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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 8741, 15 February 1907, Page 4

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Grain and Seed

Messrs Todd & Douglass, Dunedin, I eport under date February llth:— g Oats. —Old B grade bparrowbills -s I ;’,d and very scarce, new A grade | dartons 2s 7d to 2s 7Ad, B grade 3s 6 2 d 03s 7d. Old Garions arc almost j unprocurable. Only a few lots of new oats bare so far been offered, and they have been immediately picked up. i There are not nearly sufficient offering | for'repuirements and the market shows j a further hardening tendency. Wo see no immediate prospect of lower prices. It will be some time before the South- j land crop is on the market. Milling wheat. —Tuscan 3s od to 3s 7d, velvet (scarce) 3s od to 3s 7d, and | Hunter’s 3s 5d to 3s 6d, f.o.b. There | has been a rather brisk demand during the past week, caused byjmillers whoso j stocks had run down having been ope- , rating freely. Fowl wheat. —Good whole 3s 4a to 3s did. Prices are if anything a shade easier, although there is still good ] enquiry. _ : Barley. —Feed quality 2s 9d to 3s 1 f.o.b.si., and in good demand. | Bycorn. —Konue available. _ _ “ i Bran, 80s not, but an early rise is 1 expected. The supply is very scarce. There is a big local demand as dairyI men are now using to feed their stock, f the grass paddocks being practically . I bare. Millers cannot supply anything I I like requirements. § Pollard. —(Unprocurable. Present } price nominally 100 s. | Linseed. Medium £ll to £l3, I lower grades £lO to £ll. In good | demand. | Ryegrass. —301 bss9d to os, ~Blb 4s 13dto 5s 6d, 261 b4s lid to 5s 3d. The | market is still booming. Merchants I are giving up to 4s 6d at country istations for undressed seed. The I duality of some of the seed is very fine. | There is very little old seed now oiferI/ 1 Italian. —Well marked machine | dressed seed 4s 7d, medium 4s4dto 4s | 7d ; Is 2d at country stations has been I paid by merchants for undressed seed S badly marked, f Cocksfoot,—l9lb 5d to Srjd, iSlb fj'-cl, 171 b 4fd to sd, I6lb 4Jd to 4.R1, I 14,1 b 4J,d to 41d. Seed for surface I sowum-,' 2:{d to 4d. Stocks of old seed I pretty 0 well exhausted. Supplies are I badly wanted. The market consejUueutly remains very firm. As the I new crop is expected to bo cons’derably s short o£ last year, opening prices will ?,e high. The new seed is very bright |i iy, color, but not £0 heavy as last year. I Above quotations age for old crop. I Chewings Fescue.-—1,906 crop od f (scarce). 1907 crop just being offered | growers. !M!crcii3.nts JirtJ 4a I per lb for undressed seed, so that | values for machine seed will probably | be old to Od. i | Clovers: Imported white; Good f quality C7s to 755, extra choice 80s, f lower grades 52s 6d to 455. Colonial 1 white; Prime quality (very scarce) CB4s to 90s, medium 55s to 67s 6d. Cow(grass; Prime colonial 82s to 80s, I medium 75s to 82s, imported 66s to s 70s. Alsyke; 75s to 77s 6d. Timothy, \ mportod, 32s to 345, colonial 40s to Uos. Crested dogstail: Imported 105 s, \ colonial 112 s. Sucklings Ins to 30s. ■! Surface sowing clovers 2d to 'id. In strong demand. I Messrs Kaye & Carter, Christchurch, | report under date February 13th : { Wheat : Milling Tuscan 3s 31d to |3s Pearl 3s 3ldto 3s 4id, Hunters’ I 3s 2'd to 3s 3d, fowl 3s Id to 3s 21d, j f.o.b.’s.e., Lyttelton. Milling wheat j market slightly easier. Fowl wheat t gcareo. 5 Oats; A Gallon 2s 7d to 2s Bd, B I 2s Od to 2s 7d, Sparrowhills 2s Cid to I2a 71d, Danish 2s 6d to 2s 6R Duns 12s Od to 2s Bd, f.0.b.5.i., Lyttelton. I Farmers are not offering their stocks. ! consequently the demand is very keen. I Potatoes. —Early sorts £6 10s, f.o.b.