TRADE IN PRODUCE

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 897, 14 February 1930, Page 10

TRADE IN PRODUCE

POTATO MARKET FIRMER

BETTER QUALITY ONIONS Sun Office, 9 a.m. A slightly firmer tone in the market for potatoes has been one of the features in grain, seed, and produce circles over the week. Practical ly no speculative business is being transacted at the Potatoes are not being offered with the freedom of last month, and the market has a slight firming tendency. Merchants are entering a little more into the business, and there has not been the sacrifice of stocks in the marts similar to that of last month. For business with the southern portion of the province, the tubers are being offered at £ 6 a ton f.o.r. Pukekohe. Through store, Auckland, merchants ask from 7s 6d to 8s a cwt. Onion Market Easier The market for onions has. if anything, an easier tendency; the dry weather of the past fortnight has allowed the crop to mature better, and the general quality of the onions now coming on the market shows a decided improvement. Heavy supplies are still available, however, and through store Auckland merchants are asking around 7 s 6d a cwt. for good dry onions, and aroLind 6s a cwt. for inferior and damp. Maize Market Quiet The market for maize is quiet with merchants doing little more than covering ‘lmmediate requirements. Gisborne sellers are asking 6s a bushel 1’.0.b. but, as merchants here are mostly well stocked meantime, practically no business of any importance has been reported over the week. A few small orders have been booked for Java maize to arrive here in May at a landed cost little different to that from South Africa. Through store, Auckland, maize is selling up to 7s 3d a bushel at the moment. Wheat Easier The market for wheat has a slightly easier tone following the circulation of forward quotes for the new season’s cereal. Wheat for March, April, May, June is being offered at 5s lOd f.o.b. sacks extra, in the south, compared with prompt quotations of the old at 6s 2d a bushel. Through store, Auckland, the cereal sells at around 7s lOd a bushel. A Wellington message states that the total yield of wheat in New Zealand this season should be approximately 7,100,000 bushels, as against an actual yield of 8,832,864 bushels last season. Oats Very Firm The oat market continues very firm with old season’s B Cartons difficult to secure. Forward quotations for the new crop offer little chance of a reduction in present prices. Through store, Auckland, B Gartons sell around 5s a bushel at the moment. The market for Blenheim chaff has firmed during the week. On the spot, best old season's still sells at up to £ll 10s a ton.

RAMS REALISE GOOD PRICES

TAUMARUNUI’S ANNUAL FAIR

From Our Own Correspondent TAUMARUNUI. Thursday

In view of the present state of the sheep market good prices were realised at the annual ram fair today, when 500 animals from the following well-known breeders were offered:—Voss Bros., .1. Holder. W. Jackson, J.' Calleson. D. Mtinro, M. A. McLeod (Palmerston North), J. Knight, Shannon Bros., W. G. Small, J. Batchelor, Henson Bros .1 McDougall, W. H. Rutherford, N.’ \v' Pearce, T. E. Craine, Short Estate (Feilding), D. I>. For long (Bunnythorpe), J. R. Corrigan (Wanganui), H. Booth (Masterton), W. G. Belton (Wanganui) and A. J. Cooper (Marton). There was a good demand for the better class entries. Mr. A. G. Cooper scooped the pool in Lincolns, with seven sold at _7gns. Southdowns were passed in (J. Knight), the price wanted being 6gns. In Romneys Mr. D. Munro received the top price, Tigns.

POOR RETURNS AT TE KUITI

From Our Own Correspondent TE KUITI. Thursday. There was a large attendance of buyers at the annual sheep fair held at Te Kuiti yesterday. Waikato buyers were not in evidence. On the whole the sale was dull, bidding being very slow throughout, bur. the bLilk of the stock was disposed of after the fall of the hammer. A line of good two-tooth ewes, on account of JT. S. Perry, realised 29s 4d; other small two-tootli ewes, 17s 6d to 235. A line of four, six and eight-tooth ewes realised 235; s.m. ewes, 14s to IDs. A line of 469 two-tooth wethers sold at 20s 7d; best lambs up to 13s: others, 9s 3d to 12s: woolly lambs. 16s 6d.