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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIX, Issue 63, 1 March 1929, Page 7

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WOOL MARKET THE WANGANUI SALE. RANGE OF PRICES. Wanganui, Feb. 28. Tho wool sale ended to-day, prices being firm on Auckland rates. The

FRUIT EXPORT. WELLINGTON PRICES. [Spec'al to “Tribune."! Wellington, Feb. 27. The Wellington Fruit Brokers, comprising the firms of Messrs Laery and Co., Ltd., Thompson Bros., Ltd., Geo. Thomas and Co., Ltd., Townsend and Paul, and Bowie and Co., report as follows:— 'All varieties of well-coloured dessert apples are in excellent demand qnd satisfactory values are being obtained while cooking varieties meet with a ready sale. William pears are in much better enquiry, and values tinner. Other lines commanding satisfactory prices. Stone fruits are coming to hand in smaller quantities, consequently values are higher since Iqst report. Consignments of nil varieties of choice mid well-graded fruit are strongly recommended. Recent values are as follows:— Apples: Choice Gravensteins 8/- to 12/-, Worcesters 6/- to 8/-., Delicious 5/6 to 7/-, Qilarrcndei. 6/- to 8/-, Coxes Orange 71- to 9/-„ Alfristons 4'o to 5 ’O. Munros 4/- to 5/-, Mobbs 4/- io 5.'- bushel cases. Pears: Williams 71- to 10/0, Jerseys & 1 - to </-, Conference 3/- to 5/bushel case. Stone Fruits: Peaeues, choice des4ert 7/0 to 10/-. others 6/- toi7 / - half case; plums, choice Grand Tinke 0/to 7/-, Monach 5/6 to 6/6, Angelina

5/- to 6/-, others 3/- to 5/- half case; nectarines, choice 8/- to 10/-, others 6/- to 7/- half case; greengages, choice 9/- to 12/-, others 7/- to 8/half case; grapes, choice 1/1 to 1/3 per lb.; passions, choice 5/- to 6/-, others 3/- to 4/- per box. General: Cumumbers, choice 3/- to 4/- banana case; tomatoes, choice Hutt red 5/- to 5/6, coloured 4/6 to 5/- half case, Hawke’s Bay 1/6 to 2/pcr 101 b. box: raspberries, choice 8/to 10/- per bucket; lemons, choice N.Z. cured 16/- to 19/-, others 10/to 14/- bushel case. Vegetables: Potatoes, choice graded 8/- to 10/-, others 6/- to 7/- per cwt; onions, choice graded 9/- to 10/cental, others 4/- to 5/- sugar bag; green peas, choice graded 12/- to 15/-. others 8/- to 9/- half sack; French beans, choice graded 7/- to 8/-, others 5/- to 6/- half sack; pumpkins, red 6/- to 8/- per sack. Miscellaneous: Eggs, fresh 2/- to 2/6 per dozen; fowls. White Leghorns 4/6 to 5/-, heavy table breeds 6/- to 8/- per pair; ducks, young Indian Runners 8/- to 9/- heavy breeds 9/to 12/-. old ducks 5/- to 6/- per pair: turkeys, 1/2 to 1/4 per lb. ; dressed porkers, 6Jd to 7d per lb. ; butter, farmers, separator and milled good 1/- to 1/1 per lb. HIDES AND SKINS SALT!. The monthly sale of sheepskins' hides and oddments was held on Tuesday, the usual bench of buyers being in attendance. Sheepskins wche on a par with last sale, fine skins showing a slight increase. Hides and calfskins were down a little on last sale. Prices for tallow showed no change. The range of prices is as follows:— Sheepskins.—Half-bred, half to full woolcd 13’|d to 15(1, short to halfwooled lid to 12d; threcquarter bred lOd to 15d, to 12d, hogget 12(1 to 14d lamb 12Jd to 13Jd; - x-brod, 10}d to 14d, 9Jd to 12d, 9d to HJd, 9d to 12Jd, pelts 8d to 3s 2|; x-bred coarse 86d to 12 Jd, BJd to lid; dead, 7d to 12}d, 8d to 10}d, 7Jd, — 7Jd, damaged, 7d to 12J<1, 4d to IOJd, —, —, 9Jd; seedy, 74d to 123 d, 8d to 9jd; double fleece, 6d to 8d; salted, 2s 6d to 9s Cd, 3s fo 7s 3d, —, Is 2d to 4s, Is 4d to 3s 9d. Hides, tallow, etc.—Ox: Medium, butcher 9d, country 6}d; light, 6 5-Bd, 5 7-8 d to 6 5-8 d; slippy and inferior, - —-, 4d. Cow’: Medium, 6 7-Bd, 4d to 5Jd; light, 7d, 5d to 6Jd; cut, 6Jd, 5 5-8 d to 6 l-8d; slippy And inferior, —, to sjd. Bull: Stag, —, 3d to 4 l-8d; stag cut, —, 23-8 d; stag, slippy and inferior, —, 3d. Yearlings: 6Jd to 9d, 64d to 9d; cut Bd, 4d to 6ld; slippy and inferior, —, 4Jd. Calf: Medium to good, 6 to lOlbs, —, 74d to 12d; medium to good, under 61bs, * —, 8d to 13d; cut, —, 6d to lOd; slippy and inferior, —, 3d to 9d. Tallow': Tins 3Jd, 2Jd to 3sd; rough, 1 7-Bd. Horsehair, —, 19Jd to 20Jd. POEANGAHAU STOCK SALE. The Hawke’s Bay'stoekbrokers report having held their usual sale at Porangabau yesterday, when there was a good yarding of sheep of excellent quality, which brought satisfactory prices. The following is the range of prices: 6 and 8-tooth ewes 23s to 28s 6d, 5-ycar ewes 18s 3d to 235, 4-ycar eWes 19s 9d to 28s 6d, 4 and 6-tooth ewes 24s 9d to 30s, 4tooth ewes 25s Bd, 2-tooth' ewes 25s Id to 33s 9d, m.a. ewes 28s 6d 2tooth wethers 22s 6d to 27s 4d, shorn wether lambs 20s lOd, cull lambs ss, Romney ewe lambs 17s LOd; Southdown rams Ign. to sgns., Romney rams 7s 6d to 4gns. The following sales were effected:—

H.B. Farmers’ Co-op. Assn., Ltd.— 443 2-tooth ewes 33s 9d, 437'd0 325, 92 5-yr. ewes 19s 9d, 109 2-tooth ewes 28s sd' 118 5-yr. ewes 17s, 39 4-yr. ewes 21s (id, 66 2-tooth ewes 32s Bd, 28 do. 31s 6d, 47 f. and f. 2-th. wethers 275, 56 5-yr. ewes 20s, 52 m.s. lambs 15s 6d, 132 4 and 6-th ewes, 30s, 167 5-yr ewes 18s 3d, 180 2-th wethers 27s 4d, 41 m.a. ewes 28s 6di 142 5-yr ewes 235, 250 do. 15s 6d, 81 >m.a. ewes 19s, 100 ewe lambs 17s lOd, 180 2-th wethers 27s Id, 27 m.s. lambs 12s, 45 2-th ewes 28s lid, 48 5-yr ewes 18s, 7 Southdown rams sgns, 3 Romney rams IjgiV, 5 do. 2gns., 12 do. Ign., 7 do. Sgn, 7 do. 7s 6d. Hurray, Roberts and Co., Ltd.—24 2-th ewes 30s 6d, 57 at 30s, 160 4-yr ewes 26s 6d, 78 at 225, 224 4 and 5-yr ewes 22s 6d, 118 4, 6’ and 8-th ewes 235, 95 5-yr ewes 22s 6d, 211 do. 19s 3d, 141 do. 19s 6d, 125 2-th ewes (small) 25s Id, 12 2-th wethers (small) 225, 7 m.s. cull 2-th Ils, 204 f. and f. shorn wether lambs 20s lOd, 20 S.D. lambs ISs, 120 m.s. shorn lambs (small) 12s, 60 cull lambs ss, 1 3-shcar S.D. ram 2gns., 11 3 and 4shear S.D. rams Ign, 5 3-shear Bom. rams 2gns, 3 aged R. rams 30s, 2 at 10s 6d, 3d'aged Byeland rams 15s. Dalgety and Co., Ltd.—lo 4 4-yr owes 25s Bd, 30 small 2-th ewes 28s. BANK OF ENGLAND RETURN. (United Press Association—By CableCopyright.) [Australian Press Assn.—United Service.) (Received 1, 9.40 a.m.) London, Feb. 28. The Bank of England return is as follows:— Issue Department.

range of prices was as follows: — d. d. Halfbred, 556-58— — to 19} Extra fine crossbred, 48-50-Super 16} to 174 Average 15 to 16} Inferior 13 to 14 Fine Crossbred, 46-48— Super 16 to 174 Average 14 to 151 Inferior . 11 to 13} Medium Crossbred, 41-46— Super 15 to 16 Average 13} to 14} Inferior 11 to 12 Coarse crossbred, 40-44— Super 13} to 141 Average 11} to 13 Inferior 11 to 12 Low Crossbred, 36-40—• Super 12 to 13J Averqgo 10} to 12} Inferior 9 to 10 Hoggets— 48-50 16 to IS Fine. 4(5-48 It to 16} Medium, 41-46 k 13 to 15} Coarse and low 11} to 13 Lambs— Down — to 20 Fine IS to 22} Medium 16 to 17} Seedy and inferior ... 6 to 12 Bellies and Pieces— Crossbred good to super 11 to 14 Crossbred, low to medium 8 to 10} Medium to good 10} to 12} Inferior and seedy .... 7 to 10 Locks— Crossbred 6 to 71

Notes issued £ 410,807.000 Government debt 11,015,000 Other Govt, securities 234,525,000 Other securities 9,465',000 Silver coin 4,995,000 Gohl-coin and bullion .. 150,897,000 Total £410,897,000 Banking Department. Proprietors’ capital ... 14,553.000 The rest .... 3,703,000 Public deposits 13,967.000 Other deposits Seven day and other 93,702,000 hills 1,000 Total £125.926,000 Government securities . 42.977.000 Ollier securities 23.947.CKKI Notes 58,014.000 Coin 358,000 Total ■ £125,926.000 Proportion of reserve to liabilities, Short loans, 44 percent. Three month bills, 5 5-16 per cent.