CANTERBURY MARKETS

Otago Witness, Issue 3031, 17 April 1912, Page 21

CANTERBURY MARKETS

CHRISTCHURCH GRAIN AND PRODUCE REPORT. A fair amount of business has been passing in the grain market during the past week, principally due to the fact that many farmers combined business with pleasure in visiting the city at Easter. Wheat, in sympathy with the advance in the Old Country, is somewhat firmer, and the quality of the offerings having improved 1 , competition has been stimulated. For oats the business continues to be good, and the shipments, both coastwise and Australian, have been heavy. There has been more anxiety ehown to secute bright short- oats of A grade, inasmuch as it is anticipated that the quality of the Southland crop his year will be deficient and the colour inferior, even if the weight shows no falling off. The market is steady at quotations, , The following quotations aro for pur- ! chases from farmers, net cash, sacks extra: Wheat 3s 5d to 3s 6d. I Oats.—Algerians 2s 4d to 2s od, Gartons Is 9d to Is lid, Canadians Is 10d' to Is lid, set-d sorts to 2s 2d, Duns Is 10d to 2s. Barley—Malting, 4s 6d to ss. per bushel, according to quality. Chaffl—Oatsheaf, £2 10s to £2 15s at country stationsPotatoes. —£3 to £3 £a per ton Peas—Partridge 3s 3d. Onions.—£6 per ton. Oatmeal.—£l4- per ton. Flour.—The New Zealand Flourmillers' Co-operative Association (Limitod) quotes the following prices per ton, loral or shipping :-Sacks £8 10s, 1001 b bags £8 15s. 501 b bags £9, 251 b bags £9 ss. Bran £4 Jss, pol Jard £6. Seeds.—Ryegrass, Italian and perennial 2? 2d to 2s 6d; cocksfoot to sd. Dairy Prod'uoe.—Cheese, dairy, large s£d, loaf 6dj factory, largo to od. 13utter fresh local factory prints Is 2d, second grade pats Is Id, farm dairy lOd. Hams 9d, sides Bgd, rolls 9Ad, shoulder rolls and middles (equal numbers) Bid, middles 9id, rolled hams 9Ad. Lard, pats B£d. Eggs, is +d per dozen. RANGIORA. Business in grain generally has been of a r hand-to-mouth nature during the week. Wheat buyers have operated with caution as outside markets do no offer much margin of profit, consequently only the best, lines have boon taken up. Local millers are able to give better money than buyers for shipment ; hence the fact that some lines have been ix>ld at an advance on shipping rates. Best milling Tuscan is valued at 3s 5d to 3s sjd, Hunters and Bordier 3s 4£d to 33 sd, and pearl up to 3s od. The condition is now much improved, and the trouble with damp grain is .practically over. j Oats continue in request, Algerians lead- ' ing the way up to 2s 6d. GarLons, A 2s, B Is lid; Duns, A 2s to 2s Id, B Is lid and Is lljjd, Danish Is lOd, sparrowbill is lid. Banner Is lOd, Black Scotch Is lid 1 to 2d. Oatsheaf chaff is dull of sale, the demand is poor, and 55s per ton is current value for best clean, bright, heavy stuff. Oatstraw chaff 25s and 27s 6d per ton. j Owing to the absence of space in the Home boats Partridge and Blue Prussians aro not sought for with any degree of keenness. Partridge peas 3s to 3s kd, Blue Prussians 5s 9d to 6s, Blue Imperials 6s 6.!, ' White Ivories 3s 9d to 4s. Linseed is freely offered ; £l4 per ton is too price for best, clean lots. The local demand is very small, and the present price is obstructing business with outside markets. Merchants will only buy in small iots as orders aro received. Ryegrass seed remains inactive, j the product being of poor qualify. Mer- ' chants are putting their business through j southern sellers as the seed is heavier and i more reliable. Potatoes are inquired for, j but digging has not commenced, and 65s is : about the highest rate for North Island I trade. It is feared that the presence of blight will again damage the chances of | trading with Australia, where prices appear i to be tempting, but without a clean oer- I tificate from the grader business is impossible.

TOIARU. Wheat. —There is now a considerable quantity of wheat coming forward to this market, and the quality generally is much improved, owing to the wheat now being stackthiushed and in good condition The-io is a considerable firmness in the market, owing to outside influence, and to-day's value is lOd f.o.b. sacks extra for mixed milling. There are some inquiries for forward delivery, but theso are not being taken up there being a general feeling that prices will harden. Fowl wheat is in good demand at from 3b 6id to 3s 7d' f.o.b.s.i. Oats. —Prices have hardened this week, and sales have been made at 2s 3d to 2a 3Jd for B grade Gartons, and 2s 4d to 2s 4£d for A grade Gartons. Duns —There are not very many lines offering, but values

are 2fi 4<J to 2s 5d f.0.b.a.i., according to quality. Ps/>>afcoes. —Very little has come on bo this Shirket y*it— farmers are in most oases just commencing to dig. To-day's value is 30s f.o.b.a.i.