SOUTHERN MARKETS

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 904, 22 February 1930, Page 10

SOUTHERN MARKETS

WHEAT OFFERED STEADILY IN CANTERBURY SOUND OAT BUSINESS Press Association CHRISTCHURCH, Friday. Wheat continues -to come steadily on to the market. There is a great difference between the yields, the lowest so far reported being 17 bushels and the highest 60 bushels to the acre. The average, however, seems to be a little over 30 bushels. The market is a little weaker than it was. Tuscan is selling at 5s 8d to 5s 9d, Hunters at 5s lid to 6s, and Pearl at 6s 2d to 6s 3d. There is very little inquiry for the latter, and it is difficult to sell. Fowl wheat for prompt delivery is quoted at 5s lOd, f.o.b. s.i., April-June, at 5s 9d, April-September at 5s lOd, and April-December at 6s Id, f.o.b. s.i. The market for oats is very firm, and a good deal of business has been done this week. Duns are quoted at 4s 6d to 4s 8d on trucks. A grade Gartons are commanding 3s 9d on trucks, B’s 3s sd, and Algerians 3s 6d for ordinary and up to 4s for the best. The North Island has bought some Tasmanian Algerians and also some Tasmanian Duns. GOOD CHAFF SCARCE Good chaff is very scarce, and is hard to get at £5 for new, on trucks. At this time la6t year £3 10s to £3 12s 6d on trucks was being paid. Old chaff is quoted at £ 6 on trucks. There is a disposition on the part of a good many growers to chaff their oats instead of threshing them. The potato market shows a weakening tendency, and today’s quotations are £4 10s to £ 4 12s 6d for April-May June delivery, £4 17s 6d for July, and £5 12s 6d for August-September. There is an absence of definite inquiry. Dakotas are about 2s 6d a ton dearer than Whites, Wellington being practically the only market for these. There is a lack of animation on the onion market, which is described as “sick.” Today’s quotation is £3 10s on trucks. There are some very good crops of barley and some very poor ones. The value of Cape variety today is 3s to 3s 3d, on trucks, while malting barley is quoted at 4s to 4s 3d. There is very little change in the market for small seeds. Offerings have eased off since the threshing of these seeds. Akaroa cocksfoot is quoted at 8d to 9d and Plain-s at 7d to Bd, on trucks. A few samples of white clover are offering, prices ranging from 8d to lOd lb., on trucks.