FINANCE & COMMERCE

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XXIII, 20 May 1922, Page 6

FINANCE & COMMERCE

DOMINION FRUIT TRADE. TO POPUARISE APPLES. EFFORTS BEING MADE AT HOME Per Press Association—Copyright. London, May 18. At a meeting ofi the National Federation of Fruit Trade Associations, a variety of matters affecting the apple trade were discussed. It was decided to address complaints to the shipowners and th e Port of London authority regarding slow discharge. The meeting appointed a subcommittee to confer with the insurance brokers to try to find an equitable basis for fixing the average sound value of each shipment. It also discussed a proposal to popularise apples in London and the principal provincial cities by means of pictorial posters at a cost of £660 for one month. It suggested that all receivers should charge. id per ease on account sales to meet the cost.

LOCAL MARKETS. GRAIN AND PRODUCE. Friday evening. Merchants point out that the pototaes offering at present are in many cases badly affected by blight and great difficulty is being experienced in getting the tubers to pass the certificate of quality demanded by the graders at the different ports. If this state of things continues continues, it is certain that it will be a big gamble so far as sacking is concerned. The present local price is 55s to 60s per ton. The following are the latest quotations for grain in and around Waimate: Oats. A grade Gartons 2s 6d to 2s 7d; B grade 2s 2d to 2s 4d; Duns 2s 9d to 2s lid. Algerians (suitable for seed) 2s 6d; feed quality 2s to 2s 3d. Partridge Peas. —7s 6d to 7s 9d. Vetches.—lss 6d to 16s. Cow grass.—lOd to Is. White Clover.—ls to Is 2d. Wheat.—Seconds, 3s to 3s 6d, according to quality. Oat sheaf chaff. —-65s to 70s. Barley.—There is little inquiry. Nominal quality, 2s 3d to 2s 6d; “Chevalier/” 2s 9d to 3s. Potatoes.—sss to 60s per ton.

CANTERBURY GRAIN MARKETS, (Per Press Association—Copyright). Christchurch, May 19 Practically al sections of produce are meeting with a lifeless demand, the evception being seers and peas. Even in grass seed the activity of a week or so ago is less pronounced, but the seson is now approashing the “off period.

Oats are lifeless. Quotations nominally are 2s 6d at country stations fro A grade Gartons, and 2s 3d for B.

Cocksfoot has been sold for machine dressed at 8 jd, and for August delivery at B|d. Small hut quiet business has been proceeding round the best figures.

Cowgrass is__quieter, and offers of lOd per lb. for medium seed to farmers are available. Holders of better samples are asking more than this. Sales between merchants for machine dressed have taken place up to Is 2Jd for August delivery, lhe general belief is that there will be heavy sowing this spring. Peas are firmest of all saleable co , a * P resent > and are worth up to 8s 3d for good samples. Opinions vary about the potato outlook At present the market could be much duller, but this is probably due to the fine digging weather during the past month or more permitting heavy digging. The result is that kef S “P pl ! es n ar ® camping the maret. The bulk of business has been don e on consignment to the exclusion of ordinary ordering, but as pitting 1S now proceeding the end of the consigning boom is i n s ieht Farmerswill take out of the pit only n sale, not to consign. The digging season is practically a month ear er than usual and the recent rain has given a short but nevertheless welcome respite from the deluge of potatoes that has been coming d- Nominal quotations are £3 at b "‘-

The following are quotations for produce to be paid to farmer! al country stations, f ree of comm *

sion, sacks extra, except where otherwise stated: —

Milling Wheat.—According to Government price (1922 season); Tuscan 5s 6d, Hunters 5s 9d, Pearl 6s 3d f.o.b.

Fowl Wheat —4s 6d to 4s 9d. Oats — A. Gartons 2s 5d to 2s 6d, B’s 2s 2d to 2s 4d, Algerians 2s te 2s 4d, Duns 2s 3d to 2s 6d. Chaff (new season’s)---£3 to £3 5s

Barley—2s 6d to 3s. Cape Barley—2s 6d Perennial Ryegrass.—3s and 4s Italian Ryegrass—Up to 3s 6d. Cocksfoot—Bjd to BJd. White Clover —Is 3d to Is sd. Potatoes —£217 s 6d to £3.

Partridge Peas —7s 9d to 8s; White Ivories 7s to 7s 6d; Prussian Blue 5s 6d to 6s. Linseed—£l2. Onions—£6. Cape Barley---2s 6d. Cowgrass— lOd to Is 2Jd.

Flour —According to Government price, £lB per ton, f.0.b., Lyttelton, Timaru and Oamaru.

Bran —According to Government price, £5 to £5 10s per ton, according to packing, f.o.b. southern ports. Pollard—According to Government price, £8 to £8 10s, according to packing, f.0.b., southern ports.

DUNEDIN MARKETS. REILLY’S CENTRAL PRODUCE MART. Reilly’s Central Produce Mart, -Ltd., report: There is an abundance of Island and American oranges Australian lemons, Passions, Pineapples, choice Jonathans, Delicious, Scarlet Pearmain, Cleopatra, and other dessert apples. Winter Nelis and Winter Cole pears are arriving rather ripe, and low prices have to be accepted to clear. Produce of all descriptions is arriving freely. Vegetables are in full supply. Large consignments of pat, section and bulk honey, cheese butter and eggs. Golden Bay bacon is finding great favour with our customers Generally speaking the market is overflowing . with the good things of this world. We received and sold :

Strawberry plants: Laxton’s Noble to 40s, Fillbaskets and Ettersburg's to 30s per thousand. Errington’s Champion sweet peas: 6s for collection of 12 vraieties. Violets: 4s 6d to 8 S per doz.; Paper White, 4s to 6s 6d per doz.. Grapes: Gros Colmars 2s 8d to 2s lOd; locals 2s 3id; Oamaru Is 6d to Is 9d. Quinces to 3jd; tomatoes: Chch firsts to sd; locals 9jd to Is. Garlic to 2d. Eschalots to 2d. Beetroot, Is 6d doz. Pickling onions to IJd per lb. to Is. Potatoes: Locals Oamaru to 6s 6d; Taieri 7s 6d cwt. Prime, £5 5s ex truck; others to £4 10s. Hothouse cucumbers: 4s to ss; small 2s 6d to 3s 6d. Lettuce: Choice to 2s 6d per dozen. Apples: Choice Delicious 12s to 14s--Jonathans to 10s; other deserts 5s bd to 8s; cooking 6s 6d to 8s 6d. Pears: Winter Coles to 2jd; Winter Aelis to 2Jd. Lemons: American Pacific brand 50s; Adelaide 26s 1 meapples to 27s 6d. Oranges: Ameri can 495; Tahiti 225. MandX: Australian 275. Bananas: Ripe 45sSuvas gj-een, 33s to 35s ■ nuts: Best quality shelled6d, unshelled to 8d; walnuts Is to Is 4d- al monds lid to Is i d . Butter: Dairy to Is 3d; Milled Is 4d. Honey Bulk to 6-Jd sections 8s u to Ils • Half-pound pats to 5s doz; Onepound pats 9 S 6d doz. Beeswax: Is 9d i. Bacon pigs: Prime porkers bid to 7d, baconers 6|d, heavy weights to 6d, choppers 3d. Golden Bay Baecm: Rolls Is Id, hams Is Id boneless Is 2d. Eggs: Stamped 2s 9d, eased 2/8, preserved 1/6 to 1/8 Cauliflowers to 7s for choice; cabbage to 2s 6d, red cabbage to 5s 6d dozen; vegetable marrows to 12s; pie melons 12/6; pumpkins 7/6. Onions (Canterbury) 10s. Carrots 6s. Parsnips 7s, all at cwt; Wheat: Choice 5s < broken and weedy 4s Oatsheaf chaff to £5 10s ex store, £4 15s ex truck for choice. Poultry Hens 3s to 8s; pullets 10s, cockerels 4s to 9s 6d. Ducks 5s to 6s, all at per pair E- Oswald Reilly, Managing Director Moray Place, Dunedin.