lOOlbs, as per quality. Store Cattle—A very large entry, principally grown cattle; buyers attended in fur numbers, and a good clearance was male. Three-year-old steers sold at from £4 2s fid to £4 15s, do heifers £3 12s fid to £3l6*. Two to three-year-old steers from £3 3 to £3 10s; eight'-en months-old cattle from 23s to 30a; yearlings, from 18s to 21s per head. Dairy stock were entered in large numbers. Not a very good demand. Hales of cows near to calving from £4 10s to £8 15s per head. Fat Sheep—A large entry, some very good quality being yarded. The sale throughout was very fluctuating. Taken all rom values may be said to have hardened a little. Crossbred wethers sold at from 7s 3d to 10s fid and 12a 61,, do ov- s 6s 3d to 8a 3d, being from Ijd to I|l per lb according to qua'ity. Store Sheep —Very few yarded, Sales were mad • as follows : A line of lambs sold at 3s 8J and 3s lOd, a lino of cull crossbred at 3s. Pigs—A very large entry, both bacon and porkers. The large supply had the effect of bringing down values soma shillings a head. Prices obtained were as follows: Baconcrs, 32s to 45s ; porkers, 12s to 23s ; stores, 2s fid to 8s 3d. DUNEDIN PRODUCE MARKETS. The following is the report for th week ending Wednesday • Whea*.—Reallv fine I’n c enn,3*9l to 3s 1 Od; velvet,3s 8d to 3* 9d; -ther mrfu soils in piinv* order, 3 (id to 3- 8‘ ; m°dinni, 3* 41 to 3s fid ; inferior, 8s 2d to 3s 31 ; chick feed, 2.- 9 1 to os 2d. Oats. Local miders continue to clear all lots of prime mi-ding -•>( full, rates. Banish and lon eats i-r difficult to quit at, 'ow rates, w i e mu m and discolored are a'most unsale, h . Fine mining, 2*; bright shof Is to 1 3 11 -gd ; medium B 9 . iIs lOd ; Danish, Is 81 'o le 9 ; discolour-d and damn, Is 41 to Is 7d. Barley.—Several lines of Northern barley have been tak-n no by masters at 3s. There are large lots from I lie South on off*r, but not nvi th bu-ines-doing. Mi ling sedls at 2s 41 to 2* fid, feed at 2s to 2-31. Potatoes,—Prices are low—6os for best Derwents ; inferior, 55 < ; small do, 30s ; and some inquiry for kidneys at 50s. .Rye Grass S<ed.—Several sales have been made in town at 3s to 4s 81 hr farmers’ best lots ,

Butter.—Fresh, 9d for mixed lots, and lid to Is fc.r known brand ; salt, 9dto9|d. Cheese.— to s|-d. Eggs.—la 9d. 1 urnips.—2o« per ton for swedes. Fheepskins.— Crossbreds Is 3d to 3s 4d ; merinos, Is to 3s ; pells, 2d to lid ; lambs, Is 3d to 2s Bd. Hides.—lnferior and light, to 3d; medium, 3£l to 3| I ; fair In henry, to 4d ; extra heavy, green hides, 12a to 22s 6d ; a few ex’ra heavy, to 28s. 'fallow.—Bnsl rendered, £l6 to £18; medium £l4 to £ls ; inferior, £l2 to £l3 ; rough fat, £8 to £l2 per ton.