GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17933, 2 November 1918, Page 12

GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

Thero is almost an entire ,&bs<mce < f offerings of grain from tho,country, and any business that is dono is between merchants, whoso stocks are very low. Thero is still a good domand for prime bright chaff, and even now business could be dono if freight wore available. Up to il 10s is still offered at country stations for prime Quality, and inferior cliafl, which has r-et with a dragging sale all the winter is row practically unsaleable. A fairly largo Quantity of potatoes has latoly been shipped to the North, :ind the clearing of consignments this week practically represents tho closing of tho p.enson. Up to £ll at country stations has been paid this week, Tho following aro the prices paid to farmers at country, stations, free of commission, sacks extra, oxcopt where otherwise stated: Milling wheat according to Government price, South Island. Ga Old. f.0.b., North Island, 4d additional. Oats-—Seed Algerians 4s Od to ss, feed 4s 3d to 4s Cd; seed Gartons. Es to 5s 3d, feed 4s Cd to 4s 9d;sced Duns, 5s to 5s 3d. Barley (nominal). Flour.—l£ls 10a per ton; 1001 b bags, £lO Ss; SOIb bags, £lO 10s; 251 b bags, £l6 Ifis. Bt an .—Shipping, £5 10s; local,. £3 las per ton. Pollard.—£7 10s per ten. Oatmeal.—2slb bags. £3O per ton; 7lb bags, est 10s per ton. Oatshoaf Chaff—Heavy, bright £6 10s to £7 10s; medium. £5 to £5 15s; inferior, £4 to £4 10s. Cocksfoot.—lOJd to Is 3d. Ryegrass.—Heavy perennial, 4s 6d to |4s 9d; lighter, 4a to 4s Ed; Italian, 3s 9d to 4i 3d; Wcstcrnwolths, 4s to 4a 6d. White Clover—Cloan Is 9d to Is lOd. Rtd Clover—ls 6d to le 7d. •Peas.—Partridge, 63 9d to 7o; While Ivory, lis to lis fid; Bluo Prussians, 15s to 16s; Blue Imperial, lGs to l&s. Scotch Tares.—los to lis. Bwns.—7b to 7s 3d. Potaloos—£lo 15s to £ll. Linseed—£26 to £27.