COMMERCIAL.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume II, Issue 230, 2 September 1912, Page 6

COMMERCIAL.

WHEAT. I (Received 28, 8.45 a.m.) I London, Sept. 1. j ' The wheat market is inactive. Anj ! Australian cargo sold at 40,3. Sellers! jure firm, and are asking 40 6 fur coast 'i and August shipment. i FROZEN MEAT. j Sheep. —Canterbury light 4 .Id; other jsm ts unchanged. Southland IRI, North I Island 4 5-16 d, best brands 4«d. j New Zealand ewes. -Id. ; Lambs. —Canterbury, light 5 13-l Cd. ! medium sjd, heavy 3 1-lt.d ; others, (prices unchanged. j New Zealand Beef. —Prices unchanged. I Australian Sheep. —Light 4-id, heat y | prices unchanged ; ewes, -I 1-lud. ■ Au-trr.lian Lambs. —None oilering.. ■ Australian Beef. — Fores 3 l-l'Nt hinds, prices unchanged.’ Smith American Sleep.— Hows ; ; 1-lGd; Other sorts unchanged I is.iuth American Lambs. — Prices mi !changed. | South American Beef. —Frozen, price ; micbanged : chilled fores hinds 4d. RABBITS. i The rabbit market is firm. and prices ’are unchanged. ■ SILVER. : (Received 2, 9.15 a.in.) i London. Sept. I. i Silver is quoted at 2s 5 l-16d. Tho ■ statistical position of silver is very buli- | i.sii. There are prospects of heavy I Anu'rican requirements in the near I future. I WELLINGTON SHARE MARKET. , [SPECIAT. TO "THE TRIBVNF..”] i Wellington, Sept. 2. > i Messrs. Harcourt and Co., stock and ! share brokers, Wellington, report ak follows at noon call to-day : — SALES. New Zealand Insurance 94 Murray Creek 21 6 (fully paid), Sylvia 1,31, I 3, Waitangi 1 3. QUOTATIONS. Buyer. Seller.

L’.K AL MARKET SALES. Me-srs. David Whit- and Co.. It’ . Hastings, report the following re their weekly market sale; —tte atteiwi a lai. yarding of < ows and pigs, and full pens of poultry, and good consignments of fruit and ail kinds of produce, to a large attendance of the public. tte also off?i-e:.l and .sold a very large qi:ai>tif- of household furnitu:e, most oi which was of good quality and realised exceedingly satisfactory prices. Wo quote : -Light hack £3, springing heifer (poo ) 2 ’ 1.5 weaner heifer 2\-, 2 nv.iiier pigs at 15 6, one at 15 2

)i<d-.t workers at 32 6 ; pordirv, hens I ■;j\ s 12.J6, .3 id, 3 .|,’s 10, Pi ccckerels I -, 4 2, 4/6, 8 -, ducks i 2, all pe ■ pair, .‘-sppies 39, 1.9, 3 23, 2 ti. 2-, 1 G, 2 9. poor quality 1 3 to 1 0, a'i yr half-ease. Prime table potatoes 9.6 to 14 6 per sack, medium 8 - to 9 -, pig potatoes 2- to 3/-, seed S t; to 11.-; carrots 2- to 3/-, wh-at 18-'-, oats 14/-, pollard 16. 6, brnn 11 -, barley 12.’-, o.s. chaff 3/6 to 4 6, cauliflowers !)/-, all per sack; walnuts 6d pet lb., onions 2d to 2j'd per lb; hay 2,to 3-6 per hale. Harness, ploughs, tools, and sundries sold at good prices Messrs. Lundon, Stewart and Co., Ltd., report having held a most success ful sale at their mart, Hastings, or Saturday last, when they offered an ex eentionally heavy consignment of Inland dead stock, produce, etc., to an unusually large attendance of the public. Thev report the following prices: Pigs: Weaner 10 -, 6 at 13/6, 4 at 13 10 at 15/-. Poultry: Roosters 4,6 i'll -, hens 4/8 to 7/6, pullets 5/6 to 9 cockerels 4- to 8/’-, ducks 4 10 to 6 -. all at per pair. Produce: Oats (dm:; .3 6 per bushel, chaff 2 6 to 4 6 urnsack, potatoes 9 - to II o per sa-I■.. kumeras (sir,ail hags) 26, seed p u.i toes 10/6 per sack, hay 2 6 to 3 6, c.i; - rots 2/- to 2/1, inaize 5/9 per bu-.-vi. Apples: Doughertys 4/3, 36. - . small Doughertys 29, other so. ts i •-

to 2 6. The firm report having h* ' most successful sale of drapery, e>--. Mr. J. A. Alilier, Hastings, le, > 1 having a very good attendance at ---is mart sale on Saturday. Prodm < i d fruit uere in keen demand, and > fruit forward was cleared at very > factory prices. There was a niuci. ■ ter demand for furniture and sure nQuotations: — Dairy cow .6 1/2 6, Jr: heifer £2 15 -; wire netting, gat - sundries at good prices: poult;; 2 to 7 6 per pair, ducks 4 10 pc: r: . . chaff -io3 6, hay 2.-. oats 3 >. ■ bushel: barley 3 3. maize 5 •' -a 14 6, potatoes 12 - to 14 - p>. k 2 6 for sugar bags ; parsnips i i bag. carrots 1 10 to 2 3 pc- k. onions 3ld per lb. Apples: N pippins “ ti to 2 8. Doughertys :: .. :: ■■ to I 9. Sturniers 3.3 and 33. r :i: return brought good market valu - Sw.ip fetched 7 6 per box. Art ne -<; < , ftable centres, blouses, handkeri Japanese goods met a good d. i-;a:e : Air. A. AlcGlasb.au reports ‘J ing prices ruling at “The Peep]. - ->a -- rooms,” Napier, tor the woe!; < w-.i.g Saturday last: —Apples : Ifimghw : (good sample) 9/3, 9.6, sc>. nn- j ”■ S Stunners, inferior 5 ti, good -> , other varieties, 6 - to i 6 Lie .a:13 -, mandarins 10 - to 12/6: orang- s.

jSvdney 6.6, Island 10 - to '4. -. it':). 4 9: Passions 8.6, pin :>■ !■< • 1 j biinanns 11 -tol4 6. Ni pi intn-' j Il.'d and 3,’d per lb. Potatt ”S. ' - ; i l<) - ,-wt: carrots 3.-, swee - 4 . m'rt ■'"ins :: all at per sack Port v: I Only few inferior offering ' m - i each. LOCAL FRUIT AND V:TA P-Irt.S . i Messrs. Apsey, White ? a trt . Hr. 7 - lings, report for the week ! day last as follows i Apples. —A much beitei ,I,'iniaiul I'.c.-w I exists for Stunner pippins, .in-i pir’y I have considerably advanced. ’xst-giw-. I ty, CommwcA. and Rukewood .tlw 'hip <■ iinp’-ovcnieiit. hut supplies im Ti/ plentiful, J Oranges.-—lsland shipment ' egatin rather short, and prices rule m ? rtpi. Very tew Sydneys canto to '?mm week. Mandarins. —Very large Tm '• “i": from Svdney on Wednesday c.it' ; ‘.y ri slight drop in prices. Lemons. —Sydneys slightly lew. ■ HT week, but shortage of good imes r -till prevails. Mikhtras in very sh..;"t sit p,piy. Bananas. —Quality stil' m-,prm. r - ',O the last Raratonga shipnn-m •ji’-'.nmg very satisfactory. Prices stih. h.■---vei, ; rm., very high. Onions.--Local unoLtah :m..- J-’As- <<■>•, bring ve-y high pric tit -e-gh s.w brands are opening m v ■ ; 0.1 ill dec . Potatoes.- No alteration ;n mi'ie m l.c-st t<d>l. varieties. Leart m r.'-y-'t.es ! 01 -e'd m good ttemand. < Vegetables,—A good di , : I ,r ah 1 lines. Cauliilower and , ’ \

X d. s. d. Union Steam 47 0 WeH’gtoii Woollen (Ord.) 4 ’) 0 89 0 Westport Coal •28 () 22 (> Consolidated Dental . . Portland Cement 27 0 Sharlani (prof.) !) 23 3 Kuranui Caledonian . . 1 4 1 5 Big Ri ,-er 100 0 102 C Ro<s •5 • J 10 Saxon T-ili«-n<an a 3 4 1 !• W nCii <j2 Junction •21 21 0 Wnitar.ui 1 2 1 4 Mu-ray Civels. 1 0 (pr<::n.)