COMMERCIAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 300, 16 December 1905, Page 8

COMMERCIAL.

FRUIT AND PRODUCE MARKETS.

HI fatrV he_f y th Vhe St W^ k> and 5n P" tatoes and Sydney onions. The dron in Hie "&* «SlS_t_fc3_. -jiuornia Dy the mail steamer on Tnpsrisv 7han\ n Tl^i ed in _ muc * l-Vw *_ P r<?vlolls shipments, and in the latter to over-supplies from Sydney and Melbourne, coupled with the heavy drop in prices in both those markets. Green neas and. other vegetables came to ha_,d In ?wy w_f d_nT„.SS* F Z Cticall y ""le bu_i_.swas done at the auctions in grain and fodof f_r m _l-?K ry . P roduce the usual supplies of farmers' butter came to hand, a considerable quantity, of which, owing to °th^> hot weather, was in poor condiUon. Eggs were in unsatisfied demand, and realised hicher prices than last week.' Chee se ,taco_fand hams showed no change In value Poultry In*''!? h f aVy 8 »<>« Particularly hen_ and ducks, and both lines Showed no Improvement on last week's prices Only-a _ee-. r w^ nUmb f r - ° f rosters. turkeys nl _ngeesc were sent in, and where the condition was good brought high prices There was a poor demand for young pigs T _e fn "t market was very brlskf and laree he,. . S __f de ™ aMd ' The Navna landed a ffia„_ Up T , l t of banan »s from Fiji on rStart'hSh' _h US far -? nder requirement i»_r»»TZ ICeB, Heavy shipments of appies and oranges were landed hv th* _!_£l fr °m San Francisco on Tuesday. Only s__fs?_g; M tlUe . °5 new came by the Manuka from Sydney on Mon--f^r hrec - fl^thß heia « cherrie-. iii n o« the and dntv Gl ? c „ vfirlng „ the cost <>' flight ™„ K__f. ?° 0d su PP Ues of local cherry bprrf-'J k _ P i Ums ' B r °P es . tomatoes, gooseberries and lemons came to hand, and were strongly competed for. The first peaches of the season were placed on the market yesterday. The following were the ruling prices at the auction sales yesterday:— Field Produce.—Potatoes: Local, new, ljd to lb; American. 10/ to 12/ cwt. Onions: Sydney, 6/ to 9/ cwt Chaff, £5 to £5 10/ ton.

Vegetables.—Green p'nas, 4d to S.d peck; French beans, 1/; broad beans, 1/ to 1/6 bag; asparagus, 3d to 6d dozeD. Dairy Produce.—Dairy and separator butter, first grade S.d to 93d lb, seconds 7d to 7_d; pastry, 6d to 7d; farmers' keg, firsts 7d. seconds 6d; milled, in bulk, for export. 9Jd: factory rolls, lid. Eggs: Fresh, lid to lljd dqzen. Cheese: Farmers', 41d lb: factory, 5d to sd; loaf. s?d to 6Jd. Bacon: Farmers', 4d to 6d; factory, 6d to 7d.

Fruit.—Apples: Hobart, 8/ to 9/ case; American. 13/6 to 14/. Plums: Local, 4/ to 8/; Sydney, 2/ to 4/. Peaches, at per box, equal to 1/6 dozen. Grapes: Hothouse, 1/ to 2/ lb. Tomatoes: Indoor, 5d to B_d lbOranges: Local, 2/6 to 4/ case; Sydney, 6/6 to 8/; American. 14/. Lemons: Local, prime, 6/6 to 9/3: rough and coarse. 4/ to 5/. Cherries: LOcaL 6d to 84d lb; Sydney, 1/ to 9/3 box (according to condition). Gooseberries 3/ to 5/ box: currants, 5d to 7d lb. Bananas, 3/ to 4/6 bunch; re-packed. 2d lb. Pines, 6/ to 10/ case: cocoauuts, 8/ to 10/ sack. Poultry. — Hens, 1/ to 1/6 each; table roosters, 2/ to 3/9; ducks, 8d to 1/7; geese, 3/ to 4/6: chicks, 4d to 9d; turkeys, gobb'ers 5/ to 15/9, hens 3/ to 7/9. Miscellaneous. — Toung pigs, 3/ to 10/ each.

Mr J. Jones reports:—Poultry: Roosters. 2,7 to 3/8: cockerels. 1/4 to 2/; hens. 1/3 to 1/7; ducks. 1/3 to 2/2: turkeys, gobblers. 10/ to 13/3, poor 8/ to 9/3. hens 3/9 to 5/6; ceese, 4/6 to 5/6; _>lgs. 9/ to 15/9. Bacon, 6d to 6Jd; hams, 6_d to 7_d; honey. 4/ doz; hotter, boxes 8d to 9d, keg 8d to S_d. pats B_d to 9_d; ecgs, lO.d to lid doz; cheese, 5d to. s_d. New potatoes, ljd to 2d, inferior lid to ljd; onions, 8/ to 9/ cwt; oats, 2/7 to 2/9: maize, 2/8 to 3AO; wheat. 8/8 to 3/9; bran. £5: sharps. £6 to £6 5/: chaff. £5 15/ to £6; lemons, 5/6 to 7/: gooseberries, 3/9 to 4/9; plums, 5/9 to 8/ case: tomatoes. Sid to lOd; green peas, 6d to 9d peck; beans. 5d to 8d peck. SOUTHERN WOOL SALESL '( (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) ■ _ * GISBORNE, Friday. '.4 At the wool sales the demand was rather (.lack, in sympathy with other sales. Prices were _d to }d lower than tart sales. Fleece wool made Sid to 9Jd: bellies and pieces, 5d to 6_d; locks, 4d to __; dead wool. 6d to 6Jd. Skins: Full-woolleo\ 7d to B_d; shorter wools and damaged pelts. 6d to 7d: green skins. 5/ to 7/6. Best hides, 4_d: rough station hides, 3d to 3Jd. Tallow. 18/6. CHRISTCHURCH, Friday. The wool sales concluded to-day, when star or single bale lots were offered. Fleece wool sold very well, but other lots met with a somewhat dragging sale. There was no change In prices. The total number of bales catalogued was 22,957, and tbe number sold 18,917. GRAIN AND PRODUCE SALES. CHRISTCHURCH, Friday. There has been better demand for wheat this week for local milling purposes, and a number of farmers who were in for the wool sales disposed of their grain at prices equal to late quotation-. The following lines of prime milling wheat changed hands: —1600 bushels Hunters, at 3/3; 3000 bushels Pearl. 3000 Hunters, and 1500 bushels.Tuscan, at 3/2|; 900 bushels Pearl, at 3/2: 900 bushels Hunters and Pearl, at 3/1. all on truck at country stations. There ls easier tone in the oats market, as the demand has slackened off. One hundred busfcels of Gartons have been taken at 2/, and 500 bushels Danish at 1/11, at country stations. LONDON CABLE. (By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright.) (Received 11.26 pjn.) LONDON, December 15. The Bank of England returns show that the stock of gold coin, bullion, etc. Is £30.----949,000; reserve, £22,197,000; proportion of reserve to liabilities 40.10; in circulation, £28,803,000.; public deposits, £6,377,000; other deposits, £48,866,000; Government securities, £17,239,0-0; other securities. £-3,679,00-. Three months bills are discounted at 3_ per cent. Cousols, 89_. New South Wales 3J per cents, 99.. Queensland fours, 105. South Australian 3. per cents.. 99V, threes, 88J. Tasmanian 34 Pyr cents., 98J. Other stocks are unchanged. Wheat: There are decreasing deliveries. The visible supply of American has strengthened the markets, despite the heavy shipments... Continental markets are steady. Germany is importing largely. There Is an, improving demand for cargoes. The new crop ot Australian December and January shipments-is held for 32/3 and 32/6. Australian spot wheat is almost exhausted, a__ is quoted .at 35/: New Zealand is unchanged. The flour market is dull. London quotations are 24/3 to 24/6; Glasgow. 25/ to 25/9. Parcels of January and February were offered at 23/3. Freights are active, Victoria to United. Kingdom and Comment has been fixed at 22/9, and New South Wales at 21/3 to 21/6. The bu_-?r market is very firm, and thera is strone demand owing to the small supplies. The Cuflc's late delivery of choicest New Zealand . was qnoted at 114/ to 116/: Australian, 110/ to 114/. The Paparoa's shipment was excellent, and all has been cleared. Danish is nnchnnced. Ch-Pese is Arm. Canadian, 62/ to 63/; New Zealand 60/ to 61/. Cooper: On spot. £80 15/: at -hre? months,, £80. Tin: On spot, £165 15/; at three months. £164 10/. Iron, 53/3. Lead, £17 1/3. Spelter, £28 12/6. Silver. 2/6.5-16. . Snr-ar: First marks. 10/T: German. 8/3. The Bradford wool market Is flat. Forties iri.d; forty-sixes," _7}_; common sixties, 241; super, 25* d.