AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKET.

Northern Advocate, 23 October 1919, Page 4

AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKET.

WEEKLY REVIEW,

AUCKLAND, Oct. 22

Potatoes: Local stocks nve rather light, and it is expected that the Mo koia on Friday will have only a few. Most of the samples are being re-pick-ed, and these sell at £15 ex store, thi. loss in weight being an important factor in keeping up the cost. New potatoes are now coming on the market in increasing quantiies, but the samples are still rather poor. A week or two of warm weather would make an improvement, but at present it may be said that most of the potatoes coming in are not nearly fit for digging. Best quality are realising about 3d to 3Jd. Onions: The shipment by the Moeraki comprise a smaller quantity than was expected, only about 700 cases oJ! Japanese coming to hand. However, the market has cased a great deal, on account of the heavy stocks already here, and Japanese are selling at 20a per case of about lewt. San Francisco onions to hand via Wellingon have turned out particularly well, and are selling at 35s per case of 1001b. Oats: The market in the South is reported very firm, and stocks are apparently almost exhausted. Local demand is very light, but the high cost has increased the price of Gs ex store. Only small lots are selling at this figure. Seed Oats: A fair quantity still moving off. Wheat: Continual reports from Auts tralia confirm the expectations of a very bad wheat harvest, and everything is pointing to higher prices. .If. will apparently be difficult to secure supplies in Australia, and this is nlr ady hardening the price of fowl wheat, which is now up to 8s 6d c.v store. Milling wheat is scl':::g at Ihe '•nntrolled prio-O, but t tie inquiry is dt; cifledly keener. Hour: Higher prices are expected, btit very little speculation is taking place. For one thing the mills are averse to the old system of dating forward on long terms of delivery. Island Trade: The sharp advance in the price of flour in Australia is bringing a heavier demand to New Zealand, and each steamer to the Islands is now taking a large quantity of flour. Of course, this is being shipped at £2 17s (id over the local price, exporters having to refund through the Custom?' the amount previously paid to millers as a subsidy. This price obtainable for export is a good indication of the real value of wheat and flour in the open markets of the world. Bran: Stocks are still below require inenta, and any available is quickly distributed. Pollard: More is now coming in, and arrears of orders have been fully supplied. Chaff: Very scarce, and best Marlborough is firm at £14 10s ex store. Hardly any local is selling. Maize: No change has taken place since last week. Best samples of Coast maize are realising 7s on the wharf in wholesale lines, and inferior lines in soft condition (is Gd. Really < good samples arc being taken for seed purposes. Fertilisers: Demand is very heavy The large shipment of bonedust by tie Wairuna has been distributed in an active market at £10. Local blood and bone is jilso «ellng well. Flax: The market is very dull, and shippers are reluctant to mako contracts until they see if it will be pos sible to get freights reduced.