GROCERY TRADE

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21726, 7 March 1936, Page 15

GROCERY TRADE

PROSPECTS AND PRICES -Reports In the city yesterday disclosed that trade in the retail grocery m business had been on. the Quiet sioe 3s during the week, but a trifle better a than the previous week. The present a period is more or less between seasons y, and no serious demand for winter comto modities can be expected until the n. advent of colder weather. - . .. a The demand for sugar during the te week has been very heavy, but reports jo show that stocks locally are able to j B cater for all requirements.. as fairly is regular shipment are coming down jo from Auckland, 2s Sauce k- To cater for the requirements pf the ig small retail business, where the public a often looks for standard lines in ,j. small-sized packages, Lees and Perrin, . ’ the well-known makers of sauces, are jr shortly placing oh the New Zealand , j market a new diminutive pack of their well-known sauce. It will be a 2|oz !V bottle, and this will be suitable for 11X1 sihall household requirements, 6s Dried Peaches rd Papers have been received for new !c- season’s Australian dried peaches, and e; delivery should be made out of the a steamer in a few days. Only limned to quantities are coming by this first r n steamer, and the balance of the orders id will follow later, as the crop is not yet L all ready for export. It is reported that there will be practically no „ 1 crown quality dried peaches available this season. Stocks are expected •r to be short, as the total pack of peaches Sl ip believed to be under the normal ® year’s requirements. Orders are being taken for the better grades, but je> 1 crown quality cannot be confirmed. Turpentine and Linseed Oil Id London cablegrams name turpentine to as easier by 2s fid per cwt. and values g are now 43s Bd, Linseed oil remains ’ ’ as previously, and quantities tendered rjf' show value at £2B 15s a ton. Both 3 . commodities are f.o.b, London. s: Tea ,n The final auction of Indian teas, 3- held in Calcutta last week, closed the is sales for the season in that country, ■o when 19,800 chests were offered. Of Is this quantity only 2800 chests were ;o supported by export licenses, consequently . 17,000 chests were sold for n local consumption, it The quality all through disclosed end-of-tne-season appearance, but tor the small export quota there was strong demand and keen competition. Firm prices were obtained, and In some cases advances of three pies were noted. There was a very good sale for fannings, both for export and local demand. Average price* ruling at this sale j ran as follows:—Broken orange pekoe, * common 9 annas 9 pies, medium 10 £ annas 6 pies: broken pekOe, common J; 9 annas 6 pies, medium 9 annas 9 pies; P fannings, common 9 annas 3 pies, medium 9 annas 6 pies. No good qual- “ ity tea was available on which to base hj values, consequently no prices were * cabled for the better grades usually e referred to as good. > At last week’s sale of Ceylon teas d held in Colombo the following averif age prices ruled:—Broken orange ■s pekoe, common 59 to 61 cents, medium a 75 to 95 cents, fine 1 rupee 10 cents :t to 1 rupee 30 cents; broken pekoe, a common 58 to 59 cents, medium 70 to o 80 cents, fine 90 to 95 cents: broken tea, common 55 to 56 cents, medium y, 62 cents. No news has been received during 0 the week as to the position of the Java y tea market. 16 Cod Liver OH ’T A substantial advance of 2s a gallon r has taken place in the price of Japan--11 ese cod liver oil. n Raisins i- The Californian market for seeded 3, and seedless raisins is reported to be, r. at the moment stationery. Quotations i. disclose practically no price alterad tiong, oxcept a trine drop in the value e of seeded raisins. t e Preserved Cherries '• A new line has just landed in the shape of preserved cherries In syrup (stoneless). The line is in attractive tins, and is available at a retail price of about 9d a tin. The line is packed in the United States, and should it prove a good selling article there should he no difficulty in packing it in the Dominion. Currants and Sultanas Up to last evening there was no word as to the prices for next crop Australian currants and sultanas. An Australian advice stated that prices were expected to be out about the first week in. March,, but apparently the shippers are watching the foreign markets before making a decision as to what prices will be quoted to New Zealand buyers. Brooms An increase of 10 per cent, is announced in the price of millet (used e in the manufacture of corn brooms) on r, the oversea markets, may later assert ir itself in New Zealand in thcr'manur, factured article. t Sago and Tapioca . e The Singapore market for.’.'sago and it tapioca is at present steady, .with slight ir movements of Id to 2d per cwt incx-ease a, in tapioca, and about 3d advance in sago, t. These fluctuations are of no importp ance. and often are merely differences a between the quotations issued at the e same time by different shippers. The n time is drawing near .for the steamer > to depart for New Zealand, and imd porters who have not yet’covered their >* requirements by this vessel should shortly consider 1 tM question of ordering, if it is desired, to catch this dls- £ Patch. ’ r Oranges is After a shortage some time ago of q oranges, the market is now well sup1, plied, and prices ere fairly reasonable. J* Eggs Toward the end of the week, fresh £ egg supplies increased and fairly large J quantities were received in the city „ during the last few days. Retail prices ' r in some shops receded by Id a dozen, .. hut this, lower price is not expected d to last long. ; , ;h Prices of kappe in Java have advanced by Jd per lb,, according to cable hews. The shellac market is weak, due, it is believed, to very" heavy stocks held in London. The attempt to establish a cartel in shellac in which failed, with such disastrous results to the speculators concerned, has caused an economic amount of shellac to be available on the London market, and this appears to be the cause of the rg present and , recent past weak markets. hj British Toilet Goods y One of the large manufeturers In >- Britain of toilet goods, such as soap, l * creams, etc., has advised that owing to the increasing costs of raw material, a Prices have been advanced for all lines. It is expected that this will be folr, lowed by other firms, and it seems to >_ herald a general increase in the prices is of British-made toilet goods. The ade vanoe is estimated at about 10 per cent. ‘t Condensed Milk ' „ During the week, a reduction in - price was made in one line of con- - densed milk. The line affected is. however, not the chief selling line on this market, which remains at the same price as before.