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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVI, Issue 7, 19 December 1925, Page 7

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VICTORIAN MARKETS. Melbourne, Dec. 18. Wheat: Shippers offer 6s \l|d to 6s lsd on trucks at Williamstown; trade quotation 6s 2d to 6s 3d; oats: milling. 3s lOd to 4s; barley, malting English, 4s 8d to 4s 9d; potatoes, £ll 10s; onions, £9 10s. WELLINGTON FRUIT AND PRODUCE MARKETS. (Special to ‘ ‘ Tribune. ’ ’) Wellington. Dec. 17. The Wellington fruitbrokers, comprising the firms of Laery and Co., Ltd.. Geo. Thomas and Co.. Ltd., Thompson Bros., Ltd., Townsend ami Paul and D. Bowie and Co., report on the fruit and produce market as , follows:—Owing to heavy supplies of ap pies and pears coining to band, most lines of which are of inefrior grade, values arc much lower. The following prices are being obtained for the best samples:— Apples: Delicious 8s to 10s. Stunners 7s to Bs, Doughertys (Hawke’s Bay) 6s to 7s. Nelson 5s to 6s. Pears: Winter Coles and Nelis 10s to 12s 6d. P. Barry 5s to 6s per case. Peaches: Sneed 9s to 10s, Mayflower 12s to 13s. Plums: Cherries 4s 6d to ss. bronze 5s 6d, Wright’s Early 7s. Red currants: 7s to 7s Gd, black currants 10s to Ils per half case. Miscellaneous: Hothouse tomatoes (Hutt) Is to Is 3d. Nelson lid to Is per lb hot house cucumbers 8s to 10s per dozen, cherries 10s to 12s per box, strawberries Is 3d to Is 6d per punnet, gooseberries 3HI to 4d per lb, local lemons 15s to 16s per case, potatoes 14s per cwt, green peas (Nelson) 10s Io 12s per bagf, eggs (fresh) Is lOd to 2s, preserved Is 8d per dozen, porkers 8d per lb, asparagus Ss to 10s per dozen bunches. LONDON MARKETS. HIGH COMMISSIONER’S CABLED REPORT. The Department of Agriculture has received the following cablegram dated the 12th December, 1925, from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, London:— BUTTER. Market steadier at reduced prices. Official quotations are: — New Zealand : Finest salted 172 s to 176 s per cwt, (Is bid to Is 6sd per lb); exceptional 178 s per cwt (Is 7d per lb) ; unsalted, 176 s to 180 s per cwt (Is 6£d to Is 7Jd per lb); other qualities, salted, 145 s to 168 s per cwt (Is 3|(l_t(> Is 6d per lb); unsalted. 168 s to 174 s per cwt (Is Gd to Is 6|d per lb). Australian: Salted, 168 s to 172 s per cwt (Is Gd to Is 6|d per lb); exceptional, 174 s per cwt (Is 6i<l per lb); unsalted, 174 s per cwt (Is 1 per lb); exceptional 178 s per cwt (Is 7cl per lb); other qualities. 158 s to IGls per cwt (Is 4;]d to Is sld per lb). Argentine: Unsalted. 150 s to 154 s per cwt (Is 4d to Is 4|d per lb); exceptional 156 s per cwt (Is 4|d per lb) ; other qualities, 140 s to 148 s per cwt (Is 3d to Is 33d per lb). Siberian: 144 s to 154 s per cwt (Is to Is 4\ per lb); exceptional, 160 s per cwt (Is 5d per lb). Danish: 190 s to 196 s per cwt (Is Bfd to Is 9d per lb).

CHEESE. Market steady. English finest farmers’ unchanged. Canadian: Coloured and white, 108 s to 112 s per cwt (Hid to Is per lb); exceptional, Ills per cwt (Is OJd per lb). Shipment of New Zealand produce arrived this week per s.s. Turakina. APPLES. Oregon Newton apples IGs to 18s per bushel. American Jonathans, Stayman’s Winesap and Spitzeuberg 12s to 15s; English Cox’s Orange 20s to 40s; Bramleys 6s to 8s; Blenheims 6s to 10s; Newton Wonder 4s to 7s. WOOL. Pronounced easier tendency at wool sales this week. Competition less active. Merino now 5. per cent, below last scries’ rates. Crossbred 5 per cent to 10 per cent, lower.

THE PICTURE HOUSES. MUNICIPAL. A deep-rooted research and an expose ot the peculiarities of the modern girl called the “flapper” will be revealed wncn “The Painted Flapper,” starring James Kirkwood and Pauline Garon will bo projected on the screen at the Hastings Municipal Theatre this evening. “The Painted Flapper” Is an ultra-modern story based on the present day American gin, her mode of life, her affairs of the heart and her very thoughts. “The Painted Flapper” js portrayed by Pauline Garon, and the man from abroad is played by James Kirkwood. Other favourite players in the cast arc Claire Adams. Craufurd Kent, Maine Garev, Hal Cooley. Al Roscoe and Carleton Griffin. A comedy. serial. Star attraction. International. News and the orchestra complete the bill. COSY' DE LUXE. Mystery, drama and suspense are the three keynotes of the new Pola Negri picture “East of Suez.” to be presented lor the first time at flic Cosy Theatre. Hastings, this evening. Pro. duced by Raoul Walsh from the Somerset Maugham play of the same name. “East ot Suez” carries the audience into a mysterious land which has concealed and fostered more mystcrv than any other equal space on the globe, the Chinese Empire. Bring'ing such a story to the screen called forth all the inventive genius 01 tho Paramount forces. As a result sots, decorations, furnishings and costumes produced for this picture combine to present an orgy of gorgeousness which is all the more impressive because of the richness of the unfamiliar Chinese artistry. Tho featured cast chosen to support Pola Negri in “East of Suez.’’ is one of the strongest which has vet been grouped with the famous star. Edmund Lowo. Rockliffe Fellowes. Noah Beery. E. FT. Calvert and Sojin Kamiyaina arc the players who head the cast. The last episode of “The Telephone Girl.” a comedy, gazettes and the orchestra complete an unusual programme.