The work of lifting the potato crop is now about completed, and as the bulk has been pitted the offerings are riot being made so freely as of late. Buyers are giving up to 25s for delivery at the Christchurch railway station, but their requirements are not large, in view of the limited demand from Auck land and Sydney. Clover seed is now offering a little mere freely, and that coming to hand is of much better quality than last year's seed. Tho following are current prices paid to farmers, f.o.b. Lyttelton, for direct ship ment from country stations and free of com mission, except where otherwise specified: — Wheat—Hunter's. 2s 2d to 2s 3d, pearl and velvet 2s 3d. and Tuscan 2s 4d. Oats—Canadian. Is 8d to Is 9d, short feed Is Bd, Duns and Danish Is 7d. Barley (nominal) —Prime malting Is lOd to 2s 3d delivered. Beans—2s 3d to 2s 4d. Peas—Prussian blues 2s to 2s 3d, partridge 2s to 2s 3d. 'is Flour (millers' quotations, nominal) — Roller £7, stone £6. Sharps— £A. Br__—£3 10a,

• Oatmeal—£lo 10s. . Potatoes—Derwents. June delivery, 22s 6d to 25*. country stations. Onions—-22s 6d to 27s 6d, delivered. Oatsheaf Ghaff—4ss to 50s at near country stations. Hay—£3 ss, to £3 10s, delivered; primest baled, £4, f.o.b. Grass Seed—Ryegrass, farmers' lots Is 9d to 2s. prime heavy, town dressed, 2s 6d to 2s 3d, cocksfoot 2\d to 2Jd for bright seed,, to 3d for extra good, cow grass to 5Jd, white clover 6d to 74d. Dairy Produce—Cheese, factory, 4d to sd. loaf 5d ; butter, factory, local Is, dairy 8d to lOd, salt (in boxes) 8d to 9d; bacon and hams, 6d to 7d; factory bacon and hams jd higher.
