COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL
■ r^. . . ... . (UHITBD PRESS ASSOCIATION. -COPIRIOHT.) (ADSTRALIAN-NEW ZEALAND CAJILE ASSOCIATION.) ;. THTS METAL MARKETS. . . LONDON, 25tb February. Tin.—Straits, for cash, £'314 10s per tori; forward delivery, £314 10s. Sliver.—ln bars, 42|d per oz standard. CHRISTCHTJRCH GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET. (BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.) CHRISTCHURCH, 26th February. Wheat business is steady, fairly large parcels being purchased by Government brokers. There is a keen demand for oats, due to short olferincs, consequent upon the mills devoting their attention mainly to wheat. Algerians are quoted at 3s 3d to 3a 6d per bushel, . with 3s 7d for' seed lines; Cartons, 3s fid to 3s 7d; Duns, 3s 4d to '3s 7d: Chaff is firm, supplies at present being short. of the demand. Prices range from £3 15s to £4 6s per ton. Barley is worth 5s 6d to. 5s 9d per bushel, with 6s for extra prime. Crass seed is in better demand. Bright cocksfoot is anything but plentiful. Prices range from IOJd to I3d-per lb. There is little demand for onions. Prices range from £3 10s to £3 15s per ton. Potatoes are quoted at £3 to £3 5s per ton.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19180227.2.22
Bibliographic details
Evening Post, Volume XCV, Issue 50, 27 February 1918, Page 6
Word Count
188COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL Evening Post, Volume XCV, Issue 50, 27 February 1918, Page 6
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Evening Post. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in