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Hawera Star, Volume LIII, 10 June 1933, Page 2

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CANTERBURY PRODUCE. MOST CLASSES FIRM. fßv Telegraph—Press Association.) ' CHRISTCHURCH, June 9. . The week has not shown much business activity but most classes of produce are firm.

Potatoes for forward delivery are: a shade firmer. There is still very little „ 4 au-y from the North Island. It ,js understood that there Ys a 'probability of a further 100 tons of potatoes beuig shipped to South America. This would offset ii* a small degree 7 the lack of ■mipnients to the north. An interesting. factor in the market this season is the Southland production. Last season the southern province came on the northern market ,ith very heavy supplies and offset the shortage in the Canterbury crop, but for which prices undoubtedly would have been much higher. The present autumn an Southland has been very wet and blight under such conditions / not improbable. Quotations f.o.b. sacks in Lyttelton are from £4 to £4 2s 6d for prompt or £3 to £3_ 2-s 6d on trucks. June delivery £4 5s and £4 7s 6d f.o.b. sacks in, and July-Sep-teniber £5 ss. Dakotas are at a premium over, whites, prompts being worth £3 5s to £3 10s on trucks. . The oats market is somewhat easier. A Gartons are worth. 2s od to 2s 6<l f o b. sacks in, for spread July-Septem-ber delivery and 2-s 5d for prompt. B s are quoted at 2s to 2s Id. On truck values are 2s for A’s and Is 6d to Is 8d for B’s. Chaff is meeting with a little more inquiry for local needs. Values are £3 10s a ton f.o.b. sacks in, or to £2 2-s 6d on trucks . . Fowl wheat is slightly easier and is quoted, at 3s 53 to 3s 6d f.0.b., sacks extra. , , , No. 1 partridgo peas are quoted at 4s 10d f.0.b., sacks in, or to 4s 3d on trucks, , There is not much volume in business passing in small seeds but several products have been firming in. value. The quality of small seeds this season is much above the average. Cocksfoot has been improving in price and Akaroa is now quoted at 4d to 4-jd ior farmers’ dressed, and 3Jd to 4d for 1 Italian ryregrass has also improved in price and is quoted at Is 6d to 2s a bushel on trucks. Perennial has scarcely improved to the same extent and is worth lis 6d to Is 10d. Cowgrass is quoted at- 6d to <d a Jo on trucks according to quality. Production is slightly more than normal. Most of the white clover, crop is m merchants’ hands. Production was no - so heavy as anticipated. Values are Ja to lid per lb on trucks. It is too early yet for any export inquiry. Dogstail ’ has moved up sharply in price. The market opened at 3Jd a lt> for machine dressed and sellers aie now asking 7fd. The crop turned out to be much lighter than was expected earlier in the season. ' , Chewing fescue has also improved to a small extent. Tlie opening prices were 3d a lb-for dressed, and to-day.s value is 4d which, however is stid a ■ very low price. A few sales have been made for export.