COMMERCIAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIX, Issue 41, 16 February 1918, Page 10

COMMERCIAL.

FRUIT AND PRODUCE. Auctioneers report that the fruit and produce market Ims been well supplied <luiiujc the week, and business Das been fain, good. • Trices Ivr local stone fruit .remain low, ami will continue until the jrlut Is over, 'i'liere Is a very poor demand feu apples. Local tomatoes are firmer in values, ami Bon Chretien pears have advanced. I'asslous arc pleutifnl. i-'or Island bananas, if ot prime ijciallty anil in sound, condition, good prices are expected.

The potato market is very unsatisfactory, supplies exceeding the immediate demand, anil prii-es are Jow. Onions are In good demand at quotation. Farmers' butter is sHlius well/ and fresh e i-l» art- in short supply. ,I'oultry. was i,, heavy supply, and values receded, with a xery poor Uemand. Potatoes, local-prime, i'4,-medium 2/8 to 3/ cwt; onions, local, 0/8 cwt. Butter, raroiers'. in prfuts, l 4 to I/O lb, prime, farmers-, bulk, 1/; egss fresh, 1,11 dozen. " '

sii l^'". i, -~ A l , r> ,p s, local, coloured. extra. medium 1/ to 'lj box; pears, lion Chretien', w to "G case, others, dessert, "' to :)/<■, cooking 4 : plums, English varieties, up to 4/ and ' 4 r> ease, Burbanks L'/G to 3/ii; peaches, coloured, best, 4/ io 5/ ease, good R/ to 8/0, others 1 li to 1! ; grapes, hoihousc. s<l lo 10d Ib:'outdoor, up to 5/ box. tomatoes, outdoor, best 3/U lo 4/U box, good 2 C to :' : lemons, local, prime, 14/ to 10/ case, good 10/ to 12/8, local, rough and coarse, 4/: quinces, H/ box: passion fruir.

-/ to -J/0 case: melons, water, large. I/O to -/ each. rod:, large. 1/ tr. 1/0 each; walnuts, lid per Ib: peanuts, fid 1b!

Poultry.—Hens, 1/0 to J,'O each; table roosters. '-• to 4 10 each; ducks. 1/6 to 3/4 each: chicks, "d to 1/ each: turkey gobblers 8/ to 1- (j each: turkey hens, 4/ to 0/ each. Owing to the high price of all fowl fend the market is weak, the hulk of the birds coming to baud being very poor in condition.

WESTFIEXD RAM FAIU. Messrs. Dalgofy and Co., Mil., report having held ttioir Wost field Ham Kalr yesterday, as under:—There was a Rood yarding of ranis of all classes, but owing to the inclement weather Iliero was only it moderate attendance, and consequent ly a medium demand. The following were tinprincipal sales: On account of Mr. S. Standen. Ngnroto shed, two-tooth Uomney rams sold rrom irigns to 'J-Jlgns. On account of Mr. W. Walker, Opotlkl flock. L'-tooth l!omnev rams snlil up to OJgns. Ou account of Mr. .Tohn Knight, four-tooth Rorder-I.ell-ester rnms at -Ukiis. On account of a client, two-tooth Itonmey rams up to Ssrns. On account of a client, four tooth maiden English Lincoln ranis, at 48ns, On ar,-omit of other clients. four-Moth Southdown rams at ogns: full-mouth rums at Igu to

CANTERBURY PRODUCE MARKET. (.By Telegraph.—rress Association.) riiKisTcnrncrr. Friday. . The extremely hot weather of the enrller part of the week has licrn succeeded by light southerly rain, which will cause a further delay in harvesting operations. Most of the crops on Ihe plains have, however, been secured, but a number of farmers have been waiting to thresh out of stool;. Although very little wheat is being offered in the city, sales arc being inife falrly freely in the country. Deliveries are being made at the local mills, ami tho first shipment is being made to Auckland. A good deal of the wheat coming forward is off colour, but some of the lines are in excellent condition. Oats are in demand, but vr>r.v few am obtainable at present. The same may be saiil of oatsheaf chaff, the

price of which is now £4 to £4 5/ at country stations, for Immediate delivery. There is" no business doing in potatoes. Owing to the unfavourable weather on the Banks Peninsula for threshing cocksfoot, there is very little of, this seed yet offering from there.