COMMERCAIAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16233, 19 May 1916, Page 3

COMMERCAIAL

WHOLESALE TRADE QUIET. GOOD DRAPERY TURNOVER. Business in the wholesale continues quiet, but retail is rather better than last week. Drapers report good business, especially in winter materials. New Zea-land-made blankets and other heavy woollens are in very short supply, as the mills in the Dominion cannot cope with the demand in addition to the heavy requirements in khaki. It is evident that when the war is over the exhausted stocks of woollen goods will mean continued activity for the mills, until stocks can be brought up to normal. Reports from England and America are to the same effect. . Shipping: The shortage of shipping space is being felt in regard to both imports and exports, although probably no country feels it less than New Zealand, our regular sailings being preserved almost intact, although at higher rates of freight. Potatoes : Good sales have taken place during the week, most of the deliveries being ex store, as only small shipments have . arrived lately. Price remains at an ex store, and there is not much animation in the market. Onions : The quality is not quite up to -the standard of last month, but there is not much sprouting so far, and it is expected that there jW iU not be much loss by the tune the Southern are exhausted. Japanese will not be imported this year, as the steameTs running to Australia will not carry this cargo, while the high freight from America makes it almost impossible to make the usual importations. Australian onions are being bought for delivery when New Zealand-grown are all consumed, and these generally keep in good condition till the early spring. Oats: In good supply at 3s 6d ex store. Wheat: Milling is dull, but there is a 5,l fficul *y in getting some descriptions. Flour: Market is rather weak. Maize: Demand is improving with the cold weather, but the low price of wheat keeps the market down. The demand for maize and wheat for fowl feed seems less than usual this season, probablv owing to so many birds being killed off when feed doubled in price soon after the war began. Tinplates: Quotations in England have now been withdrawn altogether, and it is doubtful when business will be resumed. Fortunately a few substantial shipments were landed here early in the year, but manufacturers are anxious about further supplies arriving in time to keep them ' going. The rise in cost is enormous., and this is being passed on in the price of the goods canned. Kapok: No shipments have arrived lately, but further supplies are expected ■ early next month by the direct steamer • from the East. At present it is impossible to book more, but business may be resumed by the time the next steamer is calling at Java. Chemicals : No further business in cream ; of tartar has been booked with London, but it is expected that a little tartaric acid will be obtainable shortly. 1 Flax: A few small shipments are being sent away, but these make very little impression on the heavy stock, accumulated. It is expected that the mills will not turn . out much more flax until the spring. LONDON APPLE MARKET. By Telegraph— Association—Copyright. London, May 17. Apples are selling at late rates down to a shilling decline. The demand is steady. STOCK SALES. " The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., report:— , At \Vestfieid yards last Thursday we had l an average yarding, which sold at high rateß. .Best dairy cows and heifers sold at from I £10 to £14 10s; others. £7 to £9 10s ; aged I and inferior cows, £3 10s to £6; bulls, £5 to £10 10s; empty cows, £5 to £6 12s 6d; steer calves, £2 113 to £4 7s 6d; heifer calves £1 10s to £2 ss. On Friday, at Warkworth, we had a small yarding, which sold at high prices. Best ' dairy cows £6 10s to £10 : others, £4 10s to £6; bulls, £5 10s to £8; yearling to 18months steers, £4 5s to £5 15s; yearling to 18-months heifers, £3 to £4 10b; steer calves, £3 to £4 ss; heifer calves, £1 10s to £2 10b; empty cows, £4.10s to £6 ss. Quantity beef at Westfield prices. At Albert yards on Friday horses were penned in larger numbers than usual, and sold at slightly improved prices. Heavy I draughts, £22 to £34 10s ; medium, £17 to £27; light harness, horses, £8 10s to £14; hacks, £7 to £12 10s; ponies. £4 10s to £7; weeds, 10s upwards. Quantity of harness and produce at ruling prices. On Monday, at Whitford, we had an average yarding of all classes of stock, which sold at high prices. On Thursday, at Coromandel, we had a small yarding of cattle, on account of the rough weather, which sold* at late rates. At Westfield fat stock market on Wednesday beef was yarded in full numbers, and prices again advanced on last week's quotations, best oxen selling to £2 6s per 1001b; cows and heifers, £1 18s to £2 3s; steers sold at from £11 10s to £18 17s 6d; cows, £6 6s to £16 15s. Some averages of steers were: 20 from R. Clarke, Karaka, £18 as; cows, same place,£l3 15s; 12 steers from Fred Bregman, Waiuku, £16 lis; eight steers I from Thomas Alcock, Waiuku, £15 12s 6d; eight steers from E. T. Bent, Waiuku, £16 12s 6d; 33 steers from Walker and Walker, Tauranga, £16 14s; a truck of cows from &~ T. Boler, Tauhoa, averaged £11 14s; six twoyear steers from Brown Brothers, Karaka, £15. Calves were penned in smaller numbers than usual, and improved in prices. Runners sold at from £5 10s to £7 17s 6d; heavy euckers, £3 16s to £4 18s; medium 1 suckers. £2 10s to £3 13s; light suckers, .£1 308 to £2 8s; small and unfinished calves, 83 to £1 ss; fresh dropped calves, 3s to ss. I Sheep were penned in full numbers, and ' sold under keen competition at last week's prices. Best wethers sold at from £1 12s to £1 16a 6d: other wethers, £1 4s to £1 lis 6d; best heavy ewes, £1 93 9d to £1 14s; others, £1 3s 6d to £1 8a 6d; hoggets. £1 2s 3d to £1 8s 9d. Lambs in full supply. Well fatted sold it from 17s 9d to £1 7s 6d; others. 138 6d to 16s 9d. A draft of 180 ewes sold on account of Mr. Alf. Totman, Hinuora. averaged £1 12s. Pigs were- penned in largo numbers, and advanced, on last week's prices. Choppers: Non© yarded, and are wanted. Hecvy baconers, £4 10s to £5 7s; medium baconers, £3 18s to £4 7s; light baconeTS, £2 19s tc £3 16s; heavy baconers, £2 10s to £2 18s; medium Daconers, £2 Is to £2 9s; light baconers, £1 10s to £1 19s; slips, £1 Is to £1 9s; weaners, 10s to 19s; euckers, 5s to 9s. MARKET REPORT. Messrs. G. W. Binney and Sons' report for hides, skins, tallow, etc.. is as follows: — Hides: Market firm. Extra stout ox 10id to IOJd. stout IOId to 10id, medium lOd to 10id, light 9}d to 9Jd; cow, extra good 9Jd to 9Jd, good BJd to 9d, seconds 81d to BJd, scored and dirty, 7{d to "Bd, cut 7Jd to Bd, damaged 6d to 6id; kips, Bsd to 9d; stags, 6*d to 6Jd; yearlings, BJd to 9d; calfskins lOid to Hid, good 9Jd to lOd, meaty 8d to Sir cut and damaged calfskins, 6d to 6id. Skins: Market firm. . Butchers' picked skins, full-woolled 13s 6d to 14s. extra large 12s to 12s 6d. large 10s 6d to lis 6d, medium 9s 6d to 10s. small 7s to 7s 6d, extra small 5s 6d to 6s; spring lambs, large 6s 6d to 7s 6d, medium 5s 6d to 6s. small 4s 6d to ss; country dry skins, good 9Jd to 95d, medium Bid to 9d; rat-eaten s.nd weevily skins, 6d to 6Jd: rat-eaten and weevily pelts and lambskins, 2d to 3d per lb. Tallow: Market firm. 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