GRAIN AND PRODUCE

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22887, 16 November 1937, Page 5

GRAIN AND PRODUCE

TIiADE IN AUCKLAND

AUSTRALIAN POLLARD NEW POTATOES ADVANCED Steady business lias boon clone by Km in nnd produce merchants in Auckland during tlie past week, particular attention being paid to fowl wheat and pollard. There have been few price alterations during the period, with the exception of a reduction of 5s a ton in the price of Australian pollard. New season's potatoes have been advanced in price and the market is firm. A shipment of Canadian onions lias arrived, and a further consignment is due to arrive later in the week. Bran and fowl wheat are in short supply. POTATOKS The entire business in potatoes is non being conducted in the new season's stocks j from l'ukekohe, which are meeting with a j ready demand. The rain at the end of last I week assisted growers at l'ukekohe. The local market is firm. Prices have been advanced, and now range from bs to 8s Gd a has, through store. ONIONS A large shipment of Canadian onions arrived by the Aorangi on Sunday. The bulk of this consignment was sold to arrive. Distribution of the remainder is being made as quickly' as possible, after which merchants expect to have sufficient stocks in store to meet all requirements. A further shipment from Canada will arrive on Fridrgv. Through store values for the former consignment are unchanged at 20s a bag. FOWL, WHEAT Limited stocks of fowl wheat are held, and the next shipment will not arrive from Australia until early in December. The market is steady. Through store values are maintained at last week's level of from 7s 3d to 7s 3d a bushel. MAIZE Business in irui7P is quiet, with holders remaining firm. Limited quantities have been sold for direct railing from the Bay of Plenty. However, local business is being done in the importer! South African stocks, which are selling unaltered at from Gs IJd to Gs od a bushel, through store. BARLEY i The market for Australian barley is quiet, in anticipation of the importation of new season's stocks in December. The price of i clipped through store is practically unaltered at frum Gs -Id to Gs Gd a bushel. On arrival jof the new season's supplies, the through store price of clipped will be about 5s Gd a | bushel, with undipped about 4d a bushel cheaper. OATS AND CHAFF There has been little alteration in the market for oats in the past week. Prices are unchanged at from 4s Sd to 4s lUd a bushel, through store. Chaff is meeting with a quiet inquiry at last week's level of about £lO a ton, through store. BRAN AND POLLARD No improvement has taken place in the position of bran, antl an acute shortage still exists. The market is firm and prices arc unaltered at abyut £7 a ton. Quotat'ons for Australian pollard have weakened during the past week, and there has been a reduction of ."is a ton, through store, the current price being from i'J os t) £!> Ins a ton. The value fixed by the Wheat Committee is unaltered at £7 a ton.