CANTERBURY MARKETS

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 29 April 1922, Page 5

CANTERBURY MARKETS

(BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION.) I CHRISTCHURCH, April 28. I Stocks of rejected wheat are mounting up at Lyttelton and farmers are ip a quandary what to do with it. Some of it might come right with storing and ultimately bring milling prices, but other samples are scarcely likely to improve. Fair quantities are going north as fowl feed. I Oats are weaker. A Gartons are worth about 2s 8d at wayside stations, and it takes a good B to be worth 2s 6d. , Very^ little is offering, but it suffices for all orders coming to hand. Algerians cover a wide range, according to quality, and prices for the few that have been sold may be set down' at 2s 2d to 2s 6d, the latter for exceptionally good. Peas, which were weakening, have firmed again, due to Home inquiry, and some tiny purchases have beeji made during the week for export. Throughout the season the local price has been ahead of what Home values warranted, but the recent advance has brought the figures into line. Partridge has been selling as high as 9s f.0.b., equal to 8s to farmers. The average value is less than that. Prussian Blues have also strengthened. It is understood the Tasmanian harvest has been disappointing this season, hence Home activity. White clover covers a range of from ls Id to Is 5d according to quality; particularly heavy a shade more. Cowgrass also covers a wide range. Business in farmers' dressed has taken place between merchants at Is Id, but figures are quoted at from that price down to Potatoes are still going north in over supply. The Whangape on Wednesday I took 5000 sacks from Lyttelton in addition to some from Tfjmarn. The Opihi went this morning with 3400, and the i Kaikorai is due to leave to-morrow with ' a consignment of probably the same . size. The Opihi's are all for Auckland. ! From £3 5s to £3 10s is the quotation, j but the market is weak. j Substantial offerings of chaff have 'been made, but business.is negligible.