PRODUCE MARKET

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26132, 20 April 1946, Page 3

PRODUCE MARKET

FEW CHANGES RECORDED RYEGRASS IN DEMAND Fewer deliveries oi wheat have been coming to hand, consequent on the heavy rain early in the week interfering with harvesting operations. Complaints regarding the quality of the wheat are still being made by millers. In many cases the wheat is soft and not fit to store, and has to be taken over for fowl feed. Flour, Bran, etc. Flour; 200’s. £l3 15s 6d; 100’s, £l4 12s. 6d; 50's, £l4 17s 6d; 25's, £ls 7s 6d. Pollard, £6 15s per ton of 20001 b. Bran, £5 5s per ton of 20001 b. Oatmeal: 2001 b sacks, £25 10s 6d per t.on; 251 b loose, £27 Os 6d; 251 b packed In sacks of eight, £27 10s 6d. Oat Prices Unchanged Deliveries of oats are being spread between millers and shippers. Considerable inconvenience is -being caused in the consignment of oats to the North Island owing to the lack of shipping facilities, and the position is accentuated by a shortage of storage accommodation. There is no variation to report in shipping prices, which are based on the maximum on the truck, country sidings, for milling quality Gartons. The latter price is 4s a bushel, farmers' sidines, sacks extra The demand for chaff remains steady, and values are unaltered at £7 5s a ton, on trucks, Dunedin, sacks extra, with higher prices ruling for smaller lots ex store. ‘ Good Yields of Potatoes The digging of main-crop potatoes is now becoming general, and with a week or two of fine weather the bulk of the digging in this district should be completed. Reports of yields, particularly of Arran Chfefs, are good, with the quality well up to standard. , Little Change for Small Seeds , A decided easing has taken place in the value of brown top, due no doubt to the lack of response from overseas buyers, whose operations last month caused prices to reach a high level. The final tests of crested dogstail are now coming to hand, and these show a decided improvement on earlier tests. This has given buyers more confidence in the market, which shows a slight firming on last weeks rates. No change can be recorded in Chewings fescue or cocksfoot. High-test-ing ryegrass continues in demand, ana there is a ready outlet for good-quality seed. , Eg g Prices Increased The following are the new wholesale prices for eggs;—Dunedm egg marketing area: Heavy 3s Id, standard 2s lid, medium 2s 9d. pullet 2s 4d, ungraded 2s 6Jd, preserved 2s 31d, duck (large) 2s lid. duck (sfnall) 2s 9d, ungraded 2S -nie d 'prices for the Dunedin egg price area are Id lower in each instance. Butter and Bacon Wholesale prices are as f°h°wf lh . Butter: Bulk, first grade Is 4Jd per lb, pats, first grade. Is 5d per lb; separator, Is Id per lb. Bacon, Is 3d per lb.