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Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19724, 14 September 1929, Page 18

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DAIRY BOARD. ELECTION RESULTS. (FBBSS ASSOCIATION TBLBOBAH.) WELLINGTON, September IS. The Dairy Board elections resulted as follows: — Ward 5 —J. R. Corrigan re-elected unopposed. Ward 6. W. A. lorns (Maryborough). 595£ tonnage votes, elected; P. Da vies (Hamua), 1871 tonnage votes. Ward 9. J. Dunlop (Seaward Downs). 187J tonnage votes, elected; T. M. -Timpany (Woodlands), 138* tonnage votes.

BOARD OF TRADE RETURNS INCREASED IMPORTS. (UKITED PHESS ASSOCIATION —Br EUSCTEIO TELEGRAPH COPYRIGHT.) (Received September 13th, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, September 12. The Board of Trade returns for August show that imports have increased by £3 268,000, exports by £628,000, and reexports by £264,000. The principal increases in imports are: — Dutiable food and drink .. 618,000 Wood and timber .. .. 641 ' U "X Rubber .. --^f-000 Oils and fata . - • • 902,000 In exports the principal increases are: — Coal .. •• •• 647,000 Vehicle. I: ' •• . ..1,301.000 The principal decrease m imports is ; — Cotton .. , •• 1.587>0 In exports the principal decreases ar«.— Cotton yarns manufactures .. I '°°^°° o , Woollen manufactures .. . • °y u ',j" u —Australian Press Association, Lnited bervice.

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES. (BBITISB OJFICU.I WIBELXSS.) RUGBY, September 12. Par. Sept. 5. Sept. 12. Par*, fr. to £1 .. 25.331 123.*£ 123 895 Brussels, belgas toil 6 Oslo, kr to £1 . 18.159 18.205 18.200 Copenhagen, kr toil 18.159 18 215 18.^1 Stockholm, kr. to £1 13.159 18 10 UUO Amsterdam, fl. •• 12.107 12.091 12.090 Berlin. Reichmarkea to £ i .. 19.500 30.37 .20.36 Montreal, doi. to £1 4,86* *;f» A *£L New York, dol. to £1 4.86J 4.54 23-32 4.84} Batavia .. •■ 12-107 Prague, kroner to £1 24.02 163| lMf Geneva, kroner to £1 25.20 25.180 25.17 Milan .. .. 92.46 92.695 92.70 a Vienna .. - 34.58* 34.44 34 425 Helsingfors •- 193.23 193 182| Madrid •• 25.22* 32.905 32.375 Son '.. .. 4.50* 106.20 108 20 Athens .. - 25.22* 375 3/5 Bucharest, lei to £1 815 819 817 Buenos Ayree, kroner 47.62 47 7-32 47 7-32 Rio de Janeiro .. 16.0 H °i Bombay .. •• 18.18 1711713-16 Shanghai .. .. 34J 2Si 24| Hon K -Kong ..24 23J 23* Yokohama .. -. 26.22 23 3-32 23 9-32' LEAD. (Received September 13th, 5.5, p.m.) LONDON, September 12. Lead—lmports 29,268 tons, exports 10,171 tons. —Australian Press Association, United Service. METALS. LONDON, September 12. Sept,9. . Sept. 12, ' (per M>i.) (per ton.) Copner— jB a. d. £ s. d. Standard, spot- .. 72 H. 6 76-15 0 Standard," -forward 79 18 11 ' 77 6 0Electrolytic .. 84 10 0 84.10 0 to •■ 85. 5 0 85 0 0. "Wire bars .. 85 5 0 85 0 0 Lead — Spot A « 23 10 0 23 10 0 Forward .. ... 23 12 6 23 13 9, Spelter— Spot «. „ 24 5 0 24 3 9 ( Forward ~ .. 25 1 S 24 15 0 TinSpot .. ..205 3 9 204 11 3 Forward .. ..209 3 9 208 11 3 SilverStandard, <«. ..24 1-16 d 23|d Fine, oz. .. 25 15-16 d 25|d —Australian Prees Association, TTnited Service. DAIRY PRODUCE. LONDON, September 12. The butter market is firm. Prices are:— Danish, 1935; choicest salted New Zealand, 178s to 180s; Australian, 174s to 1765; unsalteds, 2s and 4s less. The cheese market is quiet. Quotations are: New Zealand, white 925, coloured 935. —Australian Press Association. The National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand, Ltd., are in receipt of the following cablegram from their principals, A. J. Mills and Co., Ltd., London: — Butter —Market firm. New Zealand, finest 178s to 180s, firsts 1765; Danish, 184s to 186s; Australian, 170s to 1745: Irish, 172s to 1745. -Continental market firm; production declining. _ Cheese —Market steady. New Zealand, white 91s to 925, coloured 93s to 945; Canadian, white 91s to 925, coloured 93s to 945; c.i.f.. prices, 925. . » Dalgety and Company, Ltd.. nave received the following cablegram from their London office, dated September 12th:-~ Messrs Samuel Page and Son report:— Butter—Market firm, but quiet. We quote Danish, tß6s to 188s; finest New Zealand. 175s to 180s; finest Australian, unsalted I6Bt to 1745, salted 168 a to 1745, g.a.q. 162s to 166sCheese—Market steadier. We ouote New Zealand, white 91s to 925, and ,■ coloured 92a to 935; Canadian, spot white 92e to 935, coloured 93s to 945, ci.f. 91s to 925. THE FRUIT MARKET. CHRISTCHURCH. Steady supplies of vegetables have been coaling forward during the week, and prices have been firm for all lines. Cabbages sold at auction at up to 18s a dozen, and cauli-. flowers up to 13s a dozen. Lettuces, which' are in short supply, brought 7s lOd a dozen, and marrows up to 20s a dozen. A small consignment of green peas which came forward realised Is 2Jd per lb. Supplies of j potatoes were plentiful, and prices were in clined to be slightly easier. Good quality onions are now becoming scarce, and values are firmer. Some ot the onions from me cool stores are coming on to the market. Hot-house cucumbers met with a good demand at from Is to 1b Id per lb. Local hot-house tomatoes are scarce, and are commanding high prices, yesterday's values being from 2s 8d to 2s 10d per lb. Coloured varieties of apples are coming to hand ex cool store, and both dessert and cooking are scarce and dear. Jonathans are realising from 8s to 10s a case, Delicious up. to 12s 6d, and cooking varieties to 9s. Supplies of Stunners are still plentiful, and there is' no change in values. There are still a few Navel oranges available ex the Manuka, and they are meeting with a steady demand. A small shipment of Sydney pineapples and passion fruit came in this week. Pineapples realised : up to 255, and passion fruit to 24s 6d. A small Sydney shipment ex the Waikonaiti is expected in a day or two, and there should be a small mixed" Sydney shipment next week. „ . , The following are ruling prices:—Apples, ! Stunners, per case 6s to 8s: Delicious, per case up to 12s 6d : ennk'ng. per case up to 9s; lemons, Auckland, per case up to 15s: mandarins, per case 23s to 255; oranges, «Svd'ney, per case up to 20s; oranges, marmalade per case up to 20s; oranges. South Australian Navels, per case up to 22s 6d; passions Svdnev, per case 24s to 25e; pineapple's, Sydney, per case up to 255; pears, dewert per half-case 3s 6d to ss: tomatoes, dessert, per lb 2s 8d to 2s lOd; walnuts, nor !b 8d to 9d: beet, per dozen bundles „„ to 2s: cabbages, per dozen up to 18 3 ; Uulirlnwers. P" dozen no to 13s; carrots, hoa , B , per lb Is, Is Id; celery, per bundle nto 7d - ereen peas, oei* lb up to Is 2ld ; vmners*. oer lb up to 2*d: leeks, per bundle " to 4*d: lettuce, per dozen up to 7s lOd: '_.— --*" r>»* dn*en n« to or >«:. not°*oofi, ner up to 3s «d: onions, per , jr i,.; i> s 6d to 4s: parsnips, per dozen «« to Is 6d: potatoes, per sack 10s to 13s: rmnvpkins. per lb up to 2d: radishes, per dozen up to Is 4d: rhubarb, per dozen 103 t lie; spring onions, per dozen up to-. Is ~°A- turnips, per dozen up to Is 6d; spinach, "°J dozen up to 2s; swedes, per sugar-bag, Southland, up to 2 s 6d.

dunedin. £THB PRESS Special Service.] j DTTNEDIN, September 13. . il. are mostly of the Supplies <»*PP le £ h e demand is confined Stunner variety ln otber varieties also to choice quality. The Samoa n bananas have a good demand. * ne%t shi nt C °n tUlU t„ to tr P l)unedn direct by the Maui ™il come to Dwew ■> oQ Ootober Pomare, which is -IJtK Thprs will be about Jouu cases lor }u i f „ e v»f ■• 4 "few crates of Fijian the local market. A ie bananas reached the « was « 0 , week. The Qual.t*. ho^ e 6 Manuka, which to the usual "andard. J from is expected °,S„ KareTu at the end of Sepbourne, and the Kareiu at f.,,»vl_ tember from Sydney Seffo 0 / Operand .lemons in both Melboune and Sydney continues %er> n.ni. INVERCARGILL. (SPECIAL TO THE FBESS.) INVERCARGILL, September 13. Business in the local fruit mart continues in a satisfactory state. Spring rhubarb is now coming forward regularly and meeting with a keen demand. There is a good enquiry for all spring vegetables. Choice cauliflowers are keenly sought after, and realising good values. There are plentiful supplies of apples, but the demand is confined to first grade fruit. There are still full supplies of navels in stock, but these will probably be absorbed before fresh supplies come to hand. Ripe bananas are available, and ruling reasonable in price. The next supplies are duo early in October. Choice dessert pears are selling freely. Current prices are as follows: —Dessert apples 6s to 10s 6d per case, cookers 4s 6d to Bs, dessert pears 3d per lb, navel oranges 22s to 30s per case, lemons to 30s. Poorman oranges to 12s, rhubarb to 7b per dozen bunches, cauliflowers to Ss 6d per dozen, cabbage to 4s, parsnips 14s per cwt, carrots to 12s, spring onions to 2s per dozen bunches, lettuce to 5s per dozen. POULTRY AND EGGS. The supply of poultry coming forward for the markets is decreasing, and good prices are ruling, particularly for hens and table eh : ckens. Tim folio v i<- Dries v.-erf rea ised per pair:—Table chickens, light 6s to Bs, heavy 9s to 12s: hens, light 4s 6d to 6s, heavy 7s to 9s: ducks. 7s to 9s; eeese. 8s to 9s; turkeys, hen 15s to 255, gobblers 30s to 40s. The «npr>ly of e""? is on the increase, and, with the exception of export, sales are slow, owing to so much production. The Canterbury Co-operative Poultry Producers, lit-d., report the following prices per dozen:—First grade hens' eggs Is Id, second grade lid. Messrs Maefarlane and Co. state that their prices are as follows:—First grade hen eggs Is to Is id per dozen, second grade Is; duck eggs, Is to la Id.