CANTERBURY MARKETS.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18365, 24 April 1925, Page 16

CANTERBURY MARKETS.

(BY OCR COMMERCIAL EDITOR.)

Thursday Evening,

There is a slightly better feeling in the wheat consequent no doubt on the present effort on the part of millers and the farmers' representatives to "get together" in an attempt to evolve a solution of the wheat-grow-ing problem. If either the milling or the wheat-growing industry is to continue, it can only be on the basis of working on amicable terms. Before much can be done, however, the old fetish of the cheap loaf has to be abandoned. There is no complaint when meat or other foodstuffs climb sky-high in price,' and why so wheat? Some business has taken place during the week at 6s (id a bushel f.o.b. Complaints nro being made by farmers that trucks are unprocurable for transport unless the wheat is for shipping. A number of farmers who sold at 7s and over have not yet got their stuff away, and they would feel happier if it ■ were safely passed and in buyers' hands. There is no change in seed values quoted during the mid-week. Potato' digging was being conducted briskly in several of the growing districts to-day. An additional boat is leaving Lyttelton for Auckland this week, and she will take supplies, of which the northern market is at present in need.

The following are nominal quotations, free of commission, sacks extra, except where otherwise stated: — Wheat—Tuscan 6s 3d, Hunters 6s sd, Pearl 6s 7d f.0.b., sacks extra. Oats—-Gartons A's 3s 8d to 3s 9d, B's 3s 3d; Algerians 2s 8d to.2s 9d; Buns 3s 6<L Chaff—Good bright, '£3 los. White Clover—lOd to 12d/ Peas—ss. Cowgrass—Bdto 9i. Italian Byegrass—2s 9d to 3s. Perennial Ryegrass—3s 6d. Cocksfoot—6d to 6Jd. Linseed—£lß. ■ ' Potatoes—£3 los for prompt, andto £4 for forward. Onions —£7 for prompt. Flour—£l9 a ton f.o.b. nearest port. Pollard—£6 10s f.0.b., 10s extra for smaller packing. Bran—£s 10s per ton f.0.b., 10s extra for smaller packing. :.. AUCKLAND MARKETS. (BPXCIAL TO "THB PRBSB.") ATJCKLAND, April • 23. Potatoes—Supplies ate somewhat (short, and further shipments are not due before the first week in if ay. Prices in consequence have an upward tendency.- Southern are quoted at £8 5a to £8 10s per ton. local market is fairly well supplied with southern onione, and prices show no alteration. The quotation is £ll to £ll 10s per ton. Maize—The market has firmed a little since laat report. New Zealand is worth 73 3d per bushel and South African the same. ■...-... Oats—The market is slightly easier. New Zealand feed B Gartons are quoted at 6s 6d per bushel, and Algerian seed at 5s 9d. Chaff—This is a very scarce lino at present. Blenheim chaff is not up to the standard of former years. Local chaff of good is Belling on the local market. Quotations are—Victorian 'compressed £8 10s per ton, Blenheim £lO, Eangitikei £9 10s. local £9 1/Os. Wholesale current prices are—Superfine quality creamery butter Is 61d per lb booked, first grade factory Is 6Jd per pound booked, Is 5d per pound prompt cash, bcc-. ond grade factory Is 4Jd per pound booked, Is. 4d per pound prompt cash, farmers' separator la Id per pound, cheese »Jd, to IOJd per pound, bacon and hams lljd to Is per pound, bacon sides lOd to 10|d per ppund, lard,in balk Ud per pound, pats Is per pound, flour £2O 15e per ton {less 2J per cent, discount for 2001b sacks), sharps £8 •per ton, bran £7/ per ton,. 'oatmeal *s'e 35s, 1 25's 33s per 1001b.

SOUTHLAND MARKETS.

(special to "the mess.") INVERCABGILL, AprU'23.

-Oats—There is not much change to report from last week. Forward oats are still being: enquired for and quotations are about 4s 6d for A's and 4s 2d for B's. Buyers are, however, trying to obtain stocks at less than these figures. For prompt' delivery buyers indicate 4s 6d for A's and 48 OJd to 4s id for B's, but local merchants cannot sell at these prices, and arp quoting 4s 8d to 4s 9d for A's and 4s 4dl'to 4a 7d for B's. • Notwithstanding 1 reports to the contrary, .advice has* been received from Canterbury that there are very few grade oats in that province, and it looks as though most grade oats -will have to bo supplied from Bluff or Duncdin. Merchants' prices for small lots now offering from fanners are more in line with shipping values, and are running at- from 3s' 3d to 3s lOd for A's and about 3s 6d to 3s 9d for B's, and .3s:3d to 3s 6d for f.a.q.'s. Good; Buns are in demand, and are Belling at from 4s 2d to 4s '3d on trucks at stations.

is not a great deal of wheat offering, owing to the low prices, quoted lor prime fowl wheat. Merchants aro not keen buyer") and farmers do not seem prepared to accept less than 7s. Ohaff—A few lines aro offering, and prime quality ia in demand at about £5 per ton on trucks a,t country stations Ryegrass^—There has been a considerable clearance in . merchants' stocks during Jhe past week, and further. orders aro on hand covering the month of May. Apart from early sake, however, the market- is nat keen and prices r or the best seed are at present from 3s 9d to 4s per buaheit and Sroportionately "lower for light and inferior nes.

Potatoes—The market is being kept very well supplied with local potatoes, and most crops are now being dug as the weather permits. Prices to farmers are about £5 per ton on trucks. ■ . • . .

Fruit—Fairly heavy. consignments of apples are reaching the market from Nelson, Canterbury, and Otago Central. Pears are plentiful. The principal dessert varieties are Winter. Coles and Nelis, and for these there is a good demand. Cookers arc selling cheaply. Tomatoes aro oonting- forward in small parcels, and the price has advanced. A consignment of oranges and bananas arrived via . Wellington during the week, «rnd aa the market was bare these realised high prices. Current prices are as follows:—Delicious apples (best quality) to 12s 6d a case, Jonathans to 10s 6d, "Rome Beauty to 8s 6d, cookers (largo sample®) 2|d per lb, small 3s to 5s per case, dessert pears 2£d to 3d per lb, cooking pears l|d to 2d per lb, quinces to 2Jd per lb, tomatoes from 3d to 6d'per lb, Italian lemons 35s per case, bananas 28s to 35s per' case, oranges to 34a 6d per case.

STARR-BOWKETT SOCIETY. A meeting of the shareholders .of . the Christchurch Starr-Bowkett Building Societywas held in' the Canterbury A. and P. Association's rooms last evening. A ballot in the No. £ group resulted in ball 292 being drawn, the ■whole cluster being held by the Catholic Girls' Hostel Committee, who became entitled to a free loan of £IOOO. On £IOOO being put up for tender £4OO -was disposed of at a premium of £4O per £IOO and on the balance being offered the higheat tender -was £3B 10s per £IOO for £SOO. MONCK'S SPUR, REDCLIFFS. At a sale by auction held last night by Messrs TL. G. Livingstone and Co., six sections of 20 perches each were offered. Lot 6 was sold to Mr "Wells for £-233. The remainder failed to reach the owner's reserve.