GENERAL MERCHANDISE.

Press, Volume L, Issue 15017, 11 July 1914, Page 13

GENERAL MERCHANDISE.

Tea. —India-,: A very small sale, including two • invoices of new season's teas, which fetched long prices. Other invoices were of little interest. Java: A fair-sized, sale, market was firmer. Ceylon;. A.good demand for 7 -!!'classes of tea with "the. exception of medium Brokeni'Pekoe, which are inclined to be irregular",. has only been a moderate supply, at public auction this week. Prices fully, steady, but quotably unchanged. Santos: Dearer for the week, although receipts still . continue very heavy. -.'.-.'.... '■-"• Sugar.—Shipments of Java and Taikoo sugar are now coming forward], and possibly 'this ia the reason. of the two reductions in price made by the Colonial Sugar Co. since th© beginning of tho month. Californian ■ Canned Fruits.—Orders ■riven early in" the year will be coming th at much. lower prices than present rates—rin*ffactt t business in the lower grades of apricots and pears has been i refused. '~-'■• . j Californian Dried Fruits, —There is i not much change to report except that seeded raisins and Thompson's seedless raisins have "been withdrawn. . Mediterranean Fruits. —Currants and figs are unchanged, sultanas have been withdrawn/ aud orders are only being taken subject to war clause. Quotation- aro out for new season's muscatels. Oil of Lemon. —To conform with the new; Government regulations lemon oil h_6 advanced about Is 9d per lb. . Apples — Orders for Tasmanian, evaporated and Aka apples-are now being executed. In tho last-mentioned line a firm has started locally, and with the dntyof in their .favour they will doubtless take a place in this market." ''Linseed Oil.—As'intimated in yester- • day moruMig*s newspapers, the price of this article has been reduced from last week's quotation for prompt, shipment. Forward shipment remains tho same. ; 'WThite Lead and Red Lead.—-There is no change • from last quotation, which advanced prices IDs per ton. Pig Iron.,—There has been a reduction of "2s per ton against last month's price. Stool girdera have also been reduoed 5s per-ton. ■'■•..-', . ■ Kapoc—The price remains-the same for Aug-ost shipment, but has advanced ••for' shipment in December. , -ornsacks and Woolpacks.—Labour tronblee at the mills are greatly int**-*----feriTur vrjth business for the near position for which goods are still extremely •scarce, and only procurable at the premium over, prices ruling for later deliveries over the more distant months. Up to the end ojf.last month mill_.showed more disposition to entertain ,busi- ' neas, but at prices that did not attract buyers, and eonsequenthr few sales r_ulted. The volume of business being done is mostly by native grpeculators for< del-very ; frori October onward to Jnne. 1915 Prosnect- for the new croo are so far satisfactory.