THE GRAIN MARKET.
A large number of fanners were in town on Saturday, and the chances of the grain markets were eagerly discussed. Although a goad many had samples of newly-threshed wheat and oats, which they were submitting to merchants, they w»re hi nearly ev^ry case so firm in their demands for prices much above ruling quotations that little or no business was done. The news of a further order of 5000 tons of jnixed produce for the Transvaal Ihas caused holders to think that still further supplies will, be required if the -war is of a lengthy duration, and this has caused them to handea their demands considerably. The exports of produce from Lyttelton last week included the following :— 30,086 sacks wheat, 1955 sacks, 1176 bags and 460 cases flour, 10,529 sacks oats, 85 sacks meal, 803 sacks barley, 2238 sacks and 70 tanks malt, 2573 sacks chaff, 1047 sacks bran, 73 vsacks sharps, 864 sacks pollard, 192 sacks seed, 61 sacks peas, 633 bales hay, 3099 sacks and 9 bags potatoes, 7 sacks onions, and 161 sacks carrots.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18991023.2.45.1
Bibliographic details
Star (Christchurch), Issue 6623, 23 October 1899, Page 3
Word Count
180THE GRAIN MARKET. Star (Christchurch), Issue 6623, 23 October 1899, Page 3
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in