GENERAL MERCHANDISE.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18668, 17 April 1926, Page 12

GENERAL MERCHANDISE.

\ - groceries. ! I I I "Wholesale merchants report business this week as decidedly improved. Bookings for the , '•Jjth deliveries are now being taken, and the end of this month should see still further improvement. The steamer which was scheduled to leave j Singapore for Sew Zealand ports in April hap apparently departed for this country, as her j due date in I.vttelton is about May fcth. This ] week's cable from Singapore contains no quotations for the April steamer, but mentions July-August as the next sailing. I'or the above shipment, pepper prices are easier han formerly: sago, tapioca, and pines are about the same figures as previously. .Smyrna sultanas are again quoted for early shipment from the Mediterranean, with the usual full rango of quality, the difference between the first grade and. the fourth quality being £5 a ton over four grades. The best grade of Smyrna sultanas, however, cannot come up to the 3-crown Mildura sample,whilst the latter have the added advantage of being very clean fruit. Gream of tartar is again quoted at low ■rates, and quotations to arrive in the neighbourhood of 9Jd-10<± should now be available. Sugar supplies are sufficient to meet all demands. This year has not seen the usual shortage of past jam seasons. The shortage of fresh fruit for preserving has caused a shrinkage in the sugar consumption. The coming winter season should see substantial demand for jams through the grocers' shops. There is no doubt that this season's jam making by the housewives of Canterbury haH been the lowest on record. Tho demand for tinned fish still remains good, and stocks of the staple lines are sufficient to cover all requirements. Hawaiian pineapple this season will be considerably lower .than last year. This line a few years ago was costing very high, consequently tho demand declined until quite a number of stores let stocks run completely out, .and did not re stock the line. With prices this season at a level to allow of retailing tho _ 2Jib tins at Is Bd, sales should recover their former volume. NE W ' COMPANIES. The Mercantile Gazette records the registration of the following new companies: - Walker, Ltd. Regd. as a private company March 10th, 1926. . Office: 15 Bedford row. Capital :■ £2OOO, into ■ 3000. shares of ill each. Subscribers; Christchurch—W. L. Walker, IQOO, A, q-. Larking 1000. Objects: To carry on business of fruit importers and general produce merchants. Timaru. llasonic Temple, Ltd. Regd. as a private company April Bth, 1926. Office;. 164 Stafford street, Timaru. Capital: £SOOO, into 2000 ordinary , shares and 3000 preference shares. Subscribers; Timaru—B. L. Blodorn 'arid' A. L. Hudson 500 ord,, 1200 pref.; J. T." Hunt and W. Mcßride 500. ord., 1200 pref.; R.' F. Provan anil' J. Moyes 500 ord., 600 pref.; R: .J. Kilgour' and A. L!/Taylor 500 ord. Objects: To build and .maintain a,, hall ,or halls ani all other buildings necessary for the ptirpoars of Maoonic lodges etc., and-general. • '• Nelson-Blenheim ■ Express-• Service, Ltd. .'Regd; as a private company-April 9th* 1926. Office': 78.Hardy street,-Nelson. Capital: £999, intb 999 shares of £ 1 each. ~ Subscribers': Nelson—C. M. J. Newport 333; Blenheim—J." J. 11. Kei* 333; Christ-church —R. W. 01 liver 333. Objects: To purchase, maintain, and work ■ motor-cars; oharabancs, or other vehicles appropriate' for carriage of passengers and goods. j ' CEREALS. ' ' ' . • ! (Reoeivffd April 16th, 8.30 p.m.) ' ' _a - LONDON, April IS. Wheat cargoes- are steady, and the deJna.nd. is quieter. Sales have b.sen made at from 58s »d to 69s 1 . .. . Parcels are in v active : request, and'show a steadier tone,' sale's being made' at from 58s 3d for 58s 6d. Liverpool futures—May, lis 6|d; July,, lis 6Jd; .Ootober,. 10s fljd. - Spot but firm. '' Australian is'iihjp is quoted. at,- 61s- 6d. Flour, is firmer, Australian. ex stote being quoted at 43s 3d. _ Oats are /active, but peas and beans are quiet • . . METALS, (Received April ifithi, 11.5T p.m.) LONDON, April 15. Lead—Spot £29 2s 6d, forward *2O Hi SI iper_\.tpn;. ■ ' ' '• ' *'• Spelter--Spot £92 15s, forward 483.15s per -ton. •' '' ~ '.' '• ■. Tin—.£2B6 12*. Bd. pep ton. v. v Silver—Standard 39{d, fins 39id per <w; ' * J MELBOURNE MARKETS, '. MELBOTTRNE, April ' VThtit is qnieterst 6s4Jd a bushel.', Oats—Milling Sis lOd a. bushel, feed 8s Bd. Barley—English es to;4s 6d a bushel. Caps 3s - 94 .to 4s. ' . Poiatoes—'fll to £l2 10« a ton. -Onions—<?l9 a ton. (Received April 16th, 8.30 p.m.) „ LONDON, April 15. Butter is very quiet. Hew Zealand—Choicest salted 172s to> 174s per cwt; exceptionally good 1765; unsalted 174<. ■" , -Australian—Salted and unsalted 172s to 1745. " | Danish—l7Bs. Cheese—.New Zealand white 95«; coloured 965. ■ Australian—White and coloured 91s to 935. Sugar, granulatod 29s lid per cwt. | The .'New Zealand Loan' and' -Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., have received the-following cabled adviee from London:—Butter: New Zeslsnd choicest 173s to 174s per cwt; exceptionally choice 176's per ewt. Market is S'ow. Australia, 172s per cwt.' Danish, 178s per ewt. Cheese: 95s to 97s per cwt. Market is steady. ' Dalgety sad Co., Ltd/, have received the following cabled, advice from London;— Butter—The market is quiet; , We quote: Finest-New Zealand, 1745; for exceptional New Zealand brands, 1765; finest Australian, salted 11725, unsalted 1745; Danish, 180s. The total, import's of butter into the United Kingdom last' month -were 468,000cwt, as compared with 490,000c\rt for the same period last year. Cheese—The market: is very slow. We quote: New Zealand, white 955, eolonTed 975; Canadian, on spot, 110s. THE PROPERTY MARKET, ■ H. C. ■ Smith, auctioneer, the City Market, reports having submitted by- auction account District Public- Trustee, the property situated No. 128 Hastings street, Sydenham. The property was passed in at auction, having failed to reach the reserve price, but was sold' afterwards at a' satisfactory figure to Mr Lyall. —6 Messrs Baker Bros., Estate Agents,' 166 Manchester street,. Teport having made the following sales during.the last few days:— On account of the owner, superior fiveroomed. residence and'glasshouse, Ollivier's road, to Mr- Grant. On account of. Mr A. Bradley, fourroomed house, City north, to Mr Smith. On" acoount of Mr Wilson, valuable building section of nearly half an acre, Fendalton, to Mr-Walker. On account of Mr J. McCracken, five-room-ed bungalow and nearly i-acre, Spreydon, to Mr Burt. —6 GRADE JERSEY SALE. •' The grade Jersey herd of Messrs L. and J.' Prosser, Leeston, was disposed of at an auction conducted by Messrs H. Matson and Co. trices for cows ranged from 9gns to 21gns, an average of 14gns for 27 head. Helfer3 ranged from Signs to 10Jgn«, an average of lOgng. • The principal buyers were Messrs F. Chapman (Graenpark), C. H. Watson (Methven), J. C. Smith (Christchurch), J. Reader (Waikari), W. Wright (Riccsrton), W. Jscobs (ChristJ. ' Conwav (Dunsandel). N: Conninghim (Brookside), sod Tyson (Springston). Three pedigree bulls were offered, tut onlr one, -Llanvabon Ensign, was sold, Mr J. Heslop, of Raksis, purchasing it at £l6.'. WOOL. I Bradford wool quotations are firm %nd ' unchanged, but the fear of the eosl crisis | is stopping busmees.