GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5504, 3 March 1896, Page 3

GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

■m Several parcels of wheat changed hands yesterday at country stations, at prices equal to 3s 4d f.o.b. for prime Tuscan and Pearl. The samples of oats at present on the market embrace few that are really good, and buyers are disinclined to concede growers' values, consequently but little business was done on the basis of quotations. Although a number of samples of barley were on offer, the bulk was only of feed quality, and this class is difficult to sell. Prime samples of malting would be eagerly absorbed. A good line of whole blue peas changed hands at equal to 3s 8d f.0.b.; prime samples are in demand, but broken lots are dull of sale. One or two forward contracts for the main crop of potatoes have been made at 30s at country stations, and this appears to be about the price at which the market will open. The following are current prices : — Wheat.— Old, 3b 6d to 3s 8d; new, 3s 4d to 3s 6d. Oats. — Prime milling, 2s to 2s Id; short " feed, ls lOd to 2s ; Duns, ls lOd. Barley. — Malting, prime, 3s 9d to 4s ; medium do, 3s 3d to 3s 6d ; second quality 2s 6d to 3s, feed 2s 3d, Cape barley 2s 3d to 2s 6d. ■ Beans.— Nominal, well-saved 2s 4d. Peas.— Blue Prussians, 3s 4dto 3s Bd. Eyecobn. — Nominally ls 9d to 2s. Flour.— Millers quote roller .£lO, stone .£9 10s, sharps _34, bran .£3 10s. Oatmeal .£ll los. Oatsheap Chaff. — 42s 6d to 50s at handy country stations, according to quality. Clover.— Extra choice machine-dressed 6d to 6_d, farmers' lots 4£d to s|d, according to quality. Grass Seed. — Byegrass, farmers' lots, 2s 6d to 3s 3d; machine-dressed to 4s, heavy-weight 4s 3d. Cocksfoot 3d to 3_d, town machine-dressed 4d to 4£d, extra to 4_d. Dairy Produce.— Cheese 3|d to 4d, loaf 4_d to 6d. Butter— Factory Bd, dairy 6d to Td, Bait 6d. Bacon and hams sfd. The above prices are paid to farmers f.o.b. Lyttelton, unless where otherwise stated. 0 : ■