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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 1 May 1926, Page 9

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APPLE, SHIPMENTS. By Coble—Press Association—Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association LONDON, April 29. The Euripides’s and Medic’s fruit was sold at Liverpool. Prices : "Western Australian and Victorian Clcopatras 11s Od to 15s 6d, Jonathans 7s 6d to 13s, Duns 10s 6d to 14s, Alfristons 8s 3d to 11s, Reinettes 7s 3d to 8s 6d. Tasmanians: Some varieties were bitter pitted and wasty making buyers cautious. Cleopatras 10s 3d to Ts.s. Alfristons 9s to 12s, "Worcesters Bs, Cox’s 7s 3d to 10s Od, Ribstons 5s 9d to 8s 9d, others 6s 3d to 10s.

GRAIN AND SEEDS.

CHRISTCHURCH MARKETS. By Telegraph—--Press Association CHRISTCHURCH, April 30. The Kawatiri’s cargo of potatoes arrived in Sydney in good condition, considering the early stage of the season. A proportion was spotted, but it was smaller than was feared. It is reported that the potatoes are selling at from £ll t'o £l2 per ton. The market at the moment is. weaker, but the present rain will delay digging for a time, and prices may firm. The rain, however, will benefit the potatoes otherwise. Quotations are from £'s 2s Od to £5 os on trucks. Inquiries are freer from the north, but all business is for immediate needs. Owing to the high‘prices ruling for onions, consumption has substantially decreased. Quotations are from £l2 to £l3, on trucks. Tbe oat market is lifeless, and 3s 6d, on'trucks, for A grade Gartoiis, and 3s Id for 13 grade covers values.. The offerings of white oats arc light, and tins quantity of stacks' to be seen in the country points to most farmers waiting to see what the winter will do in the chaff market. Large quantities of white clover are offering, mostly of good .sample. .1 lom 9d to lOd on trucks is all that merchants will offer. A little of the briskness has worn oil the pea- market. Most of the peas ure soft in condition, and will need time to mature them for export. Sales on trucks have been made during the “squeeze” at up to 6s 9d a- bushel, and 8s Is reported in one or two cases, f.0.b., s.i., shippers are losing money on these prices. • * This afternoon it was authoritatively reported that merchants were buying wheat at. 7s a bushel. Two of the eases' mentioned were on trucks. -Vs far as can be ascertained, the purchases so far l'or. milling and fowl feed, and tlio reservation for seed wheat (half a million bushels) represent about three million bushels, which would leave close on two million bushels still in farmers’ and merchants’ hands.

FAT STOCK PRICES. The following are the latest prices in Canterbury, for fat lambs and .sboep:— AYoollv lambs, first quality to 361bs fUd, 37 ‘to 42lbs 8-Jd, 43 to 501bs 7£d, over 50!bs 7-id; isecond quality to :{(jlbs BJd, over 3G!bs 7fd. Shorn lambs Id per lb less than above prices. Wethers —First quality to chibs, hfd, 57 to (541bs sfd, 05 to 72lbs 4:fd, over 721bs 4d; second quality 4Jd. IKves—Under 481b.s DJcl, 48 to G4lbs gd. 05 to 721bs 2{-d, over 72 lbs 2-|d. LONDON AYOOL SALES. The Department of Agriculture lias received the following cablegram, dated 28th instant, from the High Commissioner, London: — The wool sales opened yesterday with good general competition. Chief support for medium and coarse crossbred ir.ine from the Continent. Compared w ith last closing rates, merino and fine crossbred were par to 5 per cent, better, medium- and coarse crossbred 5 per cent, lower. The total available for the series was 142,000 bales, ■IB,OOO New Zealand, 03,000 Australian and 27,000 South American.