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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XII, Issue 244, 28 September 1922, Page 6

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POTATOES IN DEMAND. BIG LYTTELTON SHIPMENTS. Christchurch, Sept. 26. The potato market still continues healthy and large quantities are being shipped to Auckland. In addition to the quantities which have been sent north recently (6UOO sacks by the Kutoa and 7000 by the Wingatui), 14,500 are on the Opihi, which sailed yesterday, and it is expected that another large quantity will be dispatched in a few days by the Koromiko. Potatoes are very firm to-day and are hard to buy from farmers. Most of the supplies for the north have come out of stock in store. Owing to the demand that has been made from Auckland, it is likely that the need of other ports will lead to the trade in potatoes keeping up for some weeks yet. The rain which commenced to fall to-day should have a beneficial effect on business so far as seed is concerned. The demand for oats has caused this line to firm and several parcels have lately been sent to Australia, from which source inquiries are still coming to hand. Gartons are from Id to 2d firmer than they were last week. Stocks of oats in store are just about cleaned out, so that any orders now coming in for this line are all to the benefit of ( the farmer. The chaff market & still lifeless. Recently the demand for fowl wheat has improved and it is now being quot- • ed ut 4s 3d f.o.b. LONDON PRODUCE MARKET. The Bank of New Zealand has received the following advice from London. under date 22nd instant--Butter, firm, 214 to 218/ per cwt; cheese in good demand, coloured 88/ to 92/ per cwt., white 94/ to 96/ per cwt. Frozen meat: Mutton market firm; moderate business has been done. Lamb, steady. No material change is expected in the meantime. Beef prices are unchanged. Market quiet, but firm. Mutton and lamb prices are*as follow:—Wethers, light 6 3-4 d to 8d per lb, heavy 6 l-4d to 6£d per lb; , ewes, 4 3-4 d to 6d per lb; lamb, light i lOjd to 12 l-4d per lb., heavy lOd to lid per lb.; lamb seconds 11 l-4d to i 11 3-4 d per lb. l NEW ZEALAND FRUIT LN ENGLAND. 1 SIGNAL SUCCESS OF THE FIRST SHIPMENT FROM THE OTAGO PROVINCE. i Messrs T. Boss-Walker, Limited, > Hobart, are in receipt from Messrs I Yeoward Brothers, of London, of details of th© sale of an experimental shipment pt about 1,809 cases of apples and 100 half-cases of pears, con- ! signed to them, per s.s. Cornwall, frotn Dunedin, by several of the principal I orchardists in some of th© recently developed fruitgrowing areas in the Otago province of New Zealand. The ■ majority of the orchards in the districts referred to are young, having been planted within the last seven to • ten years, and some doubt was en tori' tained by the owners of the fruit com- . prised in this trial shipment as to its suitability for so long a journey, coming, as it did, off such young trees, more especially as it was found impracticable, in spite of every effort, to procure shipping space for the experiment until the very last boat of the season . The results were, however, entirely satisfactory, ana bore convincing testimony to the excellent keeping qualities of the fruit, and to the suitability of the cold climate of the Otago province for the production of apples and pears for export to the overseas markets; even the Cox’s Orange Pippins, though they were not shipped until the beginning of May, arriving in perfect condition. The Cornwall carried her cargo very well, the only exception being in the case of the pears, which, owing to the smallness of the quantity, had to bo carried in the same chamber as the apples, and were mostly very wasty. The quality of the pears, which were of the Winter Nelis variety, was, however, indicated by the fact that two half-cases, which arrived in better order than the bulk, realised 19s each, 13 others 17s each, and 2 half-cases 15s each; 24 halt-cases, very wasty, brought 8s each, and 49 others 7s each. Six half-cases, practically rotten, were sold for Is each, and 4 were condemned as worthless. The apples sold as follows :— Otago Central Fruitlands Ltd. — Cox’s Orange Pippins, 25 cases, at 22s 6d; Sturmer Pippins, 30 at 18s 6d ; Shoreland Queens, 29 at 17s 6d; Jonathans. 25 at 17s. Benholm Orchards Co.—Cleopatras, 20 cases at 18s each; Stayman Winesaps, 50 at 16s 6d; London Pippins, 20 at 15s; Scarlet Nonpareils, 10 at 16s. Sunnyvale Orchard Co., Ltd.—Jonathans, 75 cases at 17s each; 20 at 16s 6d; 100 at IBs 3d; 201 at 16s; 2, slack, at 10s. Estate of M. J. Tonkin, deceased.— Esopus Spitzenberg, 61 cases at 16s each; Delicious, 87 at 18s, 209 at 16s 6d, 4, slack, at 10s; Jonathans, 194 at 17s, 29 at 16s 6d 42 at 16s; Cleopatras, 222 at 18s, 130 at 17s 6d, 52 at 17s, 1, stained, at 16s, 1. slack, at 10s; 'Newton Pippins, 127 at 18s: Dunn’s Favourites. 45 at 17s 9d, 43 at 17s; Sturmer Pippins. 11 at 18s 6d 9 at its 6d, 7 at 16s; Statesman, 23 at 17s 6d.