GRAIN AND PRODUCE

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23401, 18 July 1939, Page 5

GRAIN AND PRODUCE

IMPORTED ONIONS RISE IN POTATOES NEW SEASON'S MAIZE Commenting on grain and produce markets in Auckland during the past uockf the Auckland Grain, Seed and Produce .Merchants' Association has issued the following official market report, prices named being f.0.r., or i'.o.b., Auckland. POTATOES There has been a firming tendency in the potato market during the past week. Stocks ia Auckland are ample to meet the demand, and the Waimarino arrived on Saturday with an average shipment. The current price to storekeepers is £lB 5s a ton for graded reds and whites, delivered city or f.0.r., Auckland. The quality at the present time is very •satisfactory. ONIOXS Advice was received during the past week from the Internal Marketing Division that a shipment-of Japanese onions was due to arrive by the Xaniwa Maru on July '2l. The shipment comprises brown onions packed in the customary wooden crates. The price to storekeepers will be '2'2s .1 crate. In consequence of this announcement, local onions are coming on the market freely, with the result that there has been an easing of local values. A small shipment of Californian onions will also now bo made available by the Internal Marketing Division on Monday at approximately 21s a bag. MAIZE As previously advised, the bulk of the stocks of Java maize, which arc now in very small compass, are being held for kibbling and grinding. New Zealand maize is now under the jrrisdiction of the Internal Marketing Division, which has fixed buying rates, providing for monthly increments. It is anticipated that New Zealand maize will be coming forward more freely from now on. Current ex store prices at present are Ts to 7s '_M a bushel, for ten-sack lots, subject tn supplies, direct ex shipments to arrive during July, the price is (is Oil a bushel. August deliveries will be '_' d.l bushel higher. FOWL WHEAT There is nothing further to report this week regarding Australian fowl wheat, ex store, prices remaining at 7s 3d to 7s -id a bushel. BARLEY The July shipment of barley arrived by the Kaiwarra from Australia on Saturday, and is now being distributed at" the specially arranged cash with order price ex wharf. Meantime prices through store are unchanged, values being Js -Id to -Is (id a bushel for undipped, clipped being Gd a bushel higher. As previously advised, deliveries over the next few months will be Qd a bushel higher. BRAX AXD POLLARD Bran and pollard are continuing to meet with a ready demand, late values being unchanged. Prices remain at: —Bran. £8 ">s to x-f» a ton: pollard. £7 17s fid to £8 10s. Merchants have made very full provision to guard against any possibility of shortage of supplies OATS AXD CHAFF There is very little to report on oats and chaff, the demand continuing to be very nuiet. Values remain as previously. €lO 2s (id to £lO 10s a ton for chaff, and 4s 5(1 to -Is (id a bushel for oats. COUNTRY STOCK SALES DAIRY CATTLE SOUGHT RATES IN BAY OF PLENTY [BY TELEGRAPH OWN correspondent] WHAKATANE. Monday A brisk demand for dairy cattle has been a feature of stock sales in the Whakatane district during the past few days. There was a medium yarding of dairy heifers when the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agcnc.v Company, Limited, held the Whakatane stock sale. There was a good attendance and any cattle showing condition and calving early attracted spirited competition. Best early cnlvers made £8 15s to £10; others, £7 to £8 10s; later calvers. £3 10s to £G 10s. \ There was a heavy yarding of good-quality ! beef cattle, which sold under very keen com- i petition. Heavy prime Shorthorn and Hoi-, stein cows made from £7 to £9 Gs; barren heifers. £G to £G 10s; heavy fat cows, £6 10s to £7 15s; medium Jersey cows, £0 to £G ">s; boner cows, £1 oS to £"J los. The cattle were not in the best of condition but sold quite readily when Mr. T. Boynon's herd was offered at W'aimana. Best j early calvers made £0 to £11; later calvers. ' £7 to £8 los; backward and unsound cows, £3 to £•(>' 10s; small and late springing heifers, £1 to £•>; 38 in-lamb aged ewes. '"The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports a medium vardingr of cattle at Tc Teko, with a very brisk sale. Heavy Jersey and Jersey-cross cows made from £5 i>s to £G Ills; medium killable cows, £1 to £5 -Js; heavy boners. £•_! 10s to £3 Is; lighter. £1 to £'J os; Jersey-cross steers; to £3 IGs; two-year springing Jersey heifers, small. £7 10s; draught marc, l.'l I; unbroken mare, £ll 10s. The same company reports holding a clearing sale on account of Mr. J. Dudson at Thornton. The herd of ■'»."> Jersey and Jerse.v----cro-s cows came forward in splendid order and. in spite of the fact that no details as to testing or calving dates were available, sold very readily. Best early calvers made from i l l to £l3 lis; later calvers, £8 to £lO 10s; backward cows, £G to £7 10s; one very well grown three-year springing heifer. £l;J; Jersev wcaners. £•-! 10s. The average for the whole herd, including unsound cows, was £7 15s. TOATOA STUD DISPERSAL BULLS MAKE TO 48 GUINEAS [by tklegkaph —OWN correspondent] OPOTIKI, Monday 'J he New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports having held tiie second animal dispersal sale of "Toatoa" Jersevs held 011 the farm of Mr. \\. Paul, Verratl's Road. Opotiki. Buyers were present from all parts of the Bay of Plenty and the Waikato. Top price of the sale was ■is guineas, paid for Toatoa Jntperator, by Mr. A. J. ilopkirk. Te Teko. The two-year bulls met with good competition throughout. The yearling bulls olTered were late calves and condition was only fair, but all were keenly competed for. The aged cows offered were late calvers and did not meet with very much competition. The two-year in-calf heifers offered were a realty good lot and they had not been pampered in any way. Reserves in most cases were high and the top price, -JO guineas, was paid by Mr. T. Wardlaw for a very nice heifer out of Ton Toa Sheila Y.U.G. Prices realised were.—-Two-.vear pedigree bulls: Toatoa Mormon, to Mr. C. Black, Otara, ltgns; Toatoa Marconi, to Mr. 11.. S. Adams, Toatoa, -'Ogns; Toatoa Xmas Pride, in Mr. E. J. Brown, Waimana, logns: Sea Kid go Squire, to Mr. J. V. Haskell, .1011 ton, jftgn.s; Toatoa Destruction, to Mr. Sid Fisher. Opotiki, -!3gns; Toatoa Caruna, to Mr. Hex Tones. Toatoa, iM'/jffiis; Toatoa Imperator, 10 Mr. A. J. Ilopkirk, Tc Teko, 18gns. pearling bulls-, Toatoa Lovelorn, to Mr. E. J. Brown. Waimana. 15slis; Toatoa Bugbear, to Mr W. C. Beattic. Opotiki. 'JOVigns; 'toatoa i'opeve, to Mr. \V. C. Gault. Opotiki, 1 lgns; Toatoa Perfect Lad; to Mr. Frank Armstrong. Opotiki, HVigns; Toatoa Corporal, to Mr. 11 R. Noble, 11 mis; Toatoa Choice, to Mr. Howard Shove. Opotiki. lr.gns; Toatoa Lucky, to Mr. Magnus Anderson, lOgns; Searidge Xomu to Mr. W. H. Lambert, Opotiki, ligrts. Pedigree cows: Owl's Rosemary, six year, to Mr T. Wardlaw, Waimana. 'J'ifcns; Toatoa Magpie, six years, to Mr. G. S. Bruce, Wallon, lliVagns; Toatoa Daisy, to Mr. 0. S. Bruce. Walton, Toatoa Joyride of Years, to Mr. W. H. Vanstone, Opotiki, I'jgns; Toatoa Frills, seven years, to Mr. Rex .Tones. Toatoa, i:U 3 gns; Crofton Favourite, seven years, to Mr. E. J. Brown, Waimana. logns. Two-year pedigree Jersey heifers: Toatoa Antique', to Mr. E. J. Baigent, Opotiki, 10',jgns; Toatoa Nina, to Mr. Howard Shove, Opotiki. 14Vsgns; Toatoa Gift, to Mr. G. S. Bruce, Wnlton, KV'igns; Toatoa Felicity, to Mr. Magnus Anderson, ll'/igns; Toatoa Benita. In Mr. W. IT. Vanstone, Opotiki, lO'/gns; Toatoa Rosa, to Mr. Magnus Anderson, Toatoa Suziana. to Mr. Sid Lambert, lOVigns; Toa Jon Empress, to Mr. T. Wardlaw, Waimana. lOgns; Toatoa Tints, to the estate of Mrs. P. Hunter, ltgns; Toatoa Shcba, to Mr. T. Wardlaw, Waimana. 20gns; Toatoa Betty's Best, to Mr. T. Wardlaw. LUlgns. NORTH AUCKLAND VALUES Wright, Stephenson and Company, Limited, report that they held a clearing sale of ■ Mr. C. S. Price's dairy herd at Pa run Bay. A good attendance of buyers, including I number from a distance, competed freely ror the cows, and as the local buyers appeared to have fairly low limits, the outside nurchasers secured the bulk of the offering. • Several trucks went lo the Waiknto and some 1 ,0 Te liana ami Maungaturoto. Good cows, •alving early, sold at from £!) 10s to no los; later calvers, £7 (0 £0; young cows II good condition, £lO los; less conditioned. ! ;o £0; late calvers, to £(i; boners and aged •ows. to £3 10s. Walter Wakelin reports having held a sale it Ruakaka. when a good entry met with excellent competition. The dairy yarding comprised inferior cattle. Springing cows made lo £ t ,10s; springing heifers. £5 10s; fat ' Jersey cows, £5; 'forward-conditioned cows, I lo £3 10s; boner cows. 10s to 255; light boner hulls, lO.s to 10s: mixed sex vearlings, to 255; small Jersey heifer calves, 30s; weancr pi»s, 20s; mixed sex hoggets, 3s 6d.