CANTERBURY MARKETS.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20412, 5 December 1931, Page 12

CANTERBURY MARKETS.

(BT 008 COMMKBCIW. XMTOB.) Friday Evening. Fowl feed has hardened daring the week, due to a demand to cover forward aales. Some sales have been made at 5s 3*d to 5s 4d f.0.b., B.e. Business has been done in next season s fowl wheat at 4s to 4s Id, f.0.b., ai.e. There is not much wheat about at less than 4s Id, but buying is not active. Milling wheat is not attracting inForward potatoes have firmed and a few sales have taken place at up to 77s 6d a ton f.0.b., s.i. North Island merchants have been the buyere. The enquiry for partridge peas is brighter. There is very little life in the small seeds market. Quotations. Tho following are quotations for produce to be paid to farmers, on trucks, free of commission, sacks extra, except where otherwise stated:— Wheat —Tuscan, 5s 5d on trucks. Hunters 5s 6d to 5s 7d. Fowl wheat, 5s 3Jd to 5s 4d, f.0.b., s.e. Oats —A Gartons, 2s 6d; B's, 2s 4<L Barley—Cape 2s 9d to 3s, malting 4s. Chaff—£2 15s. - Partridge Peas —4s 3d. Red Clover —6d to 7|d. White Clover —8d to 9d. • Italian Ryegrass—2s. Perennial Eyegrasa —.Canterbury, 3s to 3s 3d. Cocksfoot —Akaroa, 3d to 3}d. Plains, fco 3d. Bran—Local, £5 a ton, f.0.b.; shipping, £4 a ton, f.0.b.; 10s extra for smaller packings. Pollard —Local, &6 a ton, f.0.b.; shipping, £4 10s a ton, f.0.b.; 10b extra for smaller packings. Flour—Wholesale price, £l6 12s 6d a ton for 2001b sacks, with the usual increments for smaller packings.

ASHBURTON MARKET >

With the spring sowing st sn end tho demand for grain and seeds has practically oeased. Killers have sufficient wheat to meet their requirements until the new season's wheat comes on the market. Fowl wheat is enquired for at 5s Id to Ss l|d f.o.b„ sacks extra, and forward business has been done In Partridge peas at 3s Od to As per bushel on trucks. There is an enquiry for white clover at 8d to 9d per lb. The following are quotations for grsin and seeds to be paid to farmers, on trucks, country stations, sacks extra: — Wheat —Tuscan 5s Sd, Hunters 5s 6d, fowl whest Ss, seconds 8s fld to 4s per bushel. Oats —A Gartons 2s <d, B*s 2s 3d, Algerians 2g Sd. Barley—2s 9d to Ss per bushel. Chaff—£3 10s per ton. Bed Clover—4d to 6d per lb, White clever Sd to 8d per lb. ' Ryegrass—Perennial Ss 6d to Bs, Italian and Western Wolths 2s Od per bushel. Cocksfoot—Bd per lb. Partridge .peas—3s - 9d to 4s per bushel.

DUNEDIN. [THB PBESS Special Service.} DUNEDIN, December 4. The milling wheat market remains Unchanged. The bulk of the wheat in the district has now been sold, but the stores contain a quantity of undergrade lines. The price for fowl whoat is 5s f.0.b., tacks extra, for good whole down to 4s 8d for lines «f undergrade. The oat market continues to drag, and there is an obsenco of orders from ' any quarter. Local, millers and merchants ia th* North Island are not showing much interest in the market. Although last season's* c&P was a small one, there are still more '"than sufficient oats to meet requirements. In some quarters there hag been pressure to sell in order to make room in the stores for wool, and this has helped to weaken the market farther. A's ar6 quoted at 2s 8d f.o.b, sa., and B's at 4a 6d. The chaff market continues dull, sales being confined to small lots, ex store. The North Illtqd dtpttd is still being net front Blenheim at prices with which this port is unable to compete. Local values ara £4 for trusk lots and SA 10a for smaller lots ex store. There is soma enquiry for old potatoes consequent on recent frost* checking the growth of early potatoes. The demand ts, however, temporary, as the season ia practically flnished. Excepting for a retail demand, there is little business passing in seeds. Orders from ths country to retail sellers are fairly good, but the wholesale demand is quiet. Odd lines are changing hands where retailers have to buy to meet their orders All lines remain firm, with a shortage in tha supPly of some varieties. Th«r« h i firming tendency on account of the dry weather bete* experienced in Canterbury, as it is f<ar«3 that tha lack of moisture may cause a shortage in the coming season.

FRUIT MARKET. CHRISTCHURCHi Cherries, tomatoes, strawberries, and newpotatoes have formed the main supplies coming to the markets this w«ck. Values fluctuated, but oa the whole they bn been profitable to the grower. Next week & shipment of South Australian and Victorian oranges will come to hand, and also a Inge shipment of Samoan banana's. 'iheSe shipments will form the bulk of ihe <~n.T-i.imX. supply. Thero wilt alsu.be * of American oranges and baunt arriving about December 16th. They are tapected to be aear. The average price® received at auction for the week ended Fri4ay, December 4th, wete:—Apples, American, ttttr S0» to 22s 64; apples local, per case,'up to 7s Cd; apples, Delicious, per up to 10s; apples, cooking, per case, *7« fldwrrants, red, per lb, up to 6d; cherries, cesseri, extra fancy, per lb, up to la &|- oherries. No. 1, per lb, 6d to la No. 4 Sd to Ed; gooseberries per lb, 2d to Sidlemons, Mddtua, per case, 15s; lemons* South Australia, per case,- Ma; oranjras! Sydney, per case, up 10 ISa: passion*. Sydney, per case, 255; str**Urrie«. per per !b, 8d to Is; tomatoes. No. % p« r lb! 4d to 7d; asparagus, per down bundles ud \ n 6s 6d; wans, Jrench, per lb, up to Is 4jd ; beans, broad, par lb, id to lid; beet, per dosen bundle*, up to Is 4dfcages, per doien, up to la 6d; cauliflowers, per dozen, up to 7a: carrots, per to Is 2d; cucumbeia, hottioti»s.~per lb, CJd; cucumbers, outdoor, par caiie. «t> to B jP PWL IT* d^«=r£s ' r»&m? fr'-2S?*£; i n Pe M Y. M {o V' rhuW, per dSen'»i 8 P«°8. otiions, per down, 6d to la; turnips, per #o*e», 6d to 9d; spinach, per doien, 4d to 6d

dunedin. [THE PBISB Spictd Serrice.] _ DDKEDIN, December 4. Heavy «u PP U«« Of » W le, „ e still arrfriu,; from Canterbury cool .tores, and the market « easier. Small lots are »u„ comblff for . Sown i;ronX r , al but Ot S ar f^ oraiM ; SS? ant T°ho mtteh weaker contMticnt . I® fruit now mehiftrtS? J?! 1 koualti, from Sydney ? 4 Th ® w » l * and the Wainui troM M? l • to-morrow, Th» W&ikouaiti valencias. a few" 1 ? 68 tba also coma to hand by Wl, . "J" 00 " ■««" good shipment of encumbers bvtk.* tg- f konaiti. Poor quality ar« offerta* at la* JSu. •SpPly. supplies of , m JSI. ; Heavy Price, are low ™d even at weak Brtw; ■ VSfi.y. to m food supply, 5" wook prices Sraed oonsidS*-!.!- ea « , 6{ >ot« of locally. t rown «re wJ- P" 1 * •« asartß. G6o*eWri«» * r * }« if*? Wn * *° *««*• »*• easier, ® h * H ** **PX>\7 «t*4