CHRISTCHURCH MARKETS. CHRISTCHURH. February 28.

Otago Witness, Issue 2817, 4 March 1908, Page 23

CHRISTCHURCH MARKETS. CHRISTCHURH. February 28.

During the lull in the wheat market several saJes were made at the lowest prices recorded this season. Lines of 1400 bushels of Tuscan

Cheap Bulbs for present planting. See Nimmo and Blatb's advertisement, page 8 of this issue, for specially cheap lines of Tulipe, etg.

md 1200 bushel"! of Hunters »rd T—.-pn .were placed at 3s lid at oountry stations, and it is reported that a hi.c or Homers ■ tres sold as low ac 3s lOd. The cablegram j Announcing a recovery of the London market J ,|u» * influenced matters locally, and growers , lure now holding firmly for 4s, and in some j cases for more; but theire is not a large i guamtity of wheat offering. j Oats are coming forward slowly, and prices i xre very firm. Few sales are taking place, i 4he only ones of any importance reported toeing * line of feed Gartons at 2s, and. 1600 | ibuehels of the same variety at 2s l|d at ' country stations. *-| Supplies of chaff cannot be obtained at less than £3 10s at country stations. There is little outside inquiry. \ j Grass seed is in good inquiry for autumn sowing' in the North Island, the recent bush fires followed by rain in some of the affected , districts having improved the demand. j Potatoes are in limited demand, and 6mions ' are. dull of sale, and the price is inclined to be easier.