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Greymouth Evening Star, 1 July 1933, Page 8

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GRAIN AND PRODUCE. [PEE PRESS ASSOCIATION.] CHRISTCHURCH, June 30. There has been a firming in the potato market since mid-week, due to inquiry from Auckland and other northern centres; The result was an advance in values to £ 5 a ton t.o.b.s.i. for prompt whites, which increased on the truck price to £3/15/-. Dakotas', which are in very scarce supply, are worth £ 5/15/- f.0.b.5.i., and on trucks £4/10/-. July whites are quoted at £4 a ton on trucks. The market is firm. The Waimea took a consignment from Timaru' and’ Lyttelton of slightly over 3000 sacks, and the Wingatui is due to load on Monday or Tuesday. Yields are very irregular. On some of the heavier land, ten to thirteen tons of table potatoes to the acre have been secured, yet in the same district, other yields have been from one and a-half to three. The irregularity makes it difficult to. estimate the probable crop, but in all likelihood the average return will be lower than usual. Onions are weaker and are quoted at £3 a ton on trucks. Fowl wheat is quoted at 3/5> to 3/6 f.0.b.5.e.. There is little inquiry for oats. A Gartons are worth 2/7 to 2/8 (Lyttelton), 2/6 (Dunedin), and' 2/5 (Bluff). On the trucks quotation locally is 2/-. Chaff is slow of sale at 40/- a ton, on trucks.

Partridge peas are weaker at from 4/7 to 4/8 a bushel, on trucks, for A grade. The demand from England has disappeared. There is no change in the small seeds market.

BUTTER AND CHEESE. Copy of cablegram received by Dalgety and Co., Ltd., from their London office, dated June 30: — Butter: Fair enquiry. Danish 86/- to 88/-, New Zealand finest 77/- to 78/-, Australian finest unsalted' 79/- to 82/-, salted. 76/- to 78/-, G.A.Q. 73/- to 75/-. Cheese: Rather more enquiry this end of week. New Zealand white 47/to 48/-, New Zealand coloured 48/- to 49/-, Canadian white and coloured 64/to 68/-. STOCKS AND SHARES. DUNEDIN, July 1. Sales reported, after the call: Cornish Point 5d to 5Jd. Unlisted, Bell-Kilgour 1/3.