Canterbury Produce

Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 6841, 23 April 1932, Page 6

Canterbury Produce

POTATO MARKET A SHADE WEAKER

Per Press Association.

CHRISTCHURCH, Last Night,

Tho potato market is a shade weaker, May-Junc delivery being quoted at £5 7/0 f.0.b., s.i. However, later months. July-Septcmbcr, are quoted at £7, but buyers at this price are very few. The Waipiata sailed to-day for Auckland with 4100 sacks from tho tlirco main southern ports, Lyttelton’s contribution being 2950 sacks. Howl feed is worth about 4/SJ to 4/9, a few sales at tho latter iigurc having taken place. The former iiguro is about the general quotation. Oats arc not attracting much inquiry. Cowgrass is about Id. per lb. cheaper, and is now worth lOd. per lb. Machinedressed Blenheim seed of good quality is being offered at 115/ per cwt. White clover shows little change in value, although there is an easier tendency. The crop is a very light one this season. There is very little demand from America for Chewirigs’ fescue, and it is quoted in the south at 6d. to Old. per lb. for machine-dressed. Brown top was a small crop in Canterbury this season, and values are lid. to 12d. per lb. for machine-dressed. Dogstail is worth Sd. to Gd. per lb. for machine-dressed. There is no change in the market for cocksfoot or ryegrass.