Produce Prospects in South

Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 48, 26 February 1938, Page 5

Produce Prospects in South

LITTLE INTEREST IN POTATOES Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, Last Night. There is steady trade in small seeds with tho North Island, but few big orders are in the market. Wheat deliveries continue to be heavy and cocksfoot is offering freely, otherwise the markets are quiet. The wheat harvest has beeu assisted by excellent weather with very few breaks and with the increased use of mechanical means has proceeded more rapidly than usual. This week there has been a distinct slackening off of tho amounts delivered, as the main part of the early harvest has been completed. All wheat offering is of good quality, and this week fewer samples with high moisture content have been received.

Cocksfoot has been offered very freely this week, and the market remains steady at Bd. to 9}d. for this

Perennial ryegrfiss is extremely scarce, little having been offered. There is a fair demand for seed, an 1 the price remains firm. A few samples oi white clover have been received, but the har.cst of this crop is not yet general. Some early offerings show a dark colour, but it is reported that the crop generally is good. Tho crop is not expected to be large, but there are fair stocks carried over from last season. Price is at present Sd. to 9d. per pound. Apart from reports of blight, which are discussed freely, there is little interest in potatoes. Tho market lias beeu exceptionally quiet, and blight has been reported in practically every district in Canterbury, but so far the trouble appears considerably less serious than some reports would indicate. So far the disease is little more serious than in a good year, but it is not likely as yet to affect the yields very materially.