NEW ZEALAND APPLES

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 849, 18 December 1929, Page 12

NEW ZEALAND APPLES

GOOD FORWARD SELLING EFFECTED PURCHASES BY GERMANY United P.A.—By Telegraph—Copyright Kecd. 11 a.m. LONDON, Tuesday. Discussing: the forward selling: of Australian apples next season, Mr, IT. Stephens, of the New Zealand Fruit Control Board, said he had sold 157.000 cases of New Zealand apples to Hamburg on June 13, at 14s a case c.i.f., equivalent to at least 10s f.o.b. Tasmanian Sturmers offered on the same market made 7s f.o.b. “It is all a question of disorganisation. New Zealand apples bring from 2s to 3s more than Australian, because they have built up a good name and sell on their description.'’ Mr. Stephens instanced the case when a German recently secured selling orders for Australian apples on the Continent, including 100,000 cases of Victorians, which he was charging 6d a case to growers and 4d to sellers, totalling lOd in unnecessary charges. New Zealand control sells at a total cost of about Id.

FRANKTON STOCK SALE BEEF MARKET STEADY From Our Own Correspondent HAMILTON, Tuesday. There was a good attendance of buyers at the last stock sale of the year at Frankton today. A larger yarding of beef sold at late rates. Sheep and pig§ were penned in good numbers. Fat pigs brought better prices, while store lines were easier. The auctioneers report as follow: Lalgety and Company, Limited.—Fat bullocks, £l2 to £l4 2s 6d; light fat steers, £11; prime young cows, £l3; others, to £l2 ss; maiden heifers, to £ll 14s; ordinary fat cows. £S to £lO 7s 6d; light and inferior, £6 10s to £ 7 15s; light runners, - £2 5s to £3 8s: two-year and three-year steers, £8 10s; 18-months mixed bred heifers, £5 2s 6d; small yearling heifers, £3 4s; dairy cows and heifers, to £ 9 15s; best fat wethers, to 28s; fat wethers. 20s 9d; fat shorn hoggets, 27s 9d; fat ewes, light, 15s; heavy baconers, £3 16s to £4 ss; medium baconers, £ 3 8s to £3 11s; best porkers, £2 16s to £3 3s; light, £2 8s to £2 12s; large stores, £1 15s to £2 2s; slips, £1 6s to £l*l2s; best weaners, 20s to 255; small, 12s to 15s. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited.—Fat bullocks, £l3 5s to £l4 16s; fat cows, £lO 17s 6d ,to £l2 15s; lighter, £ 8 to £9 10s; unfinished. £6 15s to £7 10s; heavy baconers, £3 18s to £4 9s; light. £3 5s to £3 12s; porkers, £2 10s to £2 .18 s.

Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited. —An extra large yarding of all classes of beef and fat sheep. Good quality fat steers and young cows met with keen competition and the whole yarding was cleared at late rates. Pigs were penned in average numbers, while store cattle and sheep realised prices on a par with last week’s quotations. We quote: Fat bullocks, £l3 17s to £l4 9s; medium, £l3 to £l3 14s; light, £l2 7s 6d to £l2 15s; fat cows and heifers, £lO to £ll-13s; medium, £ 8 7s 6d to £9 17s; light, £7 3s to £8 Is; forward-condi-tioned, £ 6 12s 6d to £7; store cows, £3 12s 6d to £6 7s 6d; vealers, 34s to £3 11s; 15-months Jersey heifers, to £7 ss; fat shorn wethers, 27s to 28s; fat ewes, 24s 3d; fat lambs, 19s 9d to £1 6s 6d; aged ewes, 13s 6d to 14s; heavy baconers, £3 16s to £ 4 2smedium, £3 10s to £3 13s; light, £3 3s to £3 7s; heavy porkers, £2 15s to 3 Is; light, £2 5s to £2 ils; slips, 33s to 375; -weaners, 20s to 295.