COMMERCIAL NEWS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 55, Issue 14, 27 October 1934, Page 7

COMMERCIAL NEWS

FRUIT AND PRODUCE. fHE ASHBURTON MARKET. The present week has been a quiet ioaie on the. Ashburton fruit and produce market,, and not much business passed. Onions showed a slight rise in price, but Delicious apples declined in value by about Is a case. • Values are as follow: Potatoes—3s 6d to 4s 6d a sack ; early seed, Id to l£d a lb, iiacon—9d to lUd a lb. Wheat —Seconds, 10s to 12s 6d a sack. Honey—7d to 7£d a lb. Chaif—2s to 2s bd a bag.' Unions—ld to l£d a lb. Walnuts —6d to 'ld a lb. Uaulixlowers—3s, 4s and 5s a dozen. Shallots—ld to lid a lb. Leeks—3d a bundle. Apples—Delicious, 6s to 7s a case; Sturmers, 3s, 4s to 5s 6d. iihubaiD —id and bd a bundle. Lettuces—l|d to 2d. GRAIN AMD PRODUCE. CHRISTCHURCH MARKETS. CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. The week has been an exceptionally quiet one in the potato market. This week's boat for the north, the Waipiata, is due to sail to-morrow, but it is not expected that she will have many potatoes to pick up. Auckland prices for new potatoes are still at a figure which suggests old season's potatoes being wanted for a few weeks yet. Whites are worth £2 7s 6d, f.0.b.5.i., and Dakotas up to £2 15s. There is some inquiry for the latter from Wellington. Values to farmers for whites are £1 s's and for Dakotas £1 10s a ton. The oats market is unchanged, values being from 2s, 7d to 2s 8d for A Gartons, Lyttelton. There is no local jnpjuiry and overseas business [now seems unlikely to recur. .Fowl wheat continues at 3s 8d to 3s 9d f.0.b.5.e., there being occasional inquiries from the North. The small seeds market shows no change, and values remain firm. The small seeds market shows no change, and) values remain firm. The following are quotations for produce paid to farmers on trucks, free of commission, sacks extra, except where otherwise stated:— Wheat—Milling (interim payment), Tuscan 3s lid, Hunters 4s Id, Pearl 4s 3d, all f.0.b.; fowl wheat 3s 9d, f.o.b.s.e. „, k . Oats—A Gartons 2s, B's Is Bd, Algerians Is 7d. Chaff—£2 7s 6d a ton. Italian Ryegrass—3s 6d a bushel. Perennial Ryegrass 3s 6d a bushel. Cocksfoot—lOd per lb for Akaroa, to 9d for Plains. White Clover—ls to Is 3d per 'lb. Cowgrass—9d to lOd. Blenheim to lid per lb. Partridge Peas—4s 6d a bushel. ■ Potatoes—Nominally £1 5s a ton for whites, £1 10s for; Dakotas. Flour—£l2 12s a ton, local, £ll 17s shipping. Bran—Large, local'£s, shipping £4 a ton; small, local £4 10s. Pollard—Large, local £5 10s, shipping £4 15s;. small, local £6.

DXJNEDIN MARKET. DUNEDIN, October 26. Prospects for the coming season's wheat crops are favourable, as all districts have bad ample supplies of rain. Broken weather in some districts has caused delay in sowing operations, bub planting is still being carried out and it is expected that it will be completed for the season early next month. Little business is now being transacted in milling wheat, as practically all lines have been sold out of first hands. I he fowl wheat market is also very quiet. Values remain unaltered for best quality at about 3s 8d per bushel, sacks extra, ex store. , The oat market remains quiet, witn few orders coming in. Stocks are on the light side. Quotations to-day are on the basis of 2s 7d f.0.b., s.i., to* a Gartons and 2s 3d for B's .In the country there are still oats being held by farmers and they are asking 2s per bushel, sacks extra, on trucks. This price is too high for shipments The ruling offer for lots in the country is Is 9d A's and Is 6d for B's. The trade in chaff is of small compass. Merchants are carrying fairly heavy stocks and sales are being made 'it nil to £4 5s per ton, sacks extra, ex store Supplies from the local districts are beinTsupplemented by consignments from Canterbury, and odd tiuck loads are also arriving from the south Most of the potatoes which W£ being held in stores are now cleaned up and little interest is being shown in the market, New potatoes are arrivh?gf?om Auckland and Otago growers are commencing to send forward supplies in increasing quantity. Old Sers freshly picked over are worth +o-dav £2 10s per ton. . \ quiet period is being experienced in the seed markets. Merchants are holding fair stocks, but the wholesale erf uj| they can redu. Jieir existing stocks lfceoi y from outside. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Wheat—2s 10Jd per bushel. October 2G. Wheat—2s lOfrd per bushel. Flour-£7 12s 6cf. Bran— : £s- „ ' Pollard—£o ss. 2s 10d to 3s 2d. pStteflSwer. Red Soils £7 10s +~ -fft IDs Grey Soils £6 lUs to i/. tO Onions-Weall;_£6_los to £6 15s. METHVEN STOCK SALE. The fortnightly stock sale, was held in the Methven saleyards on J.liursday before a good attendance of farmers. The entrv of sheep was only moderate, and most of the offering was sold at auction. Cattle were yarded in smallci numbers, while the entry of pigs was considerably less for some time past. Sales were:— •- „ gheep—Three fat ewes at 20s 6d, 10 at 16s Id, 2 fat wethers at 20s 6d, 13 do. at 22s Id 14 merino wethers at 10s,

17 at Bs, 22 fat ewes at 22s Id, 5 do. at 23s 7d, 7 do. at 16s 3d, 4 fat hoggets at 25s lid, 6 wethers at ,21s 6d, 3 do. at 225 ? 3 fat ewes at 22s 6d, 9 do. at 18s, 6 do, at 10s 6d, 10 do. at 10s 3d. Store Sheep—Eidity-five three-quar-terbred wether hoggets at 20s sd, 25 do. at 15s Id, 20 three-quarterbred ewe hoggets at 24s Id, 68 three-quarterbred wether 'hoggets at 20s 9d, 30 threequarterbred wethers at 19s 6d, 5 wether hoggets at 20s. Cattle—Two fat heifers at £3 12s 6d, 1 do. at £5 17s 6d, springing heifer £3 ss, 1 do. £2 12s 6d, heifer in calf £3 7s 6d. Pigs—Five weaners at 21s, 3 do. at 225, 2 do. at 225, 3 do. at 225, 2 do. at 16s 6d, 2 do. at. 15s. DAIRY PRODUCE IN LONDON. LONDON, October 25. Butter is firm, Danish 120 s, choicest New Zealand 69s to 71s, Australian 68s to 70s; unsalted, New Zealand 74s to 765, Australian 68s to 70s. Cheese is in good demand. New Zealand, coloured 50s, white 525; Austiw lian cleared. The National Mortgage and Agency Company, Ltd., are in receipt of the following cablegram from their principals, Messrs A. J. Mills and Co., Ltd., London:—

Butter—Market firm. New Zealand finest, 70s to 7s; New Zealand -first, 695. Cheese—Market firm. New Zealand white, 51s to 525; New Zealand coloured, 50s.

SHEEPSKIN SALES. ADVANCE OF SEPTEMBER PRICES LONDON, October 25. At the sheepskin sales, 5347 were offered, including 682 Australian and 1539 New Zealand. There was a good attendance and keen competition. Continentals were chief buyers. About 6Cper cent, were sold. There were some withdrawals of New Zealand skins because .of high limits.. All sorts were dearer compared with September; Australian merino combing by 7i per cent, lothihgs slightly, fine crossbreds 5 to 1\ per cent,, all New Zealand skins from par to 5 per cent., and lambs slightly,,.