COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 15056, 27 July 1912, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

! mm MARKET REPORT, ' TtfCJBT AND PRODUCE RATES, I BT A--^on.-OoPTri g bt, ! ;. . (Eeceived Julr 36. 9-» p.m.) 1 ' y' ■ London, July 26. ■.' - • NK OF ENGLAND WJJTnss. '*.- ,-i .;„<, are tho Bonk of England W-l S week :-Con, £39,756,000; ietl 'S £30,282,000 proportion of re- ■'** ; liabilities, 50.40 per cent; notes • f'Ration, £20,332,000; public deJ "-, £18,372.000; other deposits, 910 000; Government securities, l&S; other securities, £33,875,000. MONK!" MARKET. • Borate, 3 per cent. gfsa? art "•> - «- . Cristate, 2* percent. / Berlin rate, 31 percent. - ■'- COVSOLS AX» COLONIAL STOCKS. ■ ■ (quoted on July 12 at £74 15s), ' : Victorian 4 per cents., £100 10*. :. VdSn3i per eents £94 10,. : 'Victoria 3 per cents., £81 10*. sS Austria 3i per cents. £94. <toath Australian 3 cent*.. £79. , 'S™ South Wales 4 nor tents., £102. £ South Wale, 3J per cents., £98 10s. , Vow South Wales 3 per mil* £84 15s. Queensland 4 per cents., £100 as. ;• Queensland 3* per cents., £94 10?. '-'■ ' - Queensland 3 per cents., £82. ' Sew Zealand 4 per cents., £101 10s. , .. New Zealand 3| per cents., £94. jfew Zealand 3 per cent*., £84. . Tasinanian per cents., £92" Tasmania" 3 per cents., £84. ''. West Australian 3A per cents., £94 ss. West Australian 3 per cents., £85 15s. Scrip in tho new Queensland loan is fluotedat 1J per cent, discount. " Other stocks are unchanged. TRICES OF METALS. 1 ■ Coppei : On spot. £73 ISs 6d;'three months. £78 17s 6d ; electrolytic, £81 .10.-. Tin: On spot, £200 10s: at three ■months, £197. ■'" ■ Spelter, £25 15s. load, £18 12s 6d. v. Silver, 2s 3 15-16 d. *>' ;,; tain," 58s. ;:■;<;,■, ~ ; . ._ ■ SUGAR Sugar- is steady and quiet. German ■, beet,, 1% Id; first marks., 15s 7d. WHEAT AND FLOCK. /:■• The wheat market, which was tempor- ■'■... arily firnw owing to tho strong Amen* ■'."■; ran* markets due to reports of heavy rains * in Canada and North-west America, is :; now quieter owing to continued fine weather in Russia. An Australian cargo 'i wld at 39s 4.1(1. A South Australian '' sailer's Juno shipment has been offered at ;? 40*, a steamer August-September shipment at 39s 9d, a Victorian sailer May shipment at 39s 3d. a New South Wales April shipment at 39s 6d, an Australian sailer new crop January-February ship- ; aienfe at 37s 3d, a steamer December-Janu-ary shipment at 38s, and Australian par- ■:: cels afloat at from 38s to 38; i 6d. Australian spot is quoted at 42s 3d. i'\.',.. Flour is steady and unchanged. OATS AND BABiET. Oats are firm, and quiet. La Plata Jdv shipment, 16s 6d : August shipment, lb fid. _ ' Barley is firm. . BUTTER AND CHEESE, Butter 13 firm and quiet. Danish has risen three kroner. . Australian and New Zealand is very firm but unchanged. Arrivals axe clearing steadily. Cheese ;» dull. New" Zealand. 65s to 665 ;.. Canadian, 64s to 655. HABBITSKINS. ."At the rabbit skins sales 2196 bundles were offered, and 1990 were sold. There *.*» a fai© attendance. The prices showed & penny advance in all sorts,'except furriers', which were slightly easier and were mostly bought in.

ENGLISH WOOL MARKETS.

PRICES AT LONDON SALES.

By ; Telegraph.—Press Association.—Copyright ' iSeceived July 26, 9.30 p.m.) ;;,. London, July 26. The following prices were realised at the wool sales yesterday for the fleece portions of the clips named:—Mount Palm, tip 13d, average 12|d; 3fimfenden, top lid, average 12|d. The Bradford wool market is quieter owing to the irregularity of the London i market. Holders are firm, and prices are unchanged. Practically no business i? be- I ing done. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited and Reduced, i havi received the following cablegram I from their London house under yesterday's ! date:—"Wool sales.—The market is steady. Quotations are unchanged fine© tho last telegram, except as regards greasy crossbred wool for * America; market weaker." FRUIT AND PRODUCE MARKET. ( The . bad state of the weather has had the effect of curtailing business in the fruit find produce market during tho week, conlequently very little has been done in local fruit.- Best dessert apples from Port Albert are selling well, and Canterbury Stunners and Lord Wolseleys are ruling b'gh. Only limited consignments have reached the market from Tasmania, and on a lino this week was condemned on account of black spot. Local lemons have declined in price, with increased slu'pments from Sydney. Hothouse grapes are almost finished. Poor man oranges are now more plentiful. The Wimmera, from Sydney, landed about 1000 cases, consisting of mandarins, pines, and lemons. The demand was good, and an advance in prices ruled. The- Talune, from Karotonga, lias just arrived with approximately 10,000 cases of oranges and 3000 cases bananas. The market is fairly good, and payable values are anticipated. The potato market is .still very /inn, -with a further upward tendency. Some 12,000 sacks reached Sydney last week, and 5000 this week from New Zealand. The Monowai landed a fair supply on Thursday, and tho Raknnoa, due now, has further shipments for Auckland. At the moment of writing almost the whole of tho supplies are sold. Onions are very scarce and ruling high in price. Only small lots from Canterbury have reached the market, and require picking over before being sold. Poultry, on account of the prevailing wet weather, is short of requirements, and all lines sold well. Farmers' butter is scarce, and an advance in ireeh eggs took place yesterday. Young pigs are short, with a good demand existing. FIELD PRODUCE. Potatoes: Local, prime, £7 to £7 10s ton. Onions: Imported, £16 to £16 ICa ton. dairy PRODUCE. Batter: Farmers', in prints, lid to I.=? lb. Fresh rgifa, Is 7d to Is Bid dozen. FRUIT. Apples: Doughertys, 8s 6d to 9s case; good, '6a to 7*; Cliriatchuicb, Stunners, 9* to 10s; Lord Wolseleys, 7s to 7a od. Pears; P. Barry, 10s to 13s case; cooking, 7a to 9a. Grapes: Hothouse, 2s 2d to 2n Bd lb. Tomatoes: Hothouse, lid to - Is 2d lb. Tree tomatoes, 2s 6d to is 3d box. Oranges: Poor Man, No. 1 6s to 6s bd ease, No. 2 4a to Ha 6d ; Island, 10». Mandarins: Sydney, beat lis to 12s gin, good 10s to 10s 6.J. Lemons: Local, prime, 8s to E» 6d case; local, rou;rii and coarse, 3a 6d to ss. Passion fruit.: Local, 2a 6d to is 6d case; Sydney, 5s half-gin. Walnuts, 7id lb. Peanuts, I>>. Pines, Is to 9s crate, according to sample. POULTRY. Hens: Best, 3a to 3s fid each; good, £s 6d in 2a 9d; light, 23 to 2s 3d. Table roosters: Best, *» to 4s 6d each ; good, 3s to 2s 6d ; light, 2s bd to 2s• 3d. Ducks, 2s to 3s 6d each. Geese, 5s 6cl each. Turkey gobblers, 9s to 10s 6d each. Turkey hens, 4s 6d to 5s 6d each. Young pigs, 12s to 15s each. PROPERTY SALES. There was & good attendance at Mr. J. Thorne*' land auction sate yesterday, when the following properties were eold:— the estate of Mary Anne Downed, net allotment in. Napier-street, 34ft tin by lo2lt, containing a i-ix-roomcd house,

*<mo; in ins estate 01 Anne unity, an auowuenr, in Runnell-itrcet, 33ft by 102 ft, with flve-rooaifcd oottajfo, £440; in the estate of Jesse WorraU, an allotment, with frontage of 33ft to Spring-street, £205; allotment, Regent-street, 34ft by 79ft, -with old building, £110; corner Upper Queen and Karaka Streets, cottage, five rooms, on allotment 33ft by 63ft, £325; No. 7, Vincent-street, four rooms, on nection 28ft by 58ft, £585; No. 9, Vincent-street, six rooms', on a section. 28"ft by 68ft, £630; a scot ion, with frontage of 47ft to Great North Road and lllit to Oxford-street, with two cottages, £1225. Messrs. Samuel Valle and Sons offered, several town and country properties by auction yesterday, and quitted three, as follows:A building lot in Grafton Howl, near the bridge, with 50ft frontage, realised £10 15s per foot; a vacanti lot in ?attcrson> Road, Edendale, with 66ft frontage, brought £2 15* per foot; and three town lots in Mangonui, containing 1 acre 3 roods 7 perches, changed hands nt £50.

GRAIN MARKET. [BY TELEGRAPH.— PRESS >.SSOCIATiOX.] CHRtBVCK'OP.CH, Friday. There is sill! no business to record in the grain market. There is nothing; offering- from growers, and in the absence of an outlet buyers aro indifferent about tn&kitxg purchases at present prices. Tho potato market, is reported to he e.wier, in consequence of there being: a les«f;iod inquiry from the North Island. This is probably due to a shipment teing made from tha South, out it is not expected to have more than a temporary effect upon the Northern market. For forward* delivery *5 is still being offered, but some buyers are not offering: more than £4 10s to £4 15.* for immediate delivery. AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE MARKETS. By Telegraph.—Tress Association— Copyright. MKLBOtTRNE, July 26. Wheat, 4s Id lo 4s Ijd. Flour, £9 ss. Bran, £5 355. rollard, £6. Oafs: Algerian, feed 3s 3d to Js sd, seed 3s 9d to 4s; New Zealand, 3s 1M to 3s 4d. Maize, 4s. Teas: Grev, 4s 4d to 4s 6d; duns. 4* 3d to 4a 4d. Chaff, £4 IDs to £5 7s 6d. Potatoes', £5 to Jea ss. Onions, £14.