CANTERBURY MARKETS.
POTATOES QUIET, WHEAT FIRM. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) GHPJSTCHURCH, Friday. The wheat market has a firm tone. "Free" wheat has practically been disposed of, and millers have extended their limits somewhat in order to secure good quality lines. The quotation for Tuscan is 5/5 to 5/6 a 'bushel, on trucks. Fowl wheat for prompt delivery is quoted at 5/3 a bushel, f.0.b., sacks extra. No quotations are being given for spread deliveries. The potato market is quiet. The quotation on trucks to farmers is £2 10/ a ton, and for prompt shipment 70/ to 72/6, f.0.b., sacks included. The quotation for July-August-September delivery is 80/, f.0.b., sacks included. Prices of bran and pollard have been reduced to meet Australian competition. Bran is quoted at £5 a ton, f.0.b., local, and £4 shipping pollard i 3 £5 10/ and £4. The values represent a drop of 10/ a ton in the ease of bran and 15/ a ton in the case of pollard.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 102, 2 May 1931, Page 4
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163CANTERBURY MARKETS. Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 102, 2 May 1931, Page 4
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