GRAIN AND PRODUCE

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23058, 8 June 1938, Page 9

GRAIN AND PRODUCE

MARKETS IN AUCKLAND PRICES REMAIN UNALTERED POLLARD SHORTAGE CONTINUES ' Few alterations have boon reported in the loefll grain and procluce market 1 during tho past week and prices for 1 the most part remain on a par with Inst week's rates. The shortage of pol- ] lard, which first began to cause con- 1 corn lust week; has grown steadily more 1 acute. Australian pollard is practically 1 unobtainable, and there has been a 1 very heavy demand on local pollard, 1 which merchants state is very hard to : obtain. A fresh shipment from Australia now being loaded at Melbourne is being eagetly awaited. The prices named in the following market, reports are f.o.b. or f.o.r. Auckland. In estimating the price ox store Tan allowance of 3d per 1001b. on grains and 6s a ton on potatoes, etc., should j bo made. i POTATOES Three wkmrlb arrived with shipments of potatoes from the South Island durinjt the > week, and, ulthouffh two of theße were not > very largo, the total quantity available is nmplo to supply nil local requirements. Tho J market is weak, but tho price is unchanged ! from Inst week's rales at, £7 6s a ton for j Dakotas and .€7 for whites. ONIONS j Requirements aro still being: drawn from Pukekolie to a small extent and tho balance I is belnif obtained from the South Island. Probably duo to the Government's announcement that no imports of onions aro likely to be required until - October,! tho market appears (o be slightly firmer. Quotations are still on the sanio basis as Inst Week, however, at 14s Od to 15s per cwt. through store. , Y/IHBAT Bales of Australian wheat ate reported to be quite good at the moment. Following the arrival of the AVaiotapu with a fresh shipment ,mst week, merchants have ample stocks in hand. .Values are unaltered at lis Od to 12s Id per lOOib. MAIZE The market for maize is moderately firm. V ery little is held in the Bay of Plenty end practically all supplies must now come from Gishorne. It is expected that new season's maize from the Bay of Plenty will be available shortly. Quotations aro unaltered at last week's rates and range from 12b to 12s 3<l per lOOlb. BAELEY Barley is reported to be selling a little better, on the same basis as last week. A I fair demand also is being experienced for barlcymeai. Clipped barley is quoted at from j 10s Od to 10s Sd per lOOlb. •BRAN AND POLLARD Australian pollard is very scarce and prac- ! tically no stocks are held in Auckland. Addii tional supplies will not be available until tne arrival of tho Karepo from Australia with a fresh shipment next week. Quotations are unchanged at from £lO Gs to £lO 10s a ton. There has been no alteration in the rato fixed by the AVheat Committee at £7 a ton. Ample stocks of bran are hold and the demand is rep6rted to bo a little better following the recent cold snap. Prices are unchanged from last week at £7 a ton through store. Tho price fixed by the Wheat Committee is unchtrTtged at £6 a ton. CHAFF AND OATS ' After a temporary shortage in some grades, chaff is again plentiful and the demand is reported to bo a little better. Quotations are unchanged at £lO 10s to £lO 15s a ton. Tho market for oats is reported to be steady, with a fairly slow demand. Prices remain unchanged at from lis Gd to lis 8d per 1001b. THE CITY MARKETS ! GOOD DEMAND FOR PEARS EGG PRICES REMAIN STEADY Both dessert and cooking apples mel , with a fair inquiry at the City Markets yesterday, prices remaining at aboui the same level as last week's rates Dessert pears also were in good demand. Owing to the arrival of a ship ment of Cook Island tomatoes, loca! hothouse tomatoes have dropped ir value, now selling at from 6d to Is lc a pound. The inquiry for hothouse grapes, tree tomatoes, Queensland pine apples and New Zealand grapefruit wai i fair, but lemons were slow of sale, i' The market "was well supplied* witl ; vegetables*, there being an over-supply j of carrots, pumpkins and swedes, whicl > sold cheaply. Good quality lines of cab ; bages and cauliflowers, which wert ; available in fair supplies, realised higl j prices. > There was a medium Btlpply of poul try, which met with a fair demand r Prices remained Bteady at last week'i ■ rates. Egg prices remained unaltered }. Prices wore:— 1 , ''* • ' FRUIT , Apples, Delicious, 4s to 6s a case; Ballaral . 48 Gd to tSa Gd: Granny Smith, 4s to 6s Gd k Jonathan, 5s to 7s tid; Monro, ,3s 6d t t -Is' tid; Rome Beauty, 5s to 6s; Statesmar L 4s Gd to 08; Sturmers, 4s to 6s; Winesai ! 4s Gd to Os; pears, Pnckhams, 4s. to 5s J Keiffera, 4s to, ss; Winter Coles ana Nelii , 8s to Os tid; tomatoes, outdoor, extra choici t 5s to 12s; others, 4s to 8s; hothouse, 6 ; to Is Id lb.; tree tomatoes, new, rnacl , 5s (id to 7s a case; yellow, 3s to ss; orangQi t Californian. 2os to 27s 6d; Cook Islan< , originals, ■Bs Gd to lis: repacks, 12s 6d i . 15s; grapefruit, New Zealand, extra choic 8s to 10s; ethers, 5s to 7s 6d; California! t 32s Od; lemons, choice cured, 89 6d to Hi others, 4b to Gs Gd; mandarins, Fiji, 21i s bananas, ripe, 19s to 235; pineapples, Queen i land, 10s to 18s Od; grapes, hothouse, Col i man. 2s to 2s Od; others (Coleman). Is 1 , IS Bdj fftiavas, 4s to 4s Od; coconuts. 15s sack. 1 FIELD PRODUCE ft' Beet, Od to Is 4d a dozen; celery, cookim t Gd to Is a bundle; dessert. Is 3d to 3 t- carrots, 2s to 3s Gd bag, 6d to lOd dozei s cauliflowers, 8s to lGs sack; cabbage, 3s i ; 15s;' cucumbers, hothouse, 4s to 8s dozei s French beans, 3s Od to 8s; stringless bean 2 Gs to 14s; green peas, 4d to 8d lb; kumara o 5s to 6s Od cwt; Tauranga, 4s to ss; leek I, 3d to Gd bundle; lettuce, 2s to 8s Gd casi I. marrows, 3s Od to Gs Gd sack; melon li Citrons, Is to Is Gd; onions, choice firm, ( h to 7s Gd bag; southern, 10s to 12s centa s potatoes, southern, Gs to Gs Gd cwt; Ohakun [. .'is to 4s Gd bag; pumpkins, choice Crown. ( t l to Ss cwt; Triumblo and mixed, 2s Od to < t sack; parsnips, 4s to Gs Od bag, Is to Is £ o dozen; radish, 3d to Gd; rhubarb, 2s to 3 , spinnch. Is 3d to 2s Gd; spring onions, 6d 1 ■ Is bundle; Bwedes, 2s to 3s Od bag; turnipi Gd to lOd dozen; Brussels sprouts. 4d toßdl POULTRY i Cockerels, heavy breeds, prime, 5s 6d ' Gs Gd; not prime, 3s up; light breeds, prim Is Gd to 2s Od; not prime, Is Od up; fi roosters, heavy breeds, prime. 3s to 4s; ligl '* breeds, 2s to 3s; fat hens, heavy breeds, I to 4s; light breeds, 2s to 3s;'pullets, hem |* breeds, best, 4s (id to Gs Gd; smaller, 2s ui |[! light breeds, bust, -is to 7s; smaller, 2s ■ 3s; drakes, young, prime, 3s to 4s; emalte y is Gd to 2s Od; old. 2s to 3s; ducks, youn ?• 3s to 4s; old, 2s to 3s; geese, 3s to 5 i™ turkey liens, 5s Gd to Gs Gd; gobblers, ' to 108. 8r BUTTER AND EGGS Eggs, lion, A grade, 2s SV a d a dozen; ] 2s 5y 3 d; C, is 0/' s d; duck, A grade, 2s 6V! a dozen; B, 2s 4'/ 2 d; C. 2s 0/i,d. Farmer butter, is to Is 3d lb.