AUCKLAND MAIZE MARKET.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LI, Issue 16895, 27 November 1925, Page 8

AUCKLAND MAIZE MARKET.

.An exceptionally titan tone characterises the Auckland maize market at present. The long-expected shipment, of South African maize on the Maimoa is now expected on December 2. Meanwhile onQ small consignments are coming forward in Auckland from the Coast, and they are being distributed direct from the ship’s tiide. Several inferior lines have corno forward, and those have been quitted at lower prices. It is uncertain what effect the arrival of the South African maize will have on the market, as the bulk of the shipment has been sold for immediate distribution at considerably below the present price?. There i? a. good demand for sued, but unfor Innately the season's requirements, which arc ort board the Maimoa, will arrive too late for planting, and the bulk will pro babiy have to be used for grinding purposes. POTATO MARKET QUIET. OHUJSTCH ELICIT. Xov. 24. Business in the produce market is almost- at its quietest state at present. Tim potato season has practically finished, and only a few orders are coming to hand from the North Island. Home small quantities of potatoes have been sent to Wellington lately, and by the steamer Waipahi a, further small lot is being dispatched to Auckland, flic first for about ten days. The quality of tho tubers offering is not of the* best, and the little trade, tliat is being done is on a band-tb-montb basis. The price to farmers is from £5 IDs to £3 15s per ton. The position regarding other lines of produce remains the same as as the weekend.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercan iile Agency Co., have received the following cablegram from their London house under date November 26:—“New Zealand butter: Choicest, 204, 2065; Australian, 1965; Danish, 2205. Cheese: i 14s. ,Small supplies. - ’ Some idea of the deplorable condition of the balance of the last shipment of New Zealand potatoes, says the Sydney Daily Telegraph, may be gauged from the fact that sales are being made as cheaply as 3s per bag, the equivalent of about 33s per ton. Several hundred bags were still unappropriated yesterday, and from present appearances it seems that most of them will remain oil the wiiayf to meet another consignment of approximately ICO tons, advised to arrive this week.