GROWERS’ PRICES FOR POTATOES
SEASONAL INCREMENT OF £1 A TON Seasonal increments in the price of potatoes, gazetted on Thursday, came into force yesterday. Prices to South Island growers are increased by £1 by the price order. The following prices are all prices a ton, on board, sacks extra, at South Island ports;— Good Undertable f.a.q. grade Suttons Supreme and King Edward .. £2l 10 £2l £2O Red Dakota £2l 5 £2O 15 £l9 15 Other varieties .. £2O 5 £l9 15 £lB 15 The prices for good table and f.a.q. grades are actual, and those for undergrade tubers maximum prices. North Island prices—£23 10s, £23, and £22 respectively for all varieties—are unchanged, allowance for the increments having been made when they were fixed in February. LONDON WOOL FUTURES (N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) LONDON, July 16. The London wool futures market closed
BRADFORD TOPS QUOTATIONS (N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) LONDON. July 16. Bradford tops quotations are:—Merino: 70’s, 170 d per lb; 64’s, 156 d; 60’s, 140 d. Crossbred: 56’s, 98d; 50’s, 83d; 46’s, 81d. AYRSHIRES BRING RECORD PRICES (New Zealand Press Association) MASTERTCN, July 17. A New Zealand record for all breeds was established at the thirteenth annual Ardgowan Ayrshire sale of J. G. Donald, Featherston, yesterday, when 18 rising yearling bulls averaged 265gns. Buyers were present from all parts of New Zealand and also from Australia. Top price was 600gns. MINING Gold Mines, N.Z., Ltd.—Two units of Gold Mines of New Zealand, Ltd., Ahahura and Kanieri, between them won a total of 763 ounces of gold in the first half of July. Arahura won 297 ounces of gold from 126,009 yards of material excavated in 242 hours. The Kanieri dredge return was 966 ounces from 112,000 yards of material excavated in 245 hours.—(F.O.O.R.) Snowy River.—For the fortnight ended yesterday, the dredge won 91 ounces of gold from 30,000 yards of material excavated in 268 hours.—(F.O.O.R.)
on a steady tone today. Quotations are:— Buyer Seller d per lb. d per lb. September .. ..154 155 October .. .. 1471 1501 December .. ..140 142 March .. .. 133 1341 May .. ..130 1311 July .. .. 131 1292 October .. .. 1271 1291 December .. ..124 127 January .. .. 1221 127
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Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 27094, 18 July 1953, Page 10
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