Commercial News

Southern Cross, Volume 1, Issue 1, 31 March 1893, Page 8

Commercial News

GRAIN" REPORT. Oats. —The nau'ket opened veil this year —bolter than it lias done for the past, two seas :ns, when (lie prices were from Is dd to Is 5d jar bushel. This year, Is 7<l, on trucks at wavside stations, was offered, and sonic growers, who were fortimate in rt gard to situation, cleared at Is Sd per bushel. In sonic recent transactions there has been a slight decline on these figures and buyers are iri‘‘Jrued to stand off at the present price, dins is in ninly owing to the fact that they are fully supplied for the present. In the 'Western District the average return of cats is said to be better than for sonic years past ; while in the 1 Ifastern Districts and AVaimea the yield is a shade lighter, although the quality is g, od. On the whole the new grain was got in earlier than usual all round this year. Samples are generally offered about April, but this year they were to h-md fr. m all the surrounding districts in March. It VK Grass. —There is a pretty large stock of List seas; n’s s< ed on hand, and the price for new seed will not bo much above tun- ol last year. The rate quoted for fairly good fanmrs’ parcels is 2s (id to 3s delivered in town. Lixsiern is worth about £9 to £.1.0 pe r ton, delivered in town. There is now a. good demand for linse ed in the colony, and surprise and regret, has been expressed that it is not grown in larger quantities.