COMMERCIAL.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 15918, 4 June 1917, Page 11

COMMERCIAL.

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) (Received Juno 3r3, 5.5 p.m.) MISCELLANEOUS. IjONDON, June 1. Tallow —Stock 6381 tons, imports 2076, deliveries 23CS. Hemp —The market is firm, and at a high point. Fair May-July shipment is quoted at £85 10s. Copra—Spot £15 ss. Rubber —Para 3s 2d, plantation and smoked 2s lTiJd. Rabbits —The market is dull aQ d tending easier. F:'ozen meat —New Zealand mutton 9sd. lamb 10} d, Australian mutton 9}d, lamb 10id. SATURDAY'S POULTRY MARKET. Messrs J. B. Merrett and Company had an excellent entry, just on 2000 birds being entered. Hens were in Rood demand. Table chickens realised 4 S 6d to 9s, hen s 3 S to 5s lOd. pullets 3s Gd to 10s 9d, ducks 5s to 7s 10d. geeso 7s to 10s, turkeys 'lis to 335. all per pair. EGG MARKET. ■ Supplies of eggs have come in much, more freely, with the result that prices eased during the week. Canterbury Egg Circle first grades are quoted at 2s 3d, seconds 2s Id dozen. ASHBURTON MAHKET. "Wheat —The demand is much in excess of the supply, as although a numbor of millers state they have sufficient stocks to carry them on for several months, others, who only hold small supplies, find a difficulty in keeping them up. In only very few cases have growers to accopt less than maximum Government price.

Oats —Tho market is very firm, but owing to the North Island having imported heavily from Australia during tho past few months, buyers there aro for the present independent of the southern markets, and are not disposed to do forward business at the the southern merchants' quotations, especially as contracts for further shipments from Australia ai*e still current, and it is not definitely certain that further shipments of oats cannot be made from Australian ports. The quantity of oats on offer by growers is very restricted, and prices given vary according to the purpose for which the puchases ar© required. Quotations: A Gartons 3s 7d to 3s Bd, extra heavy milling or seed 3s 9d to 3s lOd; B Gartons 3s 6d to 3s 7d, light samples 3s 3d to 3s sd; Duns 3s 2d to 3s 4d,for inferior light samples, 3s Gd to 3s 7d for good quality and colour, 3s 8d to 3s lOd for specially prime lots.

Chaff—Th© demand for prime quality is steady, and 80s to 82s 6d per ton, on trucks, is current value, while second quality and low grade vary according to quality to 20s per. ton lower. FAT STOCK SALE. (rnESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) 3>UNBDIN, June 2. At the fat stock sal© in connexion with the TYinter Show, thero ■was strong competition between freezing buyers and butchers. The bulk of tho entry went for export. "Messrs Sims, Cooper and Co., Messrs Armour and Co., and Messrs Borthwick and Co. were th© principal buyers. Prize cattle brought £25 to £30, wethers 50s to 140s, and lambs 50s to 90s.