CHRISTCHURCH GRAIN MARKET.

Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 11957, 3 May 1902, Page 1

CHRISTCHURCH GRAIN MARKET.

Christchurch, April 28.— The following are local quotations :>—

Wheat, new.— Prime milling, Tuscan 4s, Pearl.and Hunter's 3s lOd to 4s, whole fowl feed 3s 6d at country stations. Oats, new. — Canadians 2s 4d, short feed 2s 3d, Duns 2s 2d at country stations. Beans. — 3s country stations. Peas.— Blue Prussians 5s 6d at country stations, Partridge 3s to 3s 2d, stations. Potatoes.— Derwents £3 10s to £3 12s 6d at country stations. Flour.— Millers quote roller £10 10s, pollard £5 10s, bran £4 10s. Oatmeal £14.

Onions.— £3 10s to £4. Seed.— Ryegrass, farmers' lines 3s to 3s 3d, for town machined dressed 4s to 4a 6d. Cocksfoot, farmers, dressed lines 3id to 3fd for bright seed. Cowgrass (dressed seed) Bd. White clover, farmers' lines. 7d to 8d Italian ryegrass (town dressed) 4s 3d to 4s 6d. ' . Dairy Produce. — Cheese, dairy 3£d to 4d, factory 4d to 4^d. Butter.— Fresh local factory lid, best dairy 8d to 9d, Halt (in boxes) 8d for prime, North' Island factory lid f.o.b. Bacon and hams s£d to 6£d, factory id per lb higher.

DUNEDIN GRAIN MARKET.

Dunedin, April. 3o. — Practically no transactions in best nailling, sorts have taken place during the week, millers not being disposed to purchase at the values recently established. The market is almost hare of this class. Medium 1 quality milling and fowl feed are not eliciting much inquiry. Prim© milling, 4s to 4s 4d; medium, 3s 8d to 3s 11; whole fowl wheat, 3s 3d to 3s 6d; damaged and broken, 3s to 3s 3d, sacks extra.

Oats : The demand is still ahead of supply, especially for milling sorts of good colour. Prime milling 2s 6d to 2e 8d; good to best feed, 2s s£d to 3s 6£d; inferior to medium, 2s 2d to 2s sd, sacks extra. Barley : Feed, 2s 6d; milling, 2s 9d : malting 3s 6d ; prime Lakes, 3Si6d to 4s, sacks extra.

AUCKLAND SHARE MARKET.

Messrs Frater Bros, telegraphed to' us on Thursday :< — Sales : N.Z. Insurance 74s 6d, British 82s, AVestport 90s, Northern Steam 7s Gd, D.S.C. 9s Bd, Milne and Choyce 2435, Crown 31s, Tairua Hills 8s Gd to 10s, 3d, Komata 12^ Waihi Extend-

cd 25, . Cheluisford 2a. Buyers : Union Bank £41 10s, Standarh 17s, National 20s 6d, Plates 235, Gas £14 2s 6d, Hikurangi Bs, Leyland and O'Brien 32s Gd, Riverhead Paper 23s 6d. Mr F. Pownall, Wellington, of the New Zealand and Canterbury Farmers' Co-operative Association re- i ports as follows for market produce f.o.b. southern ports', sacks extra, J unless otherwise specified : — Oats : Outside orders for steamers loading for South Africa requiring urgent filling! have. kept values! firm, B grade Sparrow-bills and Duns' are worth 2s 7d, Canadians 2s 1 6^d, Danish and Tartars 2s 6d. Dearth of labor is retarding threshing, and all bright grain offering finds ready buyers. Wheat : Market hasi 'about reached top, American costs conducing indents to be sent in that direction. Holders of limited stocks in the colony are asking 4s 3d for milling and 3s 6£d to 3s 8d for whole fowl, inferior and soft grain is plentiful at 3s 4d with good demand. Potates : Crops are backward, and small supplies of Derwents available are realising 80s, s.i., other kinds 70s, s.i., growers south are pitting for a rise, but northern crops are abundant. Maize : Northern reports are bare market, at 3s 8d s.i., with active Australian enciuiry. Btvjrley : With other grain >at abnormal values, demand has been* brisk for feed at 2s 8d to 2s 9d. Malf.ing is dull r,t T.s "d. j Beans : Horse beans are coming along quietly : t :'»s od, but .qualities are not firsi -class. Peas : Supplies of partridge are adeauate at 3-> '>:!. l'.luo Pru&s'ans are scai'e at 4.^; V»J. Ik-an : Is firm :il. <lr-sl r -s c J., with fa"' sale. ."\.H-.rd : Our.pit is " still fcol.V.ri requirements, ari.l vl> s <\L 11 Cs. S. : ' '-' Catmeal : Qu>-i'.:on '» tuvioiwy at £14 10s s.i v for LangJowns and reliable brands, rolled oats £15 s.i. Chaff : Oat-sheaf commands 85s s.i., oat straw 45s s.i., with stores rapidly filling. Hay : Small "business is in operation for pressed all clover at 82s 6d f.o.b', Rye clover 62s 6d f.o.b. AVheat straw 40s c.i.f., oat straw 37s fid c.i.f. Linseed > Parcels of whole are changing hands at £14 10s. Grass Seed : Rye is in Jight supply at 4s 3d to ss'. Farmers' lots at 2s to 2s 6d undressed. CooVsfoot 3£<i to 3-fd. White clover S2s 6d, red 655, cowgrass 72s 6d.