CHRISTCHURCH PRODUCE MARKET.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 3306, 2 May 1885, Page 2

CHRISTCHURCH PRODUCE MARKET.

The following is the Christchurch Corn Exchange report for the week ended Friday, the Ist inst. : — The weather during' the past week has been favorable for threshing operations, but the; grain is not coming 1 m m the best of oonditioa,. Little prime wheat is coming forward, buyers and sellers' views on value not agreeing, sellers considering they are entitled to an increased price on account of the expectation of war, while buyers hold that any advance m value would be purely of a speculative nature. Growers are storing largely on their own account, especially primo sound lines. Many North Island orders have lately been transferred to the Sooth to be executed, on account of the snperior condition of the grain over that of North Canterbury. Undoubtedly the cables coming to hand have a hardening tendency among sellers, but buyers do not reBpond, hence little business is being transacted. Large quantities of second quality are coming forward, but buyers are shy, and to force it would mean to accept chick feed prices. Oats — Prime milling and bright short feed find ready sale, but inferior and discolored are neglected. Barley — Brewers and maltsters havo fair stocks, and are not eages> to purchase. Feed is dull on account o^ ishe l low price of oats and chick wheaf;. Be,a'n.s^ and peas maintain only a fair, enquiry, excopt for Prussian bines (tru&io nanje), which aro sought after. The ryegrass' seed season may bo considorcd jjast until the Spring; at tho same time, any good. farmers' linos meet with a demand. Cocksfoot is weak, several lines having "changed hands at a slight decline on last week's quotations. Potatoes havo a brisk demand, owing to late ,'cables from Sydney, but doubts aro entertained as to whether tho rise will be maintained. The following aro the quotations for the week, viz. :— Wheat — Prime milliuff, 2s lOd ; second quality 2s to 2s 6d ; ohiek feed, Is 9d to 2s, f.o.b, Oats— Primo milling, Is lOd ; bright short foed, Is 9d ; discolored and inforior, Is 4d to Is 6d, f.o.b. Barloy — Prime malting, 3s 6d to 3a 9d ; second quality, 2s 6d to 3s 3d ; feed, Is 9d to 2s, Christchnrch. Beans and Peas — Beans, 2s 6d to 2s 9d ; peaa, Prnssian blues, 3s 6d ; feed, 2s 3d to 23 6d, f.o.b. Ryegrass — Clean farmers' lots, 2s 9d to 3s ; machine-dressed, 3s 9d to 4s, f.o.b. Cocksfoot— 3Jd to Sid, f.o.b. Lyttelton. Potatoes— Dorwenta, 32s Gd to 355, country Btations. (By Telegraph.)