CANTERBURY MARKETS.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18413, 20 June 1925, Page 12

CANTERBURY MARKETS.

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Friday Evening. The past week in grain and seed circles has boon dull and lifeless, tho business done being of a negligible quantity.

Potatoes are a little firmer, this being no doubt duo to growers not being ablo to do any digging owing to tho recent wet weather. Potatoes aro now being quoted at £3 15s to farmers, on trucks. A enquiries have lately boon coming to hand from Auckland, and it is probable that a considerable quantity will bo sent away bv tho Kaiwara. nest week. By tho Karetu. a quantity of potatoes is to bo sent to Svdnev next week on consignment. Tho conditions imposed by the Agricultural Department aro. that a certificate will bo given to shippers if a declaration is made that there has been no powderv scab in tho crops durin« tho past if months. Farmers who havo recently put their shift into pits are not showing any disposition to sell at present prices. Garton oats arc firm. A s having .been sold at -Is 6d for Juno delivery, and B's at -Is 2*d f.o.b. b.i. There has been sonic enquiry during tJio week for oats, and some forward selling has taken place at as low a figure as -Is sa f.0.b.. but thev cannot be purchased from farmers at the equivalent of this. Recent reports from London regarding neas aro not • encouraging, an<l prices since tho beginning of tho week havo dropped by 2d per bushel. Peas aro now worth 5s per bushel on trucks. Cocksfoot-is firm and there has been some sold at IOJd per lb for machine dressed for speculation involving shipment to Melbourne. . Tho position regarding white clover and ryegrass remains unchanged. There has been a better enquiry for linseed, and sales havo been mado equal to £l7 os on trucks. The market for fowl wheat has declined a shade owing to recent quotations from Australia. . . Tho following are nominal quotations, freo of commission, 6acks extra, except whc.ro otherwise stated:— "Wheat—Tuscan 6s Bd, Hunters 6s lOrl, Pearl 7s f.0.b., Facks extra. Oats—Garton A's. 3s 8d; B's, 3s 4d; Algerians. 2s 8d to 3s. Chaff— Good bright £4. "Whito Clover—l2d to lod. Peas—os.

Cowgrass—;}d to lOd. ■ Italian Ryegrass—2s 9d to 3s Perennial Ryegrass—ls. Cocksfoot—To,Cid.

Linseed —£17. Potatoes—To £3 los for prompt, £-1 for July.' Onions—To £S 10s for prompt. Flour—£lß a ton f.o.b. nearest port: smaller packing. 1001b £10; 50's, £lO 12s 6A; 23's. £2O.

Pollard—£9 f.o.b. nearest port, 10s extra for smaller packing. Eran —£8 per ton f.o.b. nearest port, 10s extra for smaller packing.

POULTRY AND EGGS. Large entries of 'poultry still continue to come forward to the market, but tho supply does not equal tho demand, . and. prices -for prime quality birds have an upward tendency. Following are prices pair: Table chickens, Gs to.lis; hens, light 3s to 4s Gd," heavy 5s to 7s'Gd ; ducks, light 7s to 9s, heavy, 8s 6d to 13s; geese, Gs to 8s;. turkeys, :16s to ■ 455. Egga continue to coma forward freely, and another decline in prices lias been recorded. The Canterbury Cooperative • Poultry Producers, Ltd., quote the following prices per dozen: Tirst-pTpfde hen .eggs, ,2s 2d; ..second-. 'grade hen eggs, 2s, and duck.* e&i ,2s : ,2d. ; "..-■..',... ,"■, ."" '": ' "*:

ASHBURTON MARKET. The general trend of the Ashburton marlot is similar to that of the previous week. There has been a little speculation in fowl wheat," the prices of which are slightly above tlioso" of milling wheat. Grade oats remain firm, while on account of the quantity offering undergrades aro inclined to weaken. V Values can bo quoted as follows:-*-A 'grade Cartons 3s 6d to 3s 7d, B's 3s Od to 3s 4d; undergrades down to 3s, according to qualify and weight; Algerians, best quality 2s 7d to 2s 9d, average samples about 2s 6d, poor feed down to 2a; Duns, first quality Bs'7d,to 3s Bd, and other sorts down, to 3s. All prices are quoted at per bushel on trucks, country stations. The chaff market is dormant. Good bright may. be quoted at. 75s on trucks. Light and- discoloured chaff-is practically unsaleable.

Owing to tho absence of an export demand, there is still no life in the market for peas. The value of No. 1 grade is 5s to 5s Id on trucks.

The enquiry for linseed is quiet, and ■ the value is £IG 10s to J£i7 per ton on tracks.

Ryegrass and cocksfoot are practically off tho market. Only odd" line 3of clover seed are • offering, and.for. the best samples of cowgrass buyers are offering 9d to lOd per lb.

Tho offerings of potatoes are small,' on account of the wet weather having delayed digging. North Island buyers. are not' disposed to contract very heavily, as they are obtaining ample supplies from, the weekly consignments which are being shipped. For shipment to tho North Island value's are £3 to ±3 ■2s 6d for whites, and £3 10s for Dakotas. Other coloured varieties are practically neglected, ' tho nominal value being £3 per ton ou trucks.

DUNEDIN

' (SX'ECUL TO "THE TRESS.") _, ' , DTJXKWX, June 19. the oafs market ss'still unsettled. There navo been one or two enquiries from the north for pood, heavy A Gartens, but farmirs are not inclined to seil at the -prices pitcrmg. Merchants' offers remain this same, viz oh fa.l on trucks for A grade Gartens, iavks extra. •

Wheat 1.1 selling .freely at prices slightly In B T„, O *, tbe v Uxod r ' te «- The '° will l'o Li^Ji'H 6 '»* allowed by tho Gorcrnmen; clapso and jmportalion is sanctioned. ■ • ~;„T!k. d , Pmond . f <"-. chaff at present is principally for prime, and as aoout one tm-k h£ »J« i.'f • comes undtr ,llls teadinp. the 'I 81 , 5. b< »»S Put into store. The quotanntin 18 */^ 108, " trUCk f ° r I"!™ Mack 2Sh V*i- 15, . t0^ 5 5 * for e° od oaten f^L 3 , to£i 103 fnr milium andl "l ferior, sacks extra in each case. tow ,S - W<JU e ? Pplio ' l with J 504 "- J2S . i . pT,ce J-emama at £-i 15s per Quality" ' " trUC "' f " X " ir aVer^

MEAT EXPORT PRICES.

CURRENT SCHEDULE,

Tho current week', echedt.le (from June 19th) oE meat escort [rices ia as fc 1 - lows:

Woolly Lambs-First quality t.-> 361b. Ild: first quality, 37 to 421b, 10Jd;-first quality, over 4db, lOd; eecond qualitv, 10id; thorn '"wSi lid i P .? r lb less than above. »> others—l-irst. qualitv, to 661b 71d- first , id ; j&, t q uihV, 65- 7 lb Slity &B 6ir aUty ' ° m ' 721b ' 52d: "»** 72^?^ P *° ° llb ' W; «a-W»».-<W; over SALES OF SUNDRIES.

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