CANTERBURY MARKETS

Taranaki Daily News, 2 October 1929, Page 9

CANTERBURY MARKETS

LITTLE MOVEMENT IN POTATOES. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Christchurch, Last Night. There is very little movement in the potato market. The Wingatui left Lyttelton on Saturday night with a cargo of 5600 sacks, rather more than expected, and. making with the Timaru complement a shipment of 7000. sacks. The Kurow will be loading this week at both ports and is expected to take a fairly, substantial quantity from Timaru. Prompts are quoted at £8 5s to £8 10s f.o.b. sacks in, and Octobers at £9 to £9 10e. There is little disposition to trade in this delivery, farmers being offered. £6 15s to £7 a ton on trucks. There is much difference of opinion as to -growers’ holdings. It is generally believed that these are light in the central district, but a few fairly solid holders are still reported from the Ashburton district. The chaff market is not so firm, consequent on a heavy shipment of approximately 750 tons arriving from Australia in Auckland. About 90 tons were shipped north from Lyttelton last week. Values f.o.b. sacks in are £6 5s to £6 10s and on trucks to £4 10s. Oats are firm in price but very little is doing. The seed market is unchanged.