COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17008, 15 November 1918, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

BUSINESS DISLOCATED,

AUSTRALIAN LINES TO HAND.

General business is entirely dislocated by the prevailing epidemic, and it is only wi.h the greatest difficulty that the most urgonl

matters are being attended to. Fortunately

' severs] houses whew stalls have boon i severely deputed for nearly a lo:t:.ight, arJ • now reixutuig mi unpiovemsnt. ad ul.iw a 1 manner ci patients recovered su_ncieiit.y 10 resuina v,oiJt. ai lac eamo time, It recognised that it >vil: itia be soma Jtiw time be lor oufiiuees ma receive '.113 usual attention. 'ifiis apples cquauj to doiu whoiesaie and retail. : Siiipmt'uts by Uie lM;i„.ira and Rircrini, I from oycliiey, have arrived, ai.a several oiaj sign infills by those ve.-,.ie.3 were eageny I awaited, as they include unes that tu>ve dccj | hem up in Australia tor mouths. ! Produce: 'iha markets _re quite upset by the abnormal conditions, aaa bua»uoi,a is very quiet. Potatoes: A shipment by the Kiver.na ha« been discharging, but has not turned out in tJ!.h good quality as prev.ous consignments. 11113 us oli.y to be expected on account of being so late m :no season, but tb». bare market in New Zca.and aeoesai'.a'.L-J bringing tnese. actvss. r,;,.ip.ies nrfo tamo by the Niagara, but v,.-ry :cw southerns hav.i arrived, and the pric.) lemains liibor firm, beat samples serins at about i 17. Uniojia: Mataet is stu wo.i supplied with American, and these art. ae«ms at 3oa to 40a per case. Oats: Further supplies are almost unobtainable m the South, but lair stocks ft-e etui he,d here, and the mtikei remains steady at 6a fed, ex store. Oatmeal: Demand haa fallen off considerably. Wheat: Fowl wheat is in good demand at 7s 9d to Bs. Stocks are low, and it is doubtful when further supplies will be available. Bran: Very small supplies have been arI riving from the South, and the market ia j usually bare of stocks. I Chaff: Several small lots harp arrived from I the South, but these were practically all sold ! on arrival, and tho market keeps firm at I £16 10s, ex store. < I Maize: Supp.ies are again short, as nothI ing has arrived lately from the Bay of Plenty, i It is unfortunate that supplies cl this grain I are so irregular, but it frequently happens | that a temporary glut brings dovn the price, j and then shipments cea«s altogether, to the ! disadvantage of producer and consumer alike. i Fertilisers: A fair demand is coming is. for turnip manures, but it will be a couple , of months before tho grass manures arc re- : quired. Bonedust is scarce. I The end of the war is attracting attention to supplies of American goods that have I been unobtainable lately, but it is not yet known how soon the necessary shipping car, be diverted to trade with the South Pacific. I Advices from New York indicate th?.t many factories have lately been devoted 'n muni- ' tions, so 'hat it will probably bo sr-rc- little j time betas they oan again supply ordinary merchandise.