COMMERCIAL NEWS
GRAIN AND PRODUCE. SOUTH CANTERBURY MARKET. TIMARU, November IS. Although the South Canterbury grain and produce market has been quiet during the week, there have been numerous inquiries for Dark Duns, but they are in short supply. Farmers have realised that the final date for accepting f.a.q. milling wheat from last season’s crop has been fixed at November 30, and numerous lines were forwarded to stores during the week. Current fixed prices are: Tuscan 6s and Hunters 6s 81d a bushel. Dun and Garton oats are in short supply, and milling Gartons are also difficult to secure. Nominal quotations are: Dark Duns 4s 6d, Algerians 3s 3d and milling Gartons 3s 6d a bushel.
There have been a few inquiries for chaff from the North Island. Quotations remain at £5 a ton for g.b.o.s. on trucks.
Barley has been neglected during the week.
There has been a keen demand for Prussian Blue peas, and it is evident that numerous farmers intend, planting them to replace oats and wheat crops which were washed out during the recent wet spell.
It is apparent, that supplies of last season’s potatoes have been cleaned up, and there is no demand at present. Little interest has been shown in seed potatoes. The current fixed prices are: —Table potatoes: Sutton s and King Edward £ll 10s a. ton; Dakotas and white £ll. Seed potatoes: King Edward and Sutton’s £0 5s and Dakotas and .white £8 15s a ton.
Seeds have shown little activity during the week. Current quotations conditional on quality and germination are as follow: Mother Italian ryegrass 11s 6d a bushel, mother ryegrass 13s, permanent pasture' 12s a bushel, certified white clover 2s 3d per lb, permanent pasture Montgomery 2s 3d per lb, cowgrass Is Id per lb, and cocksfoot Is 3d per lb. THE SHARE MARKET.
The following sales were made on the Christchurch Stock Exchange yesterday:— / LISTED STOCKS. Sales Reported. £ s. d.
450 Commercial Bank of Australia (ord.) (2) 0 17 6 10 Bank New South Wales 33 15 0 327'National Insurance (2) 1 4 G 500 National Mortgage “B” 1 13 0 100 Broken Hill Proprietary 2 4 o 100 Quill Morris (1030) . 1 5 6
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 64, Issue 34, 19 November 1943, Page 5
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