MILLING WHEAT FINISHED

Southland Times, Issue 24231, 14 September 1940, Page 3

MILLING WHEAT FINISHED

PRODUCE MARKETS IN OTAGO OATS VALUES . REMAIN UNCHANGED (United Press Association) DUNEDIN, September 13. : , Farmers in Otago are still sowing spring wheat and large quantities of seed are being delivered to the country from stores in Dunedin. Stocks in stores of last season’s milling wheat are now cleaned up, but there is still a fair quantity of fowl wheat available. Plump dry lines of fowl wheat are saleable at 5/6 a bushel, sacks extra. Soft and undergrade quality is difficult to place. Oats are meeting with a good demand from all quarters. Values remain unchanged at 4/8 f.0.b., s.i., for B Gartons. Prices in the country are 3/9, sacks extra, for A Gartons, and 3/6, sacks extra, for B’s. Milling lines are saleable at higher prices than those above. The demand for chaff remains on the slow side and most of the business is in small lots at round about £7 a ton, sacks extra, ex store. The store potato market continues in a stagnant condition and there are no signs of any outlet being discovered for the heavy supplies available. Few consignments are arriving from the country, as merchants cannot dispose of the stocks they already have. A further quota of 5000 tons of New Zealand potatoes, which is being permitted to enter Australia, has been shipped and another shipment is to be made in October. These potatoes have to be specially graded and packed in new bags. They are sold from New Zealand at £4/15/- a ton f.0.b., s.i., and Auckland merchants, in view of the heavy supplies available, are finding it difficult to do business on the basis of the arranged price between the merchants of £3/17/6 a ton f.0.b., s.i. Good germinating ryegrass continues in short supply, but low-testing lines are plentiful and slow of sale. An occasional order for cocksfoot from overseas is being fulfilled and the market should remain firm until the new season’s crop comes to hand. There is not the same inquiry from England for white clover, but the market remains firm.

The cowgrass, Montgomery clover and dogstail markets show little change. There are ample supplies of dogstail available for the Dominion’s requirements and in the meantime there are no prospects of an outlet overseas for this seed.

The market for Chewing’s fescue and brown top is also unchanged. Stocks of both varieties are now getting into short comaasa APPLES IN SHORT SUPPLY

Apples are getting into short supply. Only small consignments arrived during the week. Dessert qualities available are Sturmers and Delicious. Cookers are now unobtainable in the wholesale marts.

Cauliflowers are in better supply and prices have eased. Spring cabbages are increasing in supply. Savoys are plentiful. Rhubarb shows a sharp drop in price following on better supplies reaching the marts. Other vegetables are on offer at low rates.

MARKET VIRTUALLY ENDED SALE OF POTATOES 3N CANTERBURY

(United Press Association)

CHRISTCHURCH, September 13. The Canterbury potato market has virtually ended. North Island merchants have informed Christchurch merchants that with the potatoes bought earlier and not yet delivered and the stocks on hand, they have sufficient supplies to see them through until the new crop comes on the market, which is expected to be about the middle of October. Hopes that a market would be found in South America to help growers dispose of at least some of their surplus crop have not been realized. An inquiry was received in New Zealand from South America for 7000 tons. The price was favourable and suitable arrangements could have been made about payment, but it was reported that all efforts to secure freight had been unsuccessful.

The Wheat Committee has fixed the final date for the acceptance of the 1939-40 wheat at November 30, and any grower whose wheat has not been received by that date cannot market it as this season’s. It is estimated that about 300,000 bushels out of New Zealand’s 8,000,000 bushels have yet to be marketed.

Chaff, of which there is a fair supply with no demand, has shown a weakening tendency, the nominal quotation being £5 a ton. Other produce and seed markets are unchanged.

BRANXHOLME FARM SOLD

The farm owned by the late Mr Walter Blakie, situated at Branxholme, was offered for sale by auction by Henderson and Company, Ltd., yesterday afternoon. The property, the area of which was 90 acres, was passed at auction but was sold immediately afterwards at a satisfactory price.

This farm now loses its association with one of the oldest and best-known names in the Wallacetown district, Mr Blakie having been an excellent farmer who took the greatest interest in all classes of good stock, for which, from time to time, he obtained many prizes at shows!

COMPETITION FOR EWE HOGGETS

The Southland Agricultural and Pastoral Association’s ewe hogget competition will be conducted this year on similar lines to previous competitions. At various times suggestions have been made for an alteration of the rules of the competition, but the committee in charge has decided that the present system could not be greatly improved upon. In some provinces a ewe flock competition is held, but the local committee has decided that as the hoggets are the nucleus of future flocks they are of greater importance. A significant feature is that there has been a great demand this season for ewe hoggets in Southland and extreme prices have been secured for hoggets of the best type and breeding. Entries for this season’s competition close on October 19;