CANTERBURY PRODUCE MARKETS

Evening Post, Volume CII, Issue 32, 6 August 1921, Page 16

CANTERBURY PRODUCE MARKETS

(IT TELEGRAPH. —NIE3S ASSOCIATION.) CHRISTCHURCH, sth August. ■Ir. t oats there has been a little business passing among merchants, but prices remain unchanged. Farmers are not offer- ( ing any lots. It is generally believed that what is to come in. from the country is still stacked in oaten sheaves, for some fai'mers have been undecided whether to cut for chaff or thrash for oats. However, as there now appears to be no prospect of chaff, attaining a better value, some farmers intend to thrash, and possibly, in a week or two there will be some offerings. ■, Business in seeds is quiet, and the briskness has now gone out of red; clover, although values for' red and white clovers remain,, the same as last week. There was sdme activity in linseed dealing towards the end of the week, and £17 • 10s was given for one line. This is, however, a fictitious value, and the probable explanation is that a buyey for Australia, who wished to ship linseed oh the Wanaka, was compelled in order to fill his order to go above the market value, which is recognised at from £14 to £15 10s. The tone of the potato market became worse daring the week, arid although holders were anxious to sell at 30s a ton at country' stations, there were no offers till today, and the nominally quoted rate of 35s was regained. /, ;