CANTERBURY PRODUCE MARKET

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 211, 31 May 1919, Page 10

CANTERBURY PRODUCE MARKET

c'ißy Teleeraph.—Presfl Aisoblatlon. .' ■• Christchurch, May 30. -'The cold southerly weather, with rain on.the plains and snow on tho hills, that has-prevailed intermittently during the . week has had the effect of hardening tho prices of oats and oats-heaf chaff. Even at the prices now. quoted for oats at couatry stations it is doubtful if any .quantity could be obtained if wanted immediately. Growers are- holding firmly, ■ and the weather -makes, them more, reltfotant to sell. Already it is leported . that-oats are being fed to sheep, so short has the available feed become. A gfa36.Gartens are now quoted at is. Id. to_..fe. 2d. per bushel; B grade, 1 3a. 10d. to-is.; Algerians, 3s. 10d. to 4s.;' Danish, S'sVjSd. to 3s. Bd.; and good heavy dark Dues, Is. to 4s. 2d., at country ''• stations.; Oatsheaf chaff has firmed in symjiathy with oats, the demand now being greater since tho 'break in the weather, and. is now quoted at «CG 6s. to £6 10s. per ton, at country stations, for good bright quality. There is now more movemfent'iii grass and clover seeds. Perennial -.'ryegrass is scarce, none being on offer, and is worth 4s. 6d. to 4s. 9d. per bushel at country Italian is realising 'Is. to is. 3d. Cowgrass is firmei and is quoted at . Is. to Is. 2d. per lb., while' white clover is now snleable at 10(1;-/to Is. per lb. There is a good do. mand for mangels. They are gelling at £'i ss. per ton at country stations, and some of the large growers are holding for ■£2 10s. Linseed is firmer and is now quoted at £M ss. to .£lB 10s. per ton at stations. The potato market is somewhat unsettled, through prospective business wflfr Sydney having lallea through. It .is. also reported that northern merchants, have been trying to re-sell Heir speculative purchases. The local, price still''keeps fairly steady, ct6 ss. to M lt>3.' per ton at country stations being the quotation. The onion market is easier, and the market prico is now £1 to £1 10s.'-per ton at country stations.