CANTERBURY MARKETS

Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 3308, 30 March 1926, Page 5

CANTERBURY MARKETS

ONIONS AT A GOOD FIGURE CHRISTCHURCH, Friday. Now that potato prices have weakened a little farmers are less inclined to sell freely, 1 and offerings are fewer. An improvement in the matter of supplies may he anticipated after Easter, when the main crop will he coming in. The Australian demand has slackened, hut sales for export can still be made round about £8 15s, while quotations on trucks for April delivery are to £5 10s, and for May-June, £5 15s. At the end of April, when a vessel will lift exports for Sydney, potatoes will he in better order for transport across the Tasman. Auckland is well supplied at present, and very little demand can be expected from there until the end of April or | the beginning of May.

High prices are being realised for onions in Sydney, and there is a demand from both the North and South. Prices have hardened to £l2 on trucks.

Garton oats of both grades are a little weaker for forward delivery, prices ruling at 4s Sd for A’s and 4s 5d for B's, fo.b., sacks In. Prices at country stations are unchanged. Algerians are still very quiet, at 4s, and Duns are worth from 4s to 4s Gd, the latter, price being obtained for gdbd heavy, dark quality. Plenty of Partridge peas are offering at 6s on trucks. Merchants are unable to obtain much wheat at to-day’s prices, most farmers showing a disposition to wait for an improvement, and the outcome of the proposal to establish a growers’ pool. White clover is offering steadily, but no move in prices is apparent. No Canterbury cowgrass is forward yet, although a few samples of excellent quality have come on the market from Blenheim. North' Island merchants are buying clean clover lines of undressed at lid to Is, fo.b., Picton. Farmers' undressed seed may be quoted at from 8d to lOd.

There is no alteration in Italian rye grass. Perennial ryegrass Is slightly weaker, Southern merchants indlcat.

ing lower values. Machine drcssct lines are offering freely at 6s, f.o.b. Very little business is being done ii Cocksfoot, and quotations are unchanged.

Advices from Otago and Southland are to the effect that the crested dogs tail crop is very short, and high pricer are being paid for this seed, as it becomes available. Up to Is 9d per lb. is being asked for very high quality. Chewings Fescue is slightly easier and good quality is offering at 9d per lb.