CANTERBURY MARKETS.

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

CANTERBURY MARKETS.

CHRISTCHURCH GRAIN AND PRODUCE

REPORT.

(Lyttelton Times, 19th inst.) The greater part of the week having been observed as a holiday, littfe business was done in grain and produce, and quotations remain unchanged.

The following quotations are for purchases from farmers, net cash, sacks extra: — Wheat. — Milling quality, mixed linos, sound 2s lOd; slightly weathered, dry, 2s 8d to 2s 9d; damaged 2s 6d' to 2s 7d at country stations.

Oats. — Prime heavy: Canadians (nominaJ) Is 7d to Is 9d. duns and Gazton* Is 8d to Is BJd, apaxrowbill's- Is 7d to Is BS, Danish Is 6d.

Flour. — The Kew Zealand Floni Millers' Ca-operatdve Association, Limited, quotes the following prices, per ton, local or shipping: — Flour, sacks £& 10s; 1001b bags £9, 501b bags £9 ss, 251b bags £9 10s; pollard £4 10s: bran £3 15s f.o.b. Oatmeal.— £lo. Chaff.— Oateheaf, bright 555, second quality 50s, at country stations.

Peas. — Partridge 33 3d, Prussian blue 2s 6d to 2s 9d, extra prime to Ss, blue imperial 3s Gd, ivory Trlnfca 4s, ai country stations.

Beans, 2s 8d to 2s 9d per bushel, at country stations.

Seeds. — Ryegrasa, farmers' lines, good to superior, old pasture, -3& 6d to 3s 9d, medium 2s 6d to 2s 3d, Italian 2s 6d to 3s per bushel at Addington. Cocksfoot, fair to bright 131b seed 3|d, 141b 4d r light and discoloured 3d peT lb. Cowgrass, good 7d to 71d, fair qiiality ' fid' to 6£d per lb. White clover, ordinary 5d , to 7d per lb. Potatoes. — Guaranteed sound, Derwents £6 10s, Up to Dates £7 to £7 10s at near stai tions.

Onions. — £11 per ton, at near stations. Dairy Produce.— Cheese : Dairy Ud to 4£d; factory, large 5Jd to s£d, medium 51d, loai 6d. Butter, fresh, local factory prints Is Sd, bulk lljd, dairy butter 7sd to 9d. Hams and bacon, local factory 7d to 7id. Fresh eggs Is per dozen. Honey.— Farmers' strained 3Jd, extracted 31d per lb; sections, first grade 5s per dozen. ASHBTiTRTON GRAIN MARKET. Wheat.— There has been very little business done during the week, mainly owing to- the holidays. At the time of writing, however, there is good' inquiry fox shipping and milling grain, and every prospect of larger sales being made during the coming week. Prices are unaltered, and are: — Tuscan 2s 9d to 2s 9£d, pearl 2s 8d to 2s 8-Jd, Hunters- 2s 7d to 2s 7Jd.

Oats. — The low rate of freights offering foi shipment to England is having a hardening effect on the southern market, which is being reflected locally. Several lines of feed oats which were hanging fire at prices asked by the owners have been disposed of, and the

stocks are becoming still lower. Prices, although firm, remain unaltered. Quotations: Canadians Is Bd, duns Is 7id, Gartons Is 6d to Is 6Jd, Danish. Is &d to Is 516\. TIMARU GRAIN MARKET. Wheat. — There has not been a great deal of business passing, tbxragh a few fairly large lines have changed hands at an advance on last week's quotations. The market generally has a much firmer tone, and an advance of id per bushel may be quoted all round. Oats. — For some weeks past a slow but steady export business has been going on, both coastwise- ana outside the colony, and the decided decrease in stocks, together with, the inquiries from farmers for feed, has had the effect of keeping the market very firm. Prices remain unchanged, although any day msy see a move. Potatoes, in sympathy with the rise in Australia, have firmed up, but very few are offeriag. CkafiL — (J^jwefil' ideas a*e considerably above market value, consequently little business is passing. GRAIN AND PRODUCE SHIPMENTS The exports of grain and produce from Lyttelfcon for last week included the following lines: — 6580 sackg wheat, 490 sacks and J7S6 bags flour, 1444 sacks oa£s, 50 sacks meal, T. sacks barley, 136 sacks malt, 675 sacks bran, 47 sacks sharps, 67 sacks pollard, 4848 sacks chaff, 69 sacks peas, 4 sacks beans, 2959 sacks potatoes, 17 sacks and 15 gunnies- onions, 182 sacks seed, 267 bales hay, and 37 bake straw. Of the foregoing 555 sacks bran were for Fiji, 406 sacks oats, 65 sacks peas, 24 sacks seed, and 267 bales hay were for Australia. The remainder was for New Zealand ports.