SOUTHERN MARKETS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 51, 30 January 1937, Page 7

SOUTHERN MARKETS.

ATTRACTIVE SAMPLES OF OATS. Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, Jan. 29. The grain and produce markets are showing rather more life than they have recently, the spell of fine weather having allowed the threshing of crops to be started. howl wheat in the meantime is dull, as both merchants and growers are waiting to see what the fixed price will be. There is still a fair demand at 5s 4d, f.o.b. Some milling lines of new wheat have been offered, and in general the sample is good. Some samples are showing a rather heavy moisture content.

Lines of Carton oats have been offered and in every case the sample is heavy and attractive. At present the sample has ..been so good that the grade is hard to acquire. Prices are up to 3s on trucks for A Gartons and to 2s lOd for B’s; 2s 6d to 2s 7d for Algerians, and 2s lOd to 3s for Duns. The North Island demand for ryegrass is at present hanging fire, because the pastures there are in excellent condition as the result of rains. It is reported that the certified seed crops have turned out considerably smaller- than was expected. Several lines have been offered locally, but in general the sample is not as at tractive as it might be. The price is from 2s to 2s 3d on trucks for both perennial and Italian. Very little cocksfoot has as yet reached the market, but it is expected that Plains seed will begin to come in' fairly freely next week. The price will probably be between 6d and 7d per lb. There has not been a great deal of business in forward potatoes, but several transactions have been made on the basis of £3 on trucks for Dakotas and £2 15s for whites for April-May-June delivery. Chaff is firm at 'about £3 ss' on trucks for reasonably close stations.