COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 March 1918, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

CANTERBURY CROPS. Christchurch, March 12.

There been a steady sale for wheat, the better milling samples being in keen demand. Most of the badly discolored and sprouted wheat has been bought at the maximum price for fowl wheat of 5s 8d fob. Oat- are still scarce, as the wheat crop is being put through the mills first. There is keen inquiry at lfte rates. Oatsheaf chaff is a,lso in demand at £4 5s to £4 10s, at country stations for the better qualities. The potato crop right through to Otago and Southland appears to have been affected by the blight, but excepting in od'l instances the tops have not been blackened off and are still green. |t is the'efore expected that tubers will turn out fairly sound, but this cannot be ascertained for certain until the digging of the main crop is under way. Prices offered locally are £3 5s to £3 10s at country stations, with little business doing at present, though there is a demand for forward delivery.

DAIRY PRODUCE, ETC. BETAIL PRICES.

Butter Creamery (pats) 1 7J Registered dairy 1 3 Separator 1 2 Eggs 1 10 Honey 8 Urd 1 0 Hams r.....: 1 0 Rashers bacon 1 3 Rashers ham 1 3 Milk (quart) 5 FRUIT. Oranges 5/-. Bananas 4d Apples 4d and fid Cooking apples 3d or 3/0 case Lemons 2/- and 2/6 Tomatoes fid Grapes 1/6 Peaches (Id Pears - ■*... Od Passion fruit Od Cucumbers i; 3d to 6d VEGETABLES. Cabbage 3d and 4d each Carrots 2d per bunch Parsnips 2d Potatoes ' 121bs for 1/Beetroot 2d Turnips f— , 2d French Beans 4d Vegetable Marrows 4d and Od Pumpkin ■ •■ l%d 11). Onions 91bs for 1/FLOUR. 200 33 0 100 17 0 60 • ■.... 8 0 25 , 4 0 BUYING PRICES. ButterCreamery (pat 3) 1 0 Registered Dairy 1 1 Soparator lOd to 1/Eggs 1 8 Fungus 4d