Grain and Produce

Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 42, 19 February 1938, Page 7

Grain and Produce

CANTERBURY MARKET PROSPECTS Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, Last Night. Cocksfoot has been offered freely this week, and wheat deliveries have continued heavy, but apart from these two lines there is little activity in the grain and produce marxets. The cocksfoot crop appears to have been good, and the sample so far received is of fair quality. Little outstanding seed has been offered, but the quality is a very marked improvement on the exceptionally poor stuff harvested last year. The season has been much more favourable. Prices remain unchanged at about 9d with 94d obtainable for extra heavy seen. Rain has to some extent interfered with harvesting, but deliveries of wheat continue at a high level. The rest will allow some of tho leeway caused through a shortage of railway trucks to be made up. The sample continues good and improves as time goes on. There is a fairly good demand for perennial ryegrass, but as the crop appears to be particularly short and stocks are low, prices remain firm. Oats are coming in heavily still, but the price remains about the same. Chaff is in poor request, with values unchanged.

Odd reports of blight in the potato crop are being received, but the trouble does not appear to be worse than normal. The weather so far has been good, and the crop promises to be heavy. Little interest is being taken at present, and no life is expected in the market until the South American position clarifies. In the meantime, there are purchasers of potatoes at a price, but the price appears to be lower than growers will accept.