COMMERCIAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 215, 7 September 1912, Page 8

COMMERCIAL.

FRUIT &SB PRODUCE MABKET. Auctioneers report that the produce markets have been rather quieter during I the week, although very firm. AlthougD J slower of sale, smcks of potatoes are ttrrmy ■ I held, owing 10 continued advances in the ■ South, ana the possibility or supplies run- ] niug out. Smaller shipments are likely | to come forward in the uear future, and ' a suduen jump may be expected at any j moment, bales have not been very heavy during the week a: mc advanced valu-s. owing to cue advanced season, the deoiavio! tor seed potatoes is now somewhat stack. Onions are moving off slowly, althougn the buik of toe 'hrisco shipments li'-ve been deposed of. and Iresi arrivals are aue in auoMc a fortnight. I Vegetables. In fainy good supply, are tola jud'3r keen competition. Jjairy Produce. — the supply of farmers' butter has been very small ladeed. and wnat was put under the hammer sold uu..er keen bidding; factory butter remains uuchanged. bggs : The supply at the sales ".is very small, and said under keen bidding, lain line has touched bottom price.-, ana the de;nand is very strong indeed. Bacon and hams are offering imore freoiy at last weeks < j notations. Fruit. —The supplies have been fairly up to requirements. Shipments from Sjo.uey landed in unsatisfactory condition, and sold at a slight advance on previous rates, so far as « ranges and mandarins were concerned. Lemons, which were In fair . Mif'ply. added to increased local supplies, j came uo»-n to very !o<v prices. apples.—Supplies are generally from the South, and good quantities have been comiug forward, almost sufficient to satisfy all requiremeuts without importations from Tasmania: values, although satisfactory, ruled very much below those of the previous year. The first shipment of American Gravenslein apples is due here in. about a fortnight's time. Poultry was panned in smaller numbers than usual, the quality generally being on the poor uric, high prices ruled throughout, ' field Produce. — Potatoes: Southern,! prim?. £10 to £10 10/ ton; local, new/ ■ 2}d to .Id lb. Onions, 24/ cwt; American.' repacked, 20/ to -2/. I Dairy Produce.— Butter: Farmers' la' prints. lOJrl to 1/ lb. prime hulk 10d;i prime milled, in bulk for export, 1/. Fresh oggs. lid dozen. Finit Apples: N>w Zealand, coloured, extra superior. 12 e> to 13/ case; do., good "i fair. '■>'' to 10,e,- Tasmanian Stunners, 10.' in 11 '6: Southern. S/ to 11/. Tomatoes: Hothouse, B<l to 1/ lb. Oranges: Sydney. (i' to 8/ raw. Mandarins: Sydney. 7/ to 8' gin; 8/8 to 11/6 case. Lemons: Local, prlnji'.. .V to 7/ rase, rough and coarse 3/ to :'./6; Sydney. 3/3 to 7/. Passion fruit: Inferior, 3/ to 5/ case. Walnuts. Sd to rijrl lh. Peanuts. 2}d lb. Bananas, 4/ to R • bunch. 2Jd lh repacked. Pines. 14/ to 13, eritp. C.ocoaniits, 13/ sack. Poultry.— Hens: Common, killing, 2-3 to 2 T, each: extra, up to 3/6; special breeds, 2i> to 310 each. Table roosters: Light, 2/ to 2/R earn: heavy, 3/ to 4/10. Ducks. 2/3 to 3' each. Geese, 3/ to 3/3 each.. Chicks. fid to V each. Ducklings, 6<i to TOri each. Tnrkey gobblers: Light. 7/ to ft/ each: heavy, n.' to 12. Tortey hens: Lfcht. 3/6 to 4/ each: heavy, 5/ to 5/9. Youns P'-gs. 10' to 1 ~/ 6 . according to size.

STOCK SALES.

Messrs DaigPty and Co.. Limited. Palme.rston North, report as follows: — At our usual weekly Palmerston North Faie on Tunrflay. we had a medium entry i of stock, which sold as follows:—Empty s>tore ewes. 11/11: empty forward ewes to 14/: light fat cow;, £5 3/; dairy cows, in milk, to £5. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company have received the followinc cablegram form their London house, under date -Ith inn.:— Wheat: We quote an Australian cargo at 41V c.l.f. The market is firm, but inactive, owing to unfavourable crop reports, and the outlook is encouraging. We quote per quarter c.i.f. Ne-« Zealand wheat, loneberried 37/. Oats: We Quote Cartons. 23/6. Good demand. I Tallow: We qnote present spot values for! the following descriptions: Good mutton. 1 Xli?, per cwt: good beef, 35/3 per cwt;l, mixed. 326 per cwt. The market is quiet." j

LOXDOX. '

(By Csbfe.— Press Association.—Copyright.) ' (Rereived 9.35 a.m.) 1 LONDON. September fl Metals.—Spelter, £26 7/6; iron 65/ li wolfram. £2n. Sugar.—German 12/, first marts 13/7. Wool—The Bradford -wool market is strong, especially for low crossbreds; sixtyfours 27* d. super 2fi*d, common sixties 25* d. fifty-sixes 21jd. fifties lSid, forty-siies 15+ d, forties Hd.

•" i LONDON" MARKET REPORT.

HONEY AM) PItODCCE KATES. (By Cable—Press Association.—Copyright.) LOXT>ON, Sept. P. Bank of England Returns.—Toe following are Rank of England returns for the week: Or.in. £40.935.00>: reserve. £31.365.i.»n): proportion of reserve to liabilities. 4!1.50 per ceut; notes in r.ircn'arion. £20.21 4.000; pnhlip deposits, £13.897.000; other deporfrs. £47,116.000; Government securities, £13.36*.U)0: orher securities. £36,519,000. Money Xnrku.—Bank rare, 4 pep c»nt: short loans. 2 per cent; three months' bill*. "i per cent: Paris rate. 2J per cent: Berlin rate. 4; per rim. Consols (quoted on Aiipilii 30 at £75 7 61. £74 10/. New ZeaHrd 4 per ivnrs iquore.l oa August 23 at £'!"■_' i 101. fI(W 10 >,><v Zealand 31 per cent* ' (onotwl on .Till 26 at £94), £94: New Zea- 1 lan«i :i per cents (qnr.red on July 26 at £H4). I £S2 In. Othi*r sfx-ks are nuchanssd. i i[ffil>. - reaper: On spot, £70. "throe ' £70 1-J.iV Electrolytic, £S1 la-'B. I Th: On spot £217 10.'. at three months £".'ls 13 . Lend: £21 15/. Silver: 2/4|. Wheat.—The market ie inactive, and ua-<-hanjf«l Liverpool futures: Octobers fUSd. DP-embers BS}<l. Flo.i i> sk"r. Australian pnrr-nts 276 ex store. Oats are quiet. La Plata September shipment. is/3. Bot:e.r and Cheese.—Butter is very dull. ColoniaJ is nominally unchanged. Danisn is worth, about 120■". Cheese is firm. New Zealand. 65/ to 66', and stocks are practically exhausted. Bank of Australasia.—Tbi? Bank of Australasia his declared a dividend of 14/ and a bonus of 12/ per e-hare. The sum of £30.<V)i) has. been added to the reserve, and £20.00,1 to the premises account, whilst £18,200 has bee.n carried forward. Messrs. Daljrety and Oompany, Ltd.. ar° in reoripf of the following cable from their bead office, under date oth Inst.:— ■• Bmter market steady, but. qiiier. Sixty-eight thousand c.wt. of butter equals total imports into T'nJrril Kingdom for week fjiding Saturday, as compared with 61,0O"i.~wt£. for correspondinpr pfrlrxl last year. The Copenhagen official qnotaTion is uuobangiMl. We quott>: Ehiuisa butter. 12?/; finest Australian, salted. 114 , unsalted lie/. Cheese steady, prices un-