CANTERBURY MARKETS

Otago Witness, Issue 2728, 27 June 1906, Page 20

CANTERBURY MARKETS

CHRISTCHURCH GRAIN AND PRODUCE REPORT. (Press, 23rd inst.) The grain market has been exceptionally quiet during the wesk, there being little offering, and buyers are evidently not anxious to purchase. No sales of any consequence are, therefore, reported. The Ripple has arrived from Chatham Island, bringing 400 sack* of potatoes. Locally grown potates are dull of sale. Up-to-Dates, for seed, are most in demand. The undermentioned are the prices paid to farmers, at country stations, free of comniission. except where otherwise stated . — Wheat. — In good condition: Tuscan, 3s 3d; pearl, 3s 3d; Hunters, 3s 2d, at country stations. Oats.— Milling Canadians, 2s 2d to 2s 3d; Gartons, 2s Id to 2s 2d ; sparrowbills, 2s to 2s Id; duns, 2s Id to 2s 2d; Danish, 2s to 2s Id, at country stations. Bariey. — Medium quality, 3s to 3s 6d ; feed lines, 2s 6d to 2s 9d, at country stations. Beans, 3s 3d to 3s 6d. Peas.— Blue Prussians, 3s 6d to 3s 8d; Partridge, 3s 3d to 3s Bd. Cocksfoot.— 141b seed, 3Jd to 4&; 12lb to 131b seed, 3id to 3Jd, according to condition ; badly discoloured, 3d. Ryegrass, 2s 6d to 2s 9d ; heavy, 3s ; Italian, 2s 6d to 2s 9d. Cowgrass, 7d to fid. White clover, od to 7d. Flour, £8 10s per tonBran, £3 15s. Pollard, £5. Oatmeal, £13. Oatsheaf Chaff.— Prime, 60s to G2s 6d. Potatoes. — Early Rose and kidneys, £9 ; Derwents, £S; TTp-to-Date (seed), £10 to ill. at country stations. Onions, £3 10s to £4, at country station? Dairy Produce. — Cheese, factory 5Jd, dairy sd, local cheese s£d; butler — factory 12d, farmers' separator 9d, dairy 8d:; bacon, sk'os 6Jd, rolls 7d; hams 7£d; honey, new pe.-uon's extracted, 3Jd per lb; sections, first grade 5s per dozen; clean, bright beeswax, first g/r.d', 14d; eggs, Is 4d per dozen. ASHBURTON GRAIN MARKET. Wheat. — There has nga-m been a slightly ; battar demand for miiiinfi lines, although the

,1 -v JSI price has been a halfpenny per bushel lower than rates quoted a fortnight ago. Seveial holders, however, have decided to sell rather than hold and cart when the roads are in bad order. There has been but litt'.e outside demand. To-day's values are: Tuscan, 3s 3d; pearl, 3s 2d; Hunters, 3s Id. Oats. —There has been very little business, tiere being but few oats en offer and very little demand, the bulk of the trade now going to ths south, where cheaper oats, although more weathered, aie on offer. Seed varieties continue to be sold ex stores and in many casc3 are difficult to obtain. remain unaltered: Canadians. 2s 3d. >»artons and duns. 2a 2d; short foed, 2s ls;l. seed vaiieties, 3d per buE>hel in advance. Oat^heaf Chaff. —There Las been rucre inquiry', and prices have advanced 2s 6d per torn for prime qua'ity. which now commands 62s 6d on trucks at ccuntiy stations.