COMMERCIAL

Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20513, 1 June 1938, Page 20

COMMERCIAL

GRAIN AND PRODUCE TNI AUCKLAND MARKETB AUCKLAND. Wednesday Fears that a shortage of imported pollard will develop before the arrival of the next shipment from Australia are held by grain and produce merchants. Potatoes—Current quotations ran?*; from £7 to £7 10s a ton. Onions.—Local onions are quoted at Us fid to 15s per cwt through store. Wheat. —Prices show little alteration from last, week's values, ranging from its Pd to 12s Id per 1001 b. Maize.—There is a firm demand and quotations are unaltered at 12s to l?s 3d per 1001 b. Barley.—A (rood steady demand is being experienced and clipped is quoted at from IPs fid to lOs fid per 100|b. on a par with last week's prices. Bran and Pollard.-—Stocks of Australian pollard are low. The market Is verv firm, with quotations ranging from £lO 5s to £lO to* a ton. on the same level as last week's price*. Th" price fixed bv the Wheat Committee is unaltered at* £7 a ton. No alteration I* reported in Hie market for bran. The through store quotation is unchanged at €7 a ton. The rate fixed bv the Wheat Committee olso is unaltered at £fi a ton. Oats and chaff.—Business in lb’ market for oats is reported to be quiet, (.►notations are unchanged and rauir; from lis fid to lls fid per JOOlb. i►fferinss of chafT are very light. Price* are unaltered from lasi week's rate* at £lO lOs to £lO 15s a ton. HEMP AND TALLOW LONDON MARKET CONDITIONS The Department or Agriculture has received the following cablegram from the II gh Commissioner Tor New Zealand. LonU »n, dated vay *7: Tallow.—The market continues quiet ©n the spot with prices unchanged for shipment*. Prices .ire easier. Hemp.—Manila: »he market has advanced early this week. ~k” grade «oiu. June/August shipment, £2O 10s: quieter since* .Now quoted sellers. £2o IOS. Output January t to May 23. 4 20.000 bile*. against 12.000 for the «arne period last year. stocks in i mied Kingdom. April 30, 13.bale*. aifiifid 7S4*> at the same time ta-t year. slocks in Manila on May S 3, fsi.ooo bale-, against 15 7. #OO bales. M*ai; The market is stea.iv and wa* nrrner at the r|..se; fatr bus me-- done. July/August shipment sold at 117. New Zealand: No change to r»-j»ort. -lock- in l.ondon on t. ios tons, against Ilia: the same time last year.