CANTERBURY MARKETS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 44, 23 February 1904, Page 3

CANTERBURY MARKETS.

CHRISTCHURCH, Yesterday

A fairly largo quantity of wheat has changed hands during the week, the principal sales reported being C ) bushels in mixed linos, principal Hunter's, at 2s lid to 3s Id f.o b., also 1200 sacks of Tuscan at 2s lOd, 745 sacks of Hunter's and Tuscan at 2a lCd, and 1000 sacks of pearl at 2s lOJd, at country stations.

Oats are firmer in. consequence of the very small quantity offering, and buyers have had to increase their limits to i;ecure supplies, the demand, however, being practically limited to Ideal consumption. The Australian markot is fiimer, but there is no inquiry from that qnfti i 3r at present.

Barley is dull of sale, and for light samples no offers can be obtained. A lino of 25' 0 bushels of prime malting has been sold at 3a to 3s 3d, delivered in Christchurch.

There is a limited coastal demand for potatoes, and for kidneys and Ear'y Rose £2 per ton at country stations is be ing paid. The following are the current prices paid to farmers , froo of commission, except where otherwise -specified : - j Old "Wheat (nominal); new, mixed lines, 2s 9d to2s lOd; Pearl, 2s 10.Jd to 2a lOfd at country stations.

Oats : Heavy Canadians, Is 5d to Is fxl short feed Is 4d to la sd ; Duns and Danish Is Id to Is 2d, at country stations.

Barley : Prime malting 3s, at country stations.

Flour: Millers' quotations. Holler £9 per ton, f.o.b. £9 5s per ton.

Pollard 1 : 13 15s, Bran: £3. Oatmeal: .£9.

Ryegrass : 2s to 2s 9d ; Italian, 3s to 3s 6<l, at country stations.

Cocksfoot: 101b to lllb seed, 3d; 121b to 131b, 3Jd to 3|d -, 14lb to 151b, 4d. "OTWi to Clovor = Sap«rior B<l to OA, Rood 7d Bil, inferior 5d to fid -per )h.

O.atsheaf chaff: £2 to £2 2s 6d at cauntry stations.

Potatoes : Kidneys and Early "Rose, £2 at country stations,

Onions : .£3 5s at country stations. Dairy Produco : Cheese, factory, 5 ',d to 62d; dairy, 5d to &Jd; loaf cheese, s|dto 6d; butter, factory, local, lO'-d, farmers' separator 8d to 9d ; dairy, 7d to, 8d for prime; salt (in boxes), 8J to 9d ; bocon, 7^d to BJd; hams, Bid to 9Jd f.0.b. ; eggs, Is to Is Id per dozen.