CANTERBURY MARKETS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2894, 25 August 1909, Page 20

CANTERBURY MARKETS.

CHRISTCHURCH GRAIN AND PRO* I . .DUCE.. REPORT- ■ - •* | (Ljttelton Times, August "21.) ' . Wheat remains practically in' the' same' position as recorded in the last report. The - cablegram- -received from London- -during^ the week announcing an advanoe of 6d per ' quarter has tended to steady-prices locally* and lias checked the weakness which was being pressed by bujers. The amount of wheat on, offer "»s still, exceedingly small, and the surplus is being rapidly absorbed. Inquiries are bein^ received from the north for chick wheat, but this .commodity is in short, supply, and is difficult to obtain. Oats have been offered fairly freely during the week, but in view of the lower prices- now offering from London, buyers are unable to operate, since growers still seek late rates. There is a fair demand for DerwenC potatoes, and as high as £3 has been paid far lines of extra good quality, but Up-to-DateS are not in request, the current price for this variety being £2 15s. The price of ryegrass is rather harder both in Canterbury and Otago, and old pasture parcels up to 301b per bushel are difficult to secure, the bulk of the offerings being "first cut," 231b to 241b seed. Can-terbury-grown oowgrasd is in strong request , at from 7d to 7sd. Supplies of Canterbury.grown white clover are limited. Cocksfoot is still being inquired for, and values are a shade firmer. -Offerings of true giant: Italian ryegrass have been fairly heavy, . during the week, and one line of nearly. 2000. bushels changed hands at full rates. The following quotations are for pui> chases from farmers, .net cask, sacks extra, , except where otherwise specified -. — I Wheat— Tuscan and pearl 4s 3d to 4s 6d, x Hunter's 4s 3d to 4s 4£d, at country sta-- ■ tions, chickwheat 3s od to 3s 9d. Osute.— Dune Is 6d. Danish la sd. Gartons A grade Is 7d to Is 9d; sparrowbills la 7d, Canadians Is Bd| Algerians Is 7d to Is 9dV Ohaff.— Oatsheaf- £1 17 a6d to £2, at country stations. • - Peas.— Blue Prussians 3s 7d to 3s 86%, partridge' 3s 7d to 3s Bd. Beans— 2s lOd to 3s. ' Potatoes— £2 15s to £3. Onions— £3 10s to £4. « Oatmeal— £lo 10s. Flour.— The New Zealand Flouraillere' Co-operative Association, Limited, quotes the following prices per ton, local or shipping:—Sacks £10 10s. 1001b bags £11, 501b bags £11 ss, 251b bags £11 10s. Bran, f.o.b. £3 15s; pollard £4 10s. Seeds.— Ryegraee Is 6d to 2s. Cocksfoot 4£d to 4J<}. White clover (farmers* samples) 6£d to 7d; cowgraes 6d to 6£d. Dairy Produce.— Cheese, dairy, large sd, loaf 6d ; factory, large 5Jd to 5Jd. Butter. fresh local factory prints Is Id, second grade factory Hid, farm dairy 9d. Hams Bd, sides 7jfd, rolls B£d, shoulder rolls and! middles (equal quantities) B£d, shoulder , rolls only 7sd. middles 9d. Lard, pats Bd, bulk 7£d, bladders Bd. Fresh eggs lOd per dozen. t RANGIORA. Rough weather during the early part of the week greatly retarded business operations. There is little or nothing to report about wheat. Buyer 3 show no anxiety to buy, but a few small lines have been sold" at 4s 3d for* Tuscan' and* Hunters. Oats are dull, and there is a drop of fully Id per bushel on late rates, owing to the weakness of the Home market and the absence of orders for local consumption. Very little clover is offering. White is worth" s£d to 6d, red 6d to 7d. Northern- markets are not yet clear of stale stocks of potatoes, j and although a few inquiries have been made, little business has resulted, as price? do not meet growers' ideas. Table Up-to-Date are worth 52s 6d, Derwent 56s to 57s 6d; seed Up-to-Date 60s, with very poor demand; Early Rose 755, Magnum Bonum 80s. Best quality oateheaf chaff is quoted at 39s to 40s. ASRBURTON. There has been but little alteration in' - the wheat market. A fairly good inquiry for prime Tuscan was experienced at the end of lost week, but presumably requirements have been filled, and the present* tone 13 very quiet for all descriptions. ■ Prime quality still finds ready sale for milling purposes, but the shipping season has closed for the present, and in consequence 'there has been very Lttle inquiry. Prices remain unaltered: — Tuscan and pearl 4s 4d, Hunters 4s 3d. In consequence of the lower prices for oats ruling in the .Home markets there has been a considerable fall in local values, 'and shipping business is again at a standstill. v Millers are also bet-* ter supplies, and sales are therefore difficult to effect at present. Quotations are? A Gartons Is 74d to Is Bd, B grade 1« 6Jd 'to Is 7d, Danish Is sid, Duns Is 5d to la 6d.. There is very little sale for oatsheaf

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