CHRISTCHURCH.

West Coast Times, Issue 917, 31 August 1868, Page 2

CHRISTCHURCH.

The "Lyttelton Times" of Saturday reports :—: —

The very severe weather during tho early pa* % t of the week completely put a stop to business, uud beyond a few auction sales, wo have no transactions of note to report. The balance of tho deals, per Johannes Rod, was offered on Wednesday, but only part disposad

oC at Tji pec 100 ;'eet. a pvlco tli.it 1 "ie imWiO - s T\e <J not i-ie''v>ed to accent, m' 1 - fi'ly as the wl'o'c oT the dealj, ex ILe'ga, a c nbout to be expoi-ted. and the mai-keL will cov;equently be almost oa^e.

The arrival of the L'^.ht B-i^ade wiH supply ou>' nin-ket with m my much wanLcl lines. Teas are now ve->y low ia slock, and prices are imp"oving. Su^avs ni'e very dull of sale, but the quanli'y iv hand is bvno meaus large. So'"'.!s continue in gooi demand ; Hennery's brandy, however, is offc-pg at a trifle less than last week; 9s 3d io t)s Cd for bulk, ami 32s per caso is a fair quotation ; geneva, 18a to 19s, according to conteuts, for J.D.K.Z

Tae grain market is ataslandst'il ; wheat is rot enquired for, but 6s could find buye* s for good samp'es. Oats a.-c also dull at 2s; barley is improving in demand, and good malting parcels a"c worth -li 6d to 4s 9d. 1 here is no altc-atiou to report as having occu'ved in tho grain market during the past week. Business has been of a very quiet isaturc, and is almost entirely confined to demands for sowing purposes. The stock mai'kct affords no scope for remark in any department. Scvcely any private transactions have been effected, and auction sales have been very flat. 'CVices remain without filterai ion.

At the GurUon Sale l"arJ3 on Wedaesday the amount of stock yarded was the smallest we have soon brought forward since the yards were first started. This was caused chiefly by the severe weather on the two preccdhig days. H. Matson and Co. report sales as under :— 1 cow, £7 ; 1 do, £3 ; 1 do, £9 ; 4 calves, £1 /s Gd ; 1 heifer, £5 103 ; 1 do, £5 15s. At the White Hart Yards on Saturday, 1 mare, £23 ; 1 horse, £18 ; 1 do, £39 ; 1 do, £38 ; 1 do, £35 ; 1 do, £35 ; 1 do, £27 ; 130 Merino ewes, G3 9d each ; 1000 wethers, 8s 9d each ; cows from £12 to £13 10s ; heifers from £7 to £9 ; calves, .',« m£2 5s to £3 12s 6cl ; they also sold— l cow, £15 ; 1 do, iiL'2 ; 1 do, £9 10s ; 1 heifer, £6 12s 6d.