COMMERCIAL

Greymouth Evening Star, 23 July 1930, Page 9

COMMERCIAL

GRAIN AND PRODUCE. [FEB PBESS ASSOCIATION.] _ CHRISTCHURCH, July 22. The pp.tato market has eased, since, the..; w§ek-ehd... ,On. . Friday, . forward quotations wer,e -£5 fo £5/5/- f.o.b.s.i. for prompts arid. Julys,. and .£5/12/6 to August-Septembers. ..Y.PS-. terday,.,prompts,-,and julys had.-fallen to '£‘4/12/6 a tori f.0.b.5.i., August to £5/2/6, and .Septeihber to £5/5/-. This dgop. in the. market c is due to; weak holders selling. To:day...quotations. are. -unaltered, but. August-Sep- > tembfers cannot he secured .for£s/2/61 'f.o.b.s.i. There are a few orders .com-ing-to hand from Auckland arid other ports. The rifert. -boat from Lyttelton 'is the -Katoa, which is due to. sa.il for Auckland on Friday. The. iarrirer is 1 still The nominal value on .trucks being. £3/10/.-,,t0 £3/15/-. . Tiie oats market has also weakened, as far as Southern quotations are concerned. Locally, the position, is firm arid B - Gartons have been , sold for Lyttelton shipment at 4/-. The South-' ern quotations to-day are 3/9 to 3/91 f.o.b.s.i. for A Gartons for August delivery and 3/81 for B’s. The chaff market is also a shade weaker with few orders coming to hand. Chaff has been sold for prompt delivery at £6/17/6 f.0.b.5.i., equivalent to. £5/7/6 on trucks. Chaff for later delivery is not offering in much quantity. ...... % Onions are worth £2/10/- to £3 10/-,, according to the quality of the offering. ....... A little business is being, transacted in next season’s wheat on the basis of 5/5 to 5/6 a bushel for Tuscan, according to'Stations. Fowl wheat values remain firm at 6/- f.0.b.5.i., with a fail 1 enquiry. STOCKS AND SHARES. , WELLINGTON, July 23. Reported Sale: Colonial Sugar, £36 10s. AUCKLAND, July 23. . Sales: Waihi,-14/-; Breweries, 50/-, 50/3. Reported Sales: Wellington Gas, pref., 17/-. .. , DUNEDIN, July 23. , Sales reported: Commercial Bank 20/11; Milburn Lime 34/-. ♦