PRODUCE MARKETS

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 19945, 1 November 1934, Page 16

PRODUCE MARKETS

NORTH CANTERBURY By Telegraph —Press Association CHRISTCHURCH, October 31. The Waipiata last week-end took a much heavier cargo of potatoes north than expected. It comprised 4900 sacks from both ports, and these will meet a bare on their arrival in Auckland. There is no life in the local trade at the moment, and prices nominally are £2/7/6 a ton, f.0.b., s.i., for whites, and £2/12/6 for Dakotas. From 25/- to 30/- a ton is the nominal value on trucks. The fowl • heat market is inclined to be easier. This is rather surprising, in view of the reduced wheat acreage for next season, as published by the Government statistician. If the estimate should prove correct, next year’s crop is likely to be insufficient for the country’s requirements, and the present carry-over from previous seasons will probably be required. This probability suggests that a proportion of lower grade wheat wi” be gristed, correspondingly reducing the quality available for fowl feed. There is little inquiry in the market at the moment, and values are 3/8 f.0.b., s.e. There is no change in the oats, chaff, or small seeds market. Quotations. The following are quotations for produce paid to farmers on trucks, free o-' commission, sacks extra, except where otherwise stated:— Wheat Milling (interim payment), Tuscan 3/11, Hunters 4/1, Pearl 4 3, all f.0.b.; fowd wheat, 3/8 a bushel, f.0.b., s.e. Oats—A. Gartons 2/-, B Gartons 1/8, Algerians 1/7. Chaff—£2 7/6 a ton. Italian Ryegiass—3/6 a bushel. Perennial Ryegrass—3/6 a bushel. Cocksfoots 10d per lb for Akaroa, to 9d for Plains. White Clover—l/- to 1/3 per lb Cowgrass—9d to lOd; Blenheim, to l*d per lb. Partridge Peas—4, 6 a tushel. Potatoes (nominal)- £l/5/- a ton for whites, £l/7/6 for Dakotas. Flour—£l2/12/- a ton. local; £ll/47/shipping. Bran—Large, local. £5; shipping. £4 a ton; small, local £4.10/-. Pollard—Large, local, £5 10/-; shipping, £4/15/-; small, local. £6. SOUTH CANTERBURY The South Canterbury grain, seed and produce markets have been quieter of late than has been the case for many years. Owing to the wet season farmers have had an abundance of feed, and in a good many cases they have not had sufficient stock to eat it off. As a result there has been no demand for feed lines. Fowl wheat is quiet at 3/4 a bushel on trucks. A and B Gartons are nominally quoted at 2/- and 1/9 a bushel on trucks respectively. It is understood that there has been a further sale of A grade oats to the West of England. Algerians are worth 1/8 a bushel on trucks, while there is no inquiry for Duns, which are nominally quoted at 2/- a bushel on trucks. The value of chaff is £2/10/- a ton on trucks.

The season for old potatoes is practically over and very little business is now being transacted. The nominal quotation is £1 5 - a ton on trucks.

Of late the seeds market has been exceptionally quiet but yesterday there was an inquiry from London for Italian. So far other lines have not been inquired for, but merchants are hopeful of export business. Ryegrass. Western Wolths and Italian are quoted at 2'9 a bushel on trucks, cowgrass 9d per lb, white clover lOd, and cocksfoot Bd.

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