GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKETS.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 15172, 9 January 1915, Page 11

GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKETS.

ottb'.tommxboiax,' !' ;^ ;■ -V' : * Friday ;Evehing. 7 l||r^fiiw_^Außtaralia' week and the ;shipand r : next ■ -C^nad» { '-;''tbtalli]ie. inialla a /nuliion "bushe!sj-'7will-. to. carry ;on until the'hew ■'*. The imported,wheat Ss. 9d-per bnßhel, but, |p|ftwa L the7Prim© Minister's statement in ;to the 'proclamation to -be issued, |||?it-is? riot clear whether this. price > will wheats''lt is by the Prime Minister tjpat" tht »|fro_trictidi_s aa to the price of -wheat will 7 -when the new crop is* TEven if the new crop turns :as good- as last year's, -.it-will |||-i>&- ; prbducesufficient; for the year's re-. quttetnehtsv. and further , importations harvest will undoubtedly . I.",,; ; Vhowever/ the; HppW -iasti until about the end.of the slibuld : bo -no..difficulty iir shipmen ta from- Australia, as : |lt"* t JJ*n' - and there are now signs' tiie brought is breaking, lip. ""-'■ : was recently a decided rise in of bran,and:pollard, owing ||l|s<&iae'.-demand from 'Australia, the forK^r_bemg!raised'to £7,' andthe Matter for shipping,' bran being 5s more for local,-'.-. consumption. Ill^^xport^ofboth bran and pollard has been -prohibited, but no prices has yet been; made.-. ; .firmer a s a good ©nquiiy lias from Australia, and bare. .It;is re"tthat several samples of new Al- ; been seen; but no busi-|*|i--eßa-is;.yet/-said"to"have"taken place. i|r^*l'?A- grade oats are now worth 3s and p;»#?»de 2* lOd to 2s lid at country s'ta- .:..- -•;

Oateheaf chaff is very, firm," but _up- * s»i«s are difficult to obtain, the price f o«sred being £4 10s at country stai- _■ boss. £-"' _"!"* -undermentioned are the prices m £**«. to farmers, at, country stations, % v_*9.of commission, sacks extra, exm **$*} n g where otherwise 6tated:— 7 fit f Wheat (nominal—Milling, os 3d, _ .... ;.-.; &*. Oats (nominal)—A grade, 3s; B p, > l^e 1 2slodto2 s lld. ~__^*s'—Nominal. $""" yocktfoot— Bright and heavy samples afciTO-Hd, average 3*d- _£**' S^teQover—9d to lOd. • | Floar-£l3, f.o.b M 1 Olb bags £13 &&_&& bags £13 15s, 251b bags £14. mi ,«»**—£7 os per. ton local, £7 for l-^P-ng. P-, jMJaiTl—£7 los per ton. '•' per ton. chaff—£l 10s for prime, and WsZjJ*for f,a,q sample.. -; ".. «gi£.,..DAIRY PRODUCE. • 7,-.-. has advanced Id per.lb all reasons given being the:

shortage of feed and the strong demand for export. ;■ Local wholesale prices are recorded as under:—' Butter—Factory, lid; fanners' separator, lO.d to lid; dairy. lOd. * Cheese—Factory, 6Jd;; dairy,., 6Jd; loaf, Old. Bacon —Sides, 9Jd; rolls, 10id: ham, 12d. • Honey—Extracted,"3d per lb. Eggs—l2d per dozen. ' FRUIT AND Y7EGETABLKS. Supplies of local stone fruit and -tomatoes are scarce. Auckland and Nelson plums are now arriving. Tho Toviot fruit consignments are now ct-nimenc-ing. There is a short supply of oversea fruit. Vegetables ar© 7j n g00( l supply, aud prices aro unchanged. Wholesale prices of fruit are:— Peaches 3d to od, cherries lOd to ls, plums 2d to 3d, apricots 2d to 3d, black currants od, raspberries 6Jd, strawberries Is to ls 6d, tomatoes 7"d to 9d, cucumbers 7d to 8d per lb, ''Frisco oranges 18s 6d, bananas 14 s to"lss, 8s to 10s, lemons, large cases 25s per case.