GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 48, 26 February 1929, Page 4

GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

NOT MANY CHANGES

ONIONS GO LOWER

\F;W >F.A>ON S CHAFF L'L I'

There has be-n !it'> nv>vemoi>r tnr local Brain and produce markets suk<» last report. Potatoes are stdl oficrinsr plentifully. and there appear t" lie .Miiple hi «ijrht ror some time to t«:i» . 1*- siou.d oo we"! on in April hefo- e there will be any rip pd to seek supples from the South. The quality at present eomin- into store is -nixed. With a fair proportion affected by l.rown spot. CitT price, ex store, is £S per ton, bit where quality is guaranteed another' 10 i.« wiliincly paid. Some forward business in Southern has been done. H it only enough to cover normal contracts ,v 11h retailers.'Small shipments of Canterbury potatoes are now gome: forward to Wellington, dealers there preferring the q-nli-v of th' "o ithern. Onions. L'trze rpi.intn les "f oiii'uh are offering arid prices have £ 1 per ton since 'ast repor!. At S'6 per rwt. ex store, the price is unusually low ror this season of the year. Pukekohe is quoting £6 10-' to id Der ton on trucks. Oats and Chaff. The oats market is very weak, and B (bartons, which dropped to 4/(5 last week. ffaow a further decline of 2d per •4»i€l during the next few days. Chaff, too. is easier. In anticipation of new season's deliveries, which are expected next week, the price has been lowered 5/ per ton to £0 10 . the figure which ruled for tire whole nfj.nt yeai\ thin oats, which ai e . inofiv used for racehorses, are firm in price, and some of the trainers are srivins orders for clipped A Gartons. Wheat. The local wheat market continues stationary, despite the efforts of the Southerners to raise values. However, it would appear that bottom has been reached in the meantime, as orders from this end at 5 64 f.0.b., Lyttelton. are being turned down every day. Holders arc asking 5/7 Vi, compared with 5/7 the ruling rate until recently. The equivalent of this i« about 5' per bushel on trucks, and it is not possible to buy fowl wheat at this rate from Canterbury farmers at the present time. Maize. The maize market remains quiet and unchanged. Odd lines continue to be offered from the Bay of Plenty, and with Oisborne to draw upon there are no signs of a possible shortage. Barley. Of Canterbury's new barley harvest the Lyttelton "Times" says:—A good deal of barley has been threshed, and it is offering fairly freely. Yields and quality are satisfactory so far. Most of the barley has been grown on contract. Under the contracts first-grade malting is worth 4/6 a bushel on trucks. A few lines of "free" barley have been offered, but brewers are not prepared to buy this until they see what quantity of barley is delivered, or is likely to be delivered to them under their contracts. Peas. A little speculative business is being done in partridge peas in Christchurch on a basis of 5/3 a bushel on trucks. Compared with the prices that have been ruling in recent years, this is not a high figr.re, but it is still above London parity by about 3d. Pollard and Bran. There is no change to record in pollard and bran values. Importations of pollard from Melbourne and Adelaide have ceased temporarily, as prices there have risen. Fertiliser*. Local superphosphate manufacturers continue to load out very heavy quantities of high grade super and basic super, and they are now nearing completion of delivery of the large tonnage booked for February. It is expected there will be a good steady demand throughout the autumn period. March. April May. and there should be ample supply to cover requirements. Further shipments of basic •lag are coming forward per s.a. Hermin ilia and Indianola, due to arrive about next week. Weather conditions continue very dry, but as soon as rain is experienced the early application of fertilisers will bring on the pastures quickly. Wholesale Current Prices. Sharps and Bran. —Mill prices: Sharps. £9 10/ per ton; bran, £8 per ton. Merchants quotations, ex store, Southern and Austraban. Pollard. £10 10/; bran, £8 10/; oats, feed. B Gartons, 4/6; A Gartons. 4/9 per bushel; clipped Dunns, 5/9; clipped Ci-artons, 5/3; seed Algerians, 6/; fowl wheat. 7/8 to 7/0 per bushel; maize, 6/6 ex store; barley, feed, 5/9 per bushelCape barley, seed, 6/6 per bushel; maize meal 14/ per 1001b; barley meal, 13/ per IOOIb. Chaff.—G.b.o.s., £9 10/ per ton, Blenheim or Canterbury. Potatoes.—£B per ton. ex store; £7 on trucks, Pukekohe. Onions.—£B 10/ per ton, ex store £7 on trucks, Pukekohe.