THE CHRISTCHURCH MARKETS. CHRISTCHURCH, August 18.

Otago Witness, Volume 23, Issue 2684, 23 August 1905, Page 21

THE CHRISTCHURCH MARKETS. CHRISTCHURCH, August 18.

Tlio holidays havo to a eonsidera oLe extent interrupted business. During the week sonic wheat, more or less sprouted, was on cfier, bivt no sales are reported to have been pfEected. Some little business has been done in oacs far milling purpose®, 500 bushels ol heavy Gartons and 400 bushels of sparrowbills having been placed at Is 81d at eounury stations. Thero is fair inquiry for beans for shipment, and a line of 1200 bushels of primo quality has be^n sold at 2s lOd at a country station. The weather and the holidays have affected deliveries of potatoes, and growers are now holding firmly, which has caused a sharp rise. For JDerwents up to J67 10s has L&en paid. POTTLTRY REPORT. Messrs A. MorHzson and Co. report that a.t the present true poultiy is in great demand. Thej a.uotiß at the present time tha

Jollowing prices: — Turkeys' (should not be Vver 10 months' old, and gobbler's not weighing less than 131b, and hens not Less than , lib), 7d~ per lb'for gobblers and 5d for hens; it -"young, 'i the heavier the bird thfe better the price that can be obtained. Goslings (not bver six. months, 81b and over, and geese iaot Jess than 10lb), 5s par pair ; below these weights t^ per pair. Ducks and goslings, from 41b t:pwards, 3s 9d per pair,; from/ 31b, to 41b, 3s per pair; fowls, from 3*1b,t0.41b, 3s.per pair, fi'he prices indicated for poultry for -export aie ior on trucks at .country, railway stations. 3J6cad prides-are fairly firm, but the demand is not very large. Turkeys^-7d per 1b . for hens, Od foir gobblers;, geese,- 4s to 5s Gd; - ducks, from- 3s 6a to 4s; roostea-s, 3s 6d to 45 93.; fowls^ 2s to 3s 6d. Local prices are©f'course subject to railage. NORTH OTAGOUPRODUCE MARKET. (Fsom Ova Own Cohbespondent.) ' . OAMARU, August 20. There is not a great deal doing in wheat, tales being . confined to millers' immediate tequir-ements. A few parcels of prime wheat have found purchasers at up to 3s> Id at sidings, less commission, for Tuscan, 3s for velvet, and 2s lid for red chaff. In one or two

cases" a trifle" more than these prices has been , obtained for velvet and red chaff. The largest Bale reported is a lot of 1400 bags of Tuscan and red chaff, the latter predominating, which was seciired by a local miller at 2s llftd, less v commission, at siding. Allowing for the excess of red chaff, the respective values would be about 3s o|d for the Tuscan and 2s lid for

the red chaff. Both were first-class samples, ■well dressed. Milling seconds have brought 2s* 6d to 2s BdJ' less commission, for various lots.

The market for oats is quiet, a few sales iroing through at up to Is 8d for Gartons and Is 7|d for Danish, while duns, which, appear to be all' clearedup, 'are worth up to 2s. Seed lots are commanding up to 2s for Danish and Gartons, and 2s. 3d for black oats and duns. A few samples of second-class malting barley have been offered without business resulting, maltsters declining to give the 3s 3d to 3s 6d asked. Feed barley has been placed at 2s 2d. Potatoes have advanced substantially during the week, and in -the meantime iJunedin seems to' be slightly the best market. In the last day or two sales have, been made at £10 f.o.b:, and in later at £10 at country station. Offers to ship 'north at £10-10 a f.o.b. liav-e failed to elicit orders, and the export price appears to. be £10.- It is" impossible to induce holders to ' *S»11 at less than £9 10s net at sidings.