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Temuka Leader, Issue 2163, 14 February 1891, Page 4

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CHEISTOHUECH CORN EXCHANGE; The following is the Corn Exchange report (per N. P. Meyers, Secretary), for the week ending Friday, February 13th:— i The weather has been • exceedingly favorable td the 'ingathering of th,e crops and and a large quantity is already in stack. Samples of the new, grain have been offering during the. week, and so far the cereals that have, suffered most frojo the dry weather, have been Oats and Barley, the latlejr more particularly. Grass Seed —Rye ; ia selling at extreme rates ; the high price ruling will probably affect thb demand, as at present prices ryegrass is an expensive factor in laying down, to pasture, the following are our quotations: — Wheat (new)—Tuscan, 3s 4d'; pearl, 3s 3d; hunters, 3s 2d. Oats (new)—Milling, Is 8d ; short, feed, Is 6d to Is 7d ; long serts and faulty, Is 4d to Is sd. Barley—Prime malting. 3s 6dj second-quality malting, 3s to 3s 3d ; feed, Is 6d to Is 9d. Peas —Blue prussians, 3s 3d. Ryegrass—Town machine-dressed, 5s to 5s 3d ; farmers' parcels, according to quality. Cocksfoot —Machine-dressed, 4Jd to 4£d. Dairy Produce—Butter: Factorymake, 8d; farmers' keg, 7d. : The above prices are those paid to farmers for delivery, f.0.b., Lyttelton; sacks extra.

OHRISTOHUROH STOCK MARKETS. At the Addington yards on Wednesday the entry of stock was rather above the average. Fat Sheep—There were over 5000 fat sheep in the pens, of which there were a great many crossbred and halfbred ewes and but a small proportion of wethers and maiden ewes. The demand for these was keen and values were a.trifle higher in consequence, there being no, difficulty in disposing of best quality sheep at from Is to Is 6d a head advance on former quotations. Pens of prime crossbreds made from lis to 14s 6d, and others went from 8a to 10s 6d. Fat Lambs —Or fat lambs over 700 were] yarded, anything fit for export was eagerly snapped up at prices ranging from 10s 3d to 14s. Other lambs sold at Irom 6s upwards, Store Sheep—There was a very large entry in the store section, numbering 3500. A line of aged merino ewes to the number of 1400 sold at Is lid and 2s 6d, and .750 crossbred 4-tooth wethers and maiden ewes 10s lid to 11a 2d, a quantity of aged crossbred ewes for boiling 3s 2d, small sized crossbred lambs 5s Id to 6s 2d, .4. and 6-tooth and soundmouthed crossbred ewes 9s sd, mixed ages 7s 4d, and 2-tooths9s to 10s. Fat Cattle—About 230 head of nice sorts of small cattle yarded, of which the greater fart were disposed of at prices no higher than have ruled lately. Best ux and beifer beef sold at irom 15s to 17s per 1001 b, and inferior quality from 12a upwards. Dairy and Store Cattle—With the exception of one line of 3-year-old heifers, for which the owners sought a better price than was offered, the sale of store cattle was limited to odd lots, of which the return was very unsatisfactory.. Several dairy cows changed hands at prices ranging from £2 7s 6d to £6.

Piga—There was again a large entry of store pigs, stubblers, porkers, and a few baconers. Stores fetched 9s to 225, porkers 13s to 255, baconers 24s to 32s 6d Among lots sold were 92 at*' from 9s to 14s 6d for Mr D. McCallum.

DUNEDItf PRODUCE MARKETB. The following is the report for the week ending Wednesday:— Wheat—Milling wheat. Stocks being reduced, millers take all i_ood sorts offering at quotations; prime tuscan and velvet, 3s lid to 4s; other sorts, 3s 8d to 3s lOd. Fowls'wheat in good demand ; up to 3s 7d nas been paid. Barley—-As yet very little of the new crop offering Prime malting, 3s: to 3s 3d; milling, 2s 6d to 2slod; feed, 2s to 2s 6d. Oats-—A fair inquiry during the week, and most lots offering found; buyers at quotations; prime milling,; ls~6d to Is 6£d ; bright short feed is shd to Is 6d; medium quality, ls4idtolssd. Flour—Timaru roller, in sacks> £10; in 50's, £lO 15s; Southern stone, in sacks, £9; in 50's, £9 10s. Oatmeal, bulk, £8 10s ; in 25's, £9 ; in7's, £ll. Bran, 50s, Sharps* 705.; Potatees —At auction on Monday kidney potatoes were sold at from £2 7s 6d to £2 12s 6d; for prime quality 60s is still obtainable. Pigs—Very little demand, from 2d to 3d, according to size and quality; hams, 6d to 8d ; bacon, 5d to 6d. Chaff—Good oaten sheaf, 47s Gd ; medium to good, 42s 6d to 455. Straw, oaten and wheaten, 30s.

Butter—Fresh, in better demand, 6d; salt, no enquiry, nominally 6d—packages extra. Eggs, scarce. Honey, prime extracted, 5d per lb. Cheese, factory, 4£d for large sizes; loaf, 4|d to 4#d per lb; Akaroa, 3|d to 3fd for large sizes; loaf, 4d per lb. Grass Seeds Byegrass, a few samples of the new crop have changed hands: best machine dressed, 4s 2d to 4s 6d; farmers' dressed, 3s Gd to 3s 10dj medium, 2s 6d to 3a 3d.

Cocksfoot, from 4£d to sid, for prime samples; second quality, 3£d to 3id.

Sheepskins— On Tuesday good green skins had an excellent demand, and well-saved couutry skina were well competed for up to prices equivalent tdss|d to 6dperlb. Butchers'prime crossbred pelts made 2s 3d to 2s ; good quality; -Is lid to Is 8d ; inferior, la 3d to Is 5d ; merinos, Is 7d to Is 2d. Lamb skins were also in good demand,' best' making 2s 4d to 2s; medium, Is lOd to Is 8d; small and inferior, Is 7d to Is Id. Country dry skins met with very good competition. Inferior to medium crossbreds brought Is 9d to 3s lOd; do do merino, Is 8d to 3s 6d; full-woolled crossbreds, 4s 4d to, 6s 7d ; do do merino, 3s lOd to 5s lid; dry pelts, 4d to Is 6d each

DUNEDIN STOCK MARKETS. At the Burnside Yards on Wednesday the following business was transacted:- — Fat Cattle—lß9 were yarded at Burnside' to-day; about half were bullocks. Nearly all yarded were medium to light weights, with the exception of-some few pens of heavy cattle. Bidding was very slow when the sales opened, but later on there was better competition, and prices for good beef ruled about the same as last week. Best bullocks sold at £6 15a to £S7s6d; medium, £4 17s 6d to £5 15s; light, £B 10s to £4 ss: Fat Sheep—About 1000 crossbreds and 327 merinos penned; A large proportion; were ewes of prime to medium quality. Prices ruled rather higher than last week, more particularly for good wethers. The merino wethers were very prime and realised high prices, Best crossbred wethers'sold at 12s to 13s 3d , medium, 10s 9d to lis 6d; best crossbred ewes; 10s ,6d to 12s; ordinary, 8s 6d to 9ai 9d ; merino wethers (prime), 10s 6d to 12s. .

Fat Lambs—s 69 yarded, in quality ranging from prime to inferior. Last week's prices ' were, fully maintained. 1 Best sold at'9s to 10a; medium, 7s 3d to 8s 6d ; inferior, 5s to 6a 3d. Pigs —77 yarded, consisting of! suckers, porkers, and baconers. Prices were no better than last week, and suckers were very hard to quit. Suckers sold at 7s to 12s 6d; porkers' at 28s to 30s, and baconers at'34s to 365.;

AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Sydney, February .11. Wheat, chick, 3a to 3s 3d ; milling sorts, 3s 8d to 3a iOd. Oats, Is 9d to 2s. Maize, 3s 4d to 3s 6d. Barley, Cape, 2s 3d; English, 3s. Bran, 7d; pollard, Bd. Peas, Prussian blu9, 3s 9d to 4s, Potatoes, £3. Onions, £3 10a. Butter, dairy-made, 8d ; cream separator, 9d; factory, lOd to lid. Cheese, M loaf; sd. Bacon, machine, 5d to 6d; hand-made, 6|d to 8d; New Zealand, duU at 9d, nominal. Hams, New Zealand, lid to Is . An easier tone prevails at the ■, wool sales, tta assortments now on 'offer being less attractive than earlier in the season. Greasy B£d, washed scoured 14d; MELBoiiEifE, February 11. Wheat, 3s 4d to 3s Flour, stone made, £7 5s to £7 15s; roller made, £8 to £8 15s. Oats, Danish, 2s 3|d ; stout prime, 2s lid. Maize, 3a 3d. Barley, is dull, Cape, Is 9|d. Bran, B£d. Peas, 3s 3d, Sugar, fieest quality whites, £2B 10s. Adelaide, February 11.

Wheat, 3s 7d ; flour, stone made, £7 5s to £7 15s; roller, £8 5s to £9 Oats, New Zealand, in bond, 2s Id to 2s 3d. Barley is dull, English 1 malting sorts, 2s 6d to 4s,nominal. Bran, 9£d to 10|d; pollard, 9|d to 10|d.

KtTQLigH MARKETS. London, February 12. The total quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 2,092 060 quarters, and for the Continent 788,000 quarters. ' The sugar market is showing a general advance. German beet, 13s 9d. Bank of New Zealand shares, new issue, £7 10s; National Bank of New Zealand, £ll 10s. Wool is firm. The present series closes on February 26th, lhe Silberhorn's cargo of wheat from Lyttelton was sold at 36s 7id. The American visible supply of wheat has declined 500,00 C bushels. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, have received the following cable message from London, dated 10 h inst.:— Wool —Since opening of the sales superior greasy merino has advanced id per lb. Inferior greasy merino market is easier. Fine crossbred, market firmer. Other descriptions unchauged. The American and Continental demand is good, but the Home trade are purchasing sparingly. Up to date 142,000 bales have been sold. Wheat—Stocks of New Zealand wheat are light. Spot market—There is a good demand. New Zealand wheat has advanced 6d per 4961bs since last report. New Zealand wheat, f.a.q to arrive per iron ship, is worth c.ii. 36s 9d per 4801bs, January-Feb-ruary bill of lading.