SELLING BRITISH GOODS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19731, 2 September 1927, Page 9

SELLING BRITISH GOODS.

EMPIRE SHOPPING WEEK. PRODUCTS FROM NEW ZEALAND. [from oub. own correspondent.] / ... LONDON. July 30. A visit to the Army and Navy Stores., one of tho largo firms which is celebrating, the Empire Shopping Week, was paid the other day by the High Commissioner, Sir James Parr. The object of this firm is to push. British goods all the year round, bijt during this week the customers , are reminded more , forcibly by means of placards and special displays that this is their policy. There was a good show of New Zealand apples—Stunners, Jonathans and Romo Beaijties. Other Empire fruit on show included South African oranges, naartzes and grapo fruit, and several varieties of Australian apples. The High Commissioner asked how New Zealand apples were selling, Tho manager of the department said that they were selling very largo quantities of them. They were bettor than Australian in flavour. They more nearly approached the flavour of British apples tnan any other imported, but the colour in some instances was not quite as rich .as Australians. They had had a very good season with them. In the meat department the manager was questioned regarding New Zealand mutton and lamb. "It is the best we can buy," he replied, "and we sell more New Zealand lamb .than any other class of meat.: Each week 150 carcases are disposed'of." An attractive exhibit of NewZealand lamb had been arranged in tho department. ' In regard to tho quality of New Zealand butter the manager said: " It is the best and most consistent butter in quality that we know of. You will' get British butter good in the season, but it is not of the same quality as that of New Zealand Ua the off-season. You cannot expect cattle fed on cake, to give a very high standard of mil]k. ! " 'The manager added that tWey sold one arid a-half tons of 'New Zealand butter a week. He said that he did not. give .preference-, to any special brand ; ,He .personally sampled the butter and bouclil according to his fancy. New Zealand cheese' was also on 'view but it was evident that Canadian :cheese had the preference with the buyers.. Many fancy find , prpprietary. cheeses are being manufactured in that Dominion. Nev? Zea land shcops* tongues were to be seen "We sell quite a few." isalid the manager. In another department of provisions, there, was a. show of produce from each of the Dominions.— Imperial Bee' honey was a special feature of the New Zealand display.- - ' •- • * Each of the show windows abutting tho street contained an attractive exhibit. Australia was mainlv represented by its dried fruits. In the New Zealand window there were boxes of butter, cheeses, tinned rabbits, whitebait, honey packed in various containers, milk powders, toheroas and baskets of anples. Several artistic posters announced snch facts as "New Zealand butter and cheese lead the world for quality and flavour." BRITISH HEAVY STEEL. CONCESSIONS TO BUYERS. (Received September 1, 8.35 p.m.) A. and N.Z LONDON, Sept. 1. An effort is being made to recover the dominance of British heavy steel Makers offer a rebate of 7s 6d a' ton on joists and 5s a ton on other defined materials to consumers who do not purchase from tho Continent. The signatories point out that -the present imports mean idle collieries, coke-ovens, furhaces and iron and steel works, while certainly over 100.000 workers are idle and are losing their.skill.

AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE. (Received Sept. I, 5.5 p.m.) A. and N.Z. SYDNEY, Sept. 1. The following are to-day's quotations on the Sydney produce market:— Wheat.—Bacged, at country stations, ss, and l£d less for bulk, equal to 5s 7£d and 5s 6d, ex truck, at Sydney. Flour.—Export, £l2 10s, f.0.b.; local, £l3 l£s. Bran.—£7. 10s. Pollard.—£B 10s. Oats.—Tasmanian and Algerian, ss; white, 4s lOd Maize.—Local, yellow, 5s 4d ; Queensland, 5s 4d. Potatoes.—Tasmanian, £ll to £l4 10s. Onions. —Victorian. £6. Adelaide quotations are, as follows: Wheat—Growers' lots. 5s 5d to 5s parcels nominally 5s B£d. Flour. —Bakers' lots, £l4 2s 6d. Bran.—£6 10s. Pollard.—£s 15s. Oats.—3s 7d to 3s Bd. CALCUTTA TEA SALES. - (Received September 1, 8.85 p.m.) A. and N.Z CALCUTTA, Aug. 31. At the Calcutta tea sale a useful selection was offered and there was strong demand. Prices for all classes showed an advance. Good classes rose to the extent of six pies to one -anna. Dusts were strong at an increase of one anna. Average prices were:—Common Pekoe and Souchong, 12 annas 9 pies to 13 annas; clean common Broken Pekoe and Souchong. 13 annas 3 pies to 13 annas 6 pies; black leaf Pekoe, 14 annas to 14 annas 6 pies. LONDON TALLOW SALES. A. and N.Z.-Sun. LONDON, Aug. 31. At the London tallow sales to-day, 1791 casks were offered, and 1.771 sold. There was keen competition at Is to 2s advance. Dnlgety and Company. Limited, report having received the following cablegram from their London house, dated August 31: —Tallow: 1800 casks were offered and practically all were sold. Mutton, fine, made 365; mixed and/or beef, good colour, 355; inferior, 31s 6d. COLD STORAGE CONFERENCE. Sun. LONDON, Aug. 31. The International Cold Storage Conference arranged to be held in Romo in September, has been postponed until April, 1928. CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET. A. and N.Z. CHICAGO, Aug. 31. Wheat.—September, 1 dollar 32f cents Eer bushel; December, 1 dollar 37£ cents; larch, 1 dollar 40j| cents. SOUTHERN EXCHANGES. [BY TELEGRAPH. —TOESS ASSOCIATION. ] ' "WELLINGTON, Thursday. The following sales were made ' on the Stock Exchange to-day:—Commercial Bank, ((ordinary), 27s Bd. Stock Exchange sales reported:—s per cent. Bonds, 1930, £9B 10s; Bank of New Zealand, 58s 3d; Huddart-Parker (ord.), 3d. CHRISTCHURCH, Thursday. The following . sales were made on the Stock Exchange to-day:—New Zealand Breweries, bonds, 23s 9d; South British Insurance, 58s; Huddart-Parker (cum div.), 47s 3d-; Whitcombe and Tombs, 70s; New Zealand, Government-6£. per cent. Inscribed. Stocky 1927-41, .£9B 10,s; Australian Bank oLCommerce, 335; Commercial Bank of Australia, 27s Bd. DUNEDIN, Thursday. The following sale was made on the Stock Exchange to-day:—Auckland Amuseicsnt Park, 14s«.