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Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 152, 27 June 1914, Page 9

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FRUIT AXD PRODUCE MAUKKT. Auctioneers report that owing to the wintry weather business la the fruit and produce markets haa hec-n rather dull during the week, and prices show a slight decline in one or two lines of fruit. Sydney iniindnrln-. in the earlier part of ihe week sold well. IxK-a! apples ami pears are unaltered. Other lines have wectkened. The potato market has firmed, and lieller sales arc being made. Southern shipiuenis have been smaller than last w.-ck. The onion market is well supplied, and a good many poor-conditioned samples are being offered. Fresh eggs were forwarded in larger quantities and di-.-lined In price. Farmers' butter was scarce. Root crops, such as swedes, kumaras and carrots, are selling fairly well. Potatoes: Prime Southern, £5; medium, locals. '1/0 to ;!/ per ciri. Onions: Imported, best, 0/8 per cwt; second quality, 31/11 to -4/ per ewf. Untter: rarmers - . in prints. IWA. Eggs: Fresh. 1,-U to 1/8. Fruit—Apples: Lo.-al. coloured, estra superior, cis.', dessert, 0/ : good, 7/t, to S/ : medium, 5/ to ii/G: best cooking. 7/G to B.: Rood. 0/. (Pears: 'Dessert, best, 10/ t.i 11. : good, ... «trapes; Hothouse, per lb. 1/8 to 2/, Tomatoes: Hothouse, per lb. oil to Hd. Oranges: Local, case. Poorman, .1/0: island, case. .1/ to 71. according to condition. Mandarins : Sydney. 17/6 gin- Lemons. Local, prime, case. 10/ to 11/: local, rough and coarse, case, If. rassion fniit. 10/ per hoi. Peanuts, per lb, 2id. Pines, crate, 10/ Cocoannts. sack. 13/. Poultry. —Hens, each : Good condition, - ' to 2/10; po.tr. 1/0 to 1/!); special purebred pullets from 3 to ,V-1. Table roosters, each : ttood. up to 4/8 : others. 1 10 to 3/fi. Ducks, each. 2/ to 2/10. (loose, each. 3/ to 4/. Turkey gobblers, each, 8/ li> 10/. Turkey hens, each, 1/ to 0/.

LONDON MAItKET REPORT. MONEY AND PRODUCTS RATES. (By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright.) LONDON, .lime 2»S. Mouev Markets.—Bank rate. 3 per cent. Short loans 2'; per cent- Three monthsbills. 27 IU per cent. Paris bunk rate. 2* per cent. Berlin bank rate. 3 per cent. Consols. .£74 17/(5. Wool.—ln tho Bradford market little li'.i.-.iness is bcinz done. Merinos show fair inquiry, while erossbreds are slow. Wheal.—The market Is less depressed, the demand having improved. Australian, on spot. 38/8. Flour.—The market Ls dull, with tin cn-der tendency. Australian in store is realising 26/ U. " _ _. , Oats.—The demand is steady. La rlatn .Inne-.lulv shipments, M/VM: (lartnus. Jnne.ltily. 21/3. Bntter.—The market is very slow. Colonial arrivals have been small. Australian is nominally unchanged, and New /.,'inid very scarce. Choicest, salted Is nominally worth 110/ lo 112/: Danish, llti/ to I] V. , . .„ Cheese.-Prices are lower, owing .o inferior qur.lily. New Zealand white 6../, coloured 01/. , Sheenskins.—At the sheepskins sales there was a good attendance, and spirited competition. Four thousand Aiistralasians were offered, uud all were sold. Australian combings were -Jd to -id dearer: trulian combings were Id dearer: cross. breds clothings id to Id dearer: Merinos unchanged. New Zealand erossbreds co'.iioimrs Id dearer: elothiags. id dearer. Apples.—The Wiltshire* apples nlVered at Liverpool showed very variable quality mauv being undersized. Tasmaiiian real Imd &'0 to 8/0 for best Stunners: New York. 10/0; Soiitli Australian, S, to !)/t>.

(JOLDSBROOGH, MOBT'S PROFITS. (By Cable.—Press Association.— Copyright.) .MELBOURNE, this day. Oldshrough. -Mort's profits for Uie past year totalled £15UGft. tn which was added £70.652 hrmisbt forward, couiparert witu 21-W.9-.-j. the previous year's profits. PKOIGHDE JERSEY SALE. \t Hamilton yesterday t*e Farmers' Cooperative Aueiloi.ccrtug Company held a • clearing sale ..r -Mr. I. Day's Penearmw herd or pedigree Jersey stock. The. Jr. lot* submitted realised £3857. The top price was ISigns for a cow Imported from Jersey. Sixty guineas was given for the Australian bnll Charms Lord Twylteh. which was champion at Palmerston North law year. The Roaknru Farm ot Instruction purchased two cows ar lOOgns aud 105gna respectively. TALLOW AXD WHEAT. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. Ltd.. have received the Following cablegram fr-om their London house under date .lime 'li. 1814:—'Tallow.— We quote present spot valu<>s for the following descriptions:—Fine mutton, :M/u per cut: trood beef. SEJ/'.lt mixed. 1S»/!I. The market i.s quiet. Wheat.-We have sold an Attctralitin cargo tit 3(1/(1 c.i.f. There is very little demand owing to favourable crop reports. The general outlook is discour^s-. ing."'