FINANCE AND COMMERCE

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XXIV, 24 March 1924, Page 3

FINANCE AND COMMERCE

DUNEDIN MARKET REPORT. Bray Bros., Dunedin, Limited, report as follows for the past weekend : — Consignments of chaff coming to hand are meeting with fair demand. First grade is selling up to £8 a, ton ex truck. The North Island at present is drawing its consignments from Canterbury and Picton and the market in the North has declined < wing to shipments from Australia also offering. The oat market is steady with few lines still on offer. There is no demand from the North and enquiries from Canterbury have fallen off The present quotation is ranging at 4/10 f.o.b. s.i. for A gallons and 4/8 for B. gartons. It i s un derstood that a quantity of Canadian oats is now on the way to Auckland and. a further shipment will arrive in April by the “Niagara.” This will have a bad effect on the Southern markets. The wheat market is keeping steady very little being offered at present. There is a good s teady sale for fowl wheat. North Island merchants are still drawing supplies from Australia and the last shipment to Wellington was placed at Government’s fixed price 6s per bushel, s.i. ex wharf. Dunedin Millers prices are as follows Flour £l5 10s; Bran £6; Pollard £7; Oatmeal £25. The potatoe market has shown a tendency to ease during the past week, this being no due to the importation of Australian potatoes to Auckland and ’Wellington. Best lines are selling from £8 10s to £8 a ton.. Business in the fruit martg hag been fair during the week. Large quantities of tomatoes are still coming forward and prices are low. Some nice samples of Cox Orange apples have come forward 1 from Canterbury and these have sold readily. Cooking apples are in lair demand. A few cases of peaches are arriving from Otago Central, 1.-nt the quality is only medium and the demand has slackened considerably. Pears are reaching the markc t and meeting with ready gale. Grapes are offering freely. Prices for vegetables have been rather erratic. The principal demand has teen for peas, beans, and swede turnips. Honey is offering freely’ and prices moderate. There is a good supply of bacon, cheese and hams. Eggs are coming forward but the market is inclined to firm.

The following prices were realised during the week : — Chaff, prime oaten £8 Oaten straw £3 Wheaton £4 Beeswax Is 6d Honey, bulk, 5d.; 101 b tins 5s 6d; 41b. pats, 4s 3d per doz. Butter, bulk, Is 7d; separator pats Is 4d. Cheese 9Jd to 10|d. Hams. Is 23. Bacon, Hitchens, Is l|d. Apples, new season’s, 10s to 12s, Sturmers 10/6. Pears, Jargonells 3d. Peaches, crates 44d to 5Jd, cases Os to 7s. Potatoes £8 to £9 Onions Canterbury £lO to £ll 10s Walnuts, 10|d. Carrots 7/- cw*t. Swedes 4/6 cwt. Cauliflowers, 8/- doz. Cabbage 5/- to 6/- doz. Lettuce, Is r >d to 2s 6d. Rhubarb, 2d. e Tomatoes, local 61d, Christchurch firsts 2d to 3d. Green peas 3d to 4d. Pigs, best porkers B|d; baconers 8d lb; overweight 9/d lb. Egges, stamped Is 9d, cases Is 651.