GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKETS.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLVI, Issue 262, 5 November 1912, Page 3

GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKETS.

(Christchurch Press, Saturday.) A few odd lines of wheat continue to be purchased, mostly at 3s 5d at country stations, but the offerings are scarce. There is rather better demand for oats, sa few sales having lately been made to Australia. For that market, however, Gartons only are required. There is very little local business doing, and on account of the shortage in offerings prices are rather firmer. There is very little demand for chaff and growers atre declining to sell at under 50s on trucks. Potatoes are selling at £8 at country stations, and stocks are now very short. The under-mentioned are the prices paid to farmers at country stations, free of commission, except whore otherwise stated:— , Wheat (nominal) —3s .5d to 3s 6d; Pearl, 3s 6d; fowl wheat, 3s to 3s 6d at country stations. Barley.—Nominal. Prime malting 4s" 4d to 4s 6d, prime to 4s 9d, at country stations. Oats (nominal) —Gartons Is lid to 2s, Duns Is lid to 2s, Danish (nominal) Is lid, at country stations. Cocksfoot—Peninsula seed, 3d to 4*d. Flour—£B 10s per ton, 1001b. bags £8 15s, 501b. bags £9, 251b. bags £9 ss. Bran—£4 15s (local), £4 10s, f.0.b., per ton. Pollard—£6 per ton. Oatmeal—£l4 per ton. i Oatsheaf Chaff (nominal)—£2 5s to1 £2 10s, at country stations. Potatoes—Up-to-Dates and Derwents £8, at country stations. Peas^—Partridge 3s to 3s 3d, Prussian Blues 5s to 5s 6d, White Ivories 3s 9d to 4s, at country stations. DAIRY PRODUCE. Supplies of dairy produce are good', and farmers' made butter, both separator, and hand, is easier. Supplies of eggs are more plentiful, arid there is no change in prices. Local prices are recorded as under: Cheese—Factory 6Jd, dairy 6d, loaf Butter—Factory Is to Is Id, farmers' separator 10d, dairy 9d. Bacon.—Sides 9Jd, rolls lOd, hams lOd. Honey—Extracted 3fd per lb. Wax—ls to Is 3d per lb. Lard—Bladders Bd, pats B£d. v Eggs.— 9|d per dozen.