COMMERCIAL.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume II, Issue 120, 6 May 1912, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

M L 1. 1. 1 Fl • i'> A MBlK’iT R EP< .RT. ' "- 1 j. I < r-iUK ■•V. ii- ■ i;.,; • it;. yi.;;y 3. ■ \ • ■' • . t, ■■ e-«. < ’<> opera 'E'.y Di ■tii'■ ■ u: i: iU<i.. Lui.. rcj«<»rt hs Me iu’-. ,■ l, <u,. 'Ti iuui te: ml ’■“IK' 1 rn ;;<)..!:■> liliu-ket, UJ<] ill,. m.mkel is uiki;'> :plied. Xolv itb;.tau<hi!;t t’l-.’ ri:;iii:uin| iiiece.i :,<> in aloes, v.e still i.dvisc our clients not to hold, ns is every, prospect that, ll:' position n ill net be Innin mined. Onions are tmciiang.-’d. Fresh eggs are. arm. but preserved lines arc dull of sale. The values oi' pork has this week declined about a half-penny all round. This is due to the very large supply coming into Wellington to-day, due no doubt to ilia r.nxit t\ of nr.mers to get rid ot thoir pigs owing to the high pile l oi i’c -I We think that much high.-r values will obtain throughout tii ’ season. YVho.it and oats are firmer.' Pollard and bran lune advanced, and supplies are very scar:.'. Aust'iilian pollard is again coming into this market. Chait shows signs of advancing. Emit. —Apples r.nd pears are in good il >:nnn<L I’e iehvs are now very scarce, and shipments would meet keen market. Tomatoes are selling well. Hutt grapes r.rc specially enquired for. Vegetables.— Cauliflower is fetching high price', and supplies are insufficient. Cabbage ii in over-supply and low in price. Marrows and Swedes selling well.

Potatoes —£7 to £7 1G '- per ton. Onions- £7 10 - to £9 per u»n. Cabbage—J '- per sack. Carrots-—3 - per sack. Cauliflower- —Choice, 6 - to 10/- par French Beansr—2d per lb. Marrow:—2 6 to 2 !? per sack. Sard’s—2 - to 2 6 per cwt. Turnips—White, 1 per sack. . Lettuce - Fair. 1 - to 1 'G per case. Pumpkins—3 G to 1 - per sack. (Irapes—Hutt. 1 --per .lb. Passions—lakul, 2'- to 2’G per halfca se. Apples—Cooking, 3/6 to 4 6 per case. Des.'.’it. I - ii: 5'6 per case. Pears- De .'-art 3 rooking 2-to 2 6 per half-case. ' Tomatoes— -4 6 to 5 6 per half-case. Peaches - Dessert 3 6 to 4 - half-ense. Quince: —3 - to 3 G per case. Che.ase—Best factory mediums 7d., loaf 7Ad per lb. Dressed Pork—7o’s to 9O’ssjd; 90'st a** 100’s old: baconers, sd; choppers (heavy) 3Jd; slips, 6}d; suckers, 7d per lb. Eggs—Fresh, 1 11 per dot!. Prose rod Eggs- -1 2 per doz. Bui for— Separator 1,-, dairy lid per lb. Bacon —Factory sides 9d, rolls 9}d, hams 9d per lb, in c/s lots. Honey—Hd to 5d per lb. Beeswa:; —1/4 to 1/5 per lb. Fungus—3|d per lb. Tallow —Tins 22/- per cwt. Poultry—Cockerels 4/6 to 5,'- for’good birds, table roosters 4'-, table hens, 3/- to 46; ducks 4/- to 5/fl par pair; turkey gobblers 9d per )b; hens 8d per lb live weight. Maize—s/3 per bus. Wheat-'7 per bus. Ten sack lots

Feed Bur lev—3 8 per bus. Pollard—£B per ton. Bran—£6 per ton. £5/10,'- ton lots. Pig Meal —£7 per ton. . Maize ?JcM —£10/10,- per ton. Ch.ifl - Oaten Sheaf £l/5/- to £4/10/per ton. Gay—-Prime £4 to £1 'lO/- per ton. •' Straw—YVhi-aten £2/10/- to £2/15/-, oaten £2'ls,'- per ton. Limi.'cl Oil Cako—Genuine, £l3/10/per ton. t >?.;? -Crushed. 3 3 per bushel. Seed. Cape „Barley—4/- per bushel; 3/10 in 5-sack lots. reed Oats--Algerians 3/8, Gartons, Excelsiors, Sparrowbills, Black Rivals 3 3 to 3/6 per bushel. HASTINGS MARKET SALE. Lnndcn, Stewart and Co., Limited, report having hol'l a most .successful weekly sale on Saturday ln.-?t, when they (.ffi'i-ed a large varding of live and d'r.d stock at their mart, Karaniii road. Hastings. Horses were entered in large numbers, also pigs and pool* try, anil al! met with keen demand. Hit.' me a large entry of fruit, and puce, realised were tnuch above recent rates. '1 he linn report the following pric-s :~-Hordes: I bay gelding £l6 ID -, 1 bay gelding £l5 2-6, unbroken hack.?, oi which 7 were sold, ranged from £2 11 -to £6. Pigs: 1 porker 27 6, 3 stores nt 21 1 at 19'-, 5 wearers 11 6 to 12--, 2 at 13,’G, 2 at 12 6, 3 at 12 -, 1 at 11-, 2 stores at 11 -. 2ci 20 6. Poultry: Cockerels 3/to 1 6, hen.; 3 6 to 4 10, pullets 6/-, ducks 5• -. turkeys 9 - to 9.8, all at per pair. Fruit: Pears 2- to 4'-, apples 2- to 4 6. tomatoes 1 I to 2'-, all at per half-case. Produce: Potatoes 4,'to 1 6 pm- cut., pumpkins 3 - per doz., muons 6 - per sugar bag, kuntoras 1 '9 for Sib lots. The firm report a keen demand lor all other produce. D.r. id Wlnt’ and Co., Ltd., report having held a ver;- snrcessful market -al-.? on Saturday, when thev offend a larg' entry oi dairy stock, pigs, and poultry, as well as largo consignments of fruit, produce and household furniture to a big attendance of the public. Bidding thioughout for all lines was iory biisk. dairy cows and pigs realising .advanced prices. We quota:— U< ws i'i profit £6, £6 15 '-, £5 'l2 - to £7/11 Wcaner pigs. 4 at 11/6, 2 at 12 6, J at 12 5 at 15/-; slips 16/6. i’oiiit > : Hens and pullets 3’2, 3'6, • > ■'-'. 4 -. I’4 to 7 6; cockerels, 5'6, 5 4. 5-, to 9-: ducks, 3 ’6. I'6, to 5 ID. Apples. 1 6, 1 7. 19. 2'-, 2/3, 2 I. 33, to 3 S); pears, 3 - ; tomatoes, 2 .6, id! per half-ease. Potatoes, 7 - to |(> - for prime, 5'- to 6 3 fof- nied lan ;p.( <1 23t0 29, all per suck. Svgar-hag lots 19 to 2 (i. Pumpkins, 3 - to 6 - P'*r doz. in sacks to 6.6. Wh-at, 16 6: oats. 17 bran. 10/- to Ilf. bail'.. 10 f'l pe” ‘:i< k , o.s. chaff, ! We quilted a quantity of farm and garden .sundries and household fur’ riture at most satisfactory prices, the hitter being in good demand.