CANTERBURY PRODUCE.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 293, 11 December 1929, Page 4

CANTERBURY PRODUCE.

RAIN HELPS CROPS. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Tuesday. The grain and produce market is very quiet at present, with interest chiefiy in the possibilities of the crops of next season. In regard to cereal crops, the general impression is that recent rains have wrought a big improvement and the new season's supply will not be as short as had been anticipated earlier. Wheat especially has benefited and prospects are quite good, while oats have benefited also, though to a lesser extent. Quotations in each case, show no. change. Chaff stocks are light, but the demand continues quiet. On truck values are up to £5 17/6, and f.o.b.s.i. to £7 17/6. There is still a small number of old potatoes in stores at Lyttelton and Timaru, and buyers for them are very ha>A to find. A fair amount of business is being done with the farmers in next season's crop. The prices are £3 15/ to £3 17/6 a ton on i;rucks for White, and £4 for Dakotas. Pollard and bran prices are unchanged, -with the market steady for the former. Sales of bran are more restricted as the weather becomes warmer. The rain experienced during the last two weeks or so has also improved prospects for all classes of seeds, in which a heavy shortage was formerly anticipated. Now. however, it would seem that the shortage will not'be so general, and a firm market all round is anticipated., The price of pool wheat is fixed at 6/6 f.ojb.s.i. There ie a good inquiry for good fowl wheat at 5/11 f.o.b.