GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5570, 20 May 1896, Page 3

GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

There is virtually nothing new in the grain and produce market, and the business transacted yesterday was of a hand-to-mouth nature. There are a considerable number of inquiries for wheat for export, ;bnt holders are not inclined to accept i prices offered. Oats are, if anything, firmer, and the only lines which, changed hands; yesterday did so at prices above 'quotations. Beans are wanted, but very I few are offering, and the high price of oats causes all that are available to be taken for ' local feed purposes. Oatsheaf chaff is still being readily taken for export, but the deterioration in the quality offered has had the effect of weakening prices. Potatoes and onions are dull, no lines of any. magnitude being required for export.. There is a good demand for straw for export, both to the North Island and Sydney; Cocksfoot has met a rather better inquiry during tho past few days, but other seeds- are- ne- . glected. The following are current prices : — Wheat. — Pearl (prime milling), 3s- 4d to 3s od ; millers' mixed lines, 3s to 3s od ; Tuscan, 3s 3d to 3s 4id: Hunter's, 3s 3d to 3s 4^d; good seconds, 2s 8d to 2s lOd. Oats. — Prime milling 2s 3d ; good seed Tartars 2s 3d; short feed to 2s 2d j Duns and Danish and good short feed 2s 2d. Barley. — Malting, prime, 3s -6d to 3s 9d (nominal) ; medium do, 3s to 3s 3d j second quality 2s 6d to 2s 9d,.feed 2s 3d. Beans. — Well-saved 2s 4d ;. ticks, 2s 4d to 2s Gd. •• Peas.— Blue Prussians, 3s 6d to 3s 9d; others, 3s. Flour.— Millers quote roller .£lO, stone .£9 10s, sharps £4, bran .£3 103.' Oatmeal .£ll. Oatsheaf Chaff. — 50s to ">2s Gd at ; handy country stations. Onions. — .£6 at country stations. Potatoes. — Derwents 32s 6d to 35s at country stations. \ Grass Seed. — Ryegrass, farmers' lots, 2s 3d to 2s 9d; machine-dressed to 3s 9d, heavy-weight 4s. Cocksfoot 2£d to 3Jd, 1 town machine-dressed 4d to 4£d, extra to ■ 4sd. Cowgrass 4d to 5?.d. White clover ; 4d to 7id. . Alsyke 4d to 6*d. Dairy Produce.— Cheese 3Jd to 4d, i loaf 4d to 4&d. Butter— Factory lOd, dairy : 8d to 9d, salt 6d to 7d. Bacon and hams s*d. Colonial Hops. — Brewers' sorts 8d to 9jd at Nelson. : The above prices are paid to farmers < f.o.b. Lyttelton, except where otherwise s stated.

i " ** , Trinity Congregational Church.— t The anniversary tea and public meeting in 5 connection with the Trinity Congregational , Church will be held this evening. L A mysterious disease has broken out j among the bees in Surrey, and threatens to affect the honey harvest. It is akin to L rabies, for the insects impart it to one > another by bites. A letter was received recently at the 1 Chicago post office addressed to "Lame , Water." It was sent to Cripple Creek. The Shrove Tuesday football was played 3 in the streets of Dorking, amongst other places where the ancient custom is observed.