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Auckland Star, Volume XXXV, Issue 217, 10 September 1904, Page 3

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FRUJT AND PKODUCE M-AHKETS. There is but little change .to report in the local fruit and produce markets during tut pu-st week, consignments >>eing about equal to requlre-wents. TUe suply of poultry was very much under requirements, and hjgii values ruled. The following were the ruling prices at ■the auction sales yesterday: Field Produce.—Potatoes, Prime Canterbury, table. 2/!) to ■i/ cwt; Timaru, Oaniaru •:ui<l Napier, lirst.s. £.2 10/ ton; inferior, down to x.\ 10/: uew kidneys, to UJd lb. Onions: Victorian. 8/ to U/ cwt. Chaff: Bright Southern, £.j 10/ tan; dark, £4 10/. \ egytiibles.—OauLifiowers were a glut,' and brought from :kl to ."J/ per dozen. All other worts were very scarce and realised high prices. Dairy I'rodnco.—Farmers' butter: leading brands, !W to IHI Hi; oUiers. 7id to 8U; pastry. Td to TJd; milled, in bulk, for export. i)d: factory mils, KM to lid. Eggs; Fresh. f>il to !)Jd dozen. Ch-eese: Farmers', 31(1 to 4d lb: factory. 4d to 4Jd: loaf, 4id to oil. Bacon: Farmers', Ekl to 6d; factory, <>d to Oid. lliljns: Farmers', Dd to 6U; factory, Cd ro 7d. Fruit.—Apples: H-oliiurt, C/(j to 10/:! case, affording to condition; Southern, 0/(5 to S/0. Pears: CalifomiaJi. equal to 6d lb. rhoee consignments were brought down in the cool ch.-iinbers of the mail steamer Ventura from San Francisco on Monday. Tomatoes: Hothouse, Sd lb. Oranges: Local, dessert, 2/ to 3/ case; Poor Man's, 3/ to 4/; Island. 4/ to G/; do., re-packed, 7/; Sydney. '_!/ to 'A/'. Mandarins: Sydney, 3/0 to 7/3. I-crrrous: lx>cal. 'If to 8/. Passionf ruit: Sydney, inferior. o/G to 5/. Peauuts: 2d to 2Jd lb. Bananas: 3/ to 3/6 buii-ch, 2d lb. fines: Queensland, 5/3 to 9/6 case. Cocoanuts, 0/ to 7/0 sack. Poultry.—lions, 2/:; to 2/0 each; table roosters. 2/(> to 3/3; ducks. l/lo to 2/G; geese. 8/9 to 4,' li; turkeys, gobblers 7/3 to 10/. hens 3/0 to 0/0. Miscellaneous.—Young pigs, 3/0 to 13/ each, according to size and breeding. -Mr J. Jones reports: —Poultry: Roosters, 2/5 to 3/0; hens, 2/3 to 2/li); ducks, 2/3 to 2/8: geese. 3/U to 4/4: turkeys, hens 3/3 to 4/10, gobblers 7/ to 10/: cockerels, 1/10 to 2/3. Pizs, 8/ to 14/. Butter, 8d to 9Jd: keg. Cid to 7d; box, 7d to 74d. Eggs, Sid to 9d; honey. ">icl lb; bacon. Cd to tj-Jd: hams. 6d to 7d;cheesc. BJd to 4%d; potatoes, £2 10/ to £2 15/: onions, 7/ to 8/0; pumptins, 5/6 cwt; kumaras. 0/; carrots. £1 15/ to £2; Kwvdes. £2 to £2 10/; apples. 7/ to 8/; extra choice, 9/ to 10/; walnuts. 5Jd lb: Capes, 3Jd: tomatoes. 1/ lb: oats. 2/ to 2/4maize. 2/3 to 2i/j: wheat. 3/3 to 3/6: chaff £0 10/ to £5 12/6; brau. £4 5/; sharps, £5 5/. Poultry in exceedingly sood demand, with prices ru-ling high. LONDON CABLE. (Received 10.40 a.m.) LONDON, September 9. The report ,of the Bank of Australasia ■recommen-ds a dividend cf 12 per cent-, carrying to the reserve fund £30.000 and to the bank premises account £2o",000- carried forward. £16.555. Ivaura Sales. —2167 cases were offered and 850 sold at about late rates. For three-quarter scraped, 132/6.

(Received 11.35 p.m. L(XNIX>N, September 9. The 'Bank of England returns show thilt tic stock of gold cofca and bullion is £35,595,000; in reserve, £27,508,000; pro--1 portion of reserve to liabilities, 57.15; tirotes in oirciitatic&i, £28,534.000; public deposits, £5,355,000; other deposits, £42.----575,000: Government securities, £14,227,----000; other securities, £24.624,000. Three months bills ure discounted at 2 9-16 per ceat. Consols, SBJ. New South Wales 4 per cents., 10SJ; 3£ per cents., 90; 3 per ceuts., Ssi. New Zea•lantl 3 per cents., 87; Tasmaniau 3J per •cents., 9!)*, Western Australian 'Sh per cents., 97. The rest are unchanged. All the wheat markets have quietened, and prices have declined in sympathy with the American, which are bearish owing to a belief that the reports of tn"e damage to the crops have been exaggerated. The Quality of the English .srrain is very good, but the yield is disappointing. There ore few dealings in off-coast cargoes, the numerous arrivals rendering buyers cautious. 7000 quarters of Australian September and October shipments sold at 33/3. Australian flour. 25/6. Oats: August and September shipments, 14/9: New Zealand beans, 29/6; cocksfoot, 171bs, 53/ to 57. The American visible supply of wJ»eat and flour afloat for the United Khidom is 50,905,000 bushels. Minneapolis flour, 520 ceiuts. Copper., on spot, £57 7/6; at three months, £57 10/. Tin, an spot, £12G 2/6; at tJrcee months, £126 7/6. Iron, 43/u. The sugar market is slow. First marks, 12/6; German, 10/9. The Bradford wool market is cheerful, with more inquiry. Merino, common sixties, 23& d; supers, 24A<1; common fortysiies, 14Jd; super. 14Jd. The butter maTket is quiet. The choicest Xew South Wales and New Zealand is quoted nominally at 94/ to 100/; Danish, 117. Some of the season's contracts with New ZeaJaikl are reported at 9Jd, f-0.b.; good demand. Australian rabbits, 6id to 7d; hares duJl.