COMMERCIAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 101, 27 April 1912, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

I FRUIT AND PBOOCCE MA-BKETS. j Auctioneers report that business in the] mit and produce mirko'.s has been rather; toll during tftp pun week. 'file weather! las interfered witU retail operations very; :oosdderably. 2n<f i,.-ices have suffered- The ; [naniity of local trui: offering nans been; J excess of req'uir.siuoiits. coniMqaeaily tow , u-ieej iiijr.>>:jinia£ iuire ruled, and until the t:.i.; c./ij";-!•'■.J I:.. irciVß growers will have: .> {••-. sr»;u nominal values. The : :£;':.-.>to arriwd :'.->:u Fiji on Wednesday, v.-.a :*Ti cases c-ii 1304 bunches of ban-, ■i.••.■ ■: ibo marker. Duing bare, a good de-: •i.'.ri'J psistwl. and excellent prices ruled. ntiroes if iii fair:y supply, with a i strong demand at prices lately ruling. The are ■!■>:• ;u upward tendency. I ■ ; fc-f>:ii<"i!':s are wjc o .na-le to Australia, r»m fcoirtliern poru:. onions have, as anti-■ sated, advanced c-oasideraiiy. with, indicali.ins of a funiier .-lie la prices; large siiipT;pn(F< have been mJc 4ft Sydney, inhere . nines role very nisi. Butter and egss are =•;!; scarce, and <sa.i»f««tory prices are; .•img obtained. Esss liave advanced since ; ijst report, and are selling at extreme j rales. Poultry was penned in moderate quamities; iiere was a poor demand, and prices fell slightly uelow l:iet Friday's rates. Potatoes.— I'rSme. £7 .'./ to £7 10/ ton. Onions. —Local, 11/tS cwt; imported. £11 10. to £12 ton. I Batter.—Farmers', in prints. 10d to ll'dj lb. Eggs: Frpsh. 1 '!» to 2/ dozen. I Fruit. — Apples: Local, coloured, extra; snperior: Scarlets. 5/6; Northern Spy. 5/6 1 to «V; Ada-ms Peaxmain 4' to 4/6- cooking, | choice. 4/ to 4/6 case. Pears: Capinamouts | 5/ to 6/6, good 5/ case t bushels); Clairgeans 1 .V to 5/e. pood 4/; Deils 4/ to 4/6. good 3/6: j Vicars 2/6 to 3/- Crapes: Hot&onse, best { 10id lb, good Sd to 9M: onMoor, 2/ to 3/ boi. Tomatoes: Kcthousi 6/6 boa; tree toDiMoes. 3/ to. 4•' 'hox. Oranges: Island, 10' to 11/ case. Persimmons. 3/ to 5/ box. Lemons: Local prime. 12/ to 13/6 case, good 10/ To 11/: local, rough- ana coarse. 8/ cas«. Cape gooseberries, 3J<J to I 4d Ib. (jrahrHes. ■"» '6 ro 4/ case". Passionfruit, 2 ' to 3/ osse for best, others 1/6 to 1/9. 'Walnuts. Sd lb. Peanuts. 2sd lb. Bananas. Repacked, id io. Pineapples, 10/ crate. Cocoa nuts, 7/ to 10/ sa<A: 'Poultry. —Hens: Best heavy 3/ each, Rood: 2/3 to 2/3. light 1/1 to 1/9. Table roosters •- Best, heavy 4/6 each, good 3/ 10 3/3, light './ to "2/6. thicks, 1/8 to 2/ each. Geese. 3/6 to 4/ each. Turkeys: Gobblers, 12/ each lor best: hens. 4/3 to 6/. BUTTEB AND CHEESE. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) DUXEDIX, Friday. "Mr. J. T!. ScOTt. «p.-retary of the Sotrtli Island Dairy Association, has received the following cablegram from London:—"'801----ter: New Zealand salted. 110/. tmsalted 114;'. Market closes steady. Cheese: New Zealand white 70/. cokinred 717- Dealers in New Zealand and Canadian cheese axe endeavouring 'to . bear -the market Weddell's are opposing, and look for flu impro v **' 1 h*ttT. in the near facare." TAHA>"A3S:i OIL WELLS, T.TVT-TFrP. J (By Telegraph.— Association.) SEW PI>UIOT?rH. PrioaFToe local Advisory Beard of tire Tfizs.nati Oil Wefls. Ltd.. have received a cal>le--1 eiam. Irom *he London Board, authorising ! Them to proceed to allotment -to-day. 2»o farther information Is available. LO-yTDOS RE-POBTS-LONISOX. April 20. The butter market is very dull. The- demand for colonial is limited to a few buy- ! ers. Choicest Australian, KM/ to 106/: I secondaries. SS/ to ltr- , /- Zealand i (qnoted last week at ITS/ to 114/), W. a tew consignments realisms 110/. I Danish is worth 117/ to 120/. Cherse is dalL New Zealand while, 69/ to 70/; coloured. 70/ to 71/. i At the sheepskins salfts 347 i were offered. There was a good attendance and spirited competition. Practically all were sold. Merino combings are firm and ui!c3i&iiged. CrosdbrPd combines are a fartiSng dearer, and clothings from par to a farthing dearer. Wheat markets nxe firm, and buyers are resting. Holders of cargoes are asking full late prices on account of the bad report of the winter ■wheat In the United States. The chief feature of the recent activity 1& the French demand for early cargoes. Good trade parcels are worth 39/ to 40/3» according to the position. AnstrallM spot is: in small snppiy. It Is worti L 42/$ v>' 43/6. New Zealand is- scarce at Irom. *!/ to 42.'. . Flour is steady, and there is a good trade, Oats.—Gartens, 23/9; B. 23/3; La. Plata, iiay-Jnne shipments, IS/. ' I Peas are quiet, Sew , Zealand, 36/ to 38/. Beans are dull. Sew store 37/6 to 38/6; new crop, 35/ c-Lf. —German beet, 13/7; arst marks, 16/10. ■The following telegram baa been received by the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile \Agency Company:" Sheepskins: ■Merino, market firm with onward tendency: sieepekitt?. crnsbrod cocibing, id.: others, par (to) id. dearer. The Xi»w /.f-i!and and Mercantile Agency Co.. Ltd.. has rpceived the following cablegram from its London house under date 24th rnst. : — Tafiow.-We quote present spot values for the following descriptions:—Good mutton, 35/^©er cwt; good beef, 34/ per cwt; mixed, 32/3 per cwt. The market Is firm. ~WiteaX. — a handy Australian cargo at jSMS, cLt. There Is very little demand owing to injcrmsec; snjg»lte3, and market ..sent. ' i