COMMERCIAL.

Evening Star, Issue 11668, 1 October 1901, Page 6

COMMERCIAL.

Seventeen Russians, at the Government expense, are visiting England to inspect the agricultural produce import arrangements, hoping to supplant Danish and German middlemen. It would appear that the British trader does not think Norwegian trade worth seeking, for during the past year the number of British commercial travellers who visited Norway was only 118 (thirty-nine less than in 1899) against 879 pushful Germans. ‘Commercial Intelligence,’ GRAIN AND PRODUCE REPORT. Dalsety and Co., Dunedin, report having held their usual weekly auction sale yesterday before a fair attendance of buyers, when prices ruled as follow; Oats.—There is a good demand for bright feed lines suitable for export, but milling and inferior grades are h;trd to sell at quotations. Prime milling, 2s 4d to 2s 4id : mkkl ta best feed: 2s od to 2s SiAi

inferior to medium, Is lid to 2s 2d (baea extra).

Wheat.—Prime samples only are asked for by millers, medium quality being only saleable as fowl feed, which still commands good sale. Prime velvet and Tuscan, 2s 9d to 2a lOd; medium do, 2s 7d to 2s BAd; fowl feed—whole 2s 6d to 2s 7d, broken 2s 3d to 2s 5d (bags in). Potatoes.—Although consignments are not numerous prices have again receded, owing to merchants holding fair stocks. We quote: Prime Derwents, £4 5s to £4 7s 6d; medium, £3 15s to £4 (bags in). Chaff.—The demand for prime oaten sheaf -still continues, but medium quality is more difficult to selL Prime oaten sheaf, £3 5s to £5 10s; medium, £2 10s to £5 (bags extra).

A BUTTER COMPETITION. Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright. {Received October 1, at 9.25 a.m.) SYDNEY, October I.—The Government are promoting an export butter competition, and , offering substantial prizes. \ NEWCASTLE COAL EXPORTS Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. (Received October 1, at B.SS a.m.) ~ NEWCASTLE, October I.—The quantity of coal exported from Newcastle for the nine* months ended September 30 was 2.573.000 tons, an increase of 177,000 tons as compared with the corresponding period of last year. New Zealand took nearly 50.000 tons more. THE QUEENSLAND LOAN. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. (Received October 1, at 8.55 a.m.)

BRISBANE, October 1. The AgentGeneral cables that me price of the loan is considered good in the present state of the money market, and in face of the fact that Great Britain proposes shortly to place a loan of sixty millions on the market, and of the recent reverses in South Africa.