GRAIN AND PRODUCE

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22618, 5 January 1937, Page 5

GRAIN AND PRODUCE

THAPE IN AUCKLAND QUIET AFTER HOLIDAYS LOCAL POLLARD DEARER Trade iu grain and produce in Auckland is quiet after the holidays, the principal movement being an advance of 10s a ton in the price of local pollard. Other markets are steady, but firm, particularly in the case of fowl wheat, maize and oats*. Local onions are coming forward, but their keeping qualities are not yet satisfactory. POTATOES The remit wet weather has delayed the digging of potatoes, but no appreciable shortage has been noticeable and sufficient supplies are available. Values are around .'is (id a sugar bag, through store. ONIONS Stock" of imported onions are exhausted and orders are being filled from local supplies, which are coming to hand in small quantities. The quality is satisfactory only for quick turnover, but should improve with a short period of fine weather. Through store values are about 15s per cwt. FOWL WHEAT Fair supplies of fowl wheat are held, but the price in the South is very firm. The wet weather is delaying the new crop, and it will probably be early in March before new season's wheat arrives in Auckland. Merchants are doing little business pending an announcement by the Government of the new season's price for milling wheat. It has been that the Government also uiay control the price of fowl wheat. Current values through store are around Gs Sd a bushel. MAIZE The nfiket for maize is exceptionally firm, as storks are light and no importations are expected before May. It is nominally quoted at 7s Od a bushel, through store. BARLEY The liitrh price of new season's Australian barley makes importation difficult and meri chants at present are relying on stocks in I store. For future supplies they are endeavouri intr to arrange for consignments from the I South Island, provided prices and quality | are satisfactory. The firmness in Australia is i said to be due to the higher proportion of j malting barley. Through store Australian ; clipped barley is worth ~>s (id a bushel and ! undipped .">s 3d. OATS AND CHAFF j Trade in oats is slow at 4s Od a bushel. I through store. New season's prices have ! been nominated at high levels owing to j competition among millers. Smut is stated j to lie fairly prevalent. * The smaller area in oats also affects the ! future of chaff, which is firmly steady, with : limited inquiry at £S 10s a ton, through ! store. BRAND AND POLLARD I An increase of 10s a ton in the price of | local pollard was announced by the flour i section of the Wheat Committee yesterday. | Supplies of local are difficult to secure and the bulk of the business is being done in Australian, a shortage of which was relieved by the arrival of the Wanganella. Through store local is worth 17 15s a ton i and Australian ,£!) -"is to 4!) 7s Od. On account of the flush of feed, there is little demand for bran, which is quoted at A'G los a ton. EXPORT OF PIGS LIGHTER GRADES ADVANCED] LAMB SCHEDULE UNCHANGED An increase of id per lb. in the buying schedule for pigs in tlie two lightweight grades has been made by exporters for the current week s killings. The rates are now 6id and 6d per lb., respectively. There has been no change in other grades. Lambs, which are now keeping the works operating at capacity, also remain at last week's rates, while no schedule for beef buying has been issued yet. Schedule prices for lambs and pigs on hooks at freezing works at Southdown for this week's killings are as follows: — Lambs. —Up to 361b., B|d; 371b. to 421b., Bid; over 421b., 8d; seconds, 7Jd; shorn, Id less all grades. Pigs.—Up to 801b., 6Jd; 811b. to 1001b., 6d; 1011b. to 1201b., ojd; 1211b. to 1601b.. s|d; 1611b. to 1801b., 4|d; lSllb. to 2001b., 2jd; over 2001b., 2d; choppers, exportable, 2Jd; porkers, unexportablcj Id less; baconers, unexportable, over 1201b., id less; choppers, unexportable, Id per lb.