CANTERBURY MARKETS

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19715, 4 September 1929, Page 12

CANTERBURY MARKETS

FURTHER POTATO RELAPSE. (Xt ottb coxnactu, KDITO*.} Tuesday Evening. A further slide of close on 20s a ton has occurred Ln the potato market. The vame to-day of September delive r y is £7 15s a ton f.0.b., s.L On Friday it was £3 12s (id, and a week ago £lU"Prompts'' have ueen sola at £7 5s a ton. Values to farmers are £6 on trucks, a drop of £2 a ton on a week ago, and a small lot or two bar been sold by growers at the figure mentioned. The avalanche of potatoes shipped north by the last three boats—the Waipiata, Kawatiri, and Wing- tui—nas driven all parts of the North Island off the market. The total from all ports comprised 3,",586 sacks, and it is possible that this will suffice Auckland until the cemmeneem..iit of next month. It is stated that all the Waipiata's tubers did not go into distribution upon arrival, in which case the glut occasioned by the other two vessels' cargoes, will be intensified. The readiness with which potatoes have come forward raises doubts as to the correctness of the statistical position published recent ly. More light on this aspect will oe provided when vhe September deliveries are dealt with. The quantity of tubers at Lyttelton after the departure of Friday 's boats, was about 5000 sacks. The Katoa is booked to leave for Auckland at the end of this week, and the Kurow early next week. B Garton oats are firm, and have been sold at 3s 7d f.0.b., s.i. North Island is enquiring, arfd there is a scarcity of spot oats. C'hafT is not in such good request. It is worth £4 5s to £1 10s on trucks.

Quotations. The following are quotations for pioduce to be paid to farmers, un trucks tree of commission sacks extra, i-xcept where otherwise stated : Wheat- 5s lOd a bushel for Tuscan, to 6s Id for Hunters; tow] wheat js IOWI f o.b. for prompt. Oata—Gartons 2s 9d to 3s a busheJ ; Algerians, to 2s 7d; Duns, 2.3 Sd to 3s. Chaff—£4 5s to £1 10s. Potatoes —£6 to £6 ss. Onions- £7 10s a ton Eed Clover —5d to 6id per lb. '\hi.e ■ lover lOd to rid per lb. Partridge Peas—To 4s 6d a busliel. i'erenma) Ryegrass—4s 9d to 5s a bushel. Italian Ryegrass—4s <*to 4s 3d a bushel. Cocksfoot—To 9}d per lb. Linseed To £ls 10s a ton Bran—£6 a ton. f 0.b., southern ports. 10s extra for smaller packings Pollard £fc a ton. f o.b. southern ports, 10s extni for smaller pin-kings Flour Local wholesale prices £l6 5s a ton tor y(X)lb sacks, with the usual iucremencs for smaller packings. Price for shipment, £l6 5s a ton. f.o.b. AUCKLAND MARKETS. [THE PBESS Special Service.] AUCKLAND, September 8. The feature of the week has been the pronounced drop in the price of table potatoes. A week ago they were selling at £l3 to £lB 10* per ton ex store. Today they can be bought £2 cheaper. The change is doe to the fact that three vessels in quick succession have been dispatched to this port with quantities aggregating over 30,000 sacks. This means a good month's supply for Auckland city and surroundings. It would not be surprising if the market were to slip further, but it is steady in the meantime, due to the fact that the first of these three shipments reached a bare market. Another seven days may tell s different story. By that time owners of eosigned stocks will begin to be anxious to quit in order to avoid storage charges. Seed potatoes have been in short supply, but the shipments already referred to are bound to contain a proportion of smaller tubers, quite enough for requirements. A continuation of the recent spell of favourable weather shduld bring about a keen demand. Gamekeepers are the most popular line at present, and are selling at about 8s per ewt. Dakotas bring about lis 6d. The market is well supplied with onions •t present, bat the quality is very mixed. Japanese are being offered on a wide range from 13s 6d to 17s 6d. as their eondition is varied. The first Californian of the season are also to hand, and here again the quality leaves something to be desired. Different varieties of onions are nvxed in the bags. Reliable quality are selling at 17s 6d per 1001b bag. Oats are steady at the recent advance, and chaff, too, is still Arm, despite the fact that orders have been sent to Australia. Southern is at £lO 10s per ton, ex store, and Tasmaman £9 5s to £9 10s ex wharf, due to arrive about the middle of the month.

There is no change in the wh?at market. Supplies are regular, as i« also the price fixed by the southern pool. There is no such thing nowadays as getting hold of a line of cheap wheat. Current rates are 7s 8d to 7s 9d per bushel, ex store. liaise Is unaltered. Supplies are plentiful, but 6s 6d ex store at the consuming centre is more reasonable than the price asked for wheat, and merchants have no diffi ulty in selling at this rate. The demand continues brisk.

Wholesale current price Bare: —Pollard and bran, mill prices, pollard £9 10s per ton, bran £8 per ton; merchant's quotations, ex store, southern £lO 10s, Anstralian pollard £ll, bran £9; oats, feed B Gartons 4s 9(1 per bushel, A Gartons ss, clipped Duns 6r 3d to 6s 6d, clipped Algerians 5s 9d, clipped Gartons 5s 3d; fowl wheat 7s 8d to 7s 9d per bushel; .maize 6s 6d per bushel; barley, feed 5s 9<f per bushel; sped. Cape barley 6s 6d per bushel; maiie meal 14s 6d per 1001b: barley meal 13s per 1001b; chaff, g.b.o.s. £lO 10s per ton, Blenheim or Canterbury; Tasmanian £9 5s to £9 10s ex wharf, to arrive; potatoes, prime Canterbury £l] to £ll 10s per ton; onions, Japanese 17s 6d per trvt. TINWALD STOCK SALE. Although there was only a small yarding at the Tinwald stock sale yesterday the market was very firm, and good prices were realised. Mr W. Langdon, Westerfield, topped the market with three wethers at £2 Is 9d each, and two ewes on account Mr A. Pethie, Carew, sold at £2 0s 4d each. The principal sales were:— Pat Ewes—On account G. Nell (Mt. Somers), 6 at 35s 4d, 7 at 31s 10d, 6 at 29s lOd; W. Langdon (Westerfield), 6 at 36s Id, 5 at 32s 4d, 9 at 31s 4d, 8 at T!os 6d, 1 at 14s 3d, 1 at 34s 6d, 8 at 28s 6d, 11 at 29s lOd; A. Pethie (Carew), 2 at 40s 4d, 1 at 37s 6d, 12 at 27s lOd, 18 at 25s 7d, 10 at 28s 6d, 6 at 28s 2d, 5 at 26s 7d, 9 at 17s, 2 at 18s 2d. Fat Wethers —On account of W. Langdon (Westerfield). 3 at 41s 9d, 1 at 37s 6d, 8 at 38s 9d. 7 at 37s 6d, 4 at 38s 7d, 8 at 355, 11 at 32s 4d, 9 at 32s fid, 14 at 32s lOd, 2 at 32s 3d, 1 at 275, 9 at 33s Bd, 11 at 32s 4d, 20 at 325, 17 at 335, 12 at 335, 7 at 33s Id, 9 at 32s 7d, 9 at 33s 3d, 8 at 29s lOd. 9 at 32s Id, 9 at 35s 4d, 4 at 40s. Cattle—One fat heifer at £ll 10s, springing heifer at £4 10s, 1 at £3, 1 at £5 ss, 4 yearling heifers at £4 ss, heifers at £5 15s and £5 ss. fat cow at £ll 15s, springing cows at £9 15s, £9, £l2 10s, cow in calf at £4, runner at £3. RANGIORA MARKET. The wet weather yesterday did not preTent the Eangiora market from being well attended, and considering the adverse conditions a fair amount of business was done. The entry of live stock comprised 349 sheep and lambs, 13 head of cattle, and 171 pigs. The sales of sheep were: 14 fat ewes at 28s Id, 2at 32s 3d, 11 at 24 s 6d, 11 ewe hoggets at 265, 26 breeding ewes at 16s Bd. 35 ewes and 38 'ambs at 17s all counted, and 12 ewes and 13 lambs at 11a 6d. The prices realised for the cattle were: Springing cows at £8 to £ls. springing heifers £6 to £7 ss, cows in profit £6 5g to £8 10s, yearling £-4 7s 6d, empty cow JE4 lis, and calves to £2 10s. Pigs were in good demand, and a clearance was effected. Heavy baconers made £3 15s to £4 14s 6d, others £3 2s 6d to £3 6s, porkers €2 Ss to £3 13s 6d, large stores 36s to 42s 6d. others 23; 6d to 32s 6d, large weaners 17s to 21s, smnll 10s to 15s. A comparatively small amount of business was done in the other departments of the market, and last week's quotations held good. ALEXANDER MINES, LTD. The gold return for August is as follows: Battery: 215 tons crushed for a yield of 2720z 16dwts msltcd goid. Cyanide plant: No clean-up will be made until the end of September. Total estimated value, £IO9O.