NEW SOUTH WALES DIVISION OMARKFINO.......-.-

D[fARTM ENT O AUUCULTUL

MONTHLY

MARKETI HG Nfvlfw

FEERUkRY, 1c41,

No. 6

ISSUED 5Y AUThOIITY Of THE MINISTER O1

RLflAFLD UNDER DI1ECTION OF (tU[F DIVISION OF MARKETING

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SYDNEY 66235 1I() T. IL TENNANTØ GOVERNMENT PRINTER.

AGRICULTURE

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MOPTHLY M(RIT ING RE VW

A MISCELlANY OF ILTflS FEtATING TO TIM MA.RITIN OF PRIMARY PRODUCTS, AT HOVE AND ABROAD

Rclo:.sod during tho ocond 'Nook of each month

ISSUED BY AUTHORITY OF mL= MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE AND PREPARED U1DE? TI DIRECTION OF TI CHIEF OF

TI- DIVI3ION OF WJUCtTIN3, DEPARTiNT OF AGRICULTURE, NE'.i SOUTH WAUS, STr?LLL

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FERTJARY, 194L Vol.6

No. 6 Tablo o Contents

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Hih1ihts 130 MarkotinC of Fish 131

Ltrketin3 Act, A1borta. Canada 133 Milk D.stribution in Noi York 134

Rice, Liportation into Groat Britain 135

Retail Distribution Concrcnco 136

DrouCht Relief - 1 ssistancc to Whoatgrowors 137

Sheep, Cattle and Pi Sales at Homo'ouh 138

Fruit and Vogotablo Sa1s at Cit arkete 144 Alexandria and Suso: Street Sales 147

Corir.iodit:, Prices in S:dno Li

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Fruit and Vootab10 - imports into No': South '7ales 151

Fish - Channels of Distribution 152

rtic1e or other matter appoarinc heroIn na:r be reproduced subject to clue ac1mow1oc1ront

bein made of the source. i.

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HIGHLIGHTS

0ornoriioa1th Govornrtont grant of £1,000,000 for distribution as rcliof to wheat far:- ors in drought-stricken areas al1ocatc to Individual States as fol1ors- Now South '1alos £320,000; Victoria £250,000; Q,uoonsland £20,000; South h'ustra1ia £200,000; Western !ustra1io. £200, 000 and TaslTlania £10,000.

Under the wino Export Bounty ct (1935) and the National Scourit: (iino Industr:) Regulations, the Australian ILInistor for Tradc and Customs has dotormin-od that the ninir.ium prices for wino grapes for the 1941 vintage shall be the sane as those ruling for the 1940 so.-son,

Nowspaper reports indicate that, follovring a conference botvrocn the Commonwealth Minister for Commerce and representatives of the £ustralian butter industr, additional refrigerated storage for butter,

50000 icosting about s planned. Such additional storage was docriod nocossar; at places of manufacture, at ports of export and at stratogical distribution centres in non-daIrinC c11stricts i1st industry representatives agreed to contribute towards the cost of extra rcfrigorat.ad space at factories and ports, thor considered the additiena]. storage at distributiai centres should be providod b the Commonwealth and State Govornrionts

Executive of Farmers and SottloreT Associgation of Now South 'Taloz decides to rcruost Conmonwealth Government to consider the quostion of acquiring all neat produced in .'ustrc.1ia, using the nocessarj services alroad: in existence, which would be paid a reasonable rate for the services rendered.

Minister for Coorco announco mu that British Government has advised that insufficient insulated ships are available to take the full auantit of moat contracted for, and, consocucnt1:, Australian export-ors would be asked to refrain from submitting certain classes of neat for export.

MUTING OF FISH

(B; Watson, Chiof of Division of Markctin;, Dcpartnont of 11%Zriculturo., S:dne:- ).

Fur nain stages In marketing.

When vie speak of the mLLrkotin. of fish, It is usuall:-the c.so that we have In mind that part of the process of marketing hich occurs at the point of first selling. This occurs r.iostl:- , though b; no moans ontirol;, at the wholosalo market to which nest fIsh is forwarded as soon as possible after catching. In New South Wales, the great wholesale market for fish is that Provided b - the C1t - of Sdne; Municipal Council, conncnl; known as the Cit:r Fish Market Lctuall:-, of course, the process of marketing fish corxiences vThen the fish Is taken from the water and does not end until it is purchased b the ultimate consumer. That is to sa,-, the marketing of fish ma; be divided into four main stages firsti;, Its handling by the fisherman between capture and landing; secondi:-, its handling botwoon landing and arrival at the Cit Fish Market: thirdi:-, Its handling and sale by the soiling agent in the said Market: and fourthl:-, its handling and sale bT tho retailer.

Those four main stages permit of road:- subdivision. For example, the fish must usuall; be held at sea for an appreciable period after capture. If the 11r0v±sion made for this, whether by fishorrian, trawler or solnor, is such that the fish is landed. in Prime condition, all is well up to that point. Once landed, the fish must be packed and 'iced down' in boxes for dospatch to market, if it is to be sent to S;dnc by rail or motor-truck. Trawled fIsh and a proportion of that captured by seine boats is brought to Sydno:- by 5 'fl the first handling on land of such fish occurs at Sydney, close to the City Markot Conditions of transport to market, whether by boat, rail or motor-truck s-re factors in the process of nc.rkotIng ocua11ing in Importance conditions occurring at any other stage in that process. Arrived in the City Market, the fIsh Is hold there for var:-inc periods Pending sale and the facilities for doing this are another vital factor. Fins-li--, after so rian - handlings, all of vthich have not riocossaril;- bcn mentioned hcro, this highi;- perishable product roaches the Fish Shop.

Encouragement to fishermen essential.

Every stop in the marketing of fish is besot with difficuitj05, most of thom ms-do greater by the fact that for marc months of the year cur climate Is at to be hot and occasionall;' humid. Let It never be said, howovor, that these difficulties arc IflE3urorcLb10 It was a sheer delight recently to note the condition

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of fish landed at 71-,,ruram in More ton Bay from fishing grounds in a sub-tropical area. Maryborough, in Queensland, is 167 miles north of Brisbane and 780 miles north of Sydney. Nevertheless, whiting caught off Maryborough can be landed in Srdner by rail in perfect condition. Efficiency, more efficiency, still more efficiency t might well be the keynote or slogan at every point in the marketing of fish. Let it not be forgotten, howevor, that it is the hope of reward that swoc tens Labour" and that we may

fail to afford essential encouragement to the catchers of fish, if we forget that the hardships and risks inseparable from professional fishing should be associated vith average, all-the-roar round financial returns capable of yielding the fisherman an adequate livelihood. Not that the whole problem of 'fresh fish' dwells between the point of capture and landing: it corrmionccs there, but, as we have seen, many things can happen, or fail to happen, betwoen landing and market. 4 fisherman may land his fish in glistening condition They may leave him in that state of perfection and yet arrive in Sydney with the bloom gone off them..

Retailer's part tho hardest.

From whatever cause one's interest in the marketing of fish arises, an impartial view of the whole process of marketing of fish drives one to the conclusion that the retailer's part in it, is the hardest part. He must buy fish. His business depends Utterly on his ability to supply fish. Ho can do little, If anything at all, to remove causes of fish deterioration before ho buys in the wholesale market. He is the unwilling but enforced heir-apparent to all that has happened to injure the çualIty of the fish before ho buys It. He Is the point of contact between the fishing industry and the buying public. Upon his salesmanship, hero than anybody cisc's, depends the financi1 solvency of the fishing industry. Ho deals with that most discriminating, that ruthlo3-ly efficient buyer, the average houso';iifo. For him there IS no appeal either to Caesar drunk or to Caesar sober, nor any Other practical source of fish supply than that of the City Fish

Howvitally Important it is to him, then, that fish hoU1d reach the market in fresh and glistening condition, that

3011ing methods and buying facilities should be as good as they ea b made and that everything possible should be dome to promote ro 5onab10 continuity of supplies.

Fisherman and retailer oqu4r Intoros tcdn ofIc ent rVCt

Extremes moot0 At one end of the marketing of fish St.rIds the fisherman, at the other the retailer of fish. It is °qua) in the interests of both that all that happens in the

Cage Of fish betwoon thorn to reduce its quality, to cause 'Lstago and loss .nd unnecessarily to increase markotina costs,

bc eliminated. Co-operation between thorn is virtually ?POCsiblo. They dwell far apart from one another and yet thoy OCt Oeonomica1]r in that both arc sufferers from Industry

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co1itione that lack covoral of the oceontialc of officicnc-T. Given that the fihornrtn iust do his part, :ust do bettor; ivcn that the shopkeeper in nany instances nust look for and adopt bettor ventilation, bettor icthocis of rofricratjon and other inprovononts, the fact ronains that the abI1it of the fishornan, on the one han:l, and of tho shopkeeper, on the other, to ivo bettor service and of the wholosalo soiling ag;ncioe (whatever their fora or coiling procedure toda:, or In the future) to hoip both depends upon -

(1) continuance of and in:u3tr--- co-operation ith conraunIt; action to protect, dove iop and expand fishin' rccourcc; and so to improve vlurio and continuit-- of supplioc -

(2) frequent roviovr of transport, storage andl marketing facilities and costs, in order that those na:- not lq' behind roquirc::ionts, or be unciul: costi;-

(3) adoption of vtholosaling practice and p d roceure dos1;nod to oliniinato all unnecessary costs, and

(4) a higher avorac level of prosperity for both fishermen and retailers.

L.nc'. hero endoth this writing, It -vi 11 be roalisod that 50 broad an outline is noco arily shorn of much detail.

(ttontion is invitoi' to the chart - Channols of Dictributjon' which appears at the back of this issuo),

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!LBERTA I ETI1G:CT, ALBEPLT, CNADLk.

According to advice forwarded the Chief of the Division of J4arkot:1.ng by the Poultry Commissioner, Department Of Agriculture ',I1borta, Canada, a Irkcting 3chomc under the above_mentioned ct was submitted to the poultr'-mon of the Province during thc last week in November, 1940. gep of the POultry farmers voted in favour of the setting up of an dborta Poultry Producers' Marketing Board under the provisions of Part I Of the Marketing

The ConirnisIonor stated that by the end of December, 1940, producers would select their reprcsQntatjv(c from the 3ixtoer temporary districts, and from those would be soloctod roprosontativos to the Board, Then the Board has boon established, it will arrange for competent management and draw up necessary reguj05. Further advice as to the functioning of the Board and 'stops taken arc awaited '..ith interest,

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IIILK DISTRIBUTION IN NEJ YORK

Tho followin oxtrct Lyon "'Tho HaLio Fri-nor" of November, 19400 hac boon forwrdod to the State ar1cctin Bureau by L. H. Bland, Officia]. Socrotar;', Nov: South Wales Govcrnrnont Offices, London, and is published as of probable intorcot to iustrlian readers.

"How coctshavc boon 'oc'ucod.

Tho outstandin; foc.turo in milk dllctribution in New York Is the extent to .7hich rotail sales of milk are m.do throui shops. In this respect Novi York cUffors not only from England, but also from nest other moricn cities. The -cc,-lo of milk throuch shops is a rocont dovclopT1ont, but in Now York more milk is sold to customers vrho collect the r1ilk themselves, than is sold b,- roundzr.acn.

This mothod of distribution enables considerable avins to be made. Tiio cost of proccssS.n, hancilin, bottlin5,

c.na dolivorin the milk to retail customers direct is in Now York Cetiniatol. to be absut ls,ld per :allon for one deliver;- per Ja;- . Procossj' and distribution costs for milk delivered to chops for resale to their customers is oni;- 5d per allcn, ivin a savin Of Gd C. allon. Part of this 3avinj 'os to the shopkeeper as his profit for handlin- the milk. Nevertheless, retail prices of milk bought at tho shop are approximatci;- 5d a gallon loss than milk daljvcro to the custoior's door.

Produocr3' or.nis.tion.

Tho sale of milk to the public throu(h shops roçuircs COnciciorablo ch:'.nos in methods and customs, both by the di tributive trade and the public. In Now York an important part Of the or.nisation of the suppi: of milk to shops for re-sale 13 In the hands of a producors' oranistion, known as the Dair;. r10 Loauc Co-operative scociat1on, This ssoc1ation is a VOlUntar; oranication of producers, who have combinôd tocthor to Ctroithcn their barainin po'icrs in scllin- to distributors, flc1 to enable - roduecrs to find the most rer.iunorativo outlets f or

their milk.

The Dairjnicn' c Loa;uo has 33, 000 farrior members and hSflcilc3 noarl: 240,000,000 allons of milk u].l;-. This milk is 301d not on].-- in the City of Ncvi York, but also in the sriallor t1jJfl3 and rur.l districts of Now York State • The LoaLuo soils milk to austributom 3orvin; Now York Cit;- and the provincial towns in

3'j wa;- as the 1.11k .iarkotinj Board supplies the trade in

In addition, the Dair -non's Lca'uc handles noari;- 45 per °nt, of tho nijllC it buys throuh its ov.Tnwholosalc and retail

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llstr1butinr depots an cronorios. It has 105 country co11octin; stations and operates a fleet of noar].y 500 motor vohic10 includinG 42 tankers.

In Now York City tho Da1rion' s Loarjuo has a larGe prococsin plant capable of handinG over 60,000 imporial Gallons of milk a day. ll the milk is bottled and sold wholesale to shops and restaurants for re-sale to their custonors, and the most up-to-data plant and machinery is employed. The efficiency and smartness with which this hu-e dairy is run is an eloquent tribute to the co-oporativc initiative of the ITow York dairy-farmers.

The other biG dairy concerns also soil bottlod milk to shops for rc-s:lo in addition to their normal retail trade of house-to-house dolivory. The Dairyrion' s LoaGuo Cooporativo Association is the only larGe concorn which in Now York City-confines its activities to the distribution of milk by wholesale.

Provontir battle lossc.

Now York hcs rapidly hocomo accustomed to the chancs in methods which the shop trade involves • 11.11 milk is sold in quart bottles, as only in this way Is it possible to obtain the necessary economies in processing and handinG. Customers collect their milk from the rocory shop to obtain the reduction in price.

There would be considerable bottle lossos with this method of distribution unioss stops ware taken to prevent thom. It is the practice to charo a refundable deposit of 3 cents (lci) on each bottle. On this account, there has boon a crowinG tendency to usc paper cartons and already over a third of tho milk sold throuGh shops Is in paper containers. This represents nearly 20 per cant. of all milk sold retail, 1ne1uJin house-to-house delivarlos .

IJPORTATIONOF RICE INTO GRELT BRITAIN

The followinG cable, dated 22nd January, 1941, has been received from the Official Secretary in C1re, New South '.7ales GovermDont Offices, London:-

"Minis try of Food bocomin sole purchaser of imported rice from 1st February and no allocation of froiht for shipmorts on Private account will be made after that date. Import Licenses to be withdrawn from lot April, and consiGniiontc then afloat to receive special cons1cicration Supplies will be purchased from °Stabljshed shippers throuGh the London Rico Brokers' Association fld will be allocated to tho trade(s) throuGh the same orGanisation. fldcrstan existinG trado channels will be used in purchasing and

d lCtribut1nG supplies of Now South Wales rico."

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RETAIL DISTIIBUT I ON C ONFIRENCL

The Govornnont of Now South alos has c'.ocid.od to convene a Conference of representatives of producers, consuaiiors, ihclosalers, retailers and Governnont Departments concerned to consider problems connected with the retail distribution of Fruit, Vootables, !,'out and Fish in the I:otropolitan Iroa of Sdno: and other urban areas of the 3tatc P1annin of this Conference proceeds.

Circulars wore dcepatchod to 120 country nunicipclitios and l country shires on 15th January, sookin infornation as to the numbers of (a) butchers', (b) fish and (c) fruit and voetablo shops in the various municipalities and shires. Already nany municipalities and shires have replied. Such proptitudo is coriiondcd by the Premier (Hon. £.lox. flair, L who wishes tho Conference to concern Itself with food distribution facilities in countr urban aroas no loss than with those of the Iotropolitan rca.

Other action taken incudos the dospatch of a circular to r.iunicipalitioo and shires in the L•iotropolitan Area socking inftruatiorx as to the :rovaloncc of street sollin from barrow or Stall sites. This action is in hand with rcard to the City proper whore street sallin of fruit and voctab1oc has boon a fcaturc of the thorou'hfaros for 150 yoars. In crowded ow York room is found for the b.rrowr-ian. In rian; parts of London he Stood as a perennial and well-liked fiurc, just off The well-liked " Q10- Oxford Street, on the main thcroubfaro of Tottonham Court Road, at stroot markets such as Shepherd's Liarkot in the nidcilo O LLyf1r, and Hanmcrsni th, and so on.

Still another circular socks the co-operation of the truit:rowcr in nany parts of the State in the cuppl of up-to-the-fliUte information as to uarkotin, costs on the orchard. The act Of Dickiric from tho tree is the first step in the process of MrkutinC fruit. Grading and pacIcin, the fruit on the orchard arc Other initial narkotin5 coctu. It will not lie within the scope of this Retail Conference to review riarketin: costs occurring; before the retail star-c, but it is very pertinent to a consideration of both the producers' and consumers' interest th the final stac of r.1arkctjn to supply Conference vith tabulations and raphc showin tho avorac spread' between the prucor and consumer and the °ponsjb10 factors,

Suburban retail markets arc an intorestin feature of the food distribution system of Melbourne. In such markets, meat,f 1sh, poultry, roccrios, sna11-oods, dairy produce, flowers and aoodlincs are sold as wall as fruits and veto tables. It should ?° borne in mind that those arc rotail' as dtinct from Vholooaic riar1ots, Sydney has lar:c wholesale markets in Ultiria,

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upp1iod cLnci controlloCL b;T the City Qounci and the Chiof of the Division of Uarkotin, Doprtriont of riculturo ( 1.1r.7atson) has oxproQcod the viovi that Sydney, at its poocnt ctaic of development, has no nooci for additional wholesale narkots. 'Rotail" r-iarkots arc a very different proposition, sorvin another purpose, and it is the Govcrnriont's wish that the forthcomin: Conference should have before it the LUI1COt information as to their operation and pocsibil1tios In this connection, stops havo boon taken to socuro particulars of the markets oporatin: in urban centres throuLhout the State Such experience as Sydney has had of "rot,--ill' tiarkots suosts that the idea has ncvcr boon :roriotocl on a scale comparable with that featuring Iolbourno's scheme of distribution. Conference will have the facto and will be invito.,11 to express its opinion. Conference will also be asked to consider whether greater use should be made of the City of Sydney Ilarkots, or some section of thou, for rotcLil as distinct from vihoosaio narkcts

The retail distribution of moat and fish Will provide the Conference with as much work and as many problems as the rotailin of fruits and vogctablos. It is the wish of tho Goveront that the advantage taken of this opportunity of shaping policies making for the ondlng of haphazard and costly systems of distribution shall be reflected in well-considered and constructive recommendations.

Preparatory work in the S -ato Marketing Bureau is to bo as complete as possIble and it is intended that the Conference will bo convened for a date early in Larch. Organication of the Conforonco is in the hands of the Chief of the Division of flarkotjnr, Department of Agriculture (J:r 0 A.Z. Watson).

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DROUGHT RELIEF - ASSISTANT TO WIATG0EflSQ

The Commonwealth Government receritJ.y granted £1,000,000 for relief of wheat-growers in respect of the 1940/41 season, of which Sum £320, COO was allocated to Now South Walo Tho New SOUth Wales Governmont has docidod to dstrIbuto thi. State's Share on the basis of acreage sown for grain and In accordance .r1th a sliding scab, whereby the maximum amount will be paid to the frrnor whose crop failed absolutely and pymcnts will radual1y decrease until they cease in cases whore the crops

YiOldad six bushels per acre. The fund will ho c.dminItorcd Rural Bank and lcjolatIon similar to the Thoat Stabilis-

tfl Act of 1938 will be introduced when ?arlicuiiont moots.

Wheat -growers will be required to submit claims by 30th Pil, 1941. An immediate first payment of 4d per bushel will be 1ado and the final payment will be made on compJ.otian of an analysis of returns.

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LIVESTOCK SAlES AT H011BUSII, SYD1EY.

i9iIJ?IjTS IRIEGUL1 ; CLOSING RTEL3 MOSTLY LOWO

Continued 1iht supplies of -hoop and lamb

Substantial falls of rain wore received in many parts of Nov.' South Wales during January, 1941, and, in quito a f cvi loccJitioc serious floodings occurred, with resultant stock losses. In many instances grazioro were unable to load sheep and lambs for the Homcbush markets, so that rocoivale wore considerably below thocc of the previous month, the figures being 18,685 and 240,100 head, respective1y0

Qualiy1otc increase.

The beneficial offcct of the rains on pastures has boon reflected in a general improvement in the condition of the stock submitted and many lines of very good sheep wore on offer through-out the period. Also it was noticed that very f ow roally plain lots wore consigned to Hoicbush for disposal, the only lines of this description forward being aged, brokon-nouthod wothcrs and owes. Sonc pans of extra ho"- crossbred v;cthcrs were included in the yarding", while nice quality ricrino cheap dressing between 50 1b0 and 60 lb0 of r.iutton wore fairly well represented. Good light trade cheap were by no moans numerous but medium to good lines ware plentiful. The nur.ibcr of sheep actually yarded was 102,100 or cone 30,000 below the December aggregate; although viothors were wall supplied, owes were, for the most part, only riodoratoly represented and, on occasions, wore scarce.

ogu1ar riarko t for grown she op.

Thoro was a good deal of variation in the nuribors penned from sale day to sale day, and this was to a large extent responsible for the irregular trond of the market during January, The fol1win3 brief survey gives an indication of the mannor in Which prices rosa and foil. At the opening auctions, values rose Sharply by fro -1 3/- to 5/- per head, while on the succeeding sale day rates dropped as much as3J per head. Later salos showed a further fall of from 1/6 to 2/ per head, so that by mid-January tho market had practically lost the sharp initial rise. A slight 1 Provcncnt then occurred but was only temporary, and a downward trend was evident at the close of the month's operations.

Early in January carcaso hutciors paid up to Sd par lb. for best light vo the r mutton and up to 4:1 per lb. for heavy, but by tho enci of the period siiu1ar nuttc coot 3 -d per lb. and 3d PCI' lb., respectively.

Some actual rcalisations arc quoted to illustrate thocc Pico fluctuations; At the first cab hold in January 44 lb.

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wether brucht 10/11 each, equiv.lont to 4d per lb., while a line of hoav' cheep, drccing approxivatcl,- 54 lb., macb 22/3 per head, costing 4d per 1b about the middle of the month a line of 46 lb. victhcrc of nice cualit;- cold at 15/8 oach or 3d, per lb., and a draft of 64 lb. cheep roaliod 20/8 per head or 3d per lb. Later in the period, good trade vrathors, weighing -pproxirv-toly 44 lb., wore disposod of at 15/9 each, or 3d per lb. t the closing auctions a line of nice quality wothors of 45 lb. drossod weight TlaClc 16/6 per head, equivalent to 3d per lb. For the most part, rates for owes showed as groat a variation. t the car1 sales a pan of good trade owes weighing 38 lb., sold

at i/- each and made 4d por lb., while at the close of the period a line of 42 lb. owos was obtained for 13/5 per head or 3éd par lb.

Quito a few of the best quality v;othors realised 22/ per head, while cone outstanding linac cxccodo: this figure, but for the most part, the batter classes cold at prices ranging from 15/- to 20/- each. Although the bettor grades brought as much as l9/, goncrall good civalit:- owes worc 'btainoc1 at from ii/ to 16/- per head. Medium to plain shoop wore disposed of at rolativol' levier prices, fair average v;othorc making fran io/- to 14/- and owes from 8/ to io/ each.

At the period of peak pricos, quality light vothors cyst 5d per lb. and owes 4 per lb., with hcaç- sorts bringing 4d and 3cl per lb. rospoctivc1:. On a nu -ibor of occasions hcav Wathors made from 3d to 4d and light 4c1 to 4d, v:hilc hca; and light ewes realised 3d to $d and 3d to 4d per lb., rospoctivcl:7. Noet1;, however, values ranged from 301 to 3d per lb. £ or wothors nd from 2d to 3c1 per lb. for ewes,acccriing to weight.

1rtc of lambs.

There was a further shortage of lambs, no doubt owing to rain hampering trucking oporationc, as on many occasions tho actuLl ponnings wore considorahl below the numbers listed for Cab, The total offorozi during Januar was only 87,585, represent-ing a fairlj substantial decline on the 107,300 submitted during December, an aggregate that had been regarded as small • There was ° marked fulling-off in the iroportion of the plainer grades, but medium to good trade descriptions wore numerous. A moderate orroring of good quality light lambs vias also included but was

flCUfici0nt to satif; bu:-ors' needs • A linitod number of good 10av,- lambs was noticed, some pens being of vary nice qualit;'.

Good jrii 4r

vorr good demand for light lambs of good shape and thih provai1ee throuhout. In common with those for grown sheep,

rose sharpl: at the firs t auc ti on hold in Jarivar;-, the dvanco being from 2/ to 4/- par head. Towards the middle of the

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month, rates for lambs foil and the earlier rise was practically loot. From then to the and of the poriod little appreciable change occurred in the prices for good light lambs, although at times odd linos cold at higher levels, but the plainer grades and coma of the heavier typos again vrore cheaper. The following sales vi5.1l servo as a guide to the market variationi:-

At the period. of peak price,,. (the opening sale-day), a line of good trade suckers vighing approximately 32 lb. cold at 26/.- per head, being worth 8d per lb., the highest rico paid for this class of lamb since May. 19O. On the same day, a draft of heavier lambs. of very good quality and 36 lb. in weight, roalisod 28/5 oath, oquivalont to 8d per lb. About aid-January, good trade suckers of 32 lb. weight coot 6-d par lb., bringing 20/10 per head. Later in the poriod a draft of nice quality 30 lb. suckers sold at 20/2 each and made the equivalent of 7d per lb. At the closing auctions sales ware not quite so good ad a consignncnt of suekors icighing approximatol'r 34 lb. was disposed of at 22/1 each or 6d par lb., while at 23/3 oach 36 lb. lambs coot operators 6*d per lb.

On occasions lambs of outstanding finish made the atis-factory price of 30/-. each and several lots brought from 25/- to 28/- per head.. Generally, however, sales vrcro affected at from 19/-. to 24/- each, according to roight arid skin value, .thi10 the mocUun to namer grades realised from 14/- to 18/-. each, doponding on vicight and quality.

The cost of the careaso to the wholesale butcher was the highest recorded for some time, reaching 80 per lb., and on occasions rates ranged from 7*d to 3d for light and. 6d to 7d per l. for ho a; lambs. Fair average roalisationc, however, wore rori 6d. to 7c1 per lb. C or light laubs and suckers and from Gd. to 6cl per lb. for heavy.

Although closing rates could. still be regarded as good, they wore substantially below the extremes ruling early in January, the average fall being from la' to ld per lb. Nevertheless, despite tho s1r1m riso and fall in values, on an average the cost of tho CaZ'caso was higher than durin, the preceding month.

Redud consignments of cattle.

01 Numbers of cattle forwarded during January, 1941, showed

falling-orr, even after making allovianco for the fact that there Were Only seven sale days compared with the Usual eight. Supplics VlOro most variable; heavy rains in country centres wore responsible for somc of the smaller consiiments. The Penning- aggregatedlIP693 head, of which 11308 were auctioned in the store section.

Except on one or t:o occasions, quality continued to bo di.oapojntjnr . ilthough cubstantiLi. rains have bocn rocoivod ovor

of the pastoral country, and a good growth of grass and

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hcrbagc has resulted, it is too soon to expect any approciablo improvement in the condition of the cattle consigned to Homobush.

Prime bullocks sc-.rce.

Cono-ignmonto of bullocks vicre variable, but for the most Part they wore small and comprised chiefly lightweights of fair to good trade standard. Prime animals usually wore scarce and on some sale days it was difficult to obtain quality boasts of medium and heavy weight descriptions. January was a month of marked fluctua-tions in cattle values. Early in the period prices oclipsod the peak December levels, mainly on account of hoavy rains interrupting the movement of both cattle and chilled beef to the Sydney market. On the second sale day, a typical disposal was that of a line of prime Horoford bullocks, ostinatcd to weigh 720 lb., which sold at £20.16.0 per head, equivalent to 58/.. per 100 lb. On this occasion quotations for good to prima quality bullocks Onoral1y ware:- Heavy 50/- to 55/-, Medium and Light weight 54/.. to ss/.- per 100 lb. The market subsequently became much weaker and valuos foil sharply. It then remained steady until the third week, when prices showed a further sovorc drop, medium weight being quoted at from 42/- to 44/- and light bringing from 43/- to 46/- per 100 lb. Thus during the month rcalisationo for bullocks fluctuated to the oxtcnt of more than £4 por h0, ad.

trado steers vTolls.uppJ.Iod.

Steers generally wore well supplied but wore of variable quality and tho percentage of prime doscriptlons, although Occasionally fairly satisfactory, was usually too snail for buyers requirements. Good quality steers were in keen damnd and Oarly in the period prices reached the oxtromc level of 56/- to 61/- per 100 lb. Jhon the market foil, rates droppod to 49/- to 54/- per 100 lb. In contrast to the v.,.Iucg of bullocks, which declined ftrthor towards the end of January, prices of prime light beef recovered some of the earlier fall, and ranged to 57/.. per 100 lb., but final quotations wore 48/.. to 55/-*

dings of cows decline.

Cows were fairly plentiful early in the month but 5UbCOrit yardings shoed a progressive falling-off. A doclino w in the percentage of heavy descriptions and good quality sorts Vai1able also became apparent towards the close, when animals of

saticfnotor - standard wore difficult to secure, ?uotations for good to prime cows during the period of peak prices early in JCUlUary wore:- Heavy 46/- to 50/-. and Light 42/- to 52/- per 100 lb. Zn COIflX1on with those for most other classes of boof, rates for COWS subsequently dropped fairly considerably and closing values 7Orc 39/- to 42/- for heavy and 42/- to 45/- for light.

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Moderate ponnings of hoifcr.

The numbers of hoifors forward each sale day varied sonowhat, but, on tho whole, pcnnings wore moderate and comprised chiefly smc.11 descriptions of fair trade quality, with prime boasts available in odd lots only. Early values reached the vary high figure of 58/- per 100 lb. for prima light haifers. Prices then foil to 50/-, but, unilko those for most other lines, they showed some recDvory towards the close, and ranged from 46/- to 53/- per 100 lb., covering all grades of woght.

Voalors in stoadydor!wnd.

Although usually voalors wore fairly numerous, the proportion of good quality descriptions was small throughout. A steady demand provailod and the price variations wore loss pronounced than those of other 01a330s of ctt1o2 rates being 64/- to 67/- por 100 1b0 at opening and 58/'. to 62/- later in the period.

Cattle values soar, then fall sharply.

The peak cattle valuoc of Docombor, 1940, wore oxcoodod early in January, 1941, when rates generally wore the highost rccordod for riany years. The circumstances, howovor, woro abnormal and prices subsequently dropped considerably. Closing quotes wore lower than right havo boon expected, considering the light yardings, but it was undorstood that arrivals in Sydney of chilled beef wore fairly substantial, whilst urcortainty regarding the export position had an unsettling offoct on the market.

Fowor pigs sold.

The numbers of pigs submitted at auction at Hormobush during January, 1941, showed a small failing-off compared with thoo offered during the previous month, anc. agcgatod 6,298 head, of which 1,806 arrived by raiL Consigririents auctioned during the corresponding period of 1940 totalled 4,213 lioud. Sales by private treaty in the Metropolitan Area, viz,, 3,971 head, Wore also loss than thusc for December, 1940.

22 tradcorkors well -,Lap1iod,

Porkors wore well supplied throughout the month and for tho most part ruality was vary fair, good tradc: porkers being well in evidence, but the percentage of prino sois was small. Although, n the whoic, values fluctuated less than during December, average

ratos

were a little lowor. On the first sale day prime porkers dressing 60 1b sold to 42/6 and those dressing 90 lb. realised to 7/6 per hoad. On the following sale day prices fell slightly but

SUbsequently rose to 45,6 per head for light and 58/6 for heavy Porker-

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Loiior values for baconore.

Iiodorato nubars of baconoro vorc available each sale day, the ponnings consisting nain].y of good trade animals of light to ricc'Lium weight. weaker donand was in evidence for this class of pig, especially on the final sale day, and prices showed a progressive decline. Values of hoav bacanors wore affected most and pigs dressing 150 lb. sold to 88/ earl: in the period but. wore vorth only 78/6 per head or 6*d par lb. on ti,ic final sale day. Rates for prima light baconors ranged from Thd to 3d per lb. It was cons±dorcd that the uncertainty regarding export was largoly responsible for the poorer roçuost.

Limited offerings of hoav backfattors.

Backfattors wore markotod in the usual proportions but lightweight sorts prodominatod and on occasions prime hcav-pigs wore difficult to socuro. Quality of the ponnings generally was variable and ranged from fair to fairly good. Values wore best on the first sale day, when good to prima pigs dressing 200/350 lb. wore quoted at 4-d to 51d and those dressing 350 lb. and over brought 4 -d to 5d. Later prices showed a small but progrcssivc decline until the final sale day when a slight recovery was apparent. Average rates wore a little below those for December,

gs genera ll choajor.

While values of pigsgenerally wore lower than during the previous month, they could still bo regarded as satisfactory, 0.5 roalisations, other than those for backfattors, wore bettor than those of the corresponding period of 1940, when supplies VIcrc lighter.

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APPLE AND PEAR CROP PROSPECTS, T•LNIA.

A recent review issued by the Department of Agriculture, Tasmania, gives preliminary estimates of porno fruit production in that State for the 1941 season, based on returns indicating the general prospects at mid-December, 1940.

Ideal conditions were experienced during the blossoming PcrT and most varieties showed good settings. Subsequently the VIcathor favoured normal crop development, until the receipt of late frosts and unusually heavy hail storms in certain localities Considerably a m altered prospects. The comorcial pplo crop is Ostinatod to approximate 4,000,000 bushels, or 2 bclow the normal yield.

Trees generally showed good prospects until frost reduced the crop in a number of districts, with the result that tho comnorcial crop is now estimated to approximate 270,000 bUShcl5, which is below avorage,

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SALES OF FRUIT AND VEGETI.BLES

CITY MtJNICIPL L\.RITS, SYDNEY.

Stone fruits plentiful

Early in January, retailers experienced difficulty In obtaining dessert apples and consequently considerable trading in the plentiful supplies of stone fruits resulted, Towards the close, howcvor, substantial quantities of apics and pears arrived to relieve the situation; brisk business followed, particularly in respect of 1illiame pears and good quality lines of coloured apples.

Stoady demand for poachoc.

Consignments of poachos from Inland areas and from Victoria supplemented deliveries from coastal orchards. Supplies, noticeably of Elbortac, wore fairly plentiful at all times and omc very large fruit vras available, packs of loss than three

dozen per half-c"o being obtainable. Demand generally was well maintained and rates iorc steady. Rather rapid breakdown consequent upon the wet conditions oxporioncod during the latter stages of growth affected the disposal of noctarincs but any choice line's of reasonable keeping quality realised high prices.

Smaller consignmontc of plume towards oboe of month.

Angclina plums wore lightly tockod and any lots showing good size sold readily at up to 8/- per half-case. Fair quantitios Of the Narraboon variety wore on offer and large fruit not a ready inquiry. Towards tho and of the month there was a markod fallIngoff in consignricnts, although a few Grand Dukes wore making their appearance and Presidents wore oxpoctod to follow.

Tho cherry season cane to a close early in January, the SUpplico that w va ore ailable coning fron cool store. Apricots Wore lightly stocked and wore mainly of medium qualit,,.

closccrt apples rcalchighpricoe0

The principal inquiry for dessert apples centred round ravensteths and wall-coloured choice linac brought up to 18/-

Per bushel early in the month. McIntoCh Rods sold satisfactorily fld. high prices wore also paid for this variety. With increasing Pplioa rates graduc.11 - declinoc9. and at closing it was difficult

to obtain more than 12/- par bushel for either variety. In dciItion to tho foregoing, Granny Smiths, Delicious, Jonathans and

Cloopatras wore forward; most of the Granny 3nths came from the Iurrumbidgoc Irrigation Area and sold as cookors. Large quantities of apples arc expected to arrive on this market during February fld following months, as seasonal conditions have favoured the

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growth of the gcneially good crops throughout all States. So far no Tasmanian fruit has roaciod the Sydney market but Victorian lots, mostly Cravcnstoins, wore availablo; this fruit, hoviovcr, lackod colour and sold cheaply.

Incroasing arrivals of pears cause values to fall.

Most of the Clapp's Favourite pears on offer wore from Victoria and sold readily; the season for this variotj has ended. Demand for 'Vil11aras was brisk and early consignrionts roalisod high prices. Hovrovor, hoavy supplies from Victoria, together with increasing arrivals of local and seine South Australian lots, causod a sharp drop in rates.

Largo pr rtion of if naa in ban roec ivals.

The bulk of the banana rccoivctls corprisoci mostly "eights" and the market was thus heavily supplied with this class of fruit0 cloaruncos wore somewhat slow and vondors wore obliged to reduce prices to levels little above those ruling for 1 sovofls'.

Generally there was a steady demand for the good supplies of passionfruit on offer and valuos showed only alight variation,

V stocks of "local" rook-melons.

The market was over-supplied with rock-nolons from Within the County of Cuborland. The principal factor retarding disposals was the poor kooping quality of most lines, duo to the hoar rains experienced late in the growing stago. Some Irrigation Area lots wore on offer, but values of those wore adversely affected by the large quantities of 'locals" available at very cheap rates.

Seasonal conditions f,----vour and doiLO-1mr

The offoct of the widosproad rains late in 190 and early in 19l was reflected in the very heavy supplies of Vogotabloc marketed during January. Seasonal conditions favoured t1'IQ growth and development of such crops as peas, boans, narrows fld cucumbers, and exceptionally heavy offerings, oven reaching glut proportions at times, wore available.

,-Stocks- of peas_exceed roauiromcnts

The principal sources of pea supplios wore the Northern °nd Central Tabiclands; consignments rarely foil below the 20 000

mark and on occasions exceeded 4,000 bags. The quality 0florai1y was medium to inferior, mainly owing to rain damage. 10Ic0 lots nosbly not a ready request but other lines wore in

/oxcoss

- cxccos of roçuircnonts of the retail trade, :-Lnd conidcrablo quantities wore cclii at low ratcs to CLflflCF1CO

I4odiur to lower grade bcano difficult to clear

Larc stocke of beans were available on nest dac. ConsI'nncnts wore received from the North Coast and Queensland, while the grovrorc. section of the nc.rkot was heavily suppliod by. lots frori Cardons .ithin the Ictropolitan Aroa and within reasonable distance of the city. There was practically no outlet for this voctablc other than to retail traders, althoui carinorios purchased fair l,- extensively on one or two occasions. Both aCcntc

and Both found it very difficult to disposo

of other than choice lines, and, althou:h medium to lower rado lots wore offered at vary low rates, only rarely could cloarancos be effected.

Satisfactory ro turns for choice cabbacs.

Cabba303 were only in riodorato supply but the ri.rkot fluctuated to come extent, chiof].y due tu the abundance of peas and beans, which affected dor.iand and values. Nevertheless, choice heads riostly realised prices which should afford tisfactory rotu.rns to roviors

LOCL1 packs of tomatoes sell roadi].y.

There was a steady dcnarxd for tomatoes, local packs of choice quality I indin roa'y sale at fairly high rates; in fact, thrauhout the month price levels for best packs could be Ccnsjdored very satisfactory.

Consinmcnts from Queensland cotncncccl to arrive "-bout thc middle of January. The first supply sold quickly at up to

per haIf-cacc, but subsequent lots wore difficult to clear, the fruit carrying excessive moisture followin the hoavy rains received in the row1n areas and rates foil sharply

Considerable quantities of Victorian-crown tomatoes Wore available. The cnoral cuc-lit— was only medium, while many lotc could be classed as inferior, Apart fror.i rcalisations for OL Low colcurod lines, values v:orc low. Sorio Diriboola supplies 7Crc of a bettor class and brou5ht satisfactory prices.

rroys and cucumbers chop

Offorinc of marrovrc and cucumbers woro particularly heavy, and both these vootablcs sold cheaply, while at tines VOndoro wore unable to clear stocks. The posItion was oxpectad to improve durin, February, when the main croppin poriod ended.

h,iCh Bunched vo5otablcs (other than boctroot, which realised

rates ct tines) vioro sufficient I or trade requirements and lttl0 fluctuation in prices was apparent.

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ALEXANDRIA RAILWAY GOODS AI1D

AND SUSSEX S tEET SALES.

M. ELipnents of Tasmaniap o t. tees

3upp1is of potatoes received 5.n S -dnoy durn January,. 1941, were heavy, especIally durin the f.na1 week vihon over 23, 000 bags came to hand fror Tasmania DurIng this week demand eased and agents experienced difficulty in disposin of stocks, even at reduced prices

Roceivals of potatoes in Sussex Street dur±ng the month coniprisod the following- Tasmania 60,63 bags, Western Australia 8,000 and VIctoria 1,500 bags. For the first three weeks the market was very fIrm and first grade lines sold at the folloving ratos Tas:anian - Nc.i Broinc11s and Bismarck.-L) £16.0,0 to £16.5.0, Old Brownolls £15.0,0 to £15.5.0, and Whitookins £13.10.0 to £13.15.0; 7cstern Austral:.an - Dolawares £16.0.0 to £16.5.0 per ton.

Local potatoes in short zup

Only 2,532 bags of potatoes wore consigned from Now South Wales districts during January, the main sources of supply being Dorrigo (1,169 bags) and Raleigh (905 bags), in:uiry at Alexandria Railway Goods Yard was very similar to that ruling In Susx Strct, the market being firm for three weeks but weaker durIng the final period. Realizations ranged as fol1ow: Now Grade £7.0.0 to £16.5.0, No. 2 £5.0.0 to £16.0,0, No. 3 £13.15.0

1 Seed

L 8410.0 to £11O.0 per ton, No. 2 Grade 6/6 to 16/3, No. 3 4/6 to 13/3, Chat 3/ to 1G/, Stock Food 3/3 to 9/6 per bag,

Quotations for the 30 bags of potatoes received bv rail from South Austr.11a wore not rc1oscd,

Ofl±orpric Os dr cp.

Shipncnts of onions to Sussex Street during January totalled 2,388 bags and 57 tons, :11 from VictorI: During to earlier half of the month a keen ro'uost prevailed, especially for 3r0-,7fl Globo lines, which brought from £28 to £30 par ton. SUbsoçuflt, however, inçiry eased and lower prices wore

Globcs,

re For the month, the ranges of quotations were:- Brown

- Table £22 to £30, Pickling £16; Thite - Table (good cualit: £17.O.O to £20.O.0, (poor) £60.0 to Z10.0.0 per ton.

At the Alexandria Ra!lway Gonds Yard, supplies wore and consisted of the following- Vctor±a 2,719, South,

UL 335 1,335 and local 1,104 bags. Brown onions not a good

demand in the early part of the month but later sold slowly.

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hito lots fron South Austra1 cncra11Z wore of ood. u1It: and wore in rccucst, pertieularl: toiards the ond of Jnuar, when ihito onions wore scarcc oalsatons wore as fol1o1ir Victoriafl

own Globes - Table £21.090 to £0.0.0 PicklinC £13.O,0 to £20.0.0 White - Table £22.10.0; South ustra1in - VIhito - Table

£16.0.0 to £0.0.0, Piclln £1O.5.O to £20.5.0 Loo.l DroJn - Table £17.15.0 to £27.0.0 fr Picc1nC £16.5.0 to 19.5.0, .Jhtc

t ,6.0.O, PckLnL, £20.O.0 per Tabl0 £l.0.0,(poor r4ualitf) £4.0.O ton.

Lower ratos ftr

As larCor qumtitics were subm:ttcd during January than thrin the previous rioth, values of punpk±ns wore lower. hrrvalc at lexandria comprised 23 trucks from ueon-,land and 18 fran Now South Jalcs centres. Choice 'uoonsland purnpkins said at prices rvm-in3 from £fl.O.O at the bcinn1n of the month to £4.10.0 and £5.0.0 per ton at the c1ose Portion of the local offerinC c1ercd by auction at £5.0.0 to Z6.10.0, whilst dispDsal3 b private treati were recorded at £5.0.0 to £11.0.0 per ton.

Two shipments of pumpkins from uocnsland wore roccivod ir Sussex Street; one of 500 baCs arrived at the beginning of the rionth and brought £12.0.0, while the other of 000 has cane to hand on 15th January and realised £6.0.0 par ton. Consinrionts from ports on the North Coast of Nc..r South ialo totalled 700 bags and oljvorioi wore taken at 4.0.0 to £7.0.0 per ton.

Other vegetables so11.vicl1

ArrIvals of s'rodos from Tas!:lanla amounted to 2,530 bags. For the most part, the cualit:,r of the offorns was good and oarly C1oaanccs were effected och week, The rates fixod ranged from £5,Q.0 to £7.0.0 per, ton. Local swcdcs to hand at A1exandIa tOt:.l1ed 71 bags, but no sales wore roprrtod. The 29 bags of carrots cleared readily at £8.0.0 to 10.0.0 per ton.

Supplies of Tasmanian dry poas wore very limited and C&rl in the month quotations for irndorrado Blue lots ranged from 21/5 to 22/6 per bushel; when available stocks wore exhausted, now

OLiSOflTS Blue peas, which shOuld be coming forward in Fobruary, Wore quoted nominail at 21/- per bushel. Grey lots met a flrri damand at /3 to i of-

£fiarkct 051.

Only moderate cuant:ttles of ch i aff wore receved at Alexandria during January, the offerings o.ggregatIn iso trucks of -ton X"

47 of whoaton and 71 of lucerne chaff A1thoui the market for eaten chaff generally was only fair, any ChOICO lots sold well; realisations b'r auction ranged from 4.0.0 to 7.1.6, whilst £4.0.0 to 8.10.0 per ton was obtaIned by private treaty. Demand for

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who.-ton chaff as good at the beginning of the month, but later oven choice, green lots wore difficult to ccli at drasticall: reduced prices. From £3.6.8 to £6.0.O per ton was recorded at auctIon and from £4.5.O to £7.0.0 was secured b: private troat;. Earl: in the month, as high as 7.l0.0 per ton was obtained for Primo, green lucerne chaff but at the close cml: £6.10.0 was offered for similar typo chaff. Lowcr grade lots sold at from £.11.8 per ton.

IIintcr River lucerne ha,r llghtl; stockod 0

Rocclvals of lucerne hy at Alexandria comprised onl' 21 trucks from the Maitland (IT-hmtor River) district and 101 from other centres. uot.tions for the Ivitland stocks ranged from £3,5.O to '6.5.O per ton. i fair proportion of the offering from other centres was disposed of br auction, and rca].isations wore as follovr- Derrick-pressed £2.O.O, other bales £3.0.0 to £5.10.0 per tons Private treaty sales wore reported at from £.15.0 for inferior to £7.0.0 per ton for prime, green hay. No price was disclosed for the 48 bales of lucerne hay shippod to 3usox Street from the Hunter River district.

Only portion of the 49 trucks of eaten hay to hand was .vai1ab10 for sale, the balance being consigned direct to a private firm. Disposals of medium and inferior quality lots wore effected

£3.O,0 to £4.10.0, v.thilst prime lines brought from 8.0.0 to £8.10.0 per ton.

The six trucks of wheaten hay at rail sold at the following rates- By auction £2.8.4 to £3.15.0; By private trcat- £5.l0.O per ton.

in ivood rcnucst.

Tasmanian straw shipped to Sussex Street during January totallod 2,384 bales which for the most part, met a good dormnd 3.t £5.10.0 to t6.0.0 per ten. Largo supplIes of straw wore received at £'loxandria also and these contrisod 27 trucks from Victoria and 62 from districts within New South llalos, Fron £4.0.0 for medium to 6.0.0 per ton for choice lots was obtained for the Victorian offering, whilst roalisationc for the local stocks wcro: 8Y auction - Inferior £3.0.0; By private treaty - Stained £2.15.0) Choic0 £5.10.0 per ton.

Most of the 50 trucks of wheat forwarded to Alexandria cleared br auction at from 3/10 to 4/3 per bushel; wheat sold

pr1vato1 - in snail lots from the platform brought 4/5 and 4/6.

n--)rkot firm.

The heavy rocoIvals of yellow maize consisted of 515 bags Uoonsland and 2,576 bags of local at Uoxandria Railway Goods

and 114 bags of North Coast (N.S.J.) at SussexStrcot. At Qcndrja the uoons1and offering sold at 6/1 to 7/- per bushel, 3ilst local yellow maize realised as fê11ow: By auction 6/ to 19, special 7/21; By private treaty. 6/9 to 7/ per bushol.

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PRICES OF VIOUS COMMODITIES IN SYIEY (i\T.S .T.) DURING JANUARY, 1941,

AND CORRESPONDING FIGTJRJS T 313t AUGUST, 1939.

The follov:ing table ivcc particulars of the range CD

of prices in Sydney as collected and rccordad by the State Marketing ir3urcau in respect of various commodities for the periods indicated;-

Coninodit;r Januar;r, 1041 31f.1t 1939. From To

Wheat Home consumption , Bulk - per bushel 3/1l-.d) chngod Bagod il 4/Oid

2/4 2/5

Flour - per ton £1O.4.2 (plus £2.8.10

tax) Bran - per ton £6.O.0) unchanged Pollard ' 6.0.0)

Eggs (hen) par dozen 1/3 1/6

Butter: Choice - per cv:t. 151/2 ) First Cuality 156/6 ) unchanged Second " 151/10)

£6.12.3 (plus £6.2.0

tax). £4.50 PA a c

131/2 156/6 151/10

Choose: Loaf per lb. Large it St

Special brands

11c1) unchanged

par 1b 1ld 1/2

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1/2

Pigs (Abattoir Salos) Good to prime -

per head: Porkcrs - extra light

light - medium weight

I' - heavy

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rom 25/3

TO

40/6 35/6 45/6 40/6 53/6 49/6 58/6 61/6 88/6

çz i: r' ro i., .V,

roiii 31/3

10 40/6

39/6 44/6 43/6 51/5 50/5 54/6 60/6 75/6

£495.0 £8.10.0

Janury, 1041

20th AuLust, 139

Note: The pig sales nearest to 31st August, 1939, ero those held on 20th ugust, 1939.

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