COMMERCIAL. TIMARU MARKETS.
Tho Canterbury Farmers' Corporative Association report, under date Woptembor 3rd, «8 follows : Wheat,— Tho week just past ehowa no improvomenb on tho provioua one; ao a matter of fact thoro hao boon no salea of any congequcnoo, and prcoa romoio nominally the name ub at tnno of lust writing, viz,, ;ja 7d to 3s 8cl for red chaff, and 3j 7d to 3s JOd for Tuscan and velvet, although a few ama'l iota havo changed hands at a Blight roduobion on those quotations. Uatc—Thio cereal al*o ahowa no quot»blo d fforonco, tho only buBineas p»«alng being of a retail character. Th»ro io inquiry for dun oata for racing purposes for oxport at about 2a 5d to 2a 6d, f.o.b., but Blocks being light buainoas ia improbable, aa local buyers are having to pay highor ratou *' for ordinary feed. 'i, PotatooB.—Tho demand for this com\*jmodity ib also weakor, owing no| doubt to . tho fact that North Canterbury holders aro ' 'trying to their atooka at a conaiderablo reduction on late rateB, and it i« novr doubtful if South Canterbury linea consigned to cutatdo marketa would roaliao more than tho equivalent of 16 to LO 5s, f.o.b,
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North Otago Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 9301, 3 September 1898, Page 2
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