CANTERBURY PRODUCE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 25, 30 January 1937, Page 4

CANTERBURY PRODUCE.

NEW SEASON'S OATS. j (By Telegraph. — I'ress Association.) C'HRISTC HURC'H, Friday. J Grain and produce markets are showins rather more life than they have recently, the spell of tine weather having allowed the threshing of crops to be started. Fowl wheat, in the meantime, is dull, as both merchants and (ti '-wers are waiting to see what the fixed price will be. There is still a fair demand at 5/4 f.o.b. Some milling lines of new wheat have I been offered and in general the. sample is good. Some samples are showing rather heavy moisture content. Lines of Garton oats nave I>een offered, and in every case the sample is heavy an 1 attractive. I'p to the present the sample lias been so good that B grade is hard to I acquire. Prices are up to 3/ on trucks for A Cartons, 2/10 for B's. 2 (j to 2 7 for Algerians and 2 10 to 3/ for Duns. The North Island demand for ryegrass is at present hanging fire because pastures there are in excellent condition because of rains. It is reported that certified seed crops have turned out considerably smaller than was expected. Several lines have been offered locally, but in general the sample is not as attractive as it might be. The price is from 2' to 2/3 on trucks for both perennial and Italian. Very little cocksfoot has as yet reached the market, but it is expected that plains seed will begin to come in fairly freely next week. The price will probably be between 6d and 7d per lb. There has not been a great deal of business in forward potatoes, but scvci'il transactions have been made on of £3 on trucks for Dakota* and £2 I for whites for April-May-June delivery, j Chaff is firm at about £3 5/ per ton .on trucks for reasonably close stations.