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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 12 October 1922, Page 2

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i CANTERI>U 11Y .MARKETS . (United Press Association.) i r CHRISTCHURCH, Oct, 10. [ Tbe potato market is weaker. Farmers j have been offered £5 15s per ton at .'country stations for whites, but few are inclined to accept this figure after the strong prices of a fortnight ago. The Opihi, sailing in a day or so, is understood to he taking only a small consignment. .There, has been a revival of inquiry i for oats from England, hut any margin | for export almost immediately disap- | pears on account of increases in the local price. Local values are generally up to 2/7 and 2/7/. for A grade Gartens, and 2/5 for )s’s at country stations. A few substantial parcels of cowgrass have been sold for the North at 115/- for machine dressed, a shade over. 1 /’- per lb. This is equivalent to 9J,d to farmers. White clover lias been sold at up to 1/8 for machine dressed. The loss is •much greater than in cowgrass. Tin* equivalent figure to'farmers is about 1/1 to 1/4. It is understood that entries for Die under-grade wheat pool are corning in freely from Southland, and to dale approximately 100,000 bushels have been offered. The bulk of this has not yet been threshed, and possibly a good deal of it will be of milling quality, and will eventually be withdrawn.

WE L LING TON MA R KETS .Messrs A. 0. Wallace and Co., fruit merchants, Wellington, report : Only moderate business, in apples lias been done during Die past week with values almost stationery at late rates; but an advancing tendency is now evident for fancy grade apples. Pears are in very limited supply with fairly high values ruling. Citrus fruit is.’receiving a favourable reception, and shipments are (arriving almost weekly. Values for past week were:— Pears: Coles and Nelis, best 20/-, 22/-, others, 14/-, 18/- bushel; Easier Buerre, according sizes, 7/6. 9/- : other varieties very limited. Walnuts, 1/-, 1/2 lb. Apples: Delicious, Fancy 17/6, 19/-, choice 15/-, 15/-, according to sample; Stunners, Fancy 10/6, 11/6, choice 7/6, 9-; Dougherty, Hawke’s Bay, highly coloured, 17/-, 18/-, others 9/-, 13/6, according to sample ; cooking varieties, 7/5. 11/-, according to variety: spot at relative values. Green peas: Last sales 2/9, 4/- peck. Potatoes, new 3|d to 4d per lb; old £9 5s (on. Onions, 17/6 cental, Californian. Vegetables, in good supply. Eggs, in .good supply. ■ Poultry, fair demand. ’ •