TRADE OF BRITAIN.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20306, 13 July 1929, Page 7

TRADE OF BRITAIN.

FIGURES FOR LAST MONTH.

GENERAL DECREASE SHOWN.

Anßtrftlian and N'.Z. Press Association. LOSUON. July 11.

Tho Board of Trade returns for June show that the imports into Britain were valued at £21,465,000, a decrease of £7,904,0GJ, compared with June last year. The value of exports was £49,093,000, a decrease of £9,579,000, and of re-esports £9,616,000, a decrease of £1,855,000.

The principal decreases were:—lmports: Grain and flour, £1,936,000; meat, £918,000; food and drink, non- dutiable, £2.141,000; dutiable, £787.000; raw cotton, £2,497,000; hides and skins, £776,000. Exports: Iron and steel and manufactures thereof, £1,060,000; machinery, £1,258,000; cotton yarns and manufactures, £2,454,000; woollen and worsted manufactures. £1,354,000; vehicles, £BIB,OOO. The principal increases were:—lmports: Wool, £1,273,000. Exports: Goal, £488,000. Following is a comparison of the returns for the first six months of this year and last year:— 1925. ' 1929. Imports .. JCG05.239.000 £-557.415,000 Exports -. 355,232,000 345.C52.000 Re-exports .. 67,436,000 65.G21.000 Total exports ~ i 422.715.000 £411,273,000

The apparent/ adverse balance of trade is £146,142,000, compared with £182,521,000 last year. MARKET REPORTS. FRUIT AND PRODUCE PRICES. There was an average demand for local apples at the Auckland City Markets yesterday, the values being slightly easier. A large quantity of Stunners and other varieties of apples arrived yesterday by the Regains from Nelson and should tend to ease the price of apples. A fair quantity of the mandarins which arrived from Sydney last Tuesday, was in poor condition. "Hothouse tomatoes again showed a sharp rise in value, selling at 9d to Is lOd per lb. Pears were rather slow cf sale. There was no change in the other lines of fruit.

The field produce ■ market was very heavily supplied with cabbage, pwedes, turnips and celery. Good supplies of nearly all lines ctf vegetables were offered and met with a fair demand. Southern potatoes were slightly dearer, wfcile new potatoes brought lid to 4d per lb. A very heavy supply of poultry was offered. The demand for cockerels was keen, but laying birds were hard to sell. The prices showed a decided fall in most linfis.

In the dairy produce section the prices • for the A and B grades of both hen and duck eggs were a penny a dozen cheaper. Therf was a f»i r demand for plentiful supplies of both hen and duck eggs. Farmers' hotter continued to be in short supply and met with a good demand, selling'at the ruling rate of Is Id to Is 4d per lb. The following are yesterday's prices:— fruit. ,;; Apples. Delicious, extra fancy. 9s to 10s n case; others, 6s to 6s; Ballarats. 8a to 10f.; Doughertys, 6s to 8s; Winesaps, 7s to 10s; Stunners, 6s to 10s: pears. Coles, 6s to 9s; Nellis. 6s to 9s 6d; tree tomatoes. 3r to 6s; -toroutoes. botbouße. 98 to Is lOd per lb.; grapes, Colman, choice. 2s 9d to 4s 6d; leraons. No. 1. 10s to 14s a case: No. 2. 6s to 6s; oranges. Island repacks. Mangaias, 24s to 24s 6d: Aitutakie. ISs to 20z; Australian Navels, 14s to IGs Cd: common, Sydney, 10b to ■ 14s; mandarins, &s ;■' to 18s; pines, 20t to 245; passions, IGs; :i . bananas, repacked, first grade, 24s to 28s; second grade, 14s vo 18s. FIELD PRODUCE. Potatoes, Southern, 8b to 9s per cwt.; new, l?d to 4d per !b.; onions. 10s to 14s per 1 ctrt.; spring, Sd to Is Id a bundle; kumara, \ local, 5s to 6s 6d a bae: Tauraaga, 10s to 12s 6d per cvrt.; cabbage. Is to 5s 6d a bag; on benches. Is to 2s 6d a dozen; cauliflower, 3s to 13s a sack: on benches. 2s to 10s 6d a dozen: swedes, 2s to 3s 6d a bag; pumpkins, 4s to 8s per cwt.; on benches. 9d to Is fid each; beans. Is 6d to Is 3d per lb.; lettuce. Is to 7s a case: cucumbers, bothousa, 9s to 12e 6d a dozeo:. vegetable marrows, la 6d to 3s 6d; citron melons. 7s 6d to 9» 6d peT cwt.; celery, 9d to 4s a btmdle: rhubarb. 3s to 4s 6d a dozen; spinach. Is to Is 3d; radish, carrots, parsnips, beet and turnips, 6d to lOd; leeks, 2ld to 3Jd a bundle; chokos, 1b to 3* ■ Gd a dozen. POULTRY. ••• Cockerelß, heavy, prime, 5s to 7s each; ■■';. not prime, 3s 6d upward; light, prime, 4s to ss; not prime, 3s upward; fat roosters, heavy, prime. 2s 6d to 3s 6d; light, 2s to 2s 6d: fat hens, heavy, 2s to 3s; light, 1b 6d to 2s: pullets, heavy, best, 3s 9d to 4a . 6d; smaller. 2s upward; light, best, 3s 9d to 4s 6d; smaller, 2s upward: drakes, young. !■ prime, 2s 9d to 3s Sd: smaller. 2s upward: old, 2s to 2s 6d; ducks, young. 2s 6d to 3s 3d; old. 2s to 2s 6d; turkey hens, fis to # 6s; gobblers. 8b to 14s. DAmY PRODUCE. Hen eggs, A grade, first Quality, Is sdto 1b 6d a dozen; B grade, Is 8d to Is 4d: duck eggs, A grade. 1* Sd to Is 6d; B ■ grade, Is 3d'to Is 4d; farmers' butter. Is Id to Is 4d per lb.

CANTERBURY MARKETS.

POTATO PRICES EASIER.

[®T TELEGRAPH. —PEESS ASSOCIATION.] CHRISTCHUBCH. Friday.

The excitement that featured the midweek potato market has quietened down. The scale of values, however, has not. ensed much from the figures tliec quoted, except- in regard to July delivery. These, are now at £6 12s 6d, as against £6 15s. Potatoes for prompt delivery are now quoted at £6 10s, f.0.b., s.i. However, these had touched £6 12s 6d, so-that the market is about 2s 6d a ton easier than the peak figure. August-Septembers did not participate in the rise, and are quoted J at £6 15s to £6 17s 6d. Auckland merchants are not inquiring in such volume as in the mid-week. The Wingatui is loading on Tuesday, and the market no doubt will be ruled by the extent of her cargo. The appreciation on values of tan days ago equals nearly 20s a ton. Quotations on trucks are £5 5s to £5 7s 6d for Whites, with growers not attracted by the former figure, and £5 for Ilakotas. The wheat market is stagnant _ Millers have ample supplies for some time to come, and the stoves are carrying a big quantity. Quotations remain at 5s 8d on trucks. The little life the oats market showed a week or two ago has flickered out. A c;r&de Gartons are worth 3s 4d, f.0.b., s.i., for July, and B's 3s 3d for spread delivery. Chaff remains firm at £4 to £4 2s 6d a ton on trucks.

A little business is passing in seeds, but in small parcels. Standard cocksfoot has been sold at 13d per lb. Perennial ryegrass is not heavily beld, and good seed is worth 6s 6d, f.0.b., s.i., or 4s 6d to growers. Italian is worth 5s 9d, or 3s 9d to 4s to growers. The quality of cowgrass is very mixed. It is quoted at 53 to 7d to growers, or 90s to 100s per cwt., f.0.r., s.i. White clover is worth 9c'l* to !2d per lb. The value f.o.b. s.i. is from 130s to 140s per cwt. All classes of small seeds are firmly held, but. not much business is expected until the spring demand sets in.