FARM PRODUCTS.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 16, 24 February 1914, Page 11

FARM PRODUCTS.

IN THE MARKETS. N , Tuesday Morning. Matters pertaining to grain have livened up somewhat within the past few days, with the grain men of Cashel Street. Samples have been ' coming forward freely of and there has been, a little business doing. prices are not showing, any tendency to advance. WHEAT; A fair number of parcels are coming forward, and for the most part they •are in capital order, though a few bear traces of the recent wet weather. Fowl wheat is in fair demand, and is making up to 3/3. Prime samples of Pearl have realised from 3/4£ to 3/5. Hunters and Tuscans have made from 3/4 to 3/4s. These prices are on trucks at handy country stations. There is an absence of buoyancy about the market. OATS. The market for oats has a weakening tendency, and prices are a trine easier. A grade Gartons are rather difficult to get rid of at 1/6s. • B grade are worth from 1/5$ to 1/6. Up to the present many merchants have had in hand orders from the north for moderate sized lines placed some weeks ago at higher prices than now rule. This has had a tendency to keep up values. Duns and' Danish are quoted at 1/4 to 1/6. Algerians are rather neglected at from 1/6 to 1/7 for really good seed samples. BARLEY. The market for barley still remains flat, and has '. . ,a' weakening tendency.Good prjime malting goes up to 3/6, average quality to 3/3. Cape barley is very dull of "sale. There is "not much prospect of prices improving. CHAFF. Though there is little business doing in ehaff prices are if any thing. weaker than last week. Merchants are not disposed to do business at anything above 45/- per ton for prime oatchaff. From all chaff-growing quarters the reports upon the crops are good. In Marlborough the oat crops were excellent,, and the North Island grown oats are making very fair chaff. GRASS SEED. -There is certainly more life about the grass seed market -than in the grain trade. Samples are coming forward freely. Cocksfoot is likely to improve, to some extent. Good bright heavy samples are worth from 3£d to 4d, average class seed making 3sd. The shortage of rye seed has a tendency to improve the price of coeksfoot. Ryegrass is in rather short supply, and good seed is worth from 1/9 to 2/3, according to quality. Inferior- ranges from 1/6 to 1/8. Cocksfoot seed to hand is none too good, except for occasional samples. Ryegrass generally is of poor quality. POTATOES. The business in potatoes is restricted to a few small lots. Another-month-will see a big portion of the northern crop dug. Buyers are not willing to pay more than 45/- -to 50/- per ton for March-April shipment. . ONIONS. Not more than £4 5/- per ton can be obtained for onions. The new crop is coming to hand freely. They are rather small, but growers report good average crops. \ OTHER LINES. 'lt is too early yet for linseed. There is not much old stock in hand. It is expected that the market will open at from £8 10/- to £9. There is a little business doing in rye-corn and prices are from 2/6 to 2/9, emerald to 3/-. Bran is quoted at £4 15/-, and pollard at £6. Oatmeal runs to £l4. Flour remains stationary. Prices are:—Sacks £9 per ton; 1001b bags £9 10/-, 501b bags £9, 15/-; 251b bags £lO. DAIRY PRODUCE. Factory butter is quoted at 'l2sd,- and farmers' separator from 9d to 9W. From 8d to Bsd is paid for dairy lines. Eggs are being purchased at 13d per dozen, and are scarce. ' . Cheese —Factory cheese is worth 6sd, loaf 6d. Extracted honey is quoted at 3d per lb. Sections are almost unobtainable.