CANTERBURY MARKETS.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20026, 6 September 1930, Page 12

CANTERBURY MARKETS.

sharp rise in potatoes. (s* OTO COKMKBCIU. WHTOB.) Friday evening. During the last two days there hat» been a sharp rise in potato values. Yesterday they were sold at £3 12s 6d, fob and since then the price has increased until the peak was reached to-dav —£4 5s a tori, f.o.b. This price was paid for a few lots, but this afternoon a slackening was reported, and there were practically no buyers at HA 2s (kl a ton. f.o.b. On those prices the value ot potatoes to the farmer to-day is between £2 15s and The \v n aimariSieft to-day with » small cargo of tubers totaling about 1100 sacks from Lyttelton f'maru The next boat to leave Lyttelton will bo the Wmgatui, due to sail on Separe no alterations in the price of wheat, oats, and chaff, and the quotations remain as set out below Millers are buying an occasional line of next season'B wheat at 5s 9d, f.0.b., or 5s 5d to 5s 6d on trucks, according to stations. Fowl wheat is firm at 6S Th d o seed market continues dull, and vfiry little business is passing. Quotations. The following are quotations for produce, to be paid to farmers, on trucks, free of commission, sacks extra except where otherwise stated: — Wheat—Tuscan, 6s; Hunters, 6s Id. Fowl Wheat—6s 2d f.0.b., s.e. Oats —A Gartons, local 4s Id, Bs 3s lid for prompt, southern 3s BJd to 3s 9d for A's, all f.0.b., s.L Chaff- £-5 5s to £5 10s for prompt. Barley—Cape 3s 6d, malting 4a to 4s 3d. Linseed —& 14 15sr Potatoes- —£2 15s to £3. Red Clover —4d per lb. White Clover —8d to 10d' per lb. Perennial Ryegrass —4s 6d to ss. Italian Ryegrass —4s to 4s 3d. Cocksfoot—7d to 8d for farmers' dressed lines of Akaroa seed. Plains Od to 7d. , Pep»—:No. l's 4s 9d to ss; f.a.q.'s 4s 2d to 4s 4d. Brail—Local £7 a ton, f.0.b.; shipping, £6 10s a ton, f.0.b.; 10s extra for smaller packings. Pollard—Local &7 5s a ton, f.o.b.} shipping, £6 5s a ton, f.0.b.; 10s extra for smaller packings. . Flour—Wholesale price, £lO IBs a ton for 2001b sacks, with the usual increments lor smaller packings.

DUNEDIN.

[XBS rasas Special Service.] DUNEDIN, September 5. The milling wheat market is unchanged, and there is little business passing. Some millers still require Tuscan, but they are experiencing difficulty 1® securing this variety. The ■ only stocks now available are held by the pool. There is still a good demand for seed wheat. Fanners are taking advantage of the present toe weather to sow their crops, and with the favourable weather conditions-they are putting in more wheat than they intended at first to plant. It la difficult to secure stocks of Tuscan for seed on account of the shortage. Prices quoted for milling are 6s 6|d f.0.b., sacks extra, for Tuscan, 6s 81d for Hunters, and 6s lojd for Velvet; Prices to farmers are on the above parity in accordance with ravage * n( J f.o.b. charges from loading stations. Fowl wheat is quoted at 6a 8d per bushel, Backs extra ex store for best quality. The oat market has shown more activity at •the reduced prioea " that have been ruling late. A demand baa *ri*«n from forward MK lers who have to Aaver their Septaajbfer commitments, and from the fart that "merchants have been buying oats for seed purposes. A grade have been sold during the week at 3s 3d f.0.b., and B grade at 8s Bd. There is a fairly good demand locally for seed oats, but there is no difficulty in supplying orders frpm the stocks "in the stores. The chaff market is weak with plentiful supplies arriving from the country. Shipping values havo declined and no business \& com' iag to this port. The present value quality is £5 10s per ton, sacks .extra. •* truck. Medium and poor quality dtaff Ulb over supply and is selling according-//, to quality from £4 to £5 per. ton, saelM ttttti ex store. " • The potato market continues quiet, .'(taslgnments are arriving from Canierbtafj Wtd these are more than sufficient to meet/the ds* mand. Buyers are only operating frOt& hMjd to mouth. Top value for freshly dug IUtSS is £4 6s per ton, sacks included, SX truck. These are the only potatoes in demand. There is still an export demand for- dogstail, cowgrass, and brown top, and *e?fsral sales have been made for export;' although values for these lines have not increased. BX« port enquiries have had a firming effect On the local market..

SOUTHLAND.

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INVERCARGILL, September S. Oats—There is a steady enquiry for grade oats, and a.\o for other grades on' sample. Local merchants are asking; 3s lOld per bushel for A's and Ss 9d for B'a, but northern buyers are offering id to Id per bushel less. Good undergrades are saleable at from 6s 7ld to Ss 8d Ptr bushel. There ate practically no oats ofierihg from farmers, and prices are nominally 8s to 3s Id for A Grade and 2s' lOd for B*s. : ■ Wheat—Some spring threshing has been done, and it Is reported that in most-eases the sample submitted has ' not been ot milling quality; This wheat has only been saleable as fowl teed at up to 8* ,7d per bushel. Milling lines are worth from 5s lOd per bushel for Tuscan, and up to 6s 4d for Velvet. -

Chaff—This Is atill offering freely, bat the demand is not bo keen-as it was a few weeks ago owing to the quieter chipping demand. Good bright quality ia still com* manding trom £4 6s to. £4?s_6d on trucks country stations. Inferior lines are a drag on the market, and are not wanted by mer"chants.

Seeds—There ia enquiry from the north, but surplus' stocks h*fe are now almost exhausted. Most -merchants have attffieiont only for local requirements, f.o.b. values run from 6s 9d to 7s per bushel, and heavy-weight lines of good germination would probably bring the higher price. The priee to farmers 'is nominally from 4s to 5s per bushel. Italian and Western Woiths are also in demand, but there are no . stocks, available for sale. Potatoes —This market ia very dull, and merchants are not at all anxious to buy, and in the face of the position in Canterbury and the quantity coming forward trom the country to the local market, it la doubtful if merchants are, prepared to pay 'uttch over £8 to £8 10s per ton on trucks, country stations. The prices tor seed potatoes have alßo- suffered, and sales of Arran Chiefs have been made as low as £8 per ton. Supplies of* King Edwards are plentiful, and these are commanding £6 per ton, but most of the merchants have aufflcient supplies at present. COMPANIES REGISTERED. . The following registrations of n*w companies are notified in the current issue of the "Mercantile Gasette":— * Anderson, Robert. Ltd. Registered as a private company September Ist, 1980. Office: Mawhera quay, Greymouth. Capital: £ISOO, into 1600 shares of_ £1 eaoh. Subscribers: Greymouth—R. N. Anderson 1400, £. J. Boucher 100. Objects: Drapers, ete. I( ?«W Co-op. Fruitgrowers' Association, *" '• *< private company August 26th, 1980. Capital: £7OO, into 700 share of £1 each. Subscribers: Wellington—--7; O-.Brash 100. Plimmerton—M. Pack ©O. iroT"?" 120, H. N. R. Hainlng °ir ir E '- Llnd "J? 60 - ?• W. Robinson 160, T. M. Monssey 60. Objects: To acquire and talte over m a going concern frtt Unpacking business at present carried on at Mariri by the Marin Co-op. Fruitgrowers' Association, and general incidental. R * r ,°? nli s ht Bxterfded Gold Slutting Co., Ltd. ™£«™ re . d August 121st, 1980. Oanltal* frrih A° 20,0 °° Bhare# of £1 each. Sub- !" l ?f re = Queenstown—R. h. Studehope 100. ,?®kland—-G Q. Marriott 100, p. yy Herbert W j Beughton 1,1. M. Chamber's 1 mZ? dc °P °\ A - »• KeUy l^ye'ts: Mining and general incidental. TALLOW. t ßn< * Ltd., Ttava no*ir«s fcSlnT 4 " al * wil} **» «