GRAIN AND PRODUCE

Feilding Star, Volume 9, Issue 2628, 25 January 1932, Page 7

GRAIN AND PRODUCE

,\ K\V SEASON’S SAMPLES

CANTHKBUKV 51ARKETS (Pel Prose nKsooiataonj. ('Uristcliureli, Jan. 23. New season’s samples are coming in more freely, but lack of definiteness about values is keeping business down to small limits. Growers and merchants show some margin between their ideas of values. In another few weeks, when harvesting is further advanced and a belter idea of yields is available, ibis spread will lie lessened. A few samples of wheat have been accepted for prompt despatch. Fowl wheat prices range up to -is lid f.o.b. Spread fowl wheat is quoted tit Is 3Jd. The crop most affected by tlie dry weather has been Algerian oats and it is considered in some quarters that this variety will be scarce, whilst tlie later Gortons will be a little short of an average yield. At all events holders of samples are asking considerably more for Cartons. A sale or two of Algerians has taken place at 3s per bushel on tdtieks. tint merchants are mentiouings 2s i)d as a nominal price. Good ■dark Dunns have been sold at 3s. The few samples of ryegrass forwarded so far are of extra goodquality. Merchants’ ideas are that values w 11. settle down round about Its lid io 3s lid for farmers’ dressed Iterenniat ami 3s to 3s Od for Italian. Sales have been made above these figures, but merchants in the present; condition of tlie buying end of the market are not anxious to trade at the above figures. No cocksfoot samples have yet been offered.