Canterbury Grain and Produce Markets.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXIII, Issue 7369, 17 November 1898, Page 1

Canterbury Grain and Produce Markets.

(Lyttelton Times).

Business In the grain and produce mar- | kets does not yet appear to have come to j life again after the holidays, and very | little is doing. There is little or no demand for wheat either for home consumption or for the North Island, and the market shows an inclination to weaken. One or two small lines of Tuscan and Hunter's have been taken at 3s 7d for the former and 3s 4d for the latter, delivered at town mills. No transactions are reported in Canterbury grown oats,; but some 3000 sacks of Southlands have been taken by> some of the larger stables during the past few days, the prices obtained not being : disclosed.- A little oatsheaf chaff has been shipped to the West Coast? and Wellington, but the rapid growth of grass in consequence of the late rains has caused the market to weaken. Although the season for potatoes is virtually over, a few small lots are still offering, but with the exception of a few tons sent to Wellington and Dunedini there is no export trade. New cheese: is now coming- in freely, and ; meets with a ready sale. A cable message was received from London yesterday to the effect that cowgrass and red and white olover have advanced in price by LlO per ton there.

The following are quotations : Wheat.—Pearl and Tuscan 3s 7d ; Hunter's 3s sd. Oats.—Stoat feed 2s 5d to 2s 6d, Duns and Danish 2s 3d to 2s Sd. - Floor.r—Millers quote roller Lll, stone LlO, sharps L 4 J.Os, bran 1.3 10s.

Oatmeal. —Ll3. Oatsheaf. Chaff.-—sss at country stations for brighfrclean quality. Peas. —Blue Prussians 4s 2d to 4s 3d, Partridge 3s 3d to 3s'6d. Potatoes.— Derwents (nominal) L 7 at country stations. Seeds.—Ryegrass, farmers'dressed lines 2s 6d to 3s 3d, and extra choice up to 3s 6d. Cocksfoot, farmers' dressed lines 2fd to 3£d, and extra choice 3|d. Cowgrass 5d to 6d. White clover, s|d to 7d. •' Dairy Produce. —Cheese 3Ad to 4d, loaf 4d to sd, factory (large) 4d to 4£d. Butter—Fresh factory lOd, ditto in boxes 8d to 9d, best dairy 7d to Bd, salt (in bos;ss) 6d to 7d for prime. Bacon and hams 6f d to Bd, factory id per lb higher. The above prices, except where otherwise stated, are those paid to farmers f.o.b. Lyttelton.