GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKETS.
(Christdmrch Press, Wednesday.)
There is general complaint among the grain and produce merchants that business is exceptionally quiet. There is practically no grain offering, and at the same time little inquiry. The potato market is also dull, and few ,«ales are taking place at the -prices now offered, £3 2s fid being the highest figure' at handy stations. The under-mentioned are the prices paid to farmers at country stations, free of commission, except where otherwise stated:— Wheat.—(Nominal) Tuscan 3s s£d to 3s 6d, Hunters 3s 7d to 3s Bd, Pearl 3s 8d to 3s 9d. Barley.—(Nominal). Prime malting 3s 6d to 4s, Cape barley 2s 3d. Oats.—(Nominal). Gartons A grade 2s Id to 2s 2d, B grade 2s, Duns Is lid to 2s, Danish Is lOd to 2s, Algerians Is 9d to 2s. - Ryegrass.—ls 6d to 2s 3d Cocksfoot.—3d to 3£d, f.0.b., the Bays. White Clover—To lOd.
Cowgrass—9d. Flour —£9 per ton, 1001b. bags £9 10s, 501b bags £9 15s, 251b bags £10. Bran—£4 15s local, £4 10s f.0.b.. per ton. Pollaird —£6 per ton. Oatmeal—£l4 10s per ton. Oatsheaf Chaff—£3 5s for good sample. Potatoes—£3 to £3 2s 6d. Onions—£7. Peas. — Partridge, 3s to 3s 3d; Prussian Blues 4s.
Beans—3s to 3s 3d
Linseed.—£lo 5s to £11
. THE EGG MARKET
At the auction sale of guaranteed eggs yesterday first igrade hen eggs realised 2s lid. second grade Is 9d to 2s; duck eggs Is lid.
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Marlborough Express, Volume XLVII, Issue 139, 14 June 1913, Page 2
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240GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKETS. Marlborough Express, Volume XLVII, Issue 139, 14 June 1913, Page 2
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