CANTERBURY MARKETS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2571, 24 June 1903, Page 17

CANTERBURY MARKETS.

Oil ri etch urch grain and produce report (Lyttelton Times, 20th inst.)- — There has been slightly more wheat offering- locally during the past few days, but otherwise there is no change to report, and sales continue extremely limited. The cat market locally is still at a standstill. At Invercargill quotations for shipping have been reduced Id, and B grade is now offered at Is lOd per bushel, f.0.b., sacks included. Thiß is considerably lower than the pnce3 asked by Canterbury holders, and, consequently, any orders that are still unfulfilled aro being taken from the south. Even at the lower rates now asked in Soutblaond, inquiry is by no means brisk, but ii must b© remembered that the qu^.ity of the samples offering there is such as to make merchants extremely chaiy in dealing with them. Although local merchants consider that Canterbury B grade is this season worth fully 2d per bushel more than Southland, offerings from Australia only give Canterbury samples tho preference by a fraction of a penny. In potatoes there is a fair demand from the north for seed varieties, and Early Rose is quoted al from £3 15s to £i. ss, and kidneys from £4 10s to £5 per ton. In other departments there is no charge to report. Ashburton markets, for the week ended Friday last: — Wheat: The market remains un.-cbang-ed, a.nd very little business has been re-" ported. A few odd lines of prime dry wheat have gone soutU for millers. Prices are^ — Tuscan 3s 9d to 3s 9Jd, Hunter's 3s B£d, pearl (scarce) 4s. Oats: The demand has again eased off, andi farmers who are now Holders seem content to await further developments. Very little business has, therefore, been done. Good heavy seed duns are most in demand, and command) full values. Quotations are — Milling Canadians Is Bkl to Is 9d, short feed Is 7d to Is Bd, duns Is 6Jd to Is 7£d, Dcnish Is 6Jd to Is 7d. Oatsheaf chaff continues in request, but fanners are inclined to ihold out for higher rates, and thus business in export lines ie being restricted. Good heavy bright oatsbeaf chaff is saleable at 57a 6d on trucks. Timaru grain markets (Herald, 20th inst.) • — The whoat xnai-ket shows no change on the week, the position being as Jast reported. Quotations are — Prime velvet 33 lid to 4s, Tuscan 3s lOd to 3s lOid, icd chaff 3s Dd to 3s 10<3 f o.b. The oat market if anything is slightly easier, by reason of the fact that orders for South Africa- have been filled, and speculatorsdo not care to give tho prices lately ruling, unless they are sure of a market. Growers decline to se^ at any reduction on late rates, nnd until there is a revival in outside demands, business will be restricted. Duns and_ Danish aro nominally quoted at Is 7d nnd Gartons at Is Bd. Feed barley is moving off in small parcels at 2s 6d to 2s Bd, and malting is quoted at 3a 3d. The potato market is disappointing ; somewhat serious damage is reported by frost, and one result is that prices have declined, tho quotation being £2 to £2 ss, but for best in small lines £2 10s can be got. Temuka grain markets. — The correspondent of tho Chrvstchurch Press reports The markets for all kinds of grain and produce have remained exceedingly dull, with little business passing, only prime lines of velvet and pearl commanding attention. A few small lines of nuxed wheat are beiug taken for southern millers. TheTe is not much -offering at the moment, and farmers still feel inclined to hold for better money. Oats are slightly easier, owing to the absence of further South African orders and boats loading early for Australian ports. The offerings, however, are on a. very limited scale, consequently the prices for good sorts are without change on last week's quotations. There is an inquiry for prime malting barley, but xono available, and feed barley is in good demand. Oatsheaf chaff is wanted if prime. Pctatoes remain about the 6ame us last week ; i holders aro not inclined to unload, now they have secured, their stock in pits or store. There is =ome demand for seed: kinds of Early Rose and ludi.eya, with only a few offering. Other lines remnin without quotable change. Prices iiihng locally are as follow I;.—Wheat—Velvet1 ;.— Wheat— Velvet aid pear! 3s lOd to 3s lid, Tuscan 3s 9d, Hunter's 3a Sd, at country stations. Oats — Canadians U 9d, short feed Is 7d to Is Bd, Danish Is 6d, duns Is &&. Barley— Malting nominal, feed 2s 3d to 2s Gil, at country stations Oatsheaf chaff, £2 10s. Potatoes— Denvents £2 7b Gd. kidneys and Roses £2 10s to £3. Above quotations are free on rails and free of commission. The exports of grain and produce from Lyttelton for last w&ek included tbe following lines 1812 sacks wheat, 1438 sacks and 1404 bags flour, 4988 sacks oats, 116 packs meal, 113 sack*) malt, 150 sa^ts brim, 85 sacks sharps, 100 sacks pollard, 6221 eacks chaff, 2C06 sneks peas, 2929 sacks beans, 3185 sacks potatoes, 310 sacks, 32 baps, and W9 gunnies onions, 3085 sacks seed, 112 bales and 60 trusses hay, 2108 bales straw. The exports for Australia mclud?d in the foregoing comprised 50 sacks flour. 2562 eacks oats, 110 sacks bran, 1609 sacks chaff 383 sack? peas, 7 sacks beans, 1471 Backs yotato2=, 56 bales hay. and 2108 bales straw. For the United Kincdom wore ohioped 600 sacks oats, 1589 sacks was, 5308 sacks beans, and 3058 sa<.ks seed. The balance of the experts was for New Zealand ports.