GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 228, 27 September 1938, Page 6

GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

AUSTRALIAN BRAN CHEAPER,

ONIONS ALSO LOWER,

Since last report chief alterations in the gram and produce markets have been leductions in the price of Australian bran and of Australian onions. The position pt pollard is unaltered. A proportion of local requirements is satisfied from the ocal mills and the balance by merchants' importations from Australia. The same remarks apply to bran, but with an easier position on the Australian market merchants have been able to lower their charges 10/ a ton and current quotations are from £9 10/ to £8 15/. The efforts of the Government Marketing Department to raise the price of Canterbury potatoes due for shipment to this if™ £, M, VC nOt , S ° t *> r brou «ht any alteraton to the market here. There are fairly substantial spot stocks. Some of these V fu en S u nt °" consignment by Southern merchants, who are now asking prices on a parity with Lyttelton f.o.b lates. However, as some lines are beginning to show signs of sprouting, eaYly deliveries w.l be necessary to avoid waste, and it is doubtful if a firm market can be maintained. Meanwhile local quotations and^o'y/elofrS 276 P " *» ? " With the advent of favourable weather tor planting there is a good demand for seed potatoes.

The market is well supplied with Australian onions, and as some are showing V gn fo° Uf OWt \&Z P /' ice has been &/, to 13/ per 1001b bag. The only alteration in wheat, barley and maize is that as new season's maize is now avai able in satisfactory condition for crushing, the price of crushed maize has been lowered and is now quoted at 13/2

rafes* and ch «ff sell steadily at unchanged

Following are latest quotations, the prices being based on rates for delivery on trucks or boat:—

Pollard and Bran .-Merchants' prices: £8 n/'t IOC * a 0 £ 7 k 15/ Per ton ' Australian S/e^nTaterfon^ 11 ' wWt ~ * 5 /, S « ed Potatoes— Cliff's Kidney, 12/3: Lp-te-Date 10/6; Maori Chief, 11/9; Early Puritan 7/3; Sutton's Supreme, 9/; Arran Chief 7/; Gamekeeper, 7/; Dakota Red,

Onions.—Australian, 13/ per bag Chaff.— £11 per ton. ofatf-B0 f at f- B Gartons, U^s to »/8 per SSjf 1; r A J S a rJ° n8 ' }?(*' c,ipped Gartons, 13/2, clipped Duns, 10/; clipped Algerians,

Wheat.-11/9 to 12/11 per cental. Barley .-Clipped 10/ to 10/8 per cental. Barley Meal.—ll/ per cental. Wheatmeal.—l3/6 per cental. 13/2 a io e ii/i /7 to W CeDtal; erushed >