COMMERCIAL NEWS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 54, Issue 194, 30 May 1934, Page 7

COMMERCIAL NEWS

ASHBURTON STOCK MARKET.

THE CONCLUDING SALES. Concluding sales at the Ashburton stock market yesterday were: — Fat Lambs —On account of H. G. Nicholas (Winchmore), 69 at 23s 7d; W. Withell (Winchmore), 134 at 21s lid; W. Boag (Winchmore), 342 at 21s; Capon’s Estate (Winchmore), 38 at 22s Id. Store Sheep—Sixty-seven two and four-tooth ewes at 14s 6d, 65 rape ewes at 10s 4d, 42 lambs, at 17s 6d, 63 twotooth ewes at 33s lOd, 47 four and sixtooth ewes at 27s 9d, 107 sound-mouth ewes at 24s 2d, 64 ewes at 16s, 38 fullmouth ewes at 18s lid. >/

GRAIN AND PRODUCE. CHRISTCHURCH MARKETS. (Special to the “Guardian.’') CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. The potato market is a little firmer owing to a slightly better local inquiry for June deliveries. The demand from the North Island is still very poor. The Waipiata, which left Lyttelton for the north on Monday, took about 5000 sacks. The Karetu, which is expected to follow to-morrow, will probably take a fair quantity owing to its being the last boat for the month. The onion market is lifeless, and there is little movement in grain and seeds. The rain of the last few weeks has interfered with the winter sowing of wheat. ’ / Following are the prices quoted to be paid to farmers, on trucks at country stations, sacks included unless otherwise mentioned. Wheat—Tuscan, 3s 8d; Hunters, 3s lOd; Pearl, 4s (May delivery). Fowl 'Wheat—2s 9d to 2s lOd. Potatoes —White, £2 10s (prompt and June delivery); Dakotas £2 10s prompt and June). Onions —20s a ton. Ryegrass (pew season’s) —Perennial, 3s 3d to 3s 6d; Italian and Western Wolths, 3s 3d to 3s 6d.. Cocksfoot —Akaroa, 9d and lOd; Plains, 6d to 7d. \ Clovers —White, Is to Is 4d; cowgrass, 8d to 9d. Oats (new season’s) —Gartons, Is 8d to 2s Algerians, Is 8d to 2s; Duns, Is 9d to 2s a bushel, according to quality. Chaff—To £2 10s. Partridge Peas —No. I’s, 3s Cd; f.a.q., 3s to 3s Id. Linseed —£13 to £ls a ton, according to quality. Bran-Shipping, £4; local, £4. Pollard—Local, £6; shipping, £5. Flour —£13 12s local, £l2 17s for shipment to the North Island, with the usual increments for smaller packages.

AUCKLAND MARKETS. AUCKLAND, May 29. Potatoes.—Stocks of southern potatoes are fairlyi light at the moment. Last week’s shipment, by the Wingatui was not particularly heavy and this week’s cargo, by the Waipiata, is not expected until Friday. The Pukekolie crop is now being worked out, but it is, likely that supplies from other . areas in the province will be available for several weeks yet. It is reported that fair quantities are still to be marketed from Ohakune and adjacent districts. Quotations at the moment are firm at £6 per ton, through store. Onions.—The position On regard to onions shows no change. Fair quantities are coming up from Canterbury, but for keeping purposes they are only moderate, and have to be sold at a discount compared with Pukekoliegrown. Wheat.—There have been freer offerings of fowl wheat from the south, possibly due to the stringent grading adopted for milling purposes. As a consequence the local trade has been reduced to 4s Bd. Maize —Apparently in sympathy with wheat, the maize position has also developed weakness. Offerings from Gisborne are freer and the local wholesale price has been dropped to 4s 5d per bushel. Pollard and Bran.—The demand for both pollard and bran continues good with full supplies of both available at late-rates. Further orders of Ausrtralian pollard are coining forward, and merchants do not anticipate any hniculty in meeting requirements during tlie next few weeks. Oats—ln sympathy with a weak market in the south local merchants have lowered the price for B Garton oats to 3s 2d. Chaff is steady at late rates.

Wholesale current prices:— Pollard and Bran—Mill prices, pollard £6 10s per ton, bran £5 10s per ton. Merchants’ prices, local £6 15s per ton, Austialian £6 15s to £7 ; bran, £5 15s. Oats. —Feed B ■ Gallons 3s 2d, A Gartons 3s 7d, clipped Duns 4s 3d, clipped Algerians, New Zealand 4s 6d, clipped Cartons 3s 9d. Fowl Wheat.— Canterbury graded 4s 8d per bushel, under-grade from 4s bd upwards. Maize.—4s 5d per bushel. \ Barley—Feed clipped 3s lid to 4s per bushel, seed Cape os. Maize meal, 9s 6d; barley meal, 8s 6d; wheat meal, 7s 6d per 1001 - Chaff.—G.b.o.s,, £7 10s to £7 15s per ton for southern. Potatoes.—Table southern, £6 pel Onions. —Local 6s 6d per cwt., southern 5s 3d. WHEAT PRICES IN BRITAIN!. LONDON, May 16.. For wiieat cargoes the demand is slow. Parcels are firm. Futures are quoted:— , London : June 18s od per quarter, bep tember 19s 3d, December 19s 9cl. Liverpool: May 4s s§d per cental, iJulv 4s 7d, October 4s lOd, December 4s ‘llld.

BRADFORD WOOL MARKET. LONDON, May 28. At Bradford the market is quiet and prices are unchanged.