COMMERCIAL.
CANTERBURY MARKETS
(BY TELEGRAPH—PEESS ASSOCIATION.) CHRISTCHUROH, May 20. Ihe announcement by the Minister tor Agriculture that there was no intention of removing the duty on imported oats has been received with satisfaction. The local oat market is o?^ , sales have heen made at 5s 4d r.o.b. sacks in for June. Chaff has firmed up, and" sellers are asking up to £8 f.o.b. sacks in lhere is a strong demand from Dune i « o Quotations at country stations ask £6 5s a ton.
Potatoes are a shade easier, due to the slipping back of Melbourne values J.rom £5 to £5 5s is the local quotal tion on trucks.
to 8s 6d f.o.b. sacks in. Pea* are a shade slacker and 6s Id and 6s 2d Z ?r ted °-t- US- Sales of Knseed to Melbourne are reported up to £17 15s per ton f.o.b. sacks in.
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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLIV, Issue XLIV, 21 May 1924, Page 8
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146COMMERCIAL. Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLIV, Issue XLIV, 21 May 1924, Page 8
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