GRAIN AND PRODUCE

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 101, 23 January 1935, Page 12

GRAIN AND PRODUCE

Auckland Markets Dominion Special Service. Auckland. January 22. 'Phe second crop of potatoes from Pukekohe is coming forward, and prices are firmer because of the smaller yield, wht.e the same is true of onions. Both are quoted at 5/- a bag. Prices for wheat are higher, but they mav not be maintained. No new seasons crop is as yet available, but it is expected soon. As quantities trom the south are fairly large, merchants hope lor an easing in values in February. B Gartons are quoted at 3/3 per bushel, and A Gartons at 3/9. Maize is selling at 4 - ner bushel. Bran and pollard are tn demand. but are hard to procure, particularly pollard. Mill prices are :—l ollanl. £6/10/- a ton; bran. £5/I,>/-. English Wheat Markets Bv Telegraph —Press Assn. —Copyright London. January -1. Wheat cargoes are steadier. Parcels are London. February 20/2 a quarter April 20/3. June 2V-. L jverpool, March 4/407 a cental. May u/1. July o/-l-Advancing Copra Prices By Telegraph.—Press Assu.— Copyright. Apia. January 22. In line with the advance in London of the price of copra and the increased ex(•|latt‘'o rale on Apia. London merchants Ivivo’’ raised the buying price ol native copra 1/- Per 1001 b. The price to rrnropean planters has been increased to LJ 7/6. riot-air dried cocoa prices have •ilso been advanced In £22/10/- per ton for first grade and £l7/10/- for second grade. The outlook for 1935. is now much brighter. K.D.V. BOXES, LTD. Interim Dividend, 4 Per Cent. Dominion Special Service. Auckland, January 22. The directors of I'.D.V. Boxes, Limited Auckland, have declared an interim dividend of 4 per cent, for the half-year ended November 30. 193-1. 'Pliis is (lie second year of operation of the company, which has a paid capital of £46.669/10/-. A dividend of 5 per emit, to the original shareholders was paid in the full 19ao-34 year,