COMMERCIAL NEWS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 58, Issue 35, 20 November 1937, Page 11

COMMERCIAL NEWS

FRUIT AND PRODUCE. THE ASHBURTON MARKET. Strawberries, green peas, and new potatoes from Aucklaypl are now available on the Ashburton fruit and produce market, which is passing through a pei'iod of moderate activity, although the season is quiet for some lines of produce. Old potatoes have increased somewhat in price, and a rise is also apparent in the prices of cooking apples, cauliflowers- and rhubarb. Parsnips are no longer obtainable. Ibices are: Bacon—ls to Is 2d a lb. Wheat—l9s to £1 a sack. Honey—9d and lOd a lb. Onions.—ld and 5d a lb. Walnuts—7d and 8d a lb. , Dessert Apples—Sturmers, 7s to 8s a case. New Season’s Cabbages—2d and 3d. Potatoes—ss to 5s 6d a sugar-bag. Seed, Id and 1J& lb. Table Potatoes, £1 a saok. Cooking Apples—6s to 7s a case. Cauliflowers—6s to 8s a dozen. Carrots—ls 6d to 2s a sugar-bag. Pickling Onions—3d and 4d lb. Chaff—2s 9d to 3s a sack. Lettuces —l|d and 2d each. Rhubarb.—sd to 6d a bundle. Strawberries—ls 9d and 2s a punnet. • Peas—2s to 2s 3d a peck. New Potatoes (imported)—3d to 3sd. CRAIN AND PRODUCE. f THE DUNEDIN MARKET. DUNEDIN, November 19. The dry weather is having a serious effect on crops, practically throughout the South Island, and in some instances stock is being turned on to them, while all districts are suffering from lack of rain. An odd line or two of late-threshed wheat is coming on the market, but this wheat is generally not suitable for milling. Fowl wheat is worth to-day about 5s 9d a bushel, sacks extra, delivered in Dunedin. Most of the trade, however, is being done in undergrade lines, and these are selling at 5s to 5s 3d a bushel, sacks extra. The oat market continues quiet and sales are slow. For prompt delivery A Cartons are worth nominally 3s 6d f.0.b.5.i., and B’s 3s 3d.\ The demand for chaff continues quiet with sales confined to small lots. The nominal value is £5 5s a ton, ex store, sacks extra. 1 Old season’s potatoes are now practically finished for the season. Any small lots reaching the market are saleable at £1 to £l4 a ton ex truck, sacks included. New potatoes from Pukekohe, which were selling at 16s 9d per cwt about a week ago, are now quoted at higher values. No changes can be recorded in the seed markets, which remain quiet. WHEAT PRICES IN BRITAIN. LONDON, November 18. Wheat cargoes show a sharp uplift. Parcels are dearer. London—November 44s Id per quarter; March 43s Id per quarter. December 7s llfd per cental ; March 7s 9fd, per cental; May 7 9|d per cental. Spot trade is slow. Australian ex-ship 43s 6d. EXPORT LAMB SCHEDULE. NINEPENCE PER LB IN AUCK- * LAND. AUCKLAND, Noyember 19. The export schedule prices for lambs on the hook at the Southdown Freezing Works are to .be maintained for next week’s killing at 9d per lb up to 421 b and B£d over 421 b and for seconds. -These rates are the same as those in force for the current week s operations. ; This week’s killings have been disappointing, the cold, squally weather having been chiefly responsible for the setback. Better results are expected in the coming week, but it is already apparent that the flush of the season will not be reached until well into December. Total killings for the season in the Auckland province to date are substantially lower than at this period last year when conditions were more favourable. In spite of this, a good season is expected. Lambs so far killed have turned out well when they have been well drafted. FROZEN MEAT TRADE. PRODUCERS’ BOARD’S REPORT. / The New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board has received the following cable advising that the following are the approximate average prices realised on Thursday, November 18, and are based on actual transactions of wholesale quantities of the descriptions of meat mentioned, and are foi representative parcels of the gootfs offering during the week, being for business don© on the basis of delivered to Smithfield Market and/or ex Lon- . don stores: — Mutton. New Zealand Crossbred wethers and/or maiden ewes, 481 b and under s§d, 49 to 561 b 42d, 57 to 641 b 3|d, 6o to 721 b 4£d. Ewes: 481 b and under 4d, 49 to 561 b 3|d, 57 to 641 b 3§d, 65 to 721 b 3*d. Lamb. Canterbury—36lb and under 7|d, 37 to 421 b 7*d, 43 to 50lb 7£d; second quality, average about 311 b, 7fd. Uther South Island: 361 b and under 7Sd, 37

to 421 b 7gd, 43 to 50lb 7id. North Island Downs: 361 b and under 7ld, 37 to 421 b 7ijd, 43 to 501 b 7d ; second quality, average about 301b,' 7|d. North Island : First quality, 361 b and under 7£d, 37 to 421 b 7|d; second quality, average about 311 b, 7|d. Australia—Victoria : First quality, 29 to 361 b 7|d, 37 to 421 b 7|d. Argentine—First quality (new season’s), 361 b and under 7Jd, 37 to 421 b 7Jd. Beef. Newi Zealand Frozen —Ox hinds, 145 to 2101 b 4Jd; ox fores, 145 to 2101 b 3id. Australian frozen—Ox hinds, 145 to 2101 b 4id; ox crops, weights corresponding 3|d. New Zealand cliilledi—Ox hinds, 145 to 2101 b s*d; ox fores, 145 to 2101 b 33d. Australian Chilled —Ox hinds, 145 to 2101 b old; ox crops, weights corresponding 4d. Union of South Africa chilled—Ox hinds, 145 to 2101 b s|d; ox fores, 145 to 2101 b 3£d. Southern Rhodesian chilled —Ox hinds, 145 to 2101 b s!d; Ox fores 145, to 2101 b 3£d. Argentine chilled—Ox hinds, 145 to 2101 b 6Jd; ox fores, 145 to 2101 b 4|d. Uruguayan chilled—Ox hinds, 145 to 2101 b ofd; ox fores, 145 to 2101 b 42d. Pigs. New Zealand Porker—‘First quality: 61 to 801 b 7id, 81 to 1001 b 7£d, 101 to 1201 b 7d. New Zealand Baconer —121 to 1601 b 6§d. The tendency of the lamb market is firm, with prices unchanged. Spot stocks of prime quality are now short. Wethers and ewes are meeting better trade at unchanged prices. Frozen beef is meeting a good inquiry. Chilled beef is firmer on the week. New Zealand porker pigs are attracting fair trade, with little change in prices. New Zealand baconer pigs are slightly easier, with the demand quiet. DAIRY PRODUCE IN LONDON. THE BUTTER FAMINE ENDED. LONDON, November 18. Butter is steady at a lower level. Quotations are: —Danish, 140 s; choicest salted New Zealand,, 122s_; Australian, 121 s. Unsalted New Zealand, 130 s; Australian, 128 s. With the arrival of 3175 tons of butter from Australia and New Zealand the temporary famine, which caused a sudden rise in prices, has ended. Over 5000 tons will arrive from the Dominions before Noyember 30, and it is expected this will reduce the price several pence per pound. Cheese is steady. New Zealand white, 71s; coloured, 70s to 70s 6d; Australian white and coloured,, 69s to 70s. THE SHARE MARKET. The following sales were made on the Christchurch Stock Exchange yesterday : LISTED STOCK. Salat on ’Change.

Sales Reoorted.

PIGS AND POULTRY. PRICES RULING YESTERDAY Prices obtained, at the weekly sales of pigs and poultry in Ashburton yesterday were:— Pigs—Baconers £2 16s 6d to £3 15s 6d, porkers 35s 6d to 57s 6d, stores, 27s to 34s 6d, weaners and slips 14s to 275. Poultry—Hens, 2s to 2s Id a pair. FARMERS’ HORSE FAIR. Following are prices obtained at a sale of horses conducted yesterday by the New Zealand Farmers’ Co-opera-tive Association, Ltd. — Aged gelding, £l2; half draught, £6 IDs; 8-year gelding, £29; threequarter draught mare, £ls; hack, £5; pony, £lO. METHVEN STOCK SALE. Small entries were yarded at the Methven fortnightly stock sale, but satisfactory sales were made. Pigs gain sold well. Sales were: Sheep.—Seven fat ewes at 16s lOd, 6 at 27s Bd, 6 at 24s 7d, 4 at 20s, 5 at 17s 7d, 6 at 16s lOd, 6 at 28s Id, 4 at 25s lOd, 3 at 20s sd, 7 at 16s, 6 at 10s 3d, 4 at 21s 6d, 7 at 17s Id, 100 2* tooth 3-bred wethers at 17s 6d, 25 do. at 17s. Pigs—Four weaners at 20s 6d, 2 at

21s, 2 at 18s 6d, 1 at 21s 6d, 2 at 20s, 2 at 19s 6d, 2 at 19s 6d, 1 at 18s 6d, 2 at 22s 6d, 2 at 225, 2 slips at 28s, 2 at 255, 2 at 23s 6d, 5 weaners at 17s, 5 at 235, 7 at 20s. Horses—Aged mare in foal, with foal at foot, £l4; 2-year-old gelding, unbroken, £2O 10s, i do. at £24, 1 2-year-old filly, unbroken, £26.

£ s. d. £500 N.Z. Gov. 4 p.c. Ins. 1943-46 (2) 103 0 0 40 Natl. Bank of N.Z. (odd parcel) 2 18 0 100 N.Z. Refrig. (10s pd) 0 9 9 50 N.Z. Breweries 2 8 0 150 Broken Hill Propty. (2) 3 0 9 3 0 0 200 Electro. Zinc (ord.) 2 6 6 2 6 0 100 Electro. - Zinc (pf.) .. 2 8 6 £100 N.Z. Farmers’ Co-op (4£ p.c. Stock, 1940) 91 7 6 100 Procera Bread (cum div.) 0 15 0 600 Taranaki Oilfields (6) 0 6 3 200 Mount Lyell (3) 1 14 8 350 Mount Morgan (4) 0 11 5 200 Rawang Tin (2) 0 10 2

£755 N.Z. Govt. p.c. 15/3/39-43 (odd parcel) 101 0 0 £1000 N.Z. Govt. 4 p.c. 1943-46 103 0 0 50 E., S'., and A., Bank • '(2) 5 11 9 100 N.Z. Refrig. (10s pd) 0 9 10 150 Broken Hill Propty. (rights) 1 8 3 50 G. J. Coles 4 9 6 125 Kauri Timber (cum div.) (odd . parcel) .; 1 2 9 50 Toothsi Brewery 100 Wilson’s Cement ... 2 14 6 0 18 6 100 Mount Lyell 1 14 8 300 Mount Morgan 0 11 6