FRUIT MARKETING.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 19286, 16 April 1928, Page 10

FRUIT MARKETING.

FACILITIES IN LONDON. , (UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION—BS ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH—COPYBIGHT.) (l'eceived April loth, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, April 14. Mr Stephens, the representative of [ the New Zealand Fruit Board, points | out in a striking manner the advantage of landing fruit at Southampton. He says that it is cheaper and quicker to bring apples to Covent Garden from Southampton than from Tilbury or King George Dock, owing to cheaper port rates and better facilities for landing and dispatching the fruit. As ail instance, he mentions the case of the season's first arrivals on March 2Jlrd, when Australian apples landed at London, and New Zealand at Southampton within two hours of each other. The following morning 8000 cases of New Zealand apples were on the market, and only 700 cases of Australian. Mr Stephens is urging the Port or London authority to come into line with Southampton. He also points out better facilities exist at Hamburg as a Continental distributing centre, than at London. Australian Press Association.

VICTORIAN OPPOSITION. COMPULSORY WHEAT POOL. (UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATES—BT ELECTRIC ' TELEGRAPH—COPYRIGHT.) MELBOURNE, April 14. The Victorian Employers' Federation, in a statement, strongly opposes the proposed compulsory wheat pool, which it says would have the effect of permanently raising costs to the producer, or prices to the consumer. —Australian Press Association. FEILDING STOCK SALE.

(PRESS ASSOCIATES TELEGBAJI.) FEILDING, April 14. At Ihe Feilding stock sale there was an entry of about 3000 sheep and a large attendance of buyers. Bidding was brisk, and competition keen, especially in the fat sheep section. Pat sheep sold at an advance- of Is 6d to 2s per head on late rates. Rape lambs were in keen demand, and sold at a slight advance, although the quality was not up to that of previous sales. Breeding ewes were in short supply, only one or two pens being offered. • Fat shorn lambs made 20s to 245, fat woolly lambs 22s 3d. to 27s 3d, fat two-tooths 275, fat ewes 18s lOd to 22s 6d, fat wethers 25s to 32s 9d, light black face two-tooths 21s 7d to 245, white face rape lambs 15s to 18s, black face rape lamtyi 13s 6d to 17s 2d, woolly white face lambs 12s 5d to 19s 9d, small ewe lambs 17s to 18s, fat and forward ewes. 15s 8d to 16s, mixed aged ewes running with Romney rams (poor) 15s 9d to 18s Bd. About 200 head of cattle were offered. Bidding was brisk, especially for fat and for. ward cows and store cows, but slack on Jersey weaner heifers. Prices realised generally were on a par .vith late sales, tut taking quality into account an improvement mav be recorded. Fat cross Jersey cows made £4 10s to £7 10s; fat Shorthorn' cows £7 10s to £8; fat Hereford cows £7 10s to £B, fat heifers £7 5s to £7 16s, store cows £2 12s to £3 7s 6d, dairy heifers £4 15s to £7, dairy cows' in calf £3 15s to £lO 10s, springing dairy cows £9 15s to £lO ss, Jersey weaner heifers £3 5s to £4 7s 6d, weaner heifers (mixed colours) £2 Is to £2 10s two-year empty Hereford heifers J. 4 14s!

SMITHFIELD MARKET. .

' S Beet Market—Fair enquiry'; nominal prices owing to small supplies. . Frozen Pork—Baconers, market is firmer, porkers, no change in prices. t ,

BLUE AND STARCH PROFITS DIVIDEND OF 21 PER CENT. Reckitt anii Sons, Ltd., manufacturers of starch, blue, blacklead, -and metal polish, have increased their capital to £5,148,000 by the issue of £1,000,000 in 5 per cent, preference shares as a bonus. The profits for 1927 were £1,323,000, and the dividend on £3,648,000 of ordinary shares was 21 per cent. Preference shares of £500,000 carry a cumulative dividend at the rate of 4J per cent. RABBITSKIN SALfc; Wright, Btephenson, and Co., Ltd., Dunedin, offered an average catalogue at Friday's rabbitskin sale to a full attendance of buyersi Bidding was again very animated, and prices generally showed an advance of from 2d to 3d per lb on last sale. Quotations: Weevily 24d to 49Jd, summer broken 263 d to 273 d, autumn broken 42Jd to 433 d, runners and suckers 26d to 36Jd, summers 30} d to 37} d, light racks 45Jd to 463 d, prime racks 453 d to 47Jd, dawny autumn 493 d to 54} d, early autumns 563 d to 63 Jd, springs 30Jd to 45« d, milky 26Jd to 263 d, fawn 60} d to 75} d, summer black 353 d to 88Jd, autumn black 48d to 553 d,. hareskins 483 d to 54Jd. horsehair 23d to 233 d.

LONDON MARKETS. j (L'SITCD TRESS ABSOCIATIOX—BT ELECTRIC TBWOKAPH—COPTBtOHT.I (Received April 15th, S.S p.m.) LONDON, April 14. Lend —Imports, 10,510 tons; Australian, 7704; exports, 1130. Cotton—May delivery, 10.6 Id per lb. Rubber —Pnra, lOd per lb: plantation, smoked, BJd.' Jute—April-May shipment. £l)3 2s (id per ton.. Hemp—April-May shipment, £3l 10a per ton. Copra'—April-May shipment. £lB 17s fid por ton. fjhuecd Oil—£3o 15b per ton. Turpentine—3os 3d per cwt. Proton Mutton —Canterbury, medium, Ggd; Argentine, light 53d, medium 6d, heavy 4»dFroion li*inb—Canterbury, light B||d, medium Aid, soconde BJd; other eriecteds, light, OJd; North Island firsts, light Od, medium B|dt Australian firsts, other States, 7Jd; seconds, Victorian, 7Zd, othors 75, thirds 7Jd. Iteef—-Argentlno froien, foros 3jd, hinds Old; chlHed, (ores aid, hinds Old; others unchangod,—Australian l'ress Association.

The New Zealand Moat Producers' has received the following ca j>'® J r< "" London office/dated April 13th, 1928, ad fl 1 il. .1.1 ftt LUftt Q&1 Board its vising e as nmixnu«iu u«u«qicu . follows (prices for the two previous weeks leing-also-shown): —. p Apl. Apl.' Mar. 13. 5. 30. 1 d. d. d. N.Z. Wethers and MaidensCanterbury qualitySelected brands: , . 56-under • - 6| 6J . « 57-64 .. • • gi S* §| 65-72 .. ..51 oj 01 Other brands: . 66-under ... ,6fi 6fj 63 67-64 / .. •• • 54 » 65-72 .. - !• • 5J 54 54 X.Z. Ewes?— ; ' r 64-tinder ;<■ - .. 54 ■>» °t N.Z. Lambs— . . . .i , Canterbury quality— 0 , 36-under .. 9i 94 94 ' 37-42 ... 81 8J 83 , . 43-50 ..••••- 81 .* 81, 81 Seconds ... • 82 8§ 84 Selected brands: • . „ > a 36-under .. 93 9i 9 37-42 .. .. 8J 84 8§ Other brands — 1st quality: • . 86-under .. '9 || > 37-42" .. 81 81 81 . 2nd quality: , 30-32, averago .. 8J ag , »i Australian Lambs— Victorian — 1st quality: ' 36-under • • 8 , 8 Argentine Lambs— 1st quality: " ' „• 36-under : . • f '. „ 2 37-42 .8 8 8 N.Z.Beef— ' , Ox fores . - 3J 34 34 Ox hinds • • 41 , <jf Cow fores •• 31 31 31 Cow hinds .. — 4 4 Argentine Chilled Beef— ' Ox fores . • 32 3i 4 Ox hinds .. 62 7 68 Argentine Frozen Beef — " Ox fores •. 3J 4 4 Ox hinds .. 54 5J ol Frozen' Pork— _ Porkers, 60-801b ..7 7 7 Porkers, 81-991b 6a 6s 6s Porkers, 100-1201b 64 65 64 Baconers, 121-1801b 7 6J 68 Lamb—Market very firm; prices better. Mutton Market —Good enquiry; stocks