SOUTHERN POTATO MARKET QUIET

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 146, 10 September 1927, Page 5

SOUTHERN POTATO MARKET QUIET

STORE STOCKS WORKED OFF especial to THE SUH.J CHRISTCHURCH, Friday. thafsydn^ land potatoes, but. cable verification sought t>y Christchurch merchants on YV ednesday secured a reply to th° effect KUnJSTLTS > iU , le of .supplied t S „d th eati y er ney mUrket w “ Well sfJ he n q ep ° rt appeared wrong at the outAl ,’,, an absolute embargo exists in andev-en ? f ea J n f Xew Zeala nd potatoes, ft tr ®X2 * f S /, dney was wanting to buy f tak s ! for the Commonwealth o^ ko^ ltles to tlie embargo. Strong opposition would also be shown by Tasictoria, which are the main souices of Supply to the Sydnev market It is interesting to note that a few weeks ago the Victorian State Government prohibited the importation of Tasmanian, Potatoes, alleging that they were af^ cte d with powdery scab. r !i ls mor . ni ng’s cable gives the price ?^,T a^ n ?? n J an potatoes 5n Sydney at T™m £ll to £l4 a. ton, which appears EA b ® tbe I )ri £,e charged by wholesale merchants. The distributors’ price of Tasmanian potatoes in Sydney is usually ii om £ t , to £4 a ton higher than New Zealand potatoes on the same market There is A fair inquiry in Christchurch from the North Island for potatoes by the Kurow, but merchants are not quoting freely. With the end of the season m view some firms are hoping for a belated turn for the better. Farmers are strong holders and £4 a ton on the trucks has been paid for prompt delivery, opt the ruling price to farmers is from £•> 15s to £3 17s 6d a ton. Store stocks ? re ™w worked off and the residue at Lyttelton is computed at between 2,000 and 3.000 sacks, comprised of both table and seed potatoes. If the market should rise merchants would be obliged to look to growers for their requirements. September potatoes have been sold at prices ranging from 100 s to 105 s a ton f.0.b.5.i., hut little business is passing, and lots for prompt delivery are quoted from 95s to 97s 6d.