APPLE EXPORT.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18674, 24 April 1926, Page 12

APPLE EXPORT.

EXTRA SPACE TROVIDED. Mr F. W. Cone, director on the Fruitgrowers' Federation for Canterbury, yesterday receded the following telegram from the secretary of the Federation;— '"Canterbury pottion of extra space will be 1200 cases; loading at Lyttelton middle of May. Will you arrange for allotment ; among intending shippers." Air C'ono remarked to a. repoiter that the burning of tho Paparoa was partly responsible for the congestion. As far as Canterbury was concerned the position was now relieved. FAT LAMB SEASON. (SPECIAL TO "ths PRISS ") DUNEDIN, April 23. Tempted by higher prices offering at Canterbury freezing works, large consignments of fat Jambs from Southland have gone thither this season. It is estimated that fully 10,000 have left the AY in ton district for Pareora, and during the past week one consignment of seventeen trucks which - would represent over 1100 went through, in addition to other consignments to other Canterbury works. Throughout New Zealand generally, and the South Island in particular, the season has been so backward and late that lambs haTe grown instead of fattening. Consequently they are bigger than usual, and the backwardness of the season haa shortened the supply for the refrigerating works. Burnside works are being kept busy on an output somewhat less than that of last year, but some other refrigerating establishments further south are reported to be merely carrying on, and aro somewhat slack. WHEAT AND FLOUR. AUSTRALIAN PRICES HARDEN. (special to "tb* razes.") | DUNEDIN, April 23. Some days ago, reference was made to the anxious outlook in the Now Zealand flour-milling trade, owing to Australian millers sending over large quantities of .flour, and thus cutting deeply into the business between the Nortn Island as buyer and the South Island as producer. The position now is organically much as it was then, but not so feverish. Australian prices lor flour have advanced by about £1 a ton. This was the one and only relief that the New Zealand millers really hoped for. The rise in the market is bound to affect the sending over of flour, perhaps by only a little immediately. for there must be some forward bought flour on the way or to be shipped, but, in A couple of months from now, if the rise in maintained, New Zealand millers are sure to feel the benefit. The price of wheat in Australia has also gone up. "Things are looking more hopeful," said one of the Dunedin millers to-day. "We thought a week or two Agd that } we should have to cut the price to compete with Australia, but now that the markets are firmer -in ijustralia, we do not think cutting necessary, and the decision arrived at is to let the position develop naturally in the meantime. Any reduction of our prices would mean that we would be carrying on at a loss.'' FEILDING STOCK SALE. (paiss ASSOCIATION rriLESEAIf.) . FEILDING, April 23. There was a medium yarding of medium quality at the Fetlding stock sale today, and they eo!d on a . par with late rates: Any good lambs or ewee with lambs were, keenly sought, also fat sheep. Fai lamb* reached 20e to 265, ewes 15a 6d to 18s 9d, wethera 80s. ■ Stores : Wether .'lambs 18a to 14a' -10 d, m.e. :lamb« ,10b to 12s, two-tooth wethers (small) to 235, ewes R.W.S.D. rams 17s 8d to '22s 6d, woolly wether lambs 18s 8d to 20s (extra good), b.f. lambs 15s 2d, empty ewes lis 9d to 13s 7d,- email lambe 8s 7d to 10s sd, fourtooth wethers 26s Id. A email yarding of oattle met with poor competition. Fat cattle weire the only stock which met much demand.. Fat P.A,, heifers £5 Us, fat S.H. cows £5, 'Deedium fftt cows. £4 '7s 6d to £5 2s 6d, 8J to 4J-year S.H. Hereford cross bullocks £7 ss, Si-year S.H. Hereford eteeiß £7 7s 6d. WOOL. LONDON,. April 32. I.i the Bradford market, merinos are slightly weaker, and there ia more enquiry for orossbreds; 64's declined' a. penny, and other quotations are unchanged.. WHEAT. LONDON, April 2®. Cargoes firmed by from 3d to 6d on American firmness and. demand for shipments at hand. Parcels are. in fair request at a similar advance. Sale 3 havo been made at 59s and 60s. At Liverpool, futures are quoted:— May, lis B|d; July, lis BJd; October, 10a lOd per cental. The spot trade ia quiet at an advance. es ship sold at 62s 9d. NEW YORK, April 22. Chicago wheat quotations:—lfay, now 185jr, old 1632; July, 142}; September, 135? cents per bushel. . " DAIRY PRODUCE. LONDON, April '22. Butter—The market is quiet at about 2s decline all round. Now Zealand, choicest ! salted 172 a, unsalted 1745: Australian 170e, unsalted 172e; Danish, 176s per civt. Cheese—The market is easier. New Zealand, 92s to Ms per cwt. Australian has been practically cleared. A few lots aro available at ficm 8?s to 90s. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., have received the following cabled advice from London:—Butter—The market is very, quiet. We quote: Finest. New Zealand' 1725,. for exceptional New Zealand brands 1745, finest Australian salted 170s, unsalted 1745, Danish 180s. Cheese—The market is depressed. We quote: New Zealand white 935, coloured 945, Canadian on spot 110s. ' FROZEN MEAT. Dalgety and Company, Ltd., have received the following cabled advice from London:— Frozen Lambr—The market is weaker and the demand runs principally on poorer qualities. We quote:—Prims crossbred lamb, Canterbury, light lOJd; North Island,-light 9Jd; Canterbury heavy 9.Jd, North Island heavy 9Jd. For Australian the market is quiet, and the demand runs principally on poorer qualities. We quote:—Australian g.a.q. crossbred, light fijd. Fro sen Mutton— ITio market is dull owing to lack of demand. The demand is poor. We quote prime crossbred mutton, Canterbury light 6jjd, North Island light. 6jd, Canterbury heavy 5Jd, North Island heavy s|d. For Australian the market is dull and declining;. Demand is limited. We quote Australian g.a.q. crossbred, light 4Jd, heavy 3Sd. Frozen Beef—The market is quiet and the demand is limited. Wr, quote:—Prime oi beef, hinds 4{d, fores 3£d. FAST NL'T CRUSHING. A remarkabis case of turning imports round into eiports was witnessed at Liverpool recently. A steamer docked and commenced discharging nuts. Ttie.se were transferred by special trucks .from , the vessel's aids info crushing milla adjacent to the dock. From the mill the oil extracted was carried by pipe-line 'to a tank steamer for conveyance to coastwise destinations for inclusion in margarine, etc., manufacture. The oil-was being loaded at the same time as the last portions of the nnt cargo were being discharged horn the incoming vessel.