SOUTHLAND MARKETS.

Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14759, 1 September 1913, Page 8

SOUTHLAND MARKETS.

(st_ClA_ TO "THE PRESS.") INVERCARGILL, August 31. There continues to be a good demand for ail classes of stock, and prices remain practtcaEy the same as those ruling last week. The enquiry for young ewes is as keen as ever, and buyers in search of this class of sheep aro experiencing somo difficulty iv fulfilling requirements. In fact, all cjasies of ewes aro scarce at the present time. Oats. —The oats market is exceedingly quiet. North Island merchants are still having their wants supplied from Canterbury, where prices aro lower than what Southland growers consider satisfactory, and in view of the expectation that Northern buyers will have to depond upon Southland later on in tho season for supplies, local holders ai-o not inclined .to sacrifice their stocks. Values to farmers today aro on a basis of ls IOJd f .o.b. S.I. for A grado Gartens. Chaff.— There is a considerable quantity offering and business is being done at £3 5s for good quality Inferior stuff is difficult to quit. Ryegrass.—There is very littlo enquiry from the North for this commodity, but there is a fair retail business being dono locally. Potatoes.—The market remains stagnant. The best price offering to-day to growers is about 30s per ton, on trucks. Merchants, however, are not anxious to do business even at this low quotation.