COMMERCIAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 9, 10 January 1914, Page 10

COMMERCIAL.

FRUIT AND PRODfCE MARKET. The Irult and produce nrirfccL* have been rfutted. and prices generally ruled very low. Potatoes were In poor demand anil only best samples were saleable. I,wal onions came to hand in increased quantities, and vv-cll-drieU samples sold well Vegetables sold :it low values. F-irmnrs' batter mill .it reduced prie.-s, while c KC s were hicher. The poultry market is in full supply. Buyers are ail overstocked and very few are operailnc except at low prices. (Jrcrwers arc stronjrly iirst-d to hold back I'Meld Produce.—Potatoes: Local, prime. nominal : mnliiim. unsaleable. Onions: l.Wril, !) 'to 11,': ,|>or>rlv dried. :!'<". to "i liairy Produce.—Uu'ttir: Farmers'.' in prints. 7<l to H>d : prime farmers', bulk, 7d to Nd. fresh, i: io l Knilr.—Apples : Ixjcill, coloured, extra s:ip«rior. rase, 4•' fc ."• : medium, :; to .". T>: box. medium. 1 io 10; case. eookinK, S/ In «.'. Orapes: IxwaU (M tn 1 I. Prars. 1' to ■'/. I'turns: Knjrlish varieties. <_" n> 4 T>: Kurbanks. 1/ to ::■■<!: Oioii. l' to is. I'eacihes: <"olonrert. choice, in t,, :: <;; others. 1' to 2/. Tomutoej* : Hothouse, per lb. 4d to Sd : oiiuiir.ir, p»r ll>. -'d to 3d. Poultry.—Hens, nai-li, 1/ to 1 u>: extra heavy. -J 1 lo -J-:i. Tunic roosters, rai-h. i' d to .". : extra heavy. :•,'(> u> .V: small. 1 :; in u'4. rturks. each: oM. 1 to 1/0: ynune table liinls. It> iv -J T. (lecsp, each. 2/li 10 4.'. Chicks, each. :M to I.'. Ducklings, each. <",d to lud. Tnrke.v gobbler*. raieh, S to It . Turkey hens, each, ::' to r. . Vounj: piss. each. 11/ to 14/. CHBISTCnCKC'H UUAIN JkTAIIKET. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.)

CimiflTCllCiKrn, Friday. The local praiii mark.-t is 111 a waiting r-oiidltiou ai preseni, as nothing of any impurtamv is cxprcttal until new srain besins to n>me .-.round. It will lx> ai le:isi a fortnight before any jrruiu Lhresinnl i>lll of stuuk is available. The only sample at new jjraln brought on the market was some mKbed-oiit Algerian oats, for which Uie owner was offered 1/ti. but this price was declined. Old wheat i< saleable if it is offered, and odd linos of 1.0111 milling an<i fowl wheat combined :ire to be picked up .•it advanced rates now ruling. It is roported tluit rust lias done sumo damage to irons In North Canterbury, but to what exteut will onlj- be Known when, too harvest becomes more general. T,OXIXXX MAKIvETT RKPOIBrK. I.ONTXXN. January ". Moncr JlsirkeL —Bank r;rte, 4* per <-ent; short loans. :SJ per cent; three niouOis' bills 4 1-Ki per cent: FUrte rate, aj I»er cent; JJerlin rale. :<i per cent. Consols ojiU Colonial Stor-k- —Consols, ■m 36/; y-ev.- S=«nth Wales •* P"-r <s?nts. £!I8: Vt-utortan 3 per cents, £77; Queensland 3 per <-ctit= £7T- other stocks unchanged. Metuis. — lV.ixper. chectroilytk-, £«I ,10/: tin. £107 to fl<B la/: lead, £19; n% iron, no/ to ra/2; har silver is quoted ai per standard ounce. Wool.—T3)t- Braiiford wool market is quiet nral ans'-hnn-xed. A-ppJrs.—Tnn prospeots of th-e AflfrtToiiau apple have opened well. The Nora Kcottan :ind < "iiliforuihin stocks wiH jirobatbly be cleared ibulVtrt! the first arrival of tire Australian supplies. Wlieat. is «tead.v ami unchanged. 30/G t« ::n'lol ljeinf: p:uW ror an Anstrniian gran-el dxie to arrive early. Australiaa spot is d-ull and nominally iinaite-refl. 1 ,% 10ur. b'ionr is dull ami \lllalf red. Own. —Oats are qniet. I-α. I'lata JsLDnary*>bTOary. uni. Bean* -and Peas.—'Beans oral peas are croiet and mx-lrcLngf*!. Butter. —iHutter <-losed slow after a £"od trade on >fond:iy, Tuesday, and Wnlncsdoy. Danish 127/ to 129/; <tfK>n-est AtistraHan, 112/ to 114/: 'N*w Zealand. 118/ to 120/. rrhe rotoukil arrivals this week ext-eed IIO.DOO tunes. Oheese. —Cheese is firm and ■unorhaiKred. Bn<T>n. —Bncon is ste4idy. A few Australian iCumberiands J>rouf?ht in 00/ to G2/. illessrs (Daifeety aT«I 'Conrpa-ny, I.iuikM. re.port luivlrujc received the cublecrain from ttheir head :l»urlou, under date January "*h. 1&14: —"Wool: The list of arriva , ]? is <3nse«l. >ir arrlviaJe. 284,000 I>alt3s: direct fopnardTmsi to ireairafaftilu'ers irt iHnme ami abroad. 170.000 bales; old stock. Iβ,ooo tales; left avjrtlidrfe for sale, 129,500 irales."