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Evening Star, Issue 20468, 26 April 1930, Page 13

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FRUIT AND PRODUCE Bray Bros., Ltd., Dunedin, report as follows for week ended to-day:— Tho chaff market is steady. Supplies are sufficient for the demand. Prices at present are a little high to do business with the North Island. Good chaff; is worth up to LG per ton (sacks extra). Fair quantities of oats are offering from farmers, but there is very little life in tho shipping business and present deliveries arc all going into forward sales, most of which were made some time ago. Prices are ruling round about 3s Ikl per bushel for A’s and 3s for B’s, at country sidings. Tho wheat market is steady. Millers have been operating, and there is no alteration in prices. Millers prices are as follows : Flour.—2oo’s, £JG 10s; 100’s, £l7 15s; 50’s, £18; 25’s, £lB 10s. Bran, £S per ton. Pollard, £8 per ton. Oatmeal. —200‘s, £24 10s; 25’s, £25 10s. The potato market is easy. Very little shipping business is passing, and consignments to tlio North island are smaller than usual. Best quality potatoes are worth up to £6 per ton. Inferior lines are slow of sale. The onion market is easy. Fair quantities have come forward from Canterbury, and best lines arc selling up to (is per cwt. Business in tho fruit marts has been steady during the week. Choice dessert apples have been in demand. A largo quantity of inferior quality is offering, and these are difficult to place. A shipment of Samoan bananas arrived during the week, and realised high prices. The condition of the fruit was first class, and it came to a bare market. This market can take largo quantities if the fruit can ho landed in tho condition that this last shipment was in. Tho keeping quality of many of the lines is not good. Lemons are in good supply, and prices reasonable. Hothouse grapes are coming forward freely, and prices have been moderate. Pears and quinces are offering. Tho tomato market is firm. Supplies have fallen away. Passion fruit is now offer ing. Vegetables are in fair supply, and prices moderate. The egg market is steady. All lines coming forward are readily placed. Honey is meeting with a fair demand. Hams and bacon are in good supply. Tho cheese market is steady. Tho following prices were realised during the week: — Honey, 5d lb; 101 b tins, os Gd to 6s; 51b tins, 3s Cd; sections, choice 12s, first grade 9s Gd to 10s Gd dozen; pottles Is Gd to 13s. Mushrooms. —Choice, Is Gd lb. Swedes, to 4s cwt. Cabbage, 3s to 4s sack. Cauliflowers, 5s Cd to 7s Gd. Pumpkins, 8s to 9s bag. Lettuce, 2s to 3s dozen; small, Sd to Is Gd dozen. Marrows, 9s to 10s bag. Radish, Is dozen. Celery, Cd to 9d hunch. Cucumbers, 7s to 9s. North Island cucumbers, 5s to 10s case. Broad beaus, lid to 2jd lb. French beans, 3id to 4-|d lb. Rhubarb, 2Jd to 3id lb. Potatoes, £5 10s to £6 10s. Onions.—Canterbury, 5s to 6s cwt. Garlic, Old to 9jd lb. , Oyster grit, 8s Gd. Fat, 18s to 27s Gd. Oats.—A Gartons, 3s 9d; B Gallons, 3s Gd. Chaff, oatshoaf, £G 5s per ton. Hay, clover, £6. Wheaten straw, 60s. Fowl wheat, Gs Gd to Gs 9d per bushel. Bran, £7 10s. Eggs, 2s 5d to 2s Gd dozen. Mutton birds, lOd. Butter Pats. — Bulk, Is 3d. Is 4d. Bacon Pigs.—Prime Sd, porkers Sjd, heavy-weights to 6d. Bacon.—Hitcbon’s, Is 3d. Beeswax, Is 7d. Cheese.—Medium, Ski to 9d. Peanuts, sd. Walnuts, 9d. t Grapes, Is 4d, Is Gkl. Peaches, 3s to 7s Cd case; in crates, 3id to 4}d lb. Cape gooseberries, Sd per lb. Pears.—Crates, 2d to 3Jd lb. Quinces, 2 ; jd to 23d lb. Strawberries, Is 6d to 2s pottle. Pears. —Cases, 2s Gd to Gs. Tomatoes.—Christchurch, 2kl to 7Ad lb; local, 4-Jd to 7|d lb. Apples.—Dessert, 7s Gd to 12s Cd. American Navels—47s to 525. ■ Australian Valencias, 22s Gd. Lemons.—Missions, 50s; Australian, 35-; New Zealand, 21s. Coconuts, IGs. Pinos, 27s GcL Grapefruit, 455. Bananas—Samoan, 2Gs; Niue, 22s Cd. CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET. Press Association —By Telegraph Copyright. NEW YORK, April 21. Chicago wheat quotations: May. 103 - cents per bushel; July. TOGA; September, 309 i; December 114 k

A USTRALT AN MARKETS. Press Association —By Telegraph-Copyright. SYDNEY. April 24. Wheat: Country bagged lots, 3s lid and 4s, ex truck; Sydney, 4s 6d and 4s 7d. Flour is quiet at £ll. Bran, £B, Pollard, £S ss.' Gals: Tasmanian white, to 4s; Algerian, 4s to 4s 3d. Maize, (is. ADELAIDE. April 25. Wheat; Growers’ lots, 4s 3d. Flour, Bakers’ lots, £lO os. Bran, £7. Bollard, £7 17s fid. Oats, Algerian feed. 2s Sd to 2s lOd. CALL MONEY RENEWAL RATE. Profs Arsorialion —H y Telegraph—Copyright NEW YORK. April-24. .Call money renewal rate is as follows; High level, 4 per cent.; low level and close, 3} per cent. LOAN FOR QUEENSLAND. Press Association—By Telegraph-Copyright. LONDON, April 25. (Received April 2fi, at 1 a.m.) The Queensland conversion loan of £3,781,700 at_ 5J per cent, at 97 lias been underwritten.

BRADFORD TOPS MARKET. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, April 24. The Bradford tops market is firm, with prices hardening. Combers are practically at a standstill, but several spinners are working. Quotations; For G4’s 28 LI, CD's 27d, sG’s 21d, 50’s ISd, 46’s 15-Jd, 40's 151 d. AUSTRALIA TO RAISE LOAN. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright SYDNEY. April 25. Tho Federal Government wijl shortly approach the Australian market for a £10,000,000 loan, which will be utilised to meet commitments falling due. N.Z. FRUIT AT HOME. The secretary of the Otago Provincial Fruitgrowers’ Council, Ltd., advises that the High Commissioner’s cabled report for the week ended the 17th instant on the fruit market in London is as follows; —Westmoreland almost cleared. Cox’s Orange, 15s to 18s; Willie Sharp, Dunn’s Favourite, 11s to 13s; Shoreland Queen, 12s; Alfriston, Lord Wolseley, 12s to 13s; Jonathan, 12s to 14s; Gravcustciu, 8s to 11s. Tamaroa lias just finished discharging. Apples are in good condition, but nothing has been sold as yet, LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, April 21. (Received April 2G, at la.m.) The following are the latest quotalions for Government securities;—

BANK OF ENGLAND RETURNS. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, April 24. The following are tho Bank of England returns:— ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Note issue in circulation ... £302,184.405 Hanking department 00,703,802 £423,887,487 Government debt £11,015,100 Other Government securities 232,807,880 Other secu ities 11,020,001 Silver coin ... 4,458,010 Gold, coin, and bullion ... ... ... 502,887,437 £422,887,487 BANKING DEPARTMENT. Proprietors’ capital ; £11,553,000 Re-t. ... 3,121,270 Public deposits 17,313,505 Other deposits (bankers’), ... .... ... 00,010,758 Othei accounts 35,779,180 Seven-day and other bills ' 12,130 £130,789,909 Government securities £58,053,029 Discounts and advances . ... ... ... 6,804,492 Other securities ... ... 10,273,970 Notes in reserve 00,703.802 Gold and silver coin 955,730 £130,789,909 ‘Tiv proportion of jcstvcs to linbiliiies is 51.70 per Tern. Short loans sire quoted at 2£ per cent. Three-month bills at 2 9*16 per cent.

Imperial Consols. 2J p.c. jCSG 13 0 War loan. 5 p.c. 1929-47 103 5 0 Funding loan, 4 p.c., 19G0-1990 111) 0 0 Conversion loan, 3$ o.c 77 2 fi Victory bonds, i p.c, <u 5 0 Commonwealth 6 p.c., 1931-41 3(10 0 0 Commonwealth 6 pc., 1945-75 112 r» 0 New Zealand 6 p.c., 1030-51 ... 103 12 (> New Zealand 4 p.c., 1920 lit 13 0 New Zealand 3J p.c., 11)40 ... SO 12 (l New Zealand 3 p.c., 1940 ... 80 5 0 New South Wale? 6$ p.c., 1930-40 J00 2 (5 New South Wales 6 p.c., 1922-31 118 32 (5 New South Wales 5! p.c., 1930-40 !t(5 17 (5 New South Wale* 4 p.c., 1933 01 17 (> New South Wales 34 p.c., 1930-50 86 (5 New South Wale* 3 p.c., 1955 70 10 0 Victoria 54 p.c., 1030-40 07 0 0 Victoria 5 p c., 1932-42 00 8 0 Victoria 4J p.c., 1940-00 ... ... S3 17 R Victoria 3$ pc., 1929-43 71 3 0 Viclori' 3 p.c., 1929-40 (ill 12 (> Queensland 6 p.c,, 1030-40 ,300 0 0 Queensland 5 p.c., 1927-47 00 10 0 Queensland 3$ p.c., 1930 (57 0 0 South Australia C| p.c., 1930*40 0!) 1.3 0 South Australia 31 p.c., 1039 ... S3 10 0 South Au?r*»li» 3 pc., 1016 or after 50 10 0 West Australia 6 p.c, 1930-40 01) 10 0 West Australia 3} p.c., 1020-35 ‘87 15 0 W’rM Australia 3 p c. t 1915-35 HQ 10 0 Tasmania 6$ p.c.. 1930-40 301 :t 9 Tasmania 3| p c., 1020-40 82 10 0 Tasmania $ p.c., 1920-40 SJ. 0 0