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New Zealand Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16870, 7 June 1918, Page 3

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business slackened. I'P.OWCE NOT ACTIVE. T> ' , # I>l si NESS has decidedly slackened off since the «-r the w<.<k. and this applies •° , : ' wbol-?«aie find retail The holidar u.Siuc a ted business in more ways than one. and ne.ther the tradespeople nor their customers um>ear to have settled down to & J";"" 8 ' t< *nuit kt.. Money is rlent;ti;l, but liVo ''"'J " -e 01 mat the rating lias "VH'iai* AT' lll,sclllJU - tendency lowarus '' ro<,lJ , rc: Th* markets have VJt been ' 8U Irll>s, lines ar « irimout lin- ' nariy. L'ist-ribuiors are st'll re-aramg inn supple*. of bout-hern n ' 1 m\? * 1 ; I . lv,u « dining the winter, on "Ai mi 01 tV irreyuiai steamer service. J"! f ; ille market is a- little farmer at \'.Z lor best , Southern, but the ] ' " l V a J 11,9 a good deal and buyers ore , ~ iiu 115 '- critical alter rating trie Au'-tjaiia-i tj.at were recant iy distributed. A ,r. a. many ampit-s ar« the worw for jllii/ i■. snit these will not improve with Koepius. t»)i-iy food quantities have arrived /';!<• . Y'' week, and buyer* arc operating r«i:h«. r . heavily, as ihey know that smaller t.!: omen a— exrerted in future. ty-ir; i «:tntw«.: J he weather has boon perlFft - .or ' rim Jig ojverat:ons. and this is inclUl!n' an ear y demand tor s**ed potato??*. , V. ,: ' n \ business ,is limited by the small -• nc,i ;, a* a lab.c, a lid !t id <J:(E< n!t to know i:/ w ti:v :s ».:ios; 10 bo ruopiif.l during the next 1 *"** v months. Ok!ds to li." ir.es-;; : ar direct mmitiiinicsiinn between Au*trait.i ana Am and :L will rirohfibiy bo necessary to import via the South any rupT»!'e.-. <ird> r~d in i..-»lbi>urD«». find la-, -.ears exDorifUci* of ti;e cieiav on th.s roiite v.-a v:hi iiif but satisfactory in handling a l.H'! lr.iabie commodity I ke onions. Oats: Iho local market has net vet reponded to the firmer tone :n the. 'South. \f ry Jew are offering, and it looks as if the market would so »<ill higher if the sliipp'.n;.' ports could ;;et their storks awn v. Ln<;J. trade It us l>een very dull during the weex. most people bvina already well supl.'l'ed.

\\iiea*" Fowl wnrnt continues in l>ei'er fU'.i'ily tnoii lias been for soino months, and L'ood bisiness has lciuited in tonseauence. Price remains st 7s 6d ex store, and all other nou!try foods are at pre««nt hizh. so that the position of consumers bos noi been relieved financially by the increased it:

T>ran arid Pollard: Both in sood demand, but nK very limited. Chaflf: Th? Inrge ouantities that arrived r«(•/>]!v on both coasts have been d:?tribvf ro ouickly that the market ir 11 ra'hr-r bare, so tar as w'jolesale stock? ar" ivTc?-rnrd. B^ e t Southern i ls s<*M : nsr up to .i:3J 10 ex store, and the indications are in favour of prices bemr: maintained throu?l> out the vear. A few lines are offered fro'n Canterbury nt stipntly lower l?• te«. but : f is noi always ?>ossibie to take advantage of these, as oor>ortunitie« for shirv. men- are few and far between. Very lit lie local is routing in. and any of Quality is sellin" at record li^tircs. Maize: A f o w fmail ?.re arr,.vin; T «roi:i -he coast, and old era is readily w : l : nrr at 7 s 4d on the wharf. Xew is very hard l r > uuit. 073. aoconnt_ of the risk in storing The h<*ct is realign? 6a 9d in "wholesale 1* is os. but some sampler to hand have been very poor, and these had *o lv» sold at considerablv loss money, having already b«-.'.uie leinff "helled V>o early. Au°trnlfpn i> supplying: the bulk of th" demand ex store.

I Barley: The price far a]] other ?r?in j { ha® caused a. e->n< : rnance in # the demand for j barley, but the trade i* only in email line*, j Ham*? and I>.icon : The fart.~r ar<> v'ry much behind in e seen tins: orders, and durI inz I be l~st few days it ha? been impossible jto obtain supplies. Lard is in very fhort j aupoly. | Canned Men*s* Kecord prices »r* lv»)n*r j I paid t Sheep tongues are in rather short < i su^nlv. , I j Canned Fish: Salmon is m ehrrt sunpl.7, : : and likely to re m ;11 S*»rd!n»<s *» e at i cjt'frcc price". and or.lv a tew brands are i ' Mailable Uerr : np"= are *•> shade hiffh«r. i Loca 1 cann rs aro f-cP vrn . "Vu' l et is a lift * i Nearer. ab'o lobster. The whitpb"it reason <s . x:t hand, but r>recpv}» a-e low. : Toherrn=> s r*» iiiob*a *nable unvl the new l>eeins. j Oils: Keroer>o and bsr.s*ne be nsr di- ; *r>'h''Wl in v'T lc*«s. Li"nc<*<?<l /"I is j*n short supply. Cuc'or o ;i . i'« almost \inob-tainal-V. ami ndvi cvgrthmhuk«« indirn*u I*nt future ' nu^^lie* l wi!l be sinn *ill. Xr.^rentir^ | i"» ;> i «-lior* "inp'r, and the price has ad- | need. "White lead :s roilinp at record 1 pr.crs. | PROPERTY SALES*,I Messrs. T. Mandcr.o Jackson -will offer for I sale by auction at their rooms. Customs St. : East, at 11 o'clock this morn in?, a freehold '« -lroperty at Parnell. comprising good, section i vine 72ft frontage to Manukau Road by a 1 depth of 226 ft. with three houses of 7, 10 j and 7 :00m? erected thereon. The property co*v--»nndfl a lovely, harbour view. Full par- • ticiOars are advertised. j Sarnie- Vail" and Sots. Limited, wil*. hold ' nn auction sale at their rooms. 83. Queen i Street, .d - p.m., to-day, when the following I property will be submitted ■ —He?deuce of \ eu-ht rooms, in Pf»£<*t Str«e;, Ponsouby: • house ot o:*rnt rooms, divided into two a part - 1 meters rorncr rummer Road ar.d Mackeivie ; Street, frr ;, v Lynn; house «if six rooms. in i D^iword Terraro, Pod son by: and house of j lour rooms, with. half-acre, at Henderson. ! I BUTTER and EGGS. ! The Dairy Produce Committee lias fixed . the wholesale price of butter and <*ZB3 for 'he week endiniT June 13 as follows: — j Farmer butter, first grade. Is per lb; fresh eggs, 2s '..d per dozen.

! PRICES OF METALS. J Australian and X.Z. Cable Association. i j (Tweed. 10. p.m.) LONDON. .Tune 6. ! There has been a heavy fa!! in the price . ioi tin, it having reached £330 10s. Other ) metals are unchanged. I I AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE. j i • Australian and X.Z. Cable Association. | ■ .Reed. ?.'2G p.m.'' SYDNEY. June 6. I Oats: Algerian feeding. 4s 6d; milling, 4s 9H: Tusmenian. 5s 6rt. Maize, Is 8d to 4a ; ; 9d. Potatoes. Tasmanian £-1 103 to £6 10s. , Un:ons ' £I '' ADELAIDE, June 6. Oats, 3s Sd. NORTH ■ AUCKLAND STOCK SALES. The North Auckland Farmers* Co-operative. Limited, report We held our moiithiy sales "a* \Vhau^oifl and Kfttno or; Thursday ana i Friday, when the. full advertised number 'v. era yarded. Only * moderate, yarding o. J was ivnned. which" comprised mostly i light-weight, and price showed some improveI u-erJ cn previous sales. Steers sold 1 rom 1 ill 10* to £11 15?- Cows, medium Quality, I jrom 10 2s 6d to £11. One exceptionally J prim* cow from Mr. E. Atkinson realised I il6 '2? 6d. Bui Is. in keen demand, from £10 ,; to £14 10s: springers, any of goo.l quality \ i end close to profit were in good demand, and i sold from 110 10s to £13. backward sorts £8 I to £10 ss; store cows. 3} to 4-years £11 10s j to £11 1?. '2; to 3 years £0 5s to £10 8?. Ifc- j years to -2-years £7 to £?; store cows, £6 . IDh »-» £9 15s. heifers. -• : to Si-years of good : 0-in]'ty were wanted and sold from £7 10s to £9 ; heiters. 12 to 10-months. £5 to £6 l'2s 6d; («fclve>. any of prod Quality and well-grown hrf.ii'i'nt I rum £3 5s to £4 53, others £l 10« to ±: * 15s Shev-n . Fa* ewes £1 ss. two and four-'o.;th f *o'*e wethers £1 is 3d to £1 9s. emntv pvo» 1C.3 to 20?; woolly lambs, 143 6d • i:ro r*ardc.i>. r ini." 11*. > month he'd c ft'es at Pakotai. MaunjiakHramea. Waipu. Ohaeawai, and Knikoiu>. wiiTi wcr»» about ori par with those rilling at Whanprarei and Kamo. WAIKATO STOCK SALES. The Farmer:;' Co-oj>erative Auctioneering Comiauy, Limited. Lamiiion. report for tiie v.eek ceded .>.<.nciay iost. as follows: —Fat bullocks, prano fi? t') i'l7 IDs, medium i'l4 lus to £15 ss. tat cows, prime £11 10s to | £12 Sr., medium £10 5s to .HO las; fat heifers. £11; :ts to four-year bullocks, freshconditioned. £12 l's to il l ss; 3* to fouryear on i locks, store, £11 10s to ill 15s; tv.o-yeftr creels, good colours £10 10s to £10 15?. ord.nary i'D 153 to £10; 18-months s t-ers, triod colours £8 10s to £8 15s, «»rc:r.a_:y -t'ti 10s to £7; empty rows. fresteon lit'ciuu iS 5.-< to £8 355. ordinary £7 to £7 IDs. .Id «nd r ,<N or £5 10s to £6 •vs: . dairy tows, best £14 10s to £2 o. ordtnat-y £1;. to £12 10s: steer calves, g.'od. £4 lis to £5 ss; heifer calve.-.. t'3 10s to a ■ Iss. mixed e-'ves, t £2 K'.s.to £2 I"- 1 ; tiirce-yeiu- heifers, in calf, close to j >>rorit £12 I-::.* to £15 10s. backward £10 10s to £10 l.V«; two-veiir heifer?, clost* to profit £30 153 to £12 Is. backward £3 *o £H. two-y-ear empty heite-s. £5 5s to £(> 10s: f.vt we*hers. hc:irv weights 3'2s ftd to 35«, medium 30s to Jin. \a' ewes, heavy C'Js to 3'2* T»d. medium 27s 6d to 2Ss. empty ewes, freshrend it ici«"d. 20s to C'2s. ewe? in lamb, two ! and i; ur-torth. w*-:i v.-oo!i.vl -2,°-3 to 30s. four ; and si>: *':'t - h, we-1 wiMil!e<i 25s to 28s. freshj 5 fii'.i-mouthed, well wool led to 2*29. soundIm op tiled and poi.r 12s to 1.*,?; hoggets, best I wro'ly - 20s to 2.35. best c horn 14s v -> 16s fid. | ordiria-y mixed 12s to 15s; fat hoggets. 2-ls ' to .:7s 6d ■ wethers, two-tooth, food 25s 'to 28s,%mi:i; '-20« to 2.'s fid. tooth. »ood W-. to 33° small 2 ; s to 30s; ewes, fresh, ful- ' mou'l;«--d Us to 16s. t'-'U-mc litlicd l°s to 12s. : *onr»<i-mouthed IC'«. old and poor Ss to ,9s. 3 All daily stock, good wethers, and hoggeta were in keen demand. 1 AUCKLAND HIDE SALES. r The Xow Zealand Loan and Mercantile A'.v-ney Co.. Ltd, report:—We submitted average ra»alnt'i:e« of hides, which sold at jilt" ra:es. N\ (mot.. ' i. Hides: Ei'r.t stout ox, 10.d to lid. stout , Sid to l"id. nieslium 9|<l to : d. 1 i^i>. t 85d to ' 9H; cows, best lines K 'd to Sid. yood Sd to I ! Pid. iuiei'H'r 7-'{l !o 7,' d . kips. 9id to 10N" ! ; (, 1 calfskins, best to 13d. i;ood 10 ; dto lHd. cut and damaged 6d to 9d: i.'ors*' hides- 5s to 8s Pel ; .'.a-,s, 5■ d to C'd: damaged !::de=. 22d ; to s.'d. . , Tailow: iia'k<-' lover. Host !:.;j;ed. to I 7,-; m i: -Js - 'i<i i-> 309. infer , i -Js to 04* j Co -oai;it U', lid to Jid IV r ii>. i Hoiio.. £7 os : _ Lowtails, is per U«-S. Horsehair, la to Is 6d. I