AMPLE POTATO STOCKS

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 163, 30 September 1927, Page 12

AMPLE POTATO STOCKS

LIGHTER MAIZE ARRIVALS

MARKETS REVIEWED YOTH'NG evantful ha, tak,„ »’ irt grain, seed, and produce .ir., ' over the week. e c,Pcl *' be tter. > o " X ' on « High*,.. Potatoes give little concern , . ample stocks are in sight till the of the season. c [ Thc local P°taio market, sutmu- | with heav >‘ arrivals over last nee*. : I eeeded tc £ T ex the wharf. ! however, ta the fact that no further I ment is expected till October 3 „. h ' r ’ | the Wai.niata is duo from the* Sout ? many merchants will require to , ' serve stocks, and a. slight finning occur. This will only he tem-,,,™- 1 ample stocks are held i n the loath'' *• the market down there has had an tendency. There has been a little better deiranr for seed potatoes with the arrtral o-nC warmer weather, and ample .stock. .. most varieties are available. ° Supplies of Australian onions are r. ported to be getting into very snail JJr pass and stocks should be just aluC cleaned up by October 10. when the fiw expected. substantial shipment from i '.mada » The value of repicked Australia,? through store, ranges up to ICs a ow" Canadian onions will be available at alv.nl 17s tid for 1001 b sacks, and about 19s cases of 1001 b. a Interest in oats and chaff is still hein* maintained on account of Austrafii inquiry. A fair amount of actua business in B Gartons has been reported. On the spot B Gartons have ’fln&e* to about 4s 3d through store, while cha* is finding a market on the same ha*, at from £9 10s to £9 15s a ton. Wheat creates little interest on a mark« firm and stationary. Arrivals of maize from down the cca» have eased up during the past week partly, no doubt, to the fact that grower* are not satisfied with ruling prices ace are holding oft hoping for an improvement which would undoubtedly follow a continuance of this policy. The quality of most of the maize corr.icr to hand continues below the desired standard, and mans' merchants would appredate a spell for a week or so, to enabb them to clear out present holdings. Values range from 5s 3d to 5s 6d on tfc* Auckland wharf. A brighter tone has developed in the bran market with inquiries and subsequent sales to Australia. With the replacement of the horse by the motor vehicle local manufacturers of late have been hard put to know where to find aa outlet for this product. A seasonale demand is being experienced for clover and grass seeds, with prices within reach of most buyers. Farmers appreciate the extension of tl* delivery date for fertilisers until January 31. and steady sales of this ever-increas-ing need of the man on the land ai* reported.