COMMERCIAL

Marlborough Express, Volume LX, Issue 228, 27 September 1926, Page 7

COMMERCIAL

CANTERBURY PRODUCE MARKETS.

[Press Association.]

CHRISTCHURCH, Scpt. 24. A "kiek" in potato values has develojied. It has not been a particularly lusty effort, but it ropresents in the fortnight an advancb of from 10s to 15s a ton. The firming has several eauses liehind it. "Paper" potatoes have finisiied up and i'orward seileis had to lind aetual potatoes for tho Kurow, which sailed for Auckland on WeOnesdny, sellers at the last minutc liaving to scurry around to secure tuhers on aecount of additional space being provided. The Kurow took 9! >50 sacks, aliout 300Q more than expected. Another element iu the lirming was the improvement in the Sydney market. Consigned tubers bv tlie Wh angape arr iving at tlie beginning of .last week sold at Cll a ton, and th is price was (iiioted in the market eablegram yesterday morning. The "Ku row 's 10,000 sacks for Auckland included 2000 for tiandiipiueiit to the Islands, and as a proportion of seod was included the eonsignment i would be speed i ly distrjbnted on the bare market awaiting it. Up to £4 f.o.b. saeks in was paici for tlie final part of -.he Kukuv's cargo. The Kaiapoi i.s due to sail nest mid-

week and .C4 is offering for shrpinent by her, but sellers at tliis figurc have disappea.red. At tiio monient £4 5s is tiie lia; is of business \ alues to farmers are £2 15s on trucks, at which figure there is a moderate amount of selling, tliough the bulk of ihe big holders are star.ding ott for eonsiderably more than tliis. The Waitomo is due to load next week for Sydney, and saies have been miide by her at £5 10s f.o.b. sacks in, the equivalent to farmers being £3 10s on trucks. Jt is understcod ' that her cargo wilf lie a small one of l about 5000s sacks. , The oat market is weaker, and A | grado is now quoted at 4s 2d f.o.b. j sacks in and B at 8s Jd. There is practically no inquiry. Ohnff has been inquired for lrom ihe North Island. Values on trucks at Canterbury station s range about £5 15s. Perennial ryegrass has been inquired for from Englancl, a sale or ! two liaving hecn made at 5s 0d i o , i 5s 9d for 27 to 28lh seed. The | equivalent foi farmers uhdressed on ; trucks is 3s 6d. Alcreha nts are 1 quoting 5s 9d for good weight seed. ' ;