COMMERCIAL NEWS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 55, Issue 180, 14 May 1935, Page 7

COMMERCIAL NEWS

DOMINION PRODUCE.

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT.

The Department of Agriculture has received the following cablegram, dated May 11, from the High , Commissioner for New Zealand, London: — Tallow—Stocks in hand small.

Hemp—Manila: Market steady; values unchanged. Sisal: Market firm; May-Julji shipment quoted buyers £lB 12s 6d; July-September shipment, £ls 17s 6d. New Zealand: Small business done in fair at £ls 10s; common, £l3 10s.

Fruit—Tuscan Star, Taranaki and Port Auckland armies in sound condition ; pears in variable condition. Apple market is steady. Current prices are: Cox's Orange, 10s to 15s; Granny Smith, 10s to 125,; Jonathan and Delicious, 9s to lis 6d ; Sturmer, 9s to lis; Cleopatra, 9s to 10s 6<*j Statesman, 8s to 10s j Dunn's Favourite and Ballarat, 8s 6d to 9s 6d! London Pippin, 8s 6d; Otago Cox's Orange, 12s 1 to ISs; Delicious, 10s to 12s; Jonathan, 9s to lis; Dunn's Favourite, 8s to 10s. Pears—Market is weaker owing to liberal supplies and variable condition. Current prices are:—Cornice, 10s to 14s ; Winter Nelis, 9s to lis; Beurre Bose and Conference, 8s to 10s; Winter Cole, Vicar <jf Wakefield, P. Barry and Packham's Triumph, 7s 6d to 10s;. Twyford Monarch,- Beurre Clairgeau, Keiffer and Beurre Diel, 7s to 8s; Otago Winter Nelis, 8s to lis; Winter Cole', 8s to 9s; Cornice, 10s to 12s.

Messrs J. Trevor Thomas and Co. have received cable advice from their London agents, under date May 11, as under: —

New Zealand lambs, selected Downs, 2's, 6*d; 63d; secondary, 6£d, 6£d; 2's, 6Jd, 6id; B's. 6Jd, 6£d; 4's, 6|d, 6Jd; secondary, s?"d, 6d. . ( New Zealand mutton, small, 3£d, 4fd; large, 3d, 3gd. Now Zealand ewes, small, 2-£d, 3j|d; large, 2£d, 2fd. New Zealand beef, ox hinds, 3gd, 3|d; fores, 2£d, 2^d. Argentine chilled, ox hinds, s£d, 7d; fores, 3-id, 3£d. New Zealand pork, s£d, 6d. Australian lambs, sd, s§d; superfine qualit3 T , o£d, s£d. Argentine lambs, sd, s^d. Lambs: The market is steady. First grade light-weights are in better demand.

Wethers: There- is a little better demand. Ewes: The market is easier. Beef: There is a fair demand. Perk: Smaller supplies have caused prices to harden. Trade is affected by the jubilee holidays.

THE SHARE MARKET.

The following sales were made on the Christchurch Stock- Exchange yesterday : LISTED STOCKS.

DAIRY PRODUCE.

The South Island Dairy Association has received the following market report from the N.Z. Produce Association, Ltd., London:— Butter—(Steady. Finest 77s to 78s, Danish 89s. Cheese—Steady. White 43s 6d, coloured 44s 6d to 455.

Sales on 'Change. P s d. £410 N.Z. Govt, 4 p.c. Inyj !*• scribed, 1952-55 112 15 0 100 Bank of N.Z. (cum div.) 2 11 0 30 Reserve Bank 6 12 0 200 Goldsbrough, Mort (2) 1 10 6 50 N.Z. Breweries 2 15 0 100 Tiinaru Brewery (7s 6d paid) 0 7 .10 200 Britisli Tobacco 1 18 8 1 18 7 50 Broken Hill Prop. (cum div.) 2 15 0 400 Kauri Timber ' (4) 0 19 9 200 Sun Newspapers (2) 0 6 4 500 Brian Boru 0 0 4 100 Kildare 0 3 4 1400 Maori Gully (3) 0 1 n 100 Mount Lyell 1 0 0 200 Mount Morgan (2) 1 18 1 18 3 4 500 Worksop Extended (2) 0 2 4 10 Woolworths (N.Z.) ord. 11 0 0 Sales Reported. •*' K d. 200 Bank of N.Z. (cum «w a. div.) 2 10 10 442 N.Z. Refrig. (£1 pd.) 1 0 1 0 2 1 200 N.Z. Breweries (2) 2 15 0 100 Sun Newspapers 0 6 4