GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKETS

Press, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 26261, 4 November 1950, Page 9

GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKETS

-f* l ' Commercial Hiutor.) ZnL. L “Ohtfnal and may undergo some revision by the time the new season's produce is handled W **’S? n wdl officially end on the “wfij o ’ rC’ * nd ° f October tmiw!‘ , t Committee had bandied b “£ els ' *?““•» 4 -6M,bm fo? the very close th * w * vious M ”°n will be —The potato season is rapidly ending. th * X® Ur * 'oaoed 15M sacks at Lyttelton lor Napier and Gisborne, and ?. , fi undr «l seeks went Jo Wellington. **>•* further quantities st 11 lat£ sso ° sa ta to Wallington, 25M to west coast ports in the North Island, and MM to .nd wißWmft,

.j> ’PRe of the ehortage of coastal ship~V a £eason - more potatoes have been .hipped from Lyttelton than in 1949. The figures to the end of October (given be--267.514 sacks this year, against 2C8.741 last year. Further shipments a<e a® 001 ! will increase this year’s tally to about 289,000 sacks. Last year snipments ceases at an earlier date tha this year. From Timaru, up to the end of October, 261,7ns sa:ks had been shipped, as Compared with 175.192 last year. The figures in detail os at the end of last month are as under:—

Quotations Algerian Oats —«s 6d to 4s 9d, according to quality; black oats, 4s 6d to ss; Duns, up to 6a. according to quality; Gartons, up to ss; all prices sacks extra on trucks at growers* stations. Wheat.—Tuscan varieties, 8s 9d a bushel, f.0.b., growers* nearest port. Premium 2d a bushel for Hunters. 4d tor Pearl and Velvet. 6d for Marquis, and is for Hiigendorf Price Increments: April, Id a bushel; May, 2d; June, 3d: July. 4d: August. 4jd; September. sd. Potatoes.—Dakotas and Suttons. £l2 10s a ton; other varieties, £l2. f.0.f., sacks Montgomery Red Clover.—2s «d per lb uncertified. 2s 9d standard. 3s mother seed (nominal). Red Clover.—2s per lb. machine dressed, White Clover.—4s 3d per lb. uncertified, 4e 6d per lb certified pp.: 4s 9d mother £7 a ton on trucks, country stations (sacks extra). Lupins.—los to 11s a bushel, on trucks (sacks extra) Barley.—Main malting varieties, Os 7d a bushel; research and cape. 6s 4d (on trucks, sacks extra) Browntop.—4s 6d per ib certified 98/90. and 3s 9d uncertified machine-dressed Cocksfoot.—lS 3d to 3s per lb, accord'H&yegrass*—Certified perennial. 98/90. mother, 2As a bushel; certified pp; 245; H.l. certified, 89/90. mother 28s, standard. 24a; Italian, M/90, mother 26s 6d, standard 24», uncertified JOs. Linseed.—£4o a ton on trucks DUNEDIN {New Zealand Press Aasoddtion) DUNEDIN. November 3. There was a strong demand on the seed market during the week for several extremely scarce liner and in some case« orders could not be filled. Most of the better lines have either been disposed oi overseas or ate being held for local consumption. Although there is little overseas inquiry for white clover at present, the seed has been holding its value. The quantity of seed in hand is not large and this wiD hold off any big recession in value. Dogstai! is in extremely strong demand, but supplies are short and there is no likelihood of much recession in value. Montgomery clover remains firm In price, but overseas demands for it have slackened. There is little or no more brown top seed available, and prices remain high. Chewings fescue is on a strong market and fair quantities are still being shipped Oats are scarce.

COMPANY REGISTRATIONS Registration of the following companies la notified in the current issue of the ■•Mercantile Gazette”:— Grubb IJ. W.). Ltd. Private company; October IP. Capital: £IMO In £1 shares. Subscribers: Christchurch—J. W. Grubb W 9. M. E. Grubb 1. Objects: Grocersand incidental. England (E. V.|, Ltd. Private company: October 18: 141 Hereford street. Capital: £3MO In £1 shares. Subscribers: Christchurch—F. V. England 15M, M. E. England SM. Objects: Nurserymen, gardeners, and incidental. Miller Metals. Ltd. Private company: October 18; 61 Manchester street. Capital: £5O in £1 shares. Subscriber,: Alexandra—J. W. Miller 49. Christchurch—RC. Rollo 1. Objects: Metal deslera and Incidental. Fifth City Caterers, Ltd. Private comS". October 30: 207 A Manchester street, tai: £36M In £1 shares. Subscribers: itchurch—D. A. McCaskey 2350. South Island Caterers. Ltd., First city Caterers, Ltd., Second City Caterers, Ltd.. Third City Caterers, Ltd., Fourth City Caterers, Ltd., 250 each Objects: Acquire Newmarket. Ltd., 840 Colombo street, cake shop, etc., and Incidental. Sixth City Caterers. Ltd. private company; October 20; 207 A Manchester street Capital: £MM in £1 shares. Subscribers: Christchurch—D. A. McCaskey 1100, South Island Caterers, Ltd., First City Caterers. Ltd., Second City Caterers. Ltd., Third City Caterers. Ltd., Fourth City Caterers. Ltd., IM each. Objects: Acquire Newmarket, Ltd., comer Armagh and Colombo streets, cake shop, etc., and Incidental. Printers' Engineers. Ltd. Private company; October 24: 210 Madras street. Capital: £4M In £1 shares. Subscribers: Wellington—W. B. Ashwell IMB. J. H. Perrett IMB. Christchurch—Morrison and Morrison. Ltd.. 19SA. A. A. T. Hopewell IA, P. C. Morrison IA. Objects: Printersengineers, mechanical engineers, and incidental. Auster Airviews, Ltd.. Private company; October 24: The Arcade, Timaru. Capital: £ISM in £1 shares. Subscribers: Timaru —S. A. Bremford. J. F. H. Rowley, and 3. H Howden SM eash. Objects: Acquire "Auster Airviews," serial photographers, and incidental.

Port of Lyttelton Auckland Wellington Napier-Gisborne . West coast, N.I. . West Coast, S.I. . 1949. S-Cks. 93.471 75.740 44.805 51,048 3,537 268,741 1950. Sacks. 118,684 53 927 49,524 42,219 3,180 231.314 4 Port of Tlmaru 1949. 1950. Sacks. Sacks. Auckland 85,820 112.906 30.355 Wellington 44,467 Napier-Gisborne . 16,771 19.234 We. t Coast, N.I. . 27,637 26.676 West Coast. S.I. . 497 .U9 Australia 175.192 ' 71,986 261,786