CANTERBURY MARKETS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2849, 21 October 1908, Page 21

CANTERBURY MARKETS.

(Lytlelion Timo*. October 17.) LiLtle biu=in/>« continues to be done in wheat, and the spurt in. the market of a. f»w vooks a?c has quire died away, few orders have been received during the pact few weeks, and at the pre--<?nt juncture farmers holding stocks are apathetic about f-elling. 6-till expressing ronfidenc© in future prospect*. The -orders received lately have, almc~t without exception, been filled out of fiock. Prices remain nominally unchanged. The cat market is a ffifle more 6teady, and during tho w«ek a few ahipments have • been made to the North Island. Practically nothing has heen placed- on offer by ho Ideals. For chaff there has been a fair demand i during the week at current .rates, prinoip- I ally for shipment to the Commonwealth. '

but, as cofisignnicnts have now -been completed for the last .vessel +o load chaff for Australia, it is anticipated that there will be no further outlet in that direction. The offerings during the week- have been only on a moderate scale. - ' Potatoes have ibeen 7 joffe<red sparingly, and the .demand has been -'limited, principally on account of competition from tho south, where values are lower,- but* tho quality ir» most oases is inferior to. Canterbury, grown tubers. At the Canterbury Bye*pTc<Jnot6 Company's sale of sheep-skins prices wer& slightly in advance of these of the previous week. Cro'sbreds realied from 3e Jd to ss, hal-fbreds 3s 6d to 6s, threequarterbred? 4e 4d to ss, and merinos 4s 4d to 5s 4d. The following quotations are for purchases from farmers, net ea-sh, sacks extra, exeent whore otherwise specified : — Wheat. — 4s to 4s 2d, at country stations. Oats.— Duns Is 9d, Gartons Is 8d to Is lOd, eparrcwbills Is lQd to Is lid, Canadians Is lid, at country stations. Barley. — Extra prime 5s to 5s 3d, second quality 4s to ss. Chaff. — Oatsheaf £3 ss, at country stations. Potatoes. — TJp-to-Dates and Derwents £3 5s ~ Oatmeal.— £l2. Flour. — The New Zealand Flourmillere* Co-operative Association (Limited) quotes the following prices per ton, local or shipping:—Sacks £10 10s, 1001b bags £11, SOlb bags £11 ss, .251b bags £11 10s. Bran £t 15s. Pollard £6. Seeds.— Ryegrase, light 2s 6d to 2s Bd, heavy 3s to 3s 6d, cocksfoot 6|d to Bd. - DaiTy Produce. — Cheese, dairy, larere 6£d, loaf 6d; factory, large 5Jd to 6d. Butter: Frcs-h .local factory prints is. bulk is, farm separator lid. farm dairy 10d. Ham/ 9d. Bacon, rolled sides 9^d, sides Bscf, L*rd (packets) 9d. Fresh eggs lid pel dozen. ASHBURTON. Wheat. — Business has been very limited; principally owing to the shortage of offer*: ings. Farmers now have but little wheat! on their hands, and although there has been; a very *air -inquiry irom milters, only very few transactions have taken place. Any, good milling wheat offering finds ready soLdt at quotations: Tuscan and Pearl 4s 2d, Hunters 4s Id. Who!© fowl-wheat is re~ quired, and buyers are offering 4s to .obtain supplies. Oats. — Although there has been a better feeling in the maxket and many holders have hsid the opinion that tetter prices are about to *u'e; no increase in the demandor "the price offered has yet taken place. Milling oats art inquired, for, also heavy feed Gartone, but lighter descriptions of Danish, of whioh the bulk now on hazxl in the county censieta, are not sought after. Values are : Milling Is lid -to 2s| good short feed Is 9d to Is lOd, Danish 1» Bd. Oatsbe*f Chaff.— With the abundance of spring, (feed now in. the paddocks farmers are caideav.ounrng.to dispose of the remain- .' der of then- stocks, and *here has been' more chaff on offer than for some tin>a past. Just at present there has been « fair demand for prime quality fox shipment, and go lonig as this remains, farmers find little difficulty in obtaining present rate?, but there seems a amount of uncertainty among 'merchants as to how lonp they will be able to continue the presenm transactions with Australia, and when th-e£« ceaee a drop in prices must result. Present vajue for prime quality is £3 5s on trucks, sacks found by, the buyer.