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Star (Christchurch), Issue 12085, 14 August 1917, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

GRAIN AND PRODUCE. CJHRISTCHUBCH, Auguft 14. There is no change in respect to wheat, oats and chaff quotation?. Wheat is off ths market, oats are firm fl-nd scarce, and chaff pt.ill sells at. prices which have ruled for sorao weeks past. The potato market has sustained little change, but, if anything, that change is tor the better. The general ruling rate is £2 10s a ton, with Cs Bd to ."is a ton advance in the case of Dakota. Reds or IJerwents, of which a few lines have been placed durinsr the week. A few orders are coming forward from the Noith Island, and as there are three steamers due- to load for northern ports during the nest eight days, any fre?h, orders should be possible of fulfilment. Local flour is still selling at £ls per ton, but Australian flour commands .£Ui 10s. The q notations given below are for purchases from farmers, net cash, sacks extra, delivered at country stations, the figures for 1916 being also for the purposes of comparison. Varying; quantities in tbo sales, and near or distant railway loading, have to ho taken into account. In the case of wheaf. the maximum prices are fixed by the Board of Trade, on a, f.o.b. basis. The quotations are as follow:

RAXGIORA MARKETS. Owing to this beinfc Grand National TVeelc, the market, at Ranciora to-day was very small and the attendance tnuch below the average. In the sheep pe.ns there were '2lO fat sheep and 412 stores. A good price ruled for the fat sheep, but stores were dull of gale, most of the lota being passed in. Extra, prime fat eves made 43s 6d and prime 31s to 36s lOd, others 2)s ; extra prime wethers brought 40s to 435,. prime 33s 3d to 38s 3d, forward wethers Sis; ewe hoggets 34s 3d, end wether hoggets '2ls 6d to 255. Only 12 head of cattle were yarded. Dairy cows sold at £ll 10s to £l2, and inferior oiiality £5 to £5 7s bd. " There was an entrv of 21 pigs. No baconorfi were forward. Porkers made o7s, stores 3os to 17s, and weaners 17s. STOCK EXCHANGE. CHRISTCHURC'H. The following are to-day's quotations:

At yesterday's meeting of the council of the Canterbury Law Society to tea of condolence were passed to the relatives of the late Colonel Slater and the late Mr C. T. H. Perry, who were members of the society for manj rears.

August 11. August. IS. 1917. 1916. b. d. b. d. B. d. 8. d. Whea.t — Pearl oil f.o.b. Lyttelton Hunters 5 10 f.o.b. Lyttelton Tuscan •> 9 f.o.b. Lyt None offering. Oats — 6 to 2 9 Gartons 3 6 to 3 10 2 Algerians 8 6 to 3 8 2 10 to 3 0 Duns 3 6 to 3 8 2 8 to 2 9 Barley— lo c o Malting 4 6 to 5 3 5 Peas — Partridge 6 1 4 6 Bran 70 0 80 0 to 95 0 Pollard IBS 0 190 0 Oat mail 440 0 840 0 Flour 300 0 250 0 Chaff SO 0 to 81 0 90 o to 03 n Potatoss 45 0 to 50 6 125 0 to 150 0 SeedB — Ryegrass 3 C to 4 9 5 6 9 to 0 11 Cocksfoot 0 9 to 0 10i 0 Chaff SO 0 to 85 0 90 0 W. Clover farm dressed 2 0 to 2 1 1 0 to 1 8 C owe rasa 1 0 to 1 3 0 8 to 0 9 The folic v/ing arc prices paid by grocwa and merchants: — August 14, August IS, 1917. 1916. B. d. e. d. Doirx factory cheese . 10 10 0 11 Butter— K* A: 1 53 1 6 Local fart'y (1st 1 Farm separator pats 1 2 X 4 Dairy pats . • 1 1 1 2 Dairy, bulk . . 0 11 Hams . ■> . • 1 2 1 1 Sides « . * 1 1 0 11 Roll hams . . .1 8 1 4 Lard pats . . >0 10| 1 1 Eggs . . . .1 3 1 0

X a. d. £ R. d. Buyers. Sellers. GOAL— Taupiri . . . , 0 16 a Tanpiri Cnref.) . 1 2 0 FINANCIAL— National Mutual . 3 IS 0 INSURANCE — National *. . . 2 IS 0 MEATS— .Canterbury . 0 0 0 N.Z. Jle{rig. (£10 paid) . . 23 0 0 SHIPPING— Huddajt-Parker . . 1 13 6 MISCELLANEOUSCanterbury Saleyarda 6 15 0 Mason, Struthors (14s waid) . 0 17 0 N.Z. Farmers Co-oo 2 9 6 N.Z. Paper Mills . 0 19 3 Sharland. and Co. . 1 8 0