GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 194, 17 July 1937, Page 5

GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

CANTERBURY MARKETS DULL. Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, July 16. Grain and produce markets have little life in them, and in no section is there anything hut the smallest quantity of business. July is generally a dull month in (ho majority of lines, but this year there arc few signs of activity anywhere. Tho North Island demand for potatoes has not so far appeared, mainly because shipments last week amounting to 9000 sacks and further substantial shipments this week have kept Auckland fully supplied. There is some consignment business, but the majority of deliveries made have been in execution of contracts made earlier in the season. Buyers are not keen to operate, even at the present reduced rates, which remain unchanged from the beginning of the week. Onions continue in good demand, and where supplies aro available are easily sold. The prico runs from £8 to £lO on trucks. The crop has mainly been cleaned up. Oals and chaff continue firm with little business passing. It appears that a good deal of oats will be required in the sheaf for winter feeding, and offerings are liot heavy. Both oats and chaff are being imported into the North Island from Tasmania.