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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XII, Issue 235, 18 September 1922, Page 7

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LONDON WOOL SALES. ADVANCE ALL ROUND. London, Sept. 15. The wool sales have closed with rates the highest for the series. Competition was very strong throughout, especially from Yorkshire. A total of 120,000 bales was offered and practically all sold. All classes merinos have .shown a steadily hardening tendency throughout and closed 10 per cent, above August rates. Fine crossbreds met strong Home and Continental demand and closed 7J per cent, above August rates. Medium coarse advanced five per cent., finest slipes advanced ten per cent, and others five per cent. All grades of Australian and New Zealand lambs sold well at unchanged prices. FRUIT AND PRODUCE MARKETS. WELLINGTON BROKERS’ REPORTS. (“Special to Tribune.”) Wellington, Sept. 16. Messrs Laery and Co. report on present values on the Wellington market :— Apples: Fancy Delicious, popular sizes, 18s to 19s; choice 16s to 17s; Jonathans, fancy, 9s 6d to Ils; choice 8s to 9s; Sturmers, fancy, popular sizes, 10s to 12s 6d; choice 8s to 9s 6d; Washingtons 10s to 12s; Munroes and Walseleys 9s to 10s; Statesman, Rome Beauty and Pioneer, 8s 6d to 10sDoughertys (Hawke’s Bay), 13s to 13 s 6d; Nelson ILs to 12s; Rokewoods 7s to 8s per bushel case. Pears: Choice Nelis and Coles 18s to 21s; Barry 14s to 16s; Vicars 10s to 12s per bushel case. Poorman Oranges: Ils to 12s per bushel case. Kumeras: 16s to 17s 6d per banana case. Pumpkins; Over-supplied, no demand. Cauliflowers: Choice, 5s to 7s 6d per sack. Cabbages: Choice 5s to 6s per sack. Green Peas: Choice, 4s 6d to 5s per sack. Eggs: Fresh Is 2d to Is 3d a dozen. Butter: Farmers’ separator and dairy Is 4d per pound. Walnuts: Choice, bright Is 2d to Is 3d per pound. Fowls: 6s to 7s 6(1; clucks 13s to 15s per pair; turkeys Is Id to Is 3d per pound. Fungus: 9d a pound. New Potatoes: Choice 5d to 6d per pound, Messrs Townsend and Paul, Ltd., report as follows: We advise consignments of best grades at first opportunity. The following are quotations for best grades:— Apples: Jonathans 8s to 9s 6d; Delicious 16s to- 18s; Munroes 7s to 8s; Lord Wolseleys 9s; Doughertys Ils to 14s; Rome Beauty 10s; Ballarats 9s; Epps’ 7s; Washingtons 10s to Ils; Sturmers 9s to Ils Id per case. Walnuts: Is 2d per lb. Pears: Coles and Nelis 17s to 21s; Vicars 10s ; P. Barry 12s; Keiffers 10s. Seville Oranges: (Large) 13s per case. Potatoes: £8 to £8 10s per ton. New Potatoes: 4|d to 6d per lb. Green Peas: 4s per peck. Cucumbers: 8s to 12s per dozen. Lettuce: 6s a case. Onions : ’Frisco 20s per crate. Cabbages: Good 5s per sack. Cauliflowers: 8s per sack. Parsnips: 6s per sack. Carrots: Good 6s per sack. Spinach : 5s 6d per case. Pumpkins: 5s to 6s per sack Eggs: Fresh Is 2d. Fungus: Wanted, 8d per lb. Butter: Separator, Is 4d per lb. Poultry: Hens 4s 6d to 5s 6d; cockerels, heavy 8s; light, 5s 6d to 6s; ducks 9s to 10s; geese TOs; turkeys, Is per lb. Skins, hides,* fat and tallow at market rates. Dressed Pork ; 70’s to 100’s, 6d per lb; prime 6d per lb; choppers 4|d per lb. LONDON WOOL SALES. Messrs. Williams and Kettle. Ltd.. reporC having received the following cablegram from their Ijondon agents in reference to the closing of the sixth series of London wool sales: —Market closed firm, especially for fine and medium crossbreds. Closing rates

Messrs. Murray, Roberts and Co., Ltd., have received the following cable from their London house:—Sales have closed firm. Oompiared with present London sales’ opening rates, greasy merino wool, suitable for Yorkshire, advanced 5 to 10 per cent. Wool suitable for Continent and scoured merino advanced 5 per cent. Crossbred greasy comeback and crossbred greasy fine, par to 5 per cent, advance, crossbred greasy medium, advanced 5 to 10 per cent., crossbred greasy coarse, market slow, no change; crossbred dingy and shabby, difficult to sell, compared with last London sales closing rates. Lamb market irregular, skin wool, crossbred fine to very fine, par to 5 per cent, advance. (Xher descriptions, market shows no change. Slipe fine crossbred, advanced 5 per cent, to 10 per cent, slipe other descriptions advanced 5 per cent. AUCTION CLEARING SALE. MOTOR CARS AND ACCESSORIES. Messrs Gill Bros report holding a most successful fire salvage sale ,at the Tourist Coy’s premises, when they offered new and second hand cars, motor cycles, and sundries. This was probably the biggest auction sale held in Hawke’s Bay for years and buyers were present from all over this island, and even from Christchurch and elsewhere in the South. The attendance was tremendous, and the sale was carried on the second day until the auctioneer had to leave to conduct another sale. All unsold lots are now for private sale. The following prices were realised:— Cars.—l2 28 Rover, local buyer, £375: 12 28 Rover, Dannevirke buyer, £505; 12 28 Rover, Napier buyer, £505. These cars were the worst damaged by fire; Austin car £185; Cadillac car £155, 7-seater Hudson £275, 5-seater Oakland £220, 5-seater Maxwell £2lO, 5-seater Kissell £l5O, 2-seater Partinpalmer £lB5, 3-seater Calthorpe £135. 3seater Arrol-Johnston; motor cycles, £7O, £65, £9O, £97. Many thousands of accessories tyres, tubes body builders lots, etc. were sold. TALLOW AND FROZEN MEAT. The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Coy Ltd., have received the following cablegram from their London house under date 13th inst:—Tallow: We quote present spot values for the following descriptions:—Fine mutton, 40s 94 per cwt; good beef 38s 6d per cwt, mixed 33s 6d per cwt. Improved demand. N.Z. frozen meat: Lamb 11 Id per lb; mutton, wether and maiden owe light 74 per lb, heavy 6|d per lb; owe light, 54d per lb, heavy s|d per lb. Beef, ox hinds, 4}d per lb. fores 3fd per lb; cow hinds 3Jd per lb, fores 2|d per lb. Demand still very slow.

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