COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14226, 24 November 1909, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

m I'STBADT tone characterised tho share--'Market yesterday. In investment linos iigforthem Coals sold at lis 6d; Westport • at £6 6s; Northern Steams (paid up) 'IppOjjgj and Auckland Tramways (ord.) at' S|Pjg! fa In mining lines Talismans changed fpftft&s at 49s and 49s 3d, with sellers at 49s •JJ buyers at 49s 3d. Waihis wero buyers at 49s 3d. Waihis were figjgfft £9 17s 6d, sellers closing at. that P&rico,. and buyers at 6d less. Waihi Grand were also firm at 38s 9d and 395. : ' {filers closed at 39s 3d, and buyers at 38s 9d. flood - business was also done in other,stocks. ' C-.-Tbs general wholesale distributing' trade • V r'for., the past few days has been brisk, and ;-:.inerch«"ts report that most lines are in good The volume of business put Wjijrmigii for forward delivery is extremely, good, and country orders arc well mainsST T rained. , . , -Cocoa Beans: Prices arc as last, and mar|flfe;'ke«ps steady. _ Snltanas havo declined a little, and present quotations are extremely low. : 'V Seeded Raisins: Market for forward defilwWy is firm, and a rise in price is prob- % able. Cream of tartar is firm at last rates, and 1 '^y.alteration should be upwards. -If-- Shellac: Calcutta cables advise a small i.'tVunereaso in price; present rates are still low- . ,

e*?-Prunes: Prices h:ive not. altered during 'the past few days, hut a me in price can , v 4a?: looked for any day. |-ii Cocoanut: This market is very strong, .-and prices will be maintained until after |Se New Year. * Sjj,Tinplat'?s: London cables advise a firm . -market, 'with an upward tendency. Hides: : The high prices ruling lately eonV»*tiDue .wry firm, with strong demand. Sheepskins: Prices continue very firm, -Wider -good petition. ■ Tallow: Market is firmer. Owing to the 'liiwool sales taking place to-day, no hide, tlin, or tallow sales will bo held this week. j,y Potatoes: The Waikare brought 520 sacks the South, and this lot has met with .'■good despatch, leaving the market again ibsolutcly bare, as stocks in town had run down to a very low ebb. Price ranges from $£6 10s to £7. New potatoes are not coming £$& » freely, evidently the* bad weather wo , have had of late has prevented digging. of these is from 9s to 10s. 'Mjjt Onions: The Maheno, from Sydney, . 228 packages. The Melbourne •onions are of very good quality, but those - ■'from Sydney are anything but satisfactory. Ipßy -next week's steamer there will be a '* ishipment of Melbourne globes, which are slSilHlto be of very good quality. Price is fcj^Oats:/ The market in the South is still fipdj 1 '! firm, and there is now very little «banoe ;of lower prices ruling during the ipgipunder of this season. The local market ijjl not well supplied. Price here is 2a sd. Chaff: The upward movement of the market still continues, and prices are now about ,£4 for good local and £4 15s for Blenheim, 'y|i,tyl<wl Wheat :The market is poorly sup-,-P: tied There is a good quantity of . this being used, and price is firm at 4s Bd. ' Maiie: The Ngatiaws has arrived with •y:-jP sacks from the Coast. This market is %aot over-stocked, and there does not seem ipuch probability of lower prices ruling, C excessive quantities are sent up from |||#f Coast. The position is in the hands of |||§iei coastal farmers, and if thev regulato jthcir shipments there is every chance of a gjjjtwdy market. " V Bran is in good demand wjth only fair iitocks, and price is £3 17s 6d. : |?V ; Pollard: There is not the game briskness .Stethis at the present time, but there is no alteration in price, which is £4 15s. v Fungus: A fair quantity is coming forward. Dry parcels are still worth sd. ||| Flax: Deliveries continue to increase, ■ i. tad the output this month is probably about. • -double what it was for the same timo of last •year.'. The London market remains practi- . -call) the same. Fino (if obtainable) would UV/^e.' ( worth about £28, g.f.a.q. about £23 ss, r,VfWtq.;'£22 ss, and common £20 sa. Tow: There is also an increase in the of this. Tho average price for ex- ■ port Purposes is about £4 10s. • j;S|v" Ceylon Tea: The Colombo sale of tho 27th •mltimo was small, only 1,311,5901b being cata- .(- OoprtdL'.- Quality was again disappointing. iTaere was a good general demand with fair jwmpetition. Common PeKoo Souchongs Vere easier to procure, but all other grades W leaf tea were firm at last week's rates. .xJommon brokens wore unchanged, but met -ii VHum : brokens, with strength and colour, \met with keen competition, and were more difficult to obtain, though no quotable . r t.,<r , luQgej..can be made. -Good brokens were and went in sellers' favour, while few ii tippy teas were offered, and for these ex-■ » . treme ratei were paid. Dusts and fannings " were about steady at last prices.

, ; :: .v 5 KAURI GUM. . The arrivals for 22 days of November were 847 tons, being 73 tons in excess of tho „j~.'quantity that reached hero for the same iperiod of last month, when 774- tons were sfg 'Sent in. ", 1 w.Supplies from mail to mail, viz., October ' «7 to November 24, 1909, 673 tons. EXPORTS. ' •ImriKuoe. To'aL Tons. Tout Tom., iPer c.g. .Hauroto, for Frisco, 1 . - October 23.... ... ... 1 — 1 $ IPer a.B.";Ta!nui,- for London, vtj November 4th .... 74 : 121 19-5 Ji*<£er.s.s.' Wisnmera. for Syd-, . ' ney,' November 1 ... ... — 62 62 IPer -ml Ifaheno. for Byd@2®! ney. November 8 .... ... — ' 3 3. > ,rt" Per s.B. Victoria, • for Syd®Etel«gS|iNovember 15 ... — 11 11 ™er 8.8. Waitemata, for * ■ ,(f K, London. November 16 ... 140 ■ 77 217 Imports to America and Eu- ■ L-_ r ?Pe since October 27 ... 215 274 489 . Wports to America and Eu- • .u- rope for October ... ■... 503 ■ 299 802 ;-»Wlnction ior October ... — — 772 ||| ' STATISTICS. 'i-cV - * -' Exports. Production. : " ■ Jan. 1 to Oct. 31. rr- Jan. 1 to. iBMt ■ Oct. 31. H*sT#**fe^ America. .Europe.' Total . /• Tons. #&£ : '" ToM - Ton * Ton ' BMSlteS**" 4334 2535 - 6869 6795 "08 } ... " 2074 . 2200 . 4274 5002 -W 4881 - 2471- 7352 ' 6757 ■■ ; ■-■■■ _ , . .There has been rather a quiet feeling in 1 "®® market during the last week, and the S^ bfir!t3 endeavouring to buj some of «Plfe at lower " pricee, but other grades • moving off without any alteration in Tfaluc. . 7«:■j&lrte- Select: There is very little of this Demand is not keen. Ordmarj: Eescraped is selling well if it ;Appn(r rescraped. Inferior parcels are difficult to move off, and ; a concesJ«^^l*®'lrpn o e is necessary to induce busiSorted t three-quarter scraped superior *'» 13 no ' : 'meeting with as quick des:':ff ' buyers looking for lower prices, lines can only be placed at a rewnctionL" Medium ordinary, on the other i panu, is selling well, and clean washed nuts, uw: 10 ? 1 arc •In demand, without any WVkST "JP*- Chalk, with heart in it, is i?'iwimp 'if 6 * s no ' nt i r 7 or poor white Coast: Stocks are plentiful. , The *.*< n r an . as cvidentlj been satisfied, i 6 8 3et ' ll very littlo changing hands "w i w ;' l fc~ l ? cl(: rescraped is in request. Bold w>un 4- an d well cleaned,, are wanted. ?!•^AM*rubii- buyers of sorted throe-quarter • has been no change in iislahu 'these. • Unsortcd blacks are only •• j,j jf & } a low valuation. Medium black .-f!p«'n . "lack nuts, free from dust, and 'r r arc in. request. Buyers are not ■»hi»o 8 poor black nuts mixed . with ■ /"Me WBmPt 0 rescraped bush is in demand, M®^lS«^ f ; bold and o!f 00t ' colour, are no buyers of dark sorts and v" ® d bush is changing hands 11 Ohm- • a 'T^ roen lots are unsalable. • ■ ■*»'''Jel]i« : Dust: Bright chips and dust .''tost «,,?&» ' a ' so Pood ordinary chips and ia ditr™ >° l? 8 >cen a little business doing *nd frp« rS f chips and. dust, if well got up StwidAriHir w[? m m ? < 'i hut the demand has " feelino « U sa tisficd, as there is a quieter 'bUck rid it■ <r ' 'Steady business is doing in 5' 'dust 'if • j ß ' ac ' c seeds, and coarse black pm *<, U r }, dry condition.

I ®^ : ;iT PERTY SALES - If Jackson wiu submit by B Si® o'clocj" SJ r rooniB ' Custom-street East, II 80U,e Valuable frecbold P ro * H WSW. magnificent building II f'woera nuh?if. i le Y K ® tate - tlie site of the old M J'*'»old Jor romi„ SC i ?/ e school buildings will R PROPERTY SALES. the sale); Mancleno Jackson will submit by lb 3 lr rooraß - Custom-street East, - ' 80me Vi *hiable freehold prosever, magnificent building Ocean T,,ew Estate, the site of the old r»li« SC i e 8, -'hool buildings will removal at the conclusion of the sale); ft perches - rich soil, with an extensive M SmI"? four-roomed dwelling at Papa- ," le known as Itiversdale, situtim? !!t " seven n,ilcs from Aucks u dwelling of . eight large rooms rtin r • *•' <n< * * aside cottage of four rinf : °st Se He"ie,s° B 9 ° ft ' situated Hehers . Bay. . — 1 — .