GRAIN AND PRODUCE

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 66, Issue 248, 1 August 1946, Page 7

GRAIN AND PRODUCE

j THE ASHBURTON MARKET A further increment of if! a bushel was added to the price of milling wheat from to-day, in accordance with the fixation of prices by the Wheat Committee, states this week’s report of Ashburton grain, seed and produce merchants. Carton oats are still in good demand, but supplies are not coming forward in any appreciable quantifies. There is a good inquiry for all varieties of oats, and recent prices are being maintained; White clover of export quality is in strong demand for immediate orders. As some merchants are short of commitments, values higher than market rates are being paid. Orders for potatoes are now difficult to obtain, as North Island buyers appear 1o have sufficient on hand in the meantime. Practically no business is being transacted with chaff, due to freight difficulties. Other markets are unchanged. Range of Prices The range of prices is as follows, all on trucks at country stations, sacks extra, unless otherwise stated: Wheat—Tuscan 7s od per bushel Hunters 7s 7d, Velvet 7s 9d, Marquis 7s lid (all f.0.b.). Oats —“A” Gartons 4s per bushel (ceiling price), Algerians 3s 6d to 4s, Duns 4s to 4s 6d. Red Clover —2s 9d to 3s per lb. Lupins—F.a.q., 5s Gd to 6s per bushel. Barley—Chevalier, 5s 6d per bushel. Chaff —G.b.0.5., £9 f.o.b.s.i. per ton. Potatoes —Whites and Dakotas, £8 ss; Suttons Supreme £8 15s (all f.0.b.5.i.). Linseed—F.a.q., £27 10s a ton The Egg Market The buying price for hen and duck eggs this week is Is fid, plus 3d subsidy a dozen, and the retail price is 2s.