GRAIN AND PRODUCE

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22963, 15 February 1938, Page 7

GRAIN AND PRODUCE

TRADE IN AUCKLAND NEW SEASON'S OATS EASE AUSTRALIAN POLLARD DEARER Finn markets are ruling for the majority of grain' and produce lines in Auckland. There lias been a further rise in quotations for Australian pollard, prices now being about 7s 6d a ton dearer. Onions also are very 'arm on account of a light crop at Pukekohe. The recent shortage of potatoes has been relieved, and supplies from Bangitikei are now plentiful. Holders of new season's oats in the South Island have lowered their limits and local through store prices show a reduction of about 3d.a bushel. Fowl wheat ; and maize are stcadv, while' Australian barley is meeting the main inquiry. POTATOES Good supplies of potatoes are now coining forward from ""Rangltikei and the shortage of slocks on the Auckland market, which resulted froin the wet weather last week, has now been relieved. The quality of the. Itangitikci potatoes is good and they are selling, at the slightly cheaper rate of about 10s <Jd a bag, through store. The market generally is firm. ONIONS Deliveries of onions from Pukckohc are restricted and the local market is firm. Through store prices are about us Gd a bag. Stocks of imported onions have now been exhausted. The crop at Pukekohe is reported to bo fairly light. FOWL WHEAT Sufficient store stocks of Australian fowl wheat are held locally to meet the demand, a shipment having arrived last week. These supplies are selling at last week's level of from Ts Id to Ts 3d a bushel, through store. The market is steady. The next consignment from Australia is due to arrive in New Zealand on March ' MAIZE There is only a quiet demand for maize. Imported stocks are now cleaned up and no further progress has been made with a possible shipment from Java. Stocks in the East ('oast are reported to be fairly plentiful. The market is firm at the unaltered through store price of from (is s)d to (is lOd a bushel. BARLEY Stocks of Australian barley are meeting with a good inquiry, as this grain is now the cheapest line offering. Business is still being done in new season's supplies from Australia, which have been landed at lower prices than those of last season. Through store values are maintained at last week's rato of from 5s 3d to 5s (id a bushel, for clipped. A firm market is ruling. OATS AND CHAFF New season's supplies of oats from the S'outh Island are now being quoted at slightly lower rates. Local prices have been reduced by about 3d, the current range being from ts (id to Is iid a bushel, through store. Business is still quiet. There is only a limited inquiry for chaff. A steady market is ruling at the unaltered level of from £lO 5s to £lO 10s a ton, through store. BKAN AND POLLARD The demand for Australian pollard has been well sustained. The market is particularly firm and through store- rates have again been advanced, being about 7s. (>d a .ton dearer than last week, at about £lO 10s a ton, through store. Ample stocks of bran are held by merchants, but business in this line is restricted. Values are unaltered at £7 a ton, through store.

NEW ZEALAND GOODS PROTECTING 1 INDUSTRY I MANUFACTURERS' REQUESTS, Trade relations with Great Britain and' Australia wero discussed at yesterday's meeting of the general coin--1 mittee of the Auckland Manufacturers' Association, when it was decided to request the New Zealand Manufacturers' Federation to ascertain from the Government when the new trade agreemcnt with Australia would become effective; The federation also was asked to press for an early announcement. One member stated that Australian agents were now scouring the country and, in many cases, were offering special inducements to obtain orders before the new scale of duties came intoeffect. They evidently realised, he said, I that the new duties Were bound to | come eventually. Approval of the principle of purchasing from Britain all raw materials for manufacture in New Zealand which were now being obtained from foreign and other sources and which could be conveniently imported from Great Britain was expressed in a resolution moved by Mr. F. N. Ambler after a discussion in committee. It was further decided to urge the Manufacturers' Federation to request the Government to discuss the matter with the British Trade Commissioner on the basis of reciprocal trade with the object of safeguarding the Dominion market for goods manufactured in New Zealand.

STOCK SALES OTOROHANGA SHEEP FAIR The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports a large entry at its Otorohanga sheep fair. There was a large attendance of buyers and bidding was brisk, competition being particularly keen on older ewes. Prices realised were in advance of recent Waikato rates. Store wether lambs and Romney ewe lambs were keenly sought, prices being on a par with local rates. Quotations: Sound-mouth e'.ves. 1 (is Od to 20s 7d; aged, lis lid to His fid; culls, 10s to Ms '2d; shorn wether lambs. His (id; small wether lnmhs. 12s 10d to 1 Is 3d; small ewe lambs, Ids Id to His.

COLVILLE AND COROMANDEL [BY TELKCHAPH —OWN correspondent] THAMES, Monday

Dalgety and Company, Limited, reports having held its annual ewe fairs at Colville and Coroinnndel. At both sales good yardings were offered to a large bench of buyers from outside districts, including the Matamata, To Aroha, Hauraki Plains and Thames districts. The sheep cnmfi"" forward in (rood condition and met with keen competition, which was maintained throughout both sales and there was practically a total clearance at prices fully up to vendors' expectations, Colville quotations:—Store four and six-tooth wethers, CI Os Od to £1 Is 2d; two and four-tooth, ISs Id to IBs Od ; twotooth. ISs 3d to tps !)d; small two-tooth. 15s :5d to 17s 10d; six-year ewes, £3 0s Td to l'l 4s 0d; smaller five-year ewes, ISs sd to His Td; good, six-year ewes, .CI is 8d: four-year, £1 ."is (Id to £1 (Is Id; five and six-year, 17s Id to 1!)s (id; small two-tooth, £1 is 7d to £ 1 .'is 1 Od; sound-mouth ewes, Ids (id to 18s lid; mixed age ewes, 1 Its •Id to i'l 2s; full nnd failing-mouth owes. His Id to ISs 3d; full-mouth ewes, 1 lis to ISs r»d; aged, Us Od to 15s 2d; smUll aged ewes, Ss ">d to lis; woolly wether lamis. II*; shorn, 13s 2d to lis 0d; sfnall. I)s Id to lis (id; small ewe lambs, 17s; shearling Romney rams, sgns; full nnd fafling-mouth. to 3zns. Coromandel:— Five-year ewes, 10s Od to .CI Os 3d; six-year, 17s to H)s Od; four-year, ,10s 7d to .CI Os lid; six-tooth, i'l -3s; black-face two-tooth ewes, 10s 7d; sound-mouth ewes, 10s to ISs -7d; full-mouth ewes, Ms 3d- to 10s; aged, Ns to 11s; woolly wether lambs, 14s 3d to 17s; woolly ewo lambs, ft Is "id; shorn wether lambs. Its to I'-'s 3d; small. Os to 10s -1d; shearling Romney nuns. 3%gns to 4gns; full and 'failing-mouth Romney rams, 2gns to 2y s gns; six-tooth Hyeland rams, 2 1 / a gns; aged Romney rams, i'l H)s to £2; small two-tooth wethers, ISs to 10s 3d; fat wethers, £1 5s Od. %*/■ KOPU YARDING [BY TKLKGItAI'H —OWN CORRESPONDENT] . THAMES, Monday Dalgety and Company. Limited, reports a large yarding at Kopu. Fat rows were in demand and a good sale resulted at prices fully equal to late quotations. Store cattle, and potter bulls were in keen demand* A good yarding of sheep. Including lambs and aged ewes, was offered, competition being steady, while prices were on a par with outside quotations. A good yarding of pigs met with keen competition, a good sale resulting at prices fully equal to late sales. Best fat heifers nmdp £7 Os; best fat cows, £0 10s to £7 2s Od; others, £5 to £(( (Is; lighter, .£3 6s to £1 10s; store cows, £'2 2s to £2 10s; cull and boner cows, £1 5s to £1 l is; heavy potter bulls, £7 to £ll Ids; lighter, £4 ids to £0 10s; 18-month heifers, r.w.b.. I £U 10s to £3 15s; springing heifers, to C(i 10s; springing cows, £5 Irts to £0 10s; store wether lambs, lis Id; store woolly wether lambs. 15s 7d to 16s; aged ewes, (Is (id to 10s; light baconers, £2 12s to £2 17S; medium porkers, £2 4s to' £2. 12s; light, £1 ISs to £2 3s; small, £1 12s to £l. 10s; store pigs, £1 to £1 Os; weaners, Ss tid to 16s; slips, l(Js Od to £1 23.