NEW ZEALAND PRODUCE.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18074, 16 May 1924, Page 10

NEW ZEALAND PRODUCE.

RECENT HOME AUCTIONS

(raOM OT/fl OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

LONDON, April 3.

In the report of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, out today, it is mentioned that the market for hides has been rather quiet, and that some operators have found difficulty in reselling their purchases. The firm have sold New Zealand Meatworks, average 311b, at Bd per lb, c.i.f. and e. At two days' sale of rabbitskins 2401 bales were offered, 1831 bales finding buyers. There was a large attendance of all sections of the trade, and, with a gocd demand, beit furriers advanced 5 per cent, to 10 per cent., whilst other grades were 15 "per cent, dearer on average.

Large sales of the new season's output of New Zealand pickled pelts have been made on f.o.b. terms, and up to 60a per dozen has been paid for '.North Island sheep pelts, and up to 52s for South Island, whilst i buyers have paid 28s to 30s per dozen for freezing lamb pelts. In these circumstance.-, 'very few freezing pelts have arrived here, but if supplies were available in bulk they would probably readily be absorbed at the prices given below. Some New Zealand fellmongers' pclt3 have recently come to hand, and quickly passed into consumption at high prices. Quotations, more or less nominal, are: — North Island Freezers—Extra heavy, 72s to 76s per dozen, ex warehouse; super heavy, 64s to 68s; Ist do., 56s to 60s; 2nd do., 44s to 48s; su,per light, 56s to 625; Ist light 44s to 48s; 2nd light, 32s to 38s. ' South Island Freezers—Super sheep, 56s to 62s per doZj ex warehouse; Ist do., 46s tp 50s; 2nd do., 36s to 40s. 'North and South Isla*hd Freezers—Extra lambs, 36s to 40s per dozen, ex warehouse; super do., 30s to 345; Ist "do., 26s to 2S«; 2nd do., 20a t0.245. New Zealand Fellmongers—Extra heavy Ist sheep, 66s to 64s per dozen, ex warehouse; heavy Ist sheep, 46s to 525; heavy 2nd sheep 343 to 425; light Ist. sheep,' 36s to 44b- light 2nd sheen, 24s to 30s; 3rd, 9s to 15s; rejects, 5s to es; large Ist lambs, 26s to 30s; Ist lambs, 22s to 245; 2nd famb», 14s to 18s. There ia still a good demand for nil grades of basils, and, with arrivals small compzss, pricea have further advanced about 104 pe- cent. Both the Continent and the Home "trade are eager buyers, so that any shipments coming forward now would meet a srood market. , The enquiry for leather has proved very and although values ha™.not d c]iTdthe g volume of £- been somewhat restricted. Sides BJ» elected and bends are somewhat difficult to place at late rates. There is, however a fair demand for good shoulders, and bellies are in moderate request.

The Grain Market. There* is not a large quantity of Home.rowroats available; and New Zealand* of good bold quality should find a resale if arriving between now and next harvest. The market far blue peas is very qmet, consequent upon heavy arrivals from Japan, and buyers nave adopted a very reserved * There" are considerable stocks of maple peas from New Zealand on the "spot, and, with English in plentiful supply at low prices, buyers are hard to find. Prices tend in a downward direction and the market closes weak. Beans pass slowly into consumption at late rates. .■ The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency quotations, mors or lees nominal, are: —, New Zealand A Garton oats, 85s to 37s per "8201b, ex store; doTf B, 30s to 31s; A Tasmanian blue peas, £2l to £22 per ton, ex store; do., maple peas, 87s 6d to 90s per 5041b, ex store; No. 1 New Zealand maple peas, 70s to 73s'per 5041b, ex store; do., blue peas, £l6 to £l9 per ton, ex store; beans, •15s to'6os por 5041b, ex'store. _, ' Seeds. .There iB a little more doing in cowgrasa, and' values are firm. Choice new English seed is quoted at 78s per cwt, ex store. , The market for cocksfoot is firm, and very little Banish remains The quotation is 94s per cwt, ex store. Stocks of perennial ryegrass are light,' but there is iittle enquiry, and values-have, declined 2s per cwt.- The quotation,; per 28lb, Irish seed, is 47s per cwt, ex stOTe'J 1 - •' ' For white clover- there is a Ijoad demand, 1 and prices have advanced lOs per cwt. choice English seed being quoted at 220s per cwt, ex store.

.There has been quite a fair enquiry t for crested dogstail .seed of high germination, and most of the lots of this-description, have been cleared. Soed of low' growth is etill difficult to move.

Chewings fescue is in small demand, and the Value of best quality is 90s' per cwt, ex store. ...

METHVEN STOCK SALE. The fortnightly stock sale was held at Methven yesterday. There was a large entry of fats, but there were fewer stores than at late sales; All sheep sold at up to late rates. Fat lambs,, of which there were over 5000 yarded, sold at up- to lid per lb. There were a few store cattle, but tne market was lifeless. There was- a larger entry of piga than usual. .Weaners were hard to quit but large storey sold well. The iufluwing are the principal Bales:— Fat lambs--200 at 29s Id, 34 at 325, 273 at 30s- lid, 192 at 285.10d/,378 at 275, 82 at 31s Bd, 101' at 32a 9d, 66 at 30s id, 274 at 31s Id, '2OO at.29s 103, 214 at 33s lOd, IS at 80s 7dr 153* at,29s Bd, 83 at 28s'7d, 50 at 295, 43 at 27s 6d, 5 at 27s Id, 101 at 335, 49 at 32s sd, 10-2 at 29s lid, 133 at 29s 4d, 19 at 26s lOd, 64 at 29s 4d, 60 at 81s, 72 at 28s 3d, 85 at 33s Bd, 108 at 275, 190 at 30s 7d, 95 at 29s sd, 97 ; at 33s Id, 30 at 29s Id, 70 at 80s 4d, 109 .at 28s 6d,. 128 at 32s Id, 85 at 33s 3d, 15 at 28s 2d, 31 at 32s 6d, 27 at S3s, 34 at 33s 4d, 83 at 32s 6d, 53 at 27s 2d, 35 at 30s 4d, 91 at 30s 6d, 74.at 28s, 107s at 34s Id, 155 at 82s Bd, 51 at 36s 10d, 126 at 29s lid, 116 at 29s 3d, 26 at 29s 3d. '■■ Fat Ewes—99 at'2ls lid, -60 at 20s Bd, 76 at 23s 6d, 20/ at 13s 9d, 14 at 21s Bd, 50 at 20s 3d, 15 at 28s 3d, 74 at 23s lid, 16 at 25s sd, 72 at 28s 3d, 43 at 23a lOd 36 at 25a 6d, 7 at 20s, 67 at.22slod. Fat Wethers—2l at 29s 6d, 7at 81s Bd, 2 at 34s 3d, 24 at 255, 30 at 32s 9d, 48 at 29s Id, 32 at 29s 9d. Stores—24o lull and. failing-mouth ewe»'a' 16s 2d to 16a 9d,»226 failing-mouth ewes at 14s Id, 177 at 21a Id, 145 ewe lambs at 25s 9d, 191 at 27s 4d, 26 six and eight-tooth merino ewes at 17s 3d, 122 mixed 'sex lambs at 21s Id, 39 at rfsSd, 55 at 225, 49 two, four, and six-tooth wethers at 28s sd, 67 at. CBs Jd, 80 two-tooth merino wethers at' 21s 7d, 198 halfbred wether lambs at 14s 3d 47 merino wethers at lis lOd. Pigs—Weaners 5s to 15s, stores up to 365.

GERALDINE STOCK SALE. There was e> good attendance at this week's sale, and prices Bhowed an improvement. Fat lambs brought up to 38a, the bulk selling at between 25s and 85s. _ Fat ewes realised up to 275, but the majority Bold at between 15s and 25s each. Wethers sold up to 38s Id for fate, and a line of .575 stores brought 27s li Store lambs commanded up to 23s Id, etore ewes to 29s 3d, and store wethers up to 35s Id. Ewe lambs sold at 17b lOd, wether lambs up to 23s 6d, and mixed eex lambs 16s. ewes" sold at 33s 6d to 335, other ewes' from 29s 3d down. Pigs sold at 20s to -34b, and weaners at 4s to 9b. STARR-BOWKETT SOCIETY. ' A meeting of shareholders in the Christchurch Starr-Bowkett Building Society was held last evening in the Canterbury A. and P. Association's rooms for the purpose of disposing of £3OOO. The ballot in No. 1 group resulted in ball 251 being drawn, two members becoming entitled to a free loan or £SOO each. The. £IOOO put up Tor tender in this group was disposed of at a premium of £SB Ib' per £IOO. The ballot in No. 2 group resulted in ball 23 being drawn; two members (the holders of this cluster) becoming entitled to a free loan of £SOO each, j

WHEAT. ("Argus.") LONDON, May 14. Wheat cargoes are quiet and nominally unchanged. Parcels ere firm. Sales: Ex Sophocles, 47s lfed to" 47s Sd » quarter.

AUCKLAND MARKETS. (BPSCUJ. TO "IHS P&ESS.") aim :,. i,a,> u, May 15. The visit of tho Jiiiusii Bi±uaa.oii ha» given a marked impetus to lue urapori traae owiiitf 10 tne l-igt crowds oi v.suors in tiie city, but wholesale mouses been litUe aneuwd. itarUttuie— vV'holesale houses are finding tiu demand lor general household lines keeping up well, 'lown and suburban business is good, and report quite an improvement in general coun.er traue. roia.oes—This jiiaiket is no.v la.rly well supplied with potatoes from the soutn. The smpment in the Atua is reported to be oi fiist-class quality, and "there wnl'-be enougu to keep the market going until further lots come to hand by the Kauri, now loading at Melbourne. Arrangement been made for further quantities to come across irorn Australia to this market. It iS thought tnat from now onwards ample supplies wLi be available to meet the requirements of consumers in Auckland. It is understood that there is a likelihood that the market in Australia may firm from June onwards, but if it dees there are large quantities of potatoes offering from the south for later months in the year. The quotation is now £l2 per ton for hest quality. Onions—Supplies of onions are very, short at the moment, the arrivals from Australia by the Ka-.va.tiri being rapidly distributed. This market will therefore .defend upon supplies to arrive in about a week or ten days from Australia by the Kauri. Practically no southern onions are reaching. this market. It is likely therefore that high prices will lule until the next Auckland new crop is ready, which will not be much before January. Southern are quoted at 14a to 15s per owt. Maize—Values are unchanged at 6s 10d to 7s 5d per bushel ex store. Oats—The quotations at Auckland are:— Southern A grade Gartons 6s 6d, B grade 6s 4d, Canadian oats' 5s lOd, and Algerian seed oats (Victorian) 7s 64 per Bushel. Present indications are that only' a normal area will be put under oats in the Auckland district this season. Ample stocks of Algerian seed oats are held in store, having been imported from Australia, as southern seed is practically -unprocurable mow. There are still some further small lots .of seed to come forward from Australia. These can be landed under cost of importations from the south at the prices aßked for the few seed oats available. The quality of the Australian grown Algerian seed oats is reported to be very satisfactory, and past experience has shown that fields eown with imported grain do well. Chaff—ln sympathy with the oat market, chaff is much firmer. Blenheim merchants advise they are not prepared to quote parcels for forward delivery. The market has also firmed at Rangitikei and Hawke's Bay for this line. It is fortunate for Auckland feeders that euoh large quantities of chaff could be obtained Irom Ausff.Uia at a reasonable price. Arrangements have been made that future shipments of chaff from Australia shall be sent in heavy jute sacks, as the scrim ones did not stand handling well. Best southern is worth £l2 per ton, Australian in sacSs ill,' and compressed £lO. ' Wholesale current prices are: Superfine creamery butter Is <S*d v« r 'b. for nromot cash, "first grade (pats) Is 4H. second srrndo Is 3|d, farmers' eeparatrr Is Id, cheesa IOJd to Is per lb. hams Is 2d tip? lb, bacon Is.to Is id per lb, IptA in bulk lid, mts 1s; flour £l7 5s dm 2& per cent, discount ton in 2001b "sacks}. Sh-r?s £8 10s, bran £6 10s, oatmeal (25's), £26.

OXFORD MARKET. The yarding at the Oxford sales yesterday consisted of 5.575 fat lambs, 737 fat ewes, 23 fat' wethers and 1688 stores. There was a brisk market for the fats, and ruling prices were well maintained., The sales were: — Pat Lambs—For A. Ccderman, 22 at 31a 7d. C. Bitmead, 1 14 at 33s Id; G. Frampton, 9 at 28s 9d; B. S. Murphin, 12 at 29s 7d; C. Sharman, 12 at 31s lid; T. Gundry, 9 at 29s 6d; Ij. Vincent, 5 at 275; A. Fantham, 14 at 28s; T.. Mehrtens, 11 at 37a ad; F, Tritt, 6. at 30s; CI/. Lilly, i? at 28s id; H.Feary; 87 at:-.26s Gd; J\v Bluett, 29 at, 29s Id, 40. at 295, 10dr T Doody, 80 at 29s 6d; D. J. Hawke, 60 at 33s 2d; E. Skurf, 58 at 28s 7d; F. J. Meyer, 25 at 30s Id; J. Pavelka, 38 at*3ls Id; H. Martin, 44 at 29s 2d; E. E. P-uschel, 33 at „33s 6d; E. McConnoll, 29. at 82s; R. F. -Henderson, 10 at 32s Id; F. Maiwon, 40 at Sis, 106 at 31s 2d; R. ©avis, 25 at 28s 9d; E. Meyer, 62 at 31s 4d; T N. Monk, 69 at 29s 3d, 24 at 275; n. J. Feutrt, 10 at 29s •JJ r . Waterman,-47 'at 28s atdVuE.'-Bossiteri 4.at 30aj J. Taylor, 0 ,,'48. a,,t 33s -9d; C. 0. Earley, 45 at 80s M, 21 at 20s lOd; client, 60 at 80s Id; F. Pickering, 79 at 31a 9d, 87 at 325. 8d; S, .u. MfeKee, 18 at 28s 7d; H. Campbell, 16 at 31s 7d; Addington'Bros., 27 at 33s 3d; W. Ryde, 43 at 80s 7s; McCann Bros., 23 at ,31s Bd, 14 at 30s Id, and A. Meyer, 41 at 30s. 7d. ,■.'.■■' , - ; , ■ i Fat Ewesr-For> T. Mehrtens, 8 at 28s ,6d; L Vincent, 14 at 21s 9d; A. Fantham, 18 at 21s 6d; J. Bridge, 19 at 2la6d;! F. Tritt, 10 at 22s Id; 1 W. Gilchrist, 20 at 22s 6d; G. Lr •'Lilly, 18 at 18s 6d, 28 at 18b lid; B. S. Murphin, 54 at 21s 4d; T Gundry, 48 at' 32s 2d; Mrs J. Beere, 30 at 17s 6d;. S. i Winter, 33 at 225; R. Davis, 153 at i9s 7d; Cooper Bros-. ,60; at 20a 6dt F. J. Meyer, 4 at 19s; F. McKee, 5 at 23s 3d; H. Campbell, jun., .7 at 255; MeConn Bros., .6,'af'•lßs; W. Ryde 7 at ISs 6d: F. Pickering, 11 at 20s 7d; U Feary, 48 at 22s 4d; A. Meyer, 23 at 22s Id: H. J. Feutz, .10 at 22a 9d;yL. «. Mever, 27 at 23s Id; W. Waterman, 18 at 235" aiid C C. Earley, 21 at 21« 10a. Amongst the stores sold was a very fine lire of 365 4-tooth Cornedale wethers be-, longing to A. Harper, which sold. at. 3356 d "a head. Other sales ofo stojea were:—46 ewe lambs at 265, 32 at 2Q mixed sex lambs at 22s 9d, 10 at 20s ■ lid, and 67 JT*)s 4d, 183 at 23s 6d, 27 wet.ber lambs at 188 9d 141 at 17s 3d, 148 at 23s v ßd, 20 ewes at 29s 6d. 32 •«* 14s ea 20 at 12s, 32 empty ewes at.. 16s id 33 at 15s 3d, 13 sound mouth ewes at ml 47 six and' eight-tooth ewes at 83s 6d. 2M mouth ewe Tat 295, 69 two and. fourth withers at 26s lid and.77 mixed ■«, &*h £ at 28s. hoggets at 19s. .

SOUTHLAND MARKETS.

INVERCARGILL, May 15.

Oats-fThe market is-very firm, and up to 5s 5d ; f.o.b.s.i. has been, paid for oats, for May delivery. Forward oats eased a littleduring the past week, but N seem to be firm; again at about 5s id to 5s ljd f.o.b.s.i. The Wanaka is now loading 1 for Napier , and Auckland, and the space available at Bluff is fully booked; -in fact, apace couldi not' be obtained for a good many oats for shipment which buvers wished to be x shipped. This seems to 'contradict -some- northern -reports that although prices are'high, oats were not wanted. The shipment by the Wanaka jwill leave stocks in Southland exceedingly short, and it will be from now on to supply orders, as there are no oats offerin" from farmers. . Prices to farmers- are about 4s 8d for A grade, 4s 6d for B grade, and 4s 4d forf.a.q.s. Dun- oats are in demand, and really heavy dark lines command about 6s per bushel, and. possibly a little more for extra quality. Wheat—There is practically no wheat offering. A considerable quantity of the wheat this season, - although' it may have passed for nulling, has 'been sold as fowl wheat, as a higher price- has been available for this purpose. Values to farmers are about 5s 2d to 5s 3d per bushel country sidings. Chaff—This has not, been offering quite so freely lately, but for the present there are sufficient Btocks to meet any demand. The price 'to farmers for prime .lines is about £6 10s per ton o.t.c.s. Ryegrass —There has been very 'little of this offering from farmers lately, but on the other hand the demand for shipment has been very light. The demand Beems, however, to have improved during the last two days. Values to farmers are from 6s to 'ss 9d according to quality. Potatoes —Theße are now offering fairly' freely, and the supply is sufficient fordemand. The price to farmers is about £o 10s o.t.c.s.

Fruit —The cold, wet weather had a. depressing effect on business in the fruit markets during the week, but it is expected that trade in this line will brighten up considerably for the carnival season. Heavy consignments of dessert apples have L been coming forward, and for the better grades satisfactory prices have been received. Good dessert pears have also been in keen demand. Full supplies of Island oranges -are due by the "Wanaka, and bananas ex the 'Frisco boat should reach the market early next week. Lemons are in short supply, but a consignment is due by the Hoeraki on her next trip. Full suppliesoo f jam melons arrrvld by the Waikouaiti, but pines were not shipped owing to the boat being diverted to Hobart. "Wholesale prices are as follows:—Apples, Delicious to 14s, Jonathans 9s to 12s, Cleopatras 9s to lis' 6d, Cookers to 2Jd per lb; pears, dessert to 4d, cooking to 2Jd;'-quinces, to 3d; jam melons, to 8d per lb; Island oranges, to 25s per cant; lemon* (Americana), 60*.