THE MARKETS.

Manawatu Times, Volume LXV, Issue 693, 19 April 1909, Page 6

THE MARKETS.

LATEST LONDON ADVICES (Press Association—By Telegraph,Copyright). London, Saturday. ' The Bank of England roturus are' as followsßeserve, £27,938,(100! proportion of reserve, to liabilities, 48.70; in circulation, £20,495,000; public dcpositn,'£l4,244,ooo; other deposits, £43,110,000; Government securities, £15,988,000; otlior seonrities, £31,10/,000; three months' bills, 1 y A ; short loans, 1; bank rate, 2j<j, Consols, 8a 7-16; New South Wales fours 108, three and a half 98%, threes 88; Victorian three and a lialfß 98%; South Australian three and a lialfs New Zealaud fours 106, rest unchanged, Copper, spot £57 7s Od, three months £SB 2s 6; eleotrolytio, £SB 7s Gd; tin, spot £133 17s 6d, three months £134.17s Od; lead, £l3 ss; iron, 47s Bd.' Sugar, German 10s 4d, lirst marks 12s 3d. At Bradford wool is lirm end unchanged. Oolouial buttter is very flat, Choicest Australian is selling at !)Bs, New Zealand 100s to 101s,seooudaries neglected, Danish 106s to ioßs. FEILDING MARKET REPORT. A. H. Atkinson and Co,, Ltd,, report better values for pigs than havo been ruling for some time and sales were considerably in favour of ven- . dors, Poultry was forward in large quantities and' sold well. Quotations Pigs: \Veaners ss, Gs, Cs lid, and op to 9s, stores 20s, 22s lid to 25s Od, porkers 255, 295, 30s, 325, 345, 84s Gd; poultry: at eaoh, lieus Is 2d, Is 5(1, Is Gil, Is B*l, 2b Id, roosters Is 6d, Is 9d, 2s, 2s 2d; ducks 2s Id; guinea fowls 2a Gd ; geese 2s 9d; fruit nud produce: oooking apples 3s Gd per case; green tomatoes Is 3d; onions %d to id per lb; table potatoes 6s 6a to 8s per sack and 3s per 901 a bag; pig potatoes 2s 9d per bag; 1 olialf 50 per ton; wheat 18s per sack; horses: Harness mare £2;. totara posts £5 per 100. i - H. PALMER'S MARKET REPORT > Hairy Palmer reports very big entries of pigs and poultry at his marI ketsaleon Saturday. The demand for pigs, taking it all round > was better tliau usual, the linesmost iu ■ demand' being heavy porkers and baconors. The few l;nes we had in j found ready buyers at prices well in [ advauce ot reserves. The bulk of the entries consisted of weatiers, . good slips and stores, aud although ( every line was sold, there was>a lack or eagerness in the buying. sidering it was the first sale after Easter we had an exceptional entry of poultry and our aooommodation was 'taxed to the' utmost. Prices i' were well maintained and were ( about on a par with Easter sales. , Turkeys are soaroe although there is i always a good demand for them, The | produua market remains firm. Fruit ( has now oome to au end with the exception of late pears, apples and , quinces. We quote:—Pigs: Woaoers ; 3s, 3s Gd, 6s, 6s 3d, 7s 6d; slips,6s, , Gs 9d, 9s 6(1, 10s. 13s; stores and light porkers 16s, 17s 6d, £1 os' 3d, £1 Is 3d. £l2s; heavy weights £lss, £l7s Gd; £llos. Poultry: Duoks 3s to 5s Gd; pullets 4s to 5s 6d; good young liens 8s Gd to 4s; mixed sorts 2s Gd to 8s 6d, average price 8s; cooks,; 2s Gd to ss; geese 3s eaoh,; turkeys worth Gs lid to 15s eaoll, aooording to oondition. Prime potatoes 7b to Bs, 6d sk; pig potatoes 2s Gil to 8s Od; oabbages 2s sk; marrows 4s sk; onion's 7s cwt; small parcels Id per lb; barley 10s to J3s sk; wheat 17s Gd to £1; oats 7s 6(1 to 8s sk; chaff 2s to 2s 9(1 sk; apples Id to 3d lb; quinoes to id lb; pears 2s 0d to 8s Gd oase; tomatoes Is case,