COMMERCIAL

Greymouth Evening Star, 13 February 1932, Page 2

COMMERCIAL

GRAIN AND PRODUCE. [per PBESB ASSOCIATION.) CHRISTCHURCH, February 12. Consequent on the continuance of dry weather, and its serious effect on tho potato crop, the market has firmed further this week. The last three weeks have given the crop in many districts a set back that even a bountous rain may not restore ,as there is always the risk of second growth at this late period. Frost on Monday night blackened some good crops, but damage from this cause is isolated. In the North and Mid-Canterbury it is fairly certain that the yield will be considerably under normal. Business has been done at £4 10s f.o.b. for April-June, and £5 5s for July-Septem-ber. To-day’s quotations are £4 15s and £5 10s, but buyers are not keen at this advance. Farmers are being offered up to £3 10s on trucks. Milling wheat is coming forward freely. Buying has eased off. Fowl wheat is firm. Prompt is worth 4/6 to 4/6J f.0.b., and spread 4/6 for AprilSeptember. Cocksfoot has not been inquired for so freely. Quotations are from 6£d to '7d for Akaroa seed. Partridge peas are quoted at 4/6 on trucks. Oats show no alteration. Sellers are asking for 3/OJd f.o.b. for A Gartons, and buyers are offering 3/spread. WEST COAST FAT LAMBS. The National Mortgage and Agency Co. (West Coast agents for Messrs. Thos. Borthwick and Sons, Belfast), report having sent forward a consignment of prime, fat lambs, on account of Mr. H. Carter, of Kamaka, which averaged just on 461bs. per head, namely 45.82. TOTARA FLAT SALE. McMahon and Lee will sell by auction on Tuesday, at the Totara Flat sale yards, 60 head of 3 and 4-year-old store bullocks (local cattle), and 50 store cattle of mixed ages and sexes. Further entries are invited. NEW COMPANY. Golden Sands Ltd. Regd. Feb. 1, 1932. Office: 143 Hereford Street, Christchurch. Capital: £7OOO, in 140,000 shares of 1/- each. Subscribers; —T. Newburgh 2000, R. A. J. Bagshaw 2000, J. Murphy 2000, It. T. Tosswill 2000, P. M. Collins 2000, ,W. Tuck 2000. Greymouth—D. Dennehy 2000. Objects: To acquire and take oyer by purchase or otherwise mining privileges, mines and incidental. BUTTER AND CHEESE. ” Copy of cablegram received by Dalgety and Company, Ltd., from their London office, dated February 12. — Butter: Market firm. Danish 137/to. 140/-, New Zealand finest 101/- to 104/-, Australian finest unsalted 108/to 110/-, Australian finest salted 99/,to 101/-, Australian G.A.Q. 94/- to 98/-. Cheese: Market firm. New Zealand white 61/- to 62/-, New Zealand coloured 62/- to 63/-, Australian white 60/- to 61/-, Australian coloured 61/to 62/-, Canadian white and coloured 64/- to 70/-. STOCKS AND SHARES. WELLINGTON, February 13. Sales: Bank of New Zealand 44/7, 44/9; Loan 51/2, 1933, £9B 10/-; Inscribed 1933, £9B 15/-.