COMMERCIAL

Northern Advocate, 5 August 1932, Page 10

COMMERCIAL

AROUND THE MARTS APPLES SELL BETTER. HEAVY STOCKS OF VEGETABLES. (Special to “Northern Advocate.”) AUCKLAND, This Day. After being somewhat neglected for several weeks, slightly improved demand has set in for apples. Pears are, however, still dull of sale, as are also tomatoes. Lemons meet with poor demand, and mandarins are still low in juice. Oranges, on the other hand, met with better inquiry, but grapefruit were dull of sale. Poorman oranges are still cheap. Ripe rejiacked bananas are meeting with ready sale at higher prices. Quotations are: — Ajqdes: Delicious, 4/ to 5/6 per case; Jonathan, 4/ to 0/; Ballarats, 5/ to 0/0; Granny Smiths, 0/ to 7/0; Munros, -4/ to 5/6; Stunners, 5/6 to (i/; Par]in’s Beauty, 4/0 to 5/. Pears; Coles and Nelis, 0/ to .8/. Passions: Local, (!/ to 0/; Australian, 12/ to 13/. Grapefruit: Local, 3/ to 4/0. Poorman oranges: 2/6 to 4/. Oranges; Island, according to count, 12/ to Id/; Australian navels, 8/ to 11/. Mandarins: 7/ to 10/. Tomatoes: Hothouse No. 1, 18/ to 20/; No. 2, medium, 10/ to 14./; Cook Island, 13/ to Id/. Lemons: 4/ to 0/. Tree tomatoes: 4/6 to 8/; black, 5/ t o 7/. Pines: Australian, 12/ to 14/. Bananas, No. 1, np'to 23/6; No. 2 and medium, 14/ to 20/.

The demand for vegetables has been fair this week, but the market is still fairly ihoavily stocked with cabbage, cauliflower, pumpkins and carrots. Smaller quantities of celery came to hand this week and sales wore made at an advance of 2d jicr head. Fair supplies of new potatoes are coming forward. The market is well-snjipliod with both local and Southern onions and there arc still some Japanese on hand. Quotations arc: —

Potatoes, southern, 7/G to S/ per cwt, new lid to 2.7 d per lb; onions, local 7/ to 8/C bag, southern .8/, to 11/ per cental; kumaras, Tauranga, 0/ to 7/fi; cabbage, 1/ to 3/9 sack; cauliflower, 2/fi to 4/G; swedes, 1/fi to 2/ per bag; pumpkins, 2/ to 4/G per cwt; citron melons,- 0/ to 4/6 sack; green peas, fid per lb; beans, hothouse, Sd to 1/3; lettuce, 1/ to fi/ case; cucumbers, -hothouse, fi/ to fi/ per dozen; marrows, 1/fi to fi/C per dozen; cabbage, loose, 9d to 1/0; cauliflower, fid to fi/G; celery, 1/ to 4/ per bundle;'' rhubarb, 2/G to fi/ per dozen; spinach, 9d to 1/3; pumpkins, loose, 3d to Od each; radish, Cd per dozen; spring onions, 6d to Od per bundle; carrots, parsnips, beet and turnips, ,4d to 7d per dozen; Brussels, 3d to 4-1-d per lb; leeks, 2d to 4d per bundle; chokos, 9d to 1/3 doz. Only moderate supplies of hen and duck eggs have come forward and there has been fair demand. Quotations for both hen and duck eggs are: First grade, 1/41 per dozen; B grade, 1/31; C grade, 1 /U.

Farmers’ butter sells at Sd to Hid per lb.

MINING NEWS. WATHI COMPANY. (Special to “Northern Advocate.”) WAIHI, This I)ay. The manager of tlie Waihi Goldmining Company, Ltd., lias cabled the following information to the London office of the concern:—For the period ended July 23, comprising 22 J days, 18,981 tons of ore were crushed, for a result of 0110 fine ounces of gold, and 40,028 fine ounces of silver. This includes 20.12 tons mined from the Grand Junction area, which yielded 917 ounces of gold and dOSS ounces of silver.

PRODUCE MARKETS

SYDNEY AND ADELAIDE

SYDNEY, August 4.

Following are today’s quotations on the Sydney produce market:—Wheat, ex trucks, Sydney, 3/2, al country stations 2/7; flour, £10; bran and pollard, £0; potatoes, Tasmanian £7 10/, Victorian £0; onions, Victorian £2d, Japanese to £24; oaten hay, £7 10/; maize, yellow d/2, white 4/7.

Adelaide prices are: 'Wheat, to 3/; flour, £7 Id/; bran, 97/0; pollard, £d 10/; oats, 1/S.

GOLD AND SILVER

LATEST QUOTATIONS

CONDON, August 3

Gold is quoted today at £5 17/2 an ounce, compared with £5 17/ yesterday. Silver is quoted at 17 3-lGd an ounce, spot, and 17} forward, compared witli 17 1-Sd and 17 3-1 (Id on .Tnly 28. The quotation for silver at per standard ounce is .17 3-1(3(1, and at per fine ounce, IS 0-1 (Id, compared with 17d and 18 5-Sd yesterday.

FOREIGN EXCHANGES, (British Oflleinl Wireless.! RUGBY, August 3. The following rates on foreign e:.changes are current, compared with the cabled quotations on July 20 and par: Aug. 3 July 20 Par New York, dollar 3.01 d 3.50 J 4.800 Paris, franc .80 11-1 fl 89 0-lti 124.21 Berlin, r.m. . . 14.775 1.4.725 20.43 Bombay, rupee 18 3-32 18 3-32 ISd Shanghai, tael 20 7-10 20 7-10 Hongkong, dollar 15“ log Yokohama, yen . 18g 18J 24.58

BUTTER AND CHEESE

Messrs A. S. Paterson and Co., Auckland, have received the subjoined cable message from their principals in London, Messrs .T. and J. Lonsdale. — Butter: Market quiet on account of holidays. Danish has collapsed, 102/ to 104/ landed; New Zealand, 105/ to 100/. Cheese: Market steady. New Zealand, white, ">7/ to 58/; coloured (stocks heavy), 04/ to 56/.

SHOPPING BAG,

EGGS CHEAPER

PLENTY OF FLINT

(Special to “Northern Advocate.”) AUCKLAND, This Day.

The market is well supplied with cabbage and cauliflower, the former being particularly large fine heads, and the prices asked are on the low side. Supplies of celery are falling off, consequently'the prices are firmer, Butter, cheese, hams and bacon are unaltered in price.. Quotations are as follows: Fresh hen and duck eggs, 1/5 per dozen.

Bacon, in cuts, 61d to 10 per lb; rashers, Od to .1/-; whole hams, lid per lb; rashers, 1/-. First grade factory butter, 1/1 per lb cash across the counter; Id extra when booked. Second grade, 1/- per lb. Cheese, mild, full cream, lOd *to 1/por lb; medium matured, 1/2 to 1/3 per lb.

Apples. —Dessert, fid to 4d per 1I>; cooking', 2d. Pears, 2cl to fid per 11). Tomatoes: Island, Sd per lb; liothou.se, 1/-. Bananas, 2d to .Id per lb. Oranges: Poorman, 1/- dozen; Australian, S for I/-; small navel, JO to .14 for .1/'-; Californian, fi for 1/-. Island oranges, 8 to 10 for 1/-. Mandarines, (id- to 1/per dozen. Californian grapefruit, fid each. Lemons, fid to 1/- per dozen: tree tomatoes, fid per lb. Californian new season apricots, 1/fi per lb. Californian Plums, 1/4 to 1/fi per lb. Queensland pines, 10d to 1/- per IS-. Passions, S for 1/-. Potatoes, 101 b-for 1/-; pumpkin, Id to lid per lb; kumcras, lid to 2d per lb; onions, 2d per lb; lettuce, 2d to fid each; cabbage, fid to fid each; cauliflower, fid to Sd each; spinach, bee 1 ", leeks, spring onions, carrots, parsnip*, turnips, radish, lid per bunch; rhubarb, 2d to fid per lb; celery, fid to 8d per head; citron melons, Id per lb; brusscls, 4d to fid per lb.

BONDS AND SHARES. AUSTBALLAN TRANS A CTTONS. SYDNEY, August -1. The tone of the Sydney Slock Exchange today was strong and active. Every section was well supported, Commonwealth bonds setting new high records.

A spectacular rise in gold shares was registered when Crackow option fit) shares which were quoted at flfiO on Tuesday sold at £27fi each. Ther:> are only 100 of these shares, of which 40 .have; been taken in Sydney. Th - Crackow field is in Central Queensland. Shares in adjoining ventures also rose sharply. This morning’s sales were:—Commonwealth 4 per cent, bonds: 1938. £9S 11/3; 1941, £9B 7/6; 19fi0, £99 2/u; 19/ifi, £97 17/G; 19fi7, £9B; 19fi9, £9B; 19G1, £9B 12/fi. Commercial Bank of Sydney, £lfi 10/; Toohey’s Brewery, 19/71; Tooth’s Brewery, 30/; British Tobacco, 32/3; Australian Gas, A

preference, £0 0/; Broken Hill Ply., 17/HP-. This ‘ afternoon’s sales were:—Bank of New South Wales, £29 7/0; Commercial Bank of Sydney, £ld 10/; Bank of Australasia, £ll 10/; Colonial Sugar, £47 d/; N.Z. Insurance, ex dividend, 43/0; Burns, Philp, 44/0; Millaquin Sugar, 20/0; Fairymede Sugar, 24/; Henry Jones, 32/41; Australian Gas, A shares, £0 9/, B shares, £0 0/0; Tooth's Brewery, 30/; - Goldsbrough Mort, 20/; Dunlop Perdreau, 13/3; Australian Glass, 40/9; Electro Zinc, 13/10, ditto preference, 23/0; British Tobacco, 32/3; Mount Lyell, 20/; Broken Hill Pty., 18/71; Taranaki Oil, 1/2. Commonwealth 4 p.c. bonds: 1938, £9B 12/0; 1941, £9B 7/0; 1944, £9B 8/0; 1947, £9B 13/9; 1900, £99 ;"/; 1903, £97 17/0; 19dd, £97 18/9; 10:17, £9B; 19d0, £9B; 1901, £9B 11/3.

•Melbourne sales were:—Commercial Bank of Australia, 10/1; South Broken Hill, 4d/0; North Broken Hill, 02/0.