CANTERBURY MARKETS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2813, 12 February 1908, Page 23

CANTERBURY MARKETS.

CHRISTCHURCH GRAIN AND PRODUCE REPORT. J (Lyttelton Times, Bth inst.) "Wheat is now coming on to the market moie freely, and prices remain firm at quotations. It is stated that several merchants h«ve now purchased sufficient for their mi- 1 mediate requirements, and intend to reduce ' the volume of their purchases pending the bulk of the season's giam coming on to the maiket. Sa'es made during the last few days included 3500 bushe.s mixed wheat at .' 4s 4d at a lid station. 2000 bushels pearl at 4s 4d, 2000 bushels Hunters at 4s 3Jd, 1000 bushels Tuscan «nd pearl at 4s 4d, 7000 bushels Tuscan and pearl at 4s 3d, and 800 bushels Hunters at 4s 3Jd, all at country stations, sacks extra. The demand for oats has eased, as the threshing of the main crop is now m full swing, and samples aie being freely submitted Quotations are unaltered Partridge peas are being put chased by dealers at 3s 6d per bushel at country stations, and white peas for splitting have realised prices up to 5s per buahel. Cocksfoot remains firm at 5Jd for 12lb seed and 5Jd for 131b seed T".ie quality of the seed this year is very superior to that of ' last season. Offers of ryegress seed are being made spasmodically, and prices remain anchanged. A sale of 1140 bushes was made during the week at 3s 6d at a country s*ation. Little chaff is at present being offered the reason being that just now farmers are busy with harvest operations. Lines for immediate deliveiy have been sold at prices up to JE3 1 4s. and £3 is at present being offered for forward delivery. The following qiiotations are for purchases from farmers, net cash, sacks extra, except where otherwise specified • — Wheat. — New season's, 4s 2d to 4s 4d, at country stations, sacks extra. Oats. — New season's duns, 2s to 2s Id, Gartons 2s 2d to 2s 3d. sparrowbills 2s Id to 23 2d Canadians 2s 2d to 2s 3d, at country stations. Bar ey — Prime 5s to 5s 3d, second quality 4« 6d to ss. Chaff. — Oatsheaf, new season's £3, at country stations. Potatoes — New season's £6 to £6 15s per ■ton. Peas —Partridge and Pru=siau blue 3s 6d. , Ontmteal. — £14 I Flour.— The New Zealand FlourmiUers' Co- | operative Association (Limited) quotes the following prices per ton, local or "hipping- — [ Sacks £11. 1001b bags £11 10s, 501b bags £11 1 los, 251b bags £12. Bran £4 10s, pollard £5 10s Seeds — New season's ryegrass 2s 9d to 3s 6d 5Jd to 5Jd per lb Dairy Produce. — Cheese, dairy, laree 6d, loaf 6id; factory, large 6}d to 6?d. Butter, fresh local factory prints Is Id. bulk 12^d. p-econd grade lid; farm separator 10id. farm darry Sd Hams SJd. Bacon, rolled sides 9d, ! sides BJd. Fresh e?gs, la per dozen.

ASHBURTON. "Wheat. — Samples are being offered veTy sparingly, but those farmers who have made ! up their minds to sell off the machine are obtaining 4s 3d to 4s 4d. though these prices are not easily obtained, the bulk of the buyers holding off in the expectation of purchasing at lower rates. iManv say that they will not give moie than 4s, which, they pre- I diet, will be the ruling price very short y Farmers, however, are sanguine in their hope of even higher rates, and meanwhile are ' holding back their grain. Values are — 1 Tuscan and pearl 4s 3d' to 4s 4d, Hunters I 4s 2d to 4s 3d. Whole fowl wheat is unobtainable. Oats. — Fairly large quantities have been on offer, and owin? to the difficulty of not find- j ing an immediate outlet, merchants have dropped their prices, and now are offering ! only 2s for good feed oats. Prime milling is • I bringing Id to 2d more, while Is lOd to Is j lid is obtiftinaVe for lighter sorts, quota- , tions being: — Canadians and milling Oartons 2s Id to 2s 2d. pood short feed and duns 2s to 2s Id. Danish and lighter inferior oats , Is lOd to 1» lid.

TEMUKA. The wheat market, remains firm, but neither millers nor speculators seem keen to commit i themse-lve? to any large extent During the 1 past few dava a few fpmplee of new whfnt have been offered, which show distinctly the effects of the dry season The quality is good, but slightly pinched, and the grain ia ' rather small. The yield" are tuminsr out I from, 5 to lb bushels below exnectations, and in one case a crop was estimated to yield 50 and returned 30 bushels.' The appearance and bulk of the straw is good, but the dry weather apr>ears to have prevented grains at the top and bottom of <he ears from maturing. The oat crons are fair in most places and on swamp lands 1 ?ood Farmers do not feel inclined to accept the lower .nates , now offering, and little business 1= na=sing I Farmers are asking 2s 3d at country stations, while meroli«nts are rftVrmp 2s 3d fob., for export. Barley i* offeiing in sma'l lots and from 4s to 4s' 9d has been paid. Chaff is not yet on the market, and farmpr<3 do not feel inclined to cut into chaff at the price now offered The potato crop .=0 fai slows no sign of blisrht, but the crop will undoubtedly be a light-yielding one. The tops look well, but the* tubers have not developed, and it will surprise man-v if -the yield 1 exeeeda four or five tons to the stc and on hundreds of «ere« three tons. Pre=eni values are as follows- — New wheat 4s 2d to ! 4s 4d at eountrv stations, oats 2s to 2s 2d. J barley 4s 6d to ss. TIMARU SKIN AND WOOL SALES. The usual fortnightly sales, held on "Wednesday last, were the smallest for some time, and prices showed a decline. Pelts realised from Is 4d to 2s Bd, lambs' skins 2s 6d to 2s lOd. larger up to ss. The small lot of wool offered comprised mixed fleeces, which averaged about 4?d Tier :b, bellies 3Jd, ciutclnngs j 4J,d, and dead sd.