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Taranaki Herald, Volume XV, Issue 759, 16 February 1867, Page 2

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CANTERBURY.

Febrnary 4. The harvest is occupying so much of tltu time of the farmers fh.tfc little trade is being done iv g/aiu. Wheat is uominn.l ; So. (5. to -is. may ba quoted as millers' priut> for nevy. Several samples oi'oats arc in tho market, but no transactions of any magnitude hava been floiu». Barley may be quoted at os. to os. Grt. for bust in tiling: inferior not asked for. BreatlstnCs remain at, lute prices ; flour .-612 to £I<l por ton, ueeoiuin;j to quantities taken ; bran £5 lfis. ; sl.arpa Cti IDs. I£ay meets with a ready sale at £\ l«>s. to .€5, delivered in | town. Abundant of fal e.itrb ia vho market, bat ! sellers aro unwilling to submit to Hie fa!! in market value, consequently f\.'\v s-ilcj oflbeung. | 1 quote first class conditioned, bullocks at /i-t-j. j | per lOOlbs ; fair-couditioned, 48s. ; inferior ! I quality, not saleable. Importations tv the West j Coast from Australia is the primary canso in the I falling off in value, bufc I confidently look for- J i ward to no further fall ; on fcho contrary, inipi'ovu- j I ments iv prices may be anticipated. MELBOURNE. Jrvrinary 29. There is nothing doing in flour. fia''V of Chilian wheat arc reported at -Is. '"•. Cp-lifoTiian has also been disposed of, but ihu price is withheld. Maize is firm at i<?. fid. Mil' U neglected. The Denis Brnndoit, from Chili < 'ti» November, brings 600 tons wliuat ; she repo; u> .iot>hing loading for tho colonies. " * _____ j IIOBABT TOWN. j Jn i» vy 25. j Retail Phices. — Bread, 3d. 2-lb. loaf; tlonr, i 2\d. per lb. ; beof, 3d. to 7d. ; mutton, oil. to ' /d. ; bacon, iftcLtols. ; bnttor Is. 2d. t>> Is. Id. ; clippie, fnoloitiffjf 1.4. 0-1. to 25. ; eg^-ij is. 3d. to j Is. Od. ; hams, Is. Gd. por Jb.