COMMERCIAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXV, Issue 38, 13 February 1904, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

FECIT AND PRODUCE MARKETS. The local produce markets have been fairly brisk during the past week, business being done at the following rates: Field Produce.—Potatoes: Local <"> to C 2 13/ ton. Kuraaras. 5/ cwt ; onions" £5 LO £0 ton. Vegetables of all kinds were in increased supply, and brought lower rates than last H-eek. Dairy Produce.—Dairy and separator butter, in prints or rolls, 7d to 10d lb • pastry. ::.l to od : farmers', keg. firsts Cd seconds 4d to ."d ; milled, in bulk, for export. Sd to BVjd; factory, rolls, loy.d Eggs, fresh. I/a dozen. Cheese: Farmers , id to !id lb ; lattery. ,jd to 5%d; loaf o<j to Otod. Krult for standard cases r>nlvi.—Apples: liravenstein, superior, 7/ to St;: scarlet Permains. 5/ to 6/; others iesserr. l»/e to ::.': cooking, large and clean] './ lo 4, i>: ordinary. 2/ to 2/G; mothed lots. 1 to 1, ti. Pears : First grade, 8/ to 10/ ■ medium. 0/; others. 3/ to ■*/. Plums- English varieties. 1/9 to 3/; Burbanks, 1/ to 1!i ; Ogon. 1 10 1/3: damsons. 1/2 to 1/6 per box. Peaches, li ." to 6/ box. according :o class : grapes. 4d to 9d lb ; tomatoes, 1/6 o l' :i box: Cape goseberries. 3d lb: juinces. 2 C to 3/ case: passion-frnit, 10/ :o 14/. Lemons: Primp. 5/ to 6/ case: ■oarse. 2 to :; . Watermelons. 9/ to 21/ lozen ; banauas. 2d lb : encoanuts. 4/ to 7> ■' ;ack. Poultry.—Hens, 1/2 to 1/S each: table •oosTers. 2 ij to "> : cockerels, 1/3 to 1/9; lucks. 1/3 to 1/U : chicks. 4d to 1 '. LONDON CABLE. (Received 7.56 a.m. , ) LONDON. February 12. The stock of sjold coin. etc.. is returned It £32.20y.(X'0 : in reserve. £24.900.000 : percentage of reserve to liabilities. 4S.'JB. Votes in circulation. £27.74'.).000: public ieposits. £9.082.000 : other deposits. Ml. 636.000. GoTernmenr Securities. £19.-30,000: other securities. £24.827.000. Chree months' bills are discounted at 3% )er cent. Consols. Sβ 74. New South Wales four per cents. 106*4 : JVj per cents, t>7: threes, .S7. Victorian our per cents. lOS'-j. South Australian iUj per cents. J':> : ihrees, S7. New Zeaand fours. 10>"> Vj : per cents. 101: hrees, Sf>. tJVi cents, i>6: hrpes, 6tf. The rest are unaltered. Wheat: San Francisco, 137 Vi c. : Minleapolis floor. 4.20. Copper: On spot. £56: at three mouths :s.j is/. Tin : On spot. £126 10/: at three months :i26 ID/. Iron. £42 4/. Lead. £11 16/2. yugar is steadj". First marks. 9/9 ; Gernan. 7/9. The Bradford wool market i≤ quiet. Forty;2es, 1" V* d : fortys. 12 V« d. The butter market is steady. Danish i.« inchanged : Australian, &.°./ to 95 ; New Zealand. 90 ' to 97/. Wheat : 15.000 quarters New South vVales February shipmenr sold at : S.jOO quarters and 13.000 quarters Ausralian February and March, and 11.000 Mctorian, February, and 14.500 Victorian. February and March, and 11.000 South Australian. January, all sold at 30/3. Silver. 2/2 13-16ths pc? o?..