GRAIN AND PRODUCE

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 154, 25 March 1939, Page 5

GRAIN AND PRODUCE

Ca nte rbu ry M arkets B.v Idrtf ntpli l*re>s AsshciuUou (’.JIIJSICHCRCH. March 2-1. The grain and produce l fade remains ieas<.uably busy wHlmut any ly nd ivc i-vditm There i.-s steady be maud lor tm».-l. sea.soaahle lines, bill i in* position is son ewh.it uomplicaleu b.v a scarcity <»!' iiouiin seeds, such as rye-grat-s’. Wheal deliveries' have slackened oit l.y a small volume. Quality lims been high everywhere, but yield.-' have been d:> appointing. Barley crops have been ot e.xvvpt ionaHy high quality this year, ami yields haw bi. H-n good, 'i'he standard price lor malting I,alley is 4/7A. There is. not a great imiuiry tor ie«>d. which is* selling at about: M/- io 3/3. Peas' are in fair request, .mid .-'ome iirstclasv-’ lines are available, 'i'he price is GT) l n 7/. for outstanding good samples. Ryegrass of good .germinal ion is dilliculi to obtain. Good perennial with an SO per ceiil. lest is worth -1/6 t<» 5/- on trucks, will) lower-test seed at lower rales. Italian of SO per cent, is worth 4/- lo 1/6. Cocksfoot is in fair request, mid steady though not large business is being done. L’p to 7Ad. is being paid for extra good samples of bright heavy seed. Clovers are moving steadily, the North Island showing some interest in red. While is worth 1/- 10-1/3 ami eowgras> 6d Io 7d. for elioice lots of new bright seed. Potatoes an? dull. Tin* prompt market has slowed up because of the limivy arrivals in lilt* north earlier in Ihe week, i and there appears to be little interest in the forward position.