GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKETS.
(27 OCR COKMERCIAi EDITOIt.) Friday Evening. The uncertainty with regard to the reciprocal treaty v.-ith tho Commonwealth liae put almost, an entire step to any business bciiip; <l«ivo in tho grain market. No ojjo is buying; wheat and oats a ro easier. There is no outeide demand for oate, and the continued fim> wentlier'ihas limited the local and coastal demand for feed liuee. A paroci of milling Canadians has been bought at 2s at a oountry station, and tho prices offered for other descriptions are also Jowt>r. It is reported that a quantity of
Australian flour ie being chipped to Wellington. Local buyers do not care to import flour, as in tho event" of the treaty not being paeeed the dnty would have to be pai<l. There is a brisk demand for eeedu, as eowing-operations arc being twried on without interruption. Seed potatoes are maintaining t«heir values, but Denvent table potatow nre easier, on account of Auckland buyers not requiring supplies, ac the boat from- San Francisco to arrive next wee-k ie bringing a largo quantity. The undermentioned are. tho price* paid to farmers, at country stations, tree of commission, except where otherwise specified:— Wheat (nominal)— Tuscan 3s 3d, Pearl 3s 2d, Hunters 3s Id, at country stations. Oata (nominal) —Milling Canadians 2s to 2s 2d, Gartor.s 2e to 2s Id, Sparrowbills 2s to 2s Id., Duns 2s to 2e 2d, Danish Is 10d to 2s, at country stations. Beans—3s 3d to 3e 6d. Peas—Blue Prussians 3s Gd to 3s Bd, Partridge 3e 9d to 4s. Ryegrass —HeaTy 3s Gd to 3e 9d, Italian 2a 0d to 3s. Uowsjraes—7d; to Bd. White Clover—sd to Bd. Flour—£B per ton. Bran—£3 los. Pollard—£o. Oatmeal—£l3. Oatehcaf Chaff—Prime 60s. Potatoes—Early Roso and Kidncye (sewl) £9 to £10, Derwente £9, Up-to-(see:l) £12 to £12 10s, at country statknia. I)airy Produce—Cheeso, factory 6Jd, dairj- ojd, loaf cheese- GJd'j butter, factory 14$d>, farmors , separator lid, priino quality 1«, dairy IOd ; bacon, eides 7-Jd, rolls Bd, hams BJd; new season's extracted, 3Jd per lb; clean, bright beeswax, first grade, 14Td; eggs, 10d per dozen.
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Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 12593, 8 September 1906, Page 11
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350GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKETS. Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 12593, 8 September 1906, Page 11
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