SYDNEY WOOL SALES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20595, 20 June 1930, Page 7

SYDNEY WOOL SALES.

BEST SORTS STILL FIRM. AVERAGE AND FAULTY DOWN. (Received June 19, 11,5 p.m.) SYDNEY, June 19. At the Sydney wool sales to-day the offerings comprised 9914 bales of which 8808 wcro sold. Also 777 bales were sold privately. The market had a weaker tendency with a 5 to 7| per cent, drop in prices of averago and faulty Merinos and crossbreds. However, for best descriptions of fleece the market was firm witft prices at "tho highest point of tho week. Greasy Merino sold to 17£ d. THE MARKET BASKET. RETAIL FOOD PRICES. A GUIDE TO HOUSEWIVES. A decreaso of 3d a dozen in the retail price of both hen and duck eggs is the outstanding change in food prices for the week. Both hen and duck eggs are now selling at 2s 9d a dozen. Supplies of fish arc still very short, on account of the fish being off the grounds both in tho Ilauraki Gulf and in tlje Bay of Plenty. The prices remain unchanged. There are no alterations in •tho prices of meat for tho week. Hothouse and outdoor tomatoes both show slight increases in price, the prices of other lines remaining about tho same as last week's figures. Apples, pears, oranges and mandarins are plentiful. Most vegetables aro in good supply, and the prices remain steady. Following aro yesterday's prices:— MEAT. Beef.—Sirloin, Did per lb.; lump eteak, Is Id; beef steak 8d; rolled chuck, rib, 7d; prime rib, 7d; wing rib, Sjd; corned round. 7d; tripe, 7d; dripping. Gd; suet and sausages. (id; sausage meat. sd; gravy beef and shin meat, Cd; topside and flank, 7d. Mutton.—Leg, 9d; shank end, lOd; hindquarters, 9d, forequarter, 6d; forequarter, shank end, Gd; shoulder, 7d; neck, 7d; loin, 0d : neck and breast. Gd: leg and loin chops. lOd; neck chops. 8d; flap, Id; cutlets, trimmed, Is Id. Lamb.—-Leg, Is 2d; loin. Is Id; hindquarters, Is Id; forequarter, lOd. Veal.—Loin, 9d; shoulder. 7d; cutlets and veal steak, ls : forequarter, Gd. Pork.—Leg, Is; loin, Is; pork chops. Is Id; pork sausages, Bd. FISH. Sthnapper. whole, Gd per lb.; trimmed, 8d; smoked, lOd; terakihi, whole, 4d; smoked, 8d; kippered fillets. Is; trevalli, whole, 2d; emoked, Gd; John Dory, whole, 8d; fillets, Is 2d; mullet, whole, Gd; smoked, 9d : flounder, Is 3d; dabs, Is; lemon fish, fillets, 7d; silver strip, smoked. 8d; hapuku, steaks, Is 2d; wing 3, smoked, 8d; moki, steaks, Gd; kingfish, steaks, Gd; cod, emoked. Is Gd; gurnard, whole 3d; barracouta, whole, Gd; smoked, 8d; frostfish, whole, •Id; hake, whole, Gd; kippers, Scotch, la a pair; crayfish, up to 21b.. Is; 21b. to 3|lb., lOd; 3§lb. to 51b., 8d; over slb„ 2s 6d each; roes, smoked, 2s Gd per lb.; mussels, fresh, Is Cd a dozen; pickled, Is Gd a bottle: rabbits. Is each: Is lid pair; hares, Is 9d each. FRUIT. Apples, dessert, "Delicious, 4d per lb.; •Jonathan, id per lb., 4lb. for Is; Sturmers, 4d per lb.; 'cookers, 3lb. and 4lb. for Is; pears, 'dessert, Winter Cole. 4d per lb., 3lb. for Is; Reefers 31b. and 41b. for Is; •cookers, 31b. and 4lb. for Is; passion fruit, lOd to Is a dozen; 'Australian white grapes Bd, lOd and Is per lb. : Groa Coleman hothouse grapes, 3b to 4s per lb.; cape gooseberries, 8d per lb.; tree tomatoes, Gd per lb.; tomatoes, local, hothouse, Is to Is 4d per lb.; tomatoes, outdoor, local, lOd to la per lb.; Island; Is per lb.; bananas. 5d and Gd' per lb.; Sunkist oranges, 3s Gd to 4s a dozen; 'lsland oranges, 6, 8 and 10 for Is; Australian navel oranges, 2s a dozen; 'mandarins. Is to Is Gd a dozen; lemons, local Bix for Is: lemons, Sunkist. 2s Gd a dozen: grapefruit, Sunkist, 6d each; grapefruit, local, 6 for Is; persimmons. Is Gd to 2s Cd a dozen; 'pineapples. Is Gd to 2s Gd each; piemelon, 2d per lb. VEGETABLES. •Potatoes, 10lb. to 121b. for Js : 'swedes, 4lb. for Gd: 'onions, Id and l*d per lb.; kumaras, 4lb. for Gd; 'pumpkins, id to 2d per lb.; Brussels sprouts, Is Gd per lb.; beans, 10d per lb.; cucumbers, 8d each; •celery, 2d to 8d per stick; lettuce, 2d and 3d each- 'cauliflower, 4d to lOd ench; •cabbage. 2d to Gd each; "carrot, parsnip, radish, turnip, beetroot, leek, lid per bunch, marrows, 4d to fid each; rhubarb, 6d and Gd per bundle. 'Denotes plentiful supplies. BACON AND HAMS. Bacon,—Shoulder rashers, la Id per lb.; best rib rashers, Is 6d; by pieces, Is sd; shoulder cuts. 9Jd to Is 2d. Hams.—Whole. Is 3d per lb.;"in rashers, 1b Sd; cooked, 2s 3d; shoulders, cooked, Is 9d. : _ BUTTER AND CHEESE. Butter.—Factory, first grade. Is 6d per lb.; second grade, Is 4d; farmers'. Is 2d; bulk butter. Is Gd. Cheese: Ordinary, Is per lb.; more matured, Is 4d. EGGS. Hen and duck eggs, 2s 3d a dozen. PROPERTY SALES. William A. Home, Limited, will offer by auction at their rooms, corner of High Street and Vulcan Lane, nt 12.30 this afternoon, a four-roomed dwelling on a section of almost two acre 3- in Princes Street, off the Great South Road, Otahuhu. ifanfurly Smith will offer by auction at tho Chamber of Commerce at 11 a.m. to-day, a property situated in Rawhiti Roa Road, Kohimarama, comprising a wooden bungalow of four rooms, garage and section. C. F. Bennett, Limited, will offer at their rooms, corner of Queen and Shortland Streets, at noon to-day, a property, situated at No. 10, Baker Street, consisting of a four-roomed cottage on a freehold section, 23ft. in length and G9ft. in depth. T. Mclndoo and Son '.rill affer at their rooms, Dilworth Buildings, at 11 a.m. today, a properly, in deceased estate, having 104 ft. frontage to Ivarangahapo Road and an area of over one acre, consisting of block of shops, offices and rooms known as Newton Arcade; a freehold property of 12 acreß with two-storeyed dwelling in St. Andrew's Koad, Epsom; and a sheep of 12-IGJ acres at Aratapu, Kaipara. Samuel Vailc and Sons, Limited, will offer at their rooms, 83, Queen Street, at 2 p.m. to-day, three sections, Edwards Rood, just off Richmond Avenue, Grey Lynn: house of four rooms. Windsor Road, Avondnlo; house of four rooms, Euston Road, Mount Albert; bungalow of five rooms, Puhinui Road, Papatoetoe; bungalow of five rooms, Oranga A"tnue, Onohunga. T. Mandeno Jackson will offer at their rooms, 9. Commerce Street, at 11 o'clock to-day, residence of five rooms on section having 42ft. frontage to Richmond Avenue, Balmoral, by a deptli of 130 ft.: freehold property containing 5-acre. in Whangarei. having 120 ft., to Bank Street by depth of 135 J it.; and dairy farm of 69J acres with seven-roomed house, having 30 chains frontage to Westney Road, Mangere. STOCK SALES. MAT AM AT A PRICES. At Messrs. Dalgety and Company's fortnightly stock salo held at Matamata on Wednesday, (hero was a good all round yarding of all classes of cattle, which sold at prices equal to late rates. Pigs were yarded in small quantities. Competition was keen. Prices were:—Heavy fat cows, £7 10s to £9 Cs; medium fat cows, £5 10s to £7 2s; light fat cows, £-1 12s to £5; best stores, £3 5s to £3 17s; others, £2 Gs to £3; Jersey yearling heifers, up to £5 9s; rough porkers, 355-, medium porkers, £2 ss; slips, £1 Is to £1 Gs; empty ewes, 13s; f.mall hoggets, 10s 3d. COUNTRY SALES. Messrs. Dalgoly and Company, Limited, report:—During tho week wo held sales at Wet t field, Helensville, Pakotai, Maungakaremett, Wnikiekie. Kamo and Paparoa. Averago yardings of store cattle camo forward and sold at ruling values. Good quality dairy cows and heifers wore in keen demand and realised good prices. Best dairy cows made from £l3 l.is to £l7 10s; good dairy cows, £9 15s to £l3; oilier dairy cows, £1 10s to £9 10s; good springing heifers, £5 (is to £11; store cbws, £1 to £4 10s, Pigs oil a par with Weatfiold values. Tlio Farmers' Co-operalivo Auctioneering Company, Limited, report:—At Hikutain on Wednesday we penned a medium, yarding of all classes of stock. Good quality dairy heifers and cows sold well, whilo there was littlo competition on backward sorts. Late rates wore maintained on pigs and beef. Quotations-—Good store pigs, 22s to 82s: best cows, £lO ss: backward sorts, £5 15s to £7 His; best heifers, £ll 12s Gd to £l3 Gs; hopt'ets, 10s Gd to 14s; fro?!' conditioned owof., 13s: frit cows, henvy. £9 to £lO os: medium £7 4s to £8 13s; light fat cows. £fi 10s to £G 13s; fresh store cowes, _£3 10s to £1; honors, £1 19s to £3 10s; heifer calves, £1 His to £2 15s; steer calves, £2 lis.