CANTERBURY MARKETS

Otago Witness, Issue 2722, 16 May 1906, Page 21

CANTERBURY MARKETS

CHRISTCHURCH GRAIN AND PRODUCE

REPORT. (Lyttelton Times, 12th inst.)

Tnere has be&n very little doing m wheat, though there has- been some iuquiiy. The sale is reported ot a line of Tuscan in perfect conlilion at 3s 2d per bushel at a country station; this description and quality is very raTe, and millers have had to go t- North Otago for supplies. Wheat generally is firm at quotations

Oats are very firm. Extra prime duns (A grade) have sold at up to 2s. The great damage to the Southland crop has caused the idea that there will be a shortage.

Peas are very firm, with a. hardening tendency for partridge. The potato market has been disturbed by the arr'vs>l of a laa-ge shipment from Melbourne, which 13 being distributed round the coastal ports. Tiis potatoes are of good quality and have diverted attention from the local product, which is extremely unreliable. The price of factory butter has advanced Id ncr lb.

The following quotations are for nrchases from fa.mers, net cash, sacks extra —

Wheat —Mixed milling lines T-s. p.ime to 3s Id, Tuscan 3a Id to 3s 2d. pearl 3a to 3s Id. Hunters 2s lid, damaged (whole lowl feed) 2s 8d to 2s 9d. at country stations

Oats. — Prime Can?diau 19 lid to 2s, duns la lOd to Is lid, sparrowills and Garton3 la lOd, Dani=h Is 9d, light and discoloured Id to 2d 'ess, all at country stations Barley. — Prime malting 3s 6d to 3s 9d, thinner samples 3s to 3s 3d. feed 2s 6d to 2a 9d, Cape barley 2a 6d to 2s 9d per bushel, at country stations.

Flour.— The New Zealand Flourmillers' Cooperative Association, Limited, quotes the following prices per ton, .local or shipping: — Sacks £8 10s. 1001b bags £9. 50ib bags £9 sa, 251b bags £9 10=. Pollard £5. Bran £3 las. Oatmeal.— £l2. Chaff. — Oatsheaf, prirr bright 57s 6d at country stations.

Peas.— Partridge 3s 6d, Prussian blue 3s 3d, imperial blue 3s 9d to 4s, ivory whi+e 4a to 4s 6d, at country stations.

Beans- 3s to 3s 3d per bushel, at country stations.

Seeds. — Ryegrasa. farmers' lines, gocd 3s 3d to 3= 6d, medium "2s 8d to 3& per bushel, at country sta»icu=. Italian 2s 6d to 3.". Cocksfoot, 13!b to 14lb good average colour 3id to 3Ad, ex^ra bright and clean 3Jd *o 3Jd per lb, light and damaged 2Jd to 3d per lb White clover Gd to 8d per 'b.

Potatoes. — Up-to-Date £0 per toj at country stations.

Onions. — £4 per ion, at country stations Dany Produce. — Chee c c, dairy 4.> dto Sid, factory sid to Gd. medium Gd. loaf Gd. Butter Fresh, "lecal factory prints lljd, bulk lid. dairy butter 7d to 3d, f<rni separator 8d to. 9d. Hams and bacon, local factory, 7d. Fiesh eggs Is lGd. preserved Is 3d. Honey —Extracted 3Jd per lb , sections first grade, 5s per dozen. Beewax, c!ean. bright, Cist grade, Is 2d per lb.

ASHBURTON GRAIN MARKET

Wheat. — There has been further inquiry for nulling wheat, and prices are firmer throughout the co.'ony. As high as 3s 2d per bushel has been paid iot prime- Tuscan, and fullquoted rates are easi.y obtained for all descriptions, quotations being — Tuscan 3s Id to Z% 2d, pearl 3s to 3s Id, Hunters 3=. Oats.— Very few lines are now on cffeT. and demands are altogether unsatisfied. Prices have hardened still further, values being — Cana*dians 2s, Cartons (A grade) Is lid, B grade Is 3d to la lOd, Danish Is Bd* to Is 9d, duns Is 9d to Is 0W Oatsheaf Chaft'.— Very little has been offered, but inquiry is not large, values nominally being 55s to 57s 6d.

TIMARU GRAIN MARKET.

There is not much business passing in the local grain maxketj which is in a very firm

st»te. Growers are "hanging on' r both lo vheat and oats, more especially oata. and prices ar© gradually getting higher. Values for wheat are:— Tuscan 3b 6d per bushef. velvet 3s sd. and red t:haff 3s 4d per bushel, all f.0.b., sacks extra. Fowl wheat, which is very bard to secure, is quoted at 3s 2d per bushel, f 0.b.. s.i. Sales in oats are reported at equal to Duns 2s 4d per bushel, Gartons 2s 3d per bushel, and Danish 2s 2d per bushel, I 0.b., B.i. Potatoes are keenly inquired for. and are meeting with a ready Eale at:Derwenls £11 per ton, and Up-to-Dates £12 per ton. f.o.b. s.i. _ CHRISTCHURCH SKIX SALES. At the sales on Thursday last prices were firm at the ifoilowing quotations: — Grfen skins: Best halfbreds 7s Id to Bs. niectiurr 6s~to6s Bd, best ciossbreds 6s 9d to 7a od, medium 5s 3d to 5s 9d, merinos 5s -3d to 5s 9d, lambs 5a 9d to 6s lid; dry skins— halfbrdds 9Jd to lOd per lb, crossbred* 7^d to 9%d. merinos BJd.