CANTERBURY MARKETS

Otago Witness, Issue 2719, 25 April 1906, Page 21

CANTERBURY MARKETS

CHRISTCHURCH GRAIN AND PRODUCE 1 REPORT. i (Lyttelton Times, 21st inst.) I Very little business lias been done since the holidays, but the few transactions in wheat j and oats which are reported have been at i very firm rates. It is questioned whether j the rates which have been current for feed i oats will be maintained after the departure j of the Essex, which is loading a large cargo. i The bulk of the Lake County bailey is reported to have been sold at 4s 3d f.o.b. Lake j steamer. The sample is said to iiavo been very fine. Potatoes are dearer, £9 being offered freely \ for sound parcels, which are few and far be- \ iwesn. Prices have a further haidcning tendency, s j OnioU3 are selling slowly st SA. Many locally- : grown lines are of doubtful keeping quality. ' and sales bsing pressed, while there is 110 ship- j ping demand, tends to further depress the j market. The following quotations are for purchases from farmers, net cash, Eacks extra: — Wheat. — New mixed milling lines, 2s lOd to i 23 lid; extra prinia, to 3s; Tuscan. 3s; pearl, | 2s lid to 3s; Hunter's, 2s 9d to 2b lOd; damaged (whole fowl feed), 2s 7d to 2a 9d at 1 country stations. Oats. — New Prime Canadiau, Is 10J; dur.s, la 9d; sparrowbills and Gallons, Is Sid; Danish, Is 7d; light and discoloured, Id to 2d less; all at country stations Barley. — Prime malting, 3s 6d to 3s 9d ; thinner samples, 3s to 3s 3d ; oil-coloured, 2s 9d to 3s per bushel at country stations. Flour. — -The New Zealand Flcurmillers' Co-operative Association (Ltd.) quotes the following prices per ton, local or shipping: — Sacks £8 10s; 1001b bags, £9j 501b bags, £9 fis: 251b bags, £3 10s. Oatmeal, £11 10s. Clixfi. — Oa-tsheaf, prime bright, 55s at country stations. Peas. — Partridge, 3s 3d; Prussian b'.ue, 3s to 3s 3d; Imperial blue, 3s 9d to 4s; ivory •white, 4s to 4s 6d, at country stations. '"Beans, 3s to 3s 3d per bushel, at country stations. Seeds. — Ryegrass, farmers' lines, good, 3s 3d to 3s 6d ; medium, 2s 9d to 3s per bushel, at country stations; Italian, 2s 6d to 3s; cocksloot. 13Tb to liib, good average colour, 3Jd to 3sd; «stra bright and clean, 3Jd to 3Jd per lb; light and damaged, 2fd to 3d per lb; v4«it6 clover. 6d to 8d- per Ib. Potatoes.— Early Rose and Up-to-Date, £9 pftr -ton at country stations. Onions. JE4 10a per ton, at country stations. Dairy Produce.— Cheese : Dairy, 4Jd to..sJd; factory, large, 5Jd to 6d; medium. 6d; loaf, 6d. Butter,- Fresh, local factory prints, lOJd; fc«dk.-.10d;- dairy butter. 7d fco Sd; hnm sepa-

rator, Sd to 9d. Hinis anu bacon, local factory, 7d. - Presh eggs, Is 6d per dozen. Honey. — Extracted, 3id per ib; sections, first grads, 5s par dozen ; beeswax, clean, bright, first grade, Is 2d per lb