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New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17110, 15 March 1919, Page 7

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LONDON MARKETS, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Reed. 8.45 p.m.) LONDON, Mar. 13. The Bank of England returns tor the week ended March 13, compared with tho retinas of the previous week, aro as follow:— March 13. March 6. Coin ~ ~ £81,131,000 £8U,U03,C00 Reserve- . . .. 29,47ti,i>00 '.18,ti0D,0uU Dole issue .. , . 71,409,000 Vl,u92,imu Government deposits 2-1,855,000 25,71/3,000 Other deposits . . 125,875,000 1518,782,000 Government securities 65,271,000 69,197 Other securities ~ 83,681,000 84,734,000 Pioooruon of rceervo to liabilities ~ 19.62 , 13.52 METALS. .Cooper: On spot. £77 ss: three months, i!7B 6s. Lead: On spot, £28 15a : throe months, £26. Spelter: On spot, £38; three month;), £36. Ira: On spot. ,4212 10s; three months, mi. Silver: Bar, 3s ll{d per standard ounw. FRUIT AND PRODUCE. Business in the fruit and produce markets has been fairly good during the week. Consignments have consisted chiefly of apples and pears, both cooking and dessert. Prices tor best Quality of both lines are well maintained, jstone fruit is getting scarce. Toraa'pes are in good supply. Lemons are scarce. Fiji Bananas: A small line reached tho market by tho Mokoia, and tho fruit was more or less in an over-ripe conditio:*. Fair ther arrivals are due next week. There is an excellent demand for groen fruit. Pototoos are in good supply at quotations. No Southorns are yet to hand. Onions are plentiful, and weaker in prico. Early shipments aro expected from Canterbury. Poultry. Best Quality in short supply. Moulty and poor birds are lower in price. Fresh eggs are scarce and firm in price. I' armors' butter is in light supply. Prices good. FIELD PRODUCE. Potatoes, local, prime, 6s, medium 5s 6d to Cs 6d; onions, 9s. DAIRY PRODUCE. . Butter, farmers', in prints, Is 4<f; eggs, fresh, 3s 4d. FRUIT. Applos, local, coloured, extra superior, 8s 6d to fls case, good 4s 6d to 6s, medium Is 6d to 2s box poars, Bon Chretien, boet, 10s to 11a, good Us to 9s lid, others, dessert, up to 8s 6d, cooking 6s to Ga 6d; plums, English variotios, is to 6s; peaches, coloured, up to 3s, 8s 6d lor bosl, others 2s Od to 2s 9d; grapes, hothouse, Is to Is 2d lb; tomatoes, hothouso, 6b box, out-door 8s to 6s; lemons, local, prime, 25s to 80s caso; Cape gooseberries, 6d to 7d lb; quinces, 5s to 6s case; passion fruit, 5s to 6s Od case) walnuts, Is 3d lb; peanuts, sid lb.

POULTRY. Eons, fat, 3s to Is 3d caoh, medium la 9d to It; table roosters, prime, 4s to 6s lOd each, medium 2s Sd to 3s 6d: ducks, 2s 6d to 4s c&ch; geese, 4s to 4s 9d each; turkey gobblers. JOs to lis 6d each; turkey lions, 6s 6d to Bs, There is a good demand for heavy broods of (at hens, also for prima cockrels. Prices improving for ducks over toe moult,

HIDES AND TALLOW. MARKET. Messrs, G. W. Binney and Sons report:— Bides: Best cow, 10j-d to lid, modium lOd to 10ld; rough cow, 9d to flfd, scored 7Jd to BJd, cut 6Jd to 7{d, damagod Sid to 6d; ox, extra heavy, 131 d to 14d, heovy 12jd to 13d. medium Hid to 12d, light lid to Hid, cut 9jd to lOd, damaged Old to 7d; yoarling, 9 d to lOd, cut 7)d to Bd, damaged Bid to 6d; calf, good, I6d to 18d, medium Hi to 15d. heavy lid to Hid, damaged 7}d to W, cut 9id to lOd; horse, 9s to 10s, medium 8b to 8s Gd, email 5s to 6s, cut Is to 4s 6d. Tallow: Casks, best, 33b to 35s per cwt, medium 31b 6d to 83s, ordinary 80s to 32s 8d: tins, best, 30s, ordinary 27s 6d, dreggy ana burnt 25b 6d. • Bones: Good, dry, £1 10s to £8 per ton,

PROPERTy SALES, UNIVERSITY BUILDINGS SOLD. The old buildings recently vaoated by the University College situated at tho corner of Eden and Parliament Streets, were offered for sale by suction for romoval yesterday by Samuel Vaile and Sons, Ltd., under instructions from the Auckland City Council. Tho buildings were offered in four lots, and realised a total of £575. The biddinc was brisk. A block of four cottages in George Street, Pamell, was »ho so'd for' £l2os, and two sections, each 52ft by 150 ft, fronting Edondalo Road, realised 83s 6d a foot.