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Hawera Star, Volume L, 17 April 1930, Page 10

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CANTER WHY PRO DUCK MARKET (By Telegrapli— Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, April 15. - Offerings of wheat are' now slackening off. ' Apparently ..“free” growers have made arrangements for tne disposal of most of tne .remainder of_ their grain. Quotations are 5s 8d to- 5s 9d, on trucks, for Tuscan, 5s RJd to 5s 11 cl f-or Hunters and 6s. Id: to 6s 2d -lor Pearl. In some cases wheat not Quito up to standard Is being sold a,t Id to 2d a bushel less than the prices quoted above. The market for fowl wheat keeps firm.. To-day’s value is oh 10d, f.0.b., sacks- extra, equal to 5s od or 5s fid on trucks. The oats- market is in a peculiar position. A very smalt quantity lias been offering this year either in Tima.ru or Christchurch. ‘ The kev to the .position is held in Southland, where ther e , have been good oats crops and fair quantities are available. A fairly large quantity of oats is being bought by Canterbury from Southland for seed and other purposes. It is not expected that the price will recede. B Cartons offering <m Q c ( Canterburv market to-day are bringing 3s 6d to 2s 8d a bushel, on trucks. Tins ( is rather higher cost than oats in the | south. 1 are- being fiuoted at i.o.b. l ire t chaff market is quiet at £6 lbs. l 0.b.. ( sacks in. A week ago A, Cartons for April-Septeniber delivery were quoted at 3s 9Jd f.o.b. South Island ports, out today they are quoted at 3s lOlcr on the same basis, with buyers at 3s lOd, and in view of the fact that so little oats is j offering in Canterbury, it is <-r. , ial to [about £4 17* 6tl, on t-i uc-ks, Very Kile ; chaff is offering. The price of linseed has ladc-u on mg to the world’s market having declined I during the past few months. A bear, .mo i months ago linseed >Vas- worth £l3 1.0 I £l9 a ton, f.0.b., sacks ill, but to-day s I \ alu*; is iiboutr CIG 10s, ■cy'uu to -* 01 lOs to £l4 15s, on truck's. Free barley is offering i little •tioie liberally than it was. but tin re arc v-iv lew buyers.’.ami malting js v. ortu Is a"d Cape 3s (kl a, bushel. on trucks. After a. depressing period the market for partridge peas shows a. little more animation, but at a lower range o. values. No. 1 are bringing: 4s .>•) on trucks, and F.A.Q’s. 3s 9d. A little export business has been done. The potato market is quiet. The price to- farmers for April-?*lav is about 1 Os. cm ..trucks. Prices between mfchants’ are £4 lOs f . 0., sacks in April. May. June, £5 for .July and f ■> |(} s for July. August, Me pi ember rn-l the indications are for. an average out turn. . . mi There is no inquiry tor small seeds, and practically none ale offering. A merchant remarked to-dav that ui a long experience'he did! not -ron «in net such a small inquiry for snr.dl seeds at this period of the .year ns there ic tin? season. ~ , Owing to- bountiful crops ail round, the bottom has- dropped out of tne onion market, to-day s quotation be nig £2 ;i ton. With a view io getting rid of some of the, surplus onions limn Canterburv a local moivliunt rold -06 Lons io- Vciucouvor. Those- onions Jiuvc arrived at Iheir destination but tne re is- no- prospect, of .mlling any more- io Vancouver. as there are big local -supplies in that country. The same merchant has now ship-pen 'GO hags to Montreal on consignment.