COMMERCIAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 138, 10 June 1905, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

FRUIT AND PRODUCE MARKETS. The local fruit and produce maiTkpts Hiiro not been so active during tbc past wpek, due to the bad weather and holiday i interruption*. Potatoes, in sympathy with i fan Southern markets, advanced in pilc.e | abont £1 5/ per ton. I dairy produce only small quantities of farmers' bntter came to hand, and sold np to factory rates. Cheese was in short supply, and prime quality was of better value. Poultry came to hand far short of requirements, and prices throcjrhout ruled high. Choice lots of passion fruit sold at high prices. The following were the ruling prices at tne auction sales yesterday DrfmM ld J- r °™/ Cc ; ~" Potttt «*: Canterbury, prime £, 10/ ton: other Southern. £7: Waikato. prime. £7. Knmaras, £11 ton. Onions: Local. Ud lb; Sontheru, £11 ton. v- tj hu P prior local. £5 10/ ton; medium, £;•: Southern. £5 10/. Dairy Produce.—Butter: Farmere' lots, •superior lid to 1/ lb. good 10U to lOJd; pas- I f,\ j to 1Od; farmers , keg, firsts, SJd; i milled, in bulk, for export, lljd: factory rolls, 1/. Esfs: Fresh. 1/1* to 1/4 dozen; ! pickled, 8d to 9d. Cheese: Farmers , . 4d to ■lid lb: factory 4Jd to 5Jd: loaf, factory, uid to Gd; farmers'. 4d to 4Jd. Bacon: Farmers', 6d to 6Jd; factory. 6d to 6Jd. Hams: Farmers', 7d to 7Jd; factory, 7*d. Fruit. —Apples: Local, dessert, according to class. 3/ to 8/3 case; cooking, extra choice 5/6 to 7/. ordinary 3/ to 4/6. Grapes: Indoor. 1/9 lb. Mandarins: Sydney, choice •V 6to 6/, medium 3/0 to 4/. Lemons: Locai prime, 7/ to S/; medium, 4/ to 4/6: rough and coarse, 2/0 to 3/. Cape gooseberries, 2Jd to 3d lb. Passion fruit: Superior local. 7/ to 0/ case: choice, 3/ to 5/". medium, %' to 2/G; Sydney 3/ to 4/0 box. Pines: Queensland. 6/ to 8/ case. Poultry. — Hens, 1/5 to 2/ each; tnble roosters, heavy 2/U lo 3/5, medium 1/fl to -V: ducks. 2/ to :I/G: chicks, Gd to 1/. Turkeys: (Jobblcrs. according to weight, "/ t<. 10/: heus, do., 2/U to r,/10. Mr J. Jones reports sales as follow: — Roosters, V to 2/9: cockerels, 1/3 to 1/9: liens. 10/4 to ]/!): ducks. 1/G to 2/; Reese, l/G: turkeys, gobblers. 0/6 to .S/; hens, .'s/• to 4/3; piss, 5/ to !)/; butter, ki>K and box s-jd to Old; cheese. 4d to 43d: bacon, 6*d te Til: hams. 7d to 7}d; fresh eggs, 1/4 to !/.">; pickled, Hid to lid; honey. 4/3 dozen; poiatoes, Dorwents £7 t<) £7 5/, Up-to-Dates. Magnums. Kidneys. £7 15/ to £8 5/; kuma:as». 10/ to 11/; pumpkins. 4/ to 4/6; onions. !)/« to 11. Truit: Choice dessert. •Vβ to 6/fi: nrhers. 4/<> to 4A>: cookers. 4/3 to 4/9; p;u *;ion fi lilt, half case, 4/; half ease , pears. M to .">/; full, 6/15 to !)/; persimmons, 3/fi: walnuts. 5d lb. Maize, 3/3; wheat. 3/.">; oats. 2/1; barley. 2/fi. bran, 5/; sharps. '5/!'; chaff, £4 15/. at station. LONDON CABLE. {By Telegraph—Press Association.} (Received 11.13 p.m.) LONDON. Juno n. The jrold and coin. etc.. in the Bank of England is £36,271,000; reserve. £27.327.000: perrpntage of reserve to liabilities fiO.IHi: in eireulution. £2»,397.000: public deposits £12..j1!).it00: other deposits, £43,B30,000: (rovernnirnt secuiities. £16.171.000: other securities. £28.45:5.000. Three months' bills. 2 per cent. Consols. OOjJ. New South Whlck fours. 107. Victorian fours. 105: three and a halfs. !)8*; threes. ■S7J. Queensland fours, 105 A; three and fi halfs. imi; threes, 88*. New Zealand thre:' and a halfs. '3S{. Tasmania v three and a linlfs. !l!l. Wes-Ualiau three and v halfs. Sl6i; threi-s, SO. The wheat markets are quiet but steady; 31,f> bid for Australian off coast, and :il/0 to ;rj/3 for afloat. The flour market is improving, and fair business is being done. Glasgow, 24/6; spot. 23/8 to 24/. The American visible supply of wheat is 28.523.000 bushels. Copper, spot. <>T>3: three months. 6G. Tin, spot. i:>l!s: three months. 13T>}. Iron, 45/6. Butter; The market is dull, and prices arc unchanged. Rain has checked the demand. There are only small offerings of colonial butter. Sugar: First marks. 14/1: German. 12/. At Bradford wool is very firm. Forties, 1/44.