NEW ZEALAND WOOL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20601, 27 June 1930, Page 9

NEW ZEALAND WOOL.

QUESTION OF ADVERTISING. CONFERENCE AT BRADFORD. (Received Juno 26, 8.25 p.m.) LONDON, Juno 25. New Zealand woolgrowers at Bradford conferred with representatives of the J British Wool Federation on the subject of advertising wool. Thoy were introduced by Mr. B. Tripp, who said that, ; judging by what he had seen at Bradford, British manufacturers could produce the goods. What was wanted was 1 to push them. Colonel R. W. Androws said the world was passing through a period of lack of confidence which had depressed the values of all raw materials, yet wool stocks today wero not excessive. If anything they were below normal. Sir Fredorick Aykroyd, in introducing the subject of the character of New Zealand wool, said the methods of crossing had rosulted in the production of irregular staples and fibres in the same fleece. The value of fleece was based on the coai'sest fibre, .so the grower was not receiving a proper return for his fleece. While they used to buy New Zealand wool fo» single yarn in the trade they now had to go to South America which had imported Lincolns extensively. Dr. S. G. Barker, of the Wool Industry Research Association, said wholesale manufacturers now had a marking fluid to replace tar and paint and had made arrangements to make supplies of it procurable in New Zealand next season. THE MAEKET BASKET. RETAIL FOOD PRICES. A GUIDE TO HOUSEWIVES* There are no outstanding changes in the foodstuffs price list this week. Hen eggs have decreased to 2s 8d a dozen and duck eggs, 7 which are in short supply, to 2s 6d a dozen. Supplies of fish are still very scarce. In the fruit section cooking apples, pears, Australian white grapes and Island oranges are in plentiful supply. Adequate stocks of potatoes, swedes, onions and pumpkins are available. There are no alterations in the prices for meat or bacon. All grades of butter are a penny a pound cheaper. Following are yesterday's prices:— MEAT. Beef.—Sirloin, 9Jd per lb: rump steak. Is Id; beef steak, 8d; rolled chuck rib, 7d: prime -ib, 7d; wing rib, B}d: corned round. 7d; tripe, 7d; dripping, 6d; suet and sausages, Cd; sausage meat, 6d; gravy beef and shin meat, Gd: topside and flank, 7d. Mutton.—Leg, 9d; shank end, lOd; hindquarters, 9d; forequarter. 6d; forequarter. shank end, Gd; shoulder, 7d; neck, 7d; loin. 9d; neck and breast. 6d; leg and loin chops, lOd; neck chops, 84: flap, 4d; 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, Is; forequarter, 6d. Pork.—Leg, Is; loin. Is: ;pork chops. Is Id; pork sausages, Bd. FISH. Schnapper, whole, 6d per lb; trimmed, 8d; smoked, 10d; terakihi, .whole, 4d: smoked, 8d; kippered fillets, 'is; trevalli. whole, 2d; smoked, 6d; John Dory, whole. 8d; fillets. Is 2d; mullet, whole, Gd; smoked. 9d; flounder. Is 3d; dabs. Is; lemon fish, fillets, 7d; silverstrip, smoked, 8d; hapuku. steaks. Is 2d; wings, smoked, 8d; moki. steaks, 6d; kingfish, steaks, Gd; cod. smoked. Is 6d; gurnard, whole, 3d; barracouta. whole, 6d; smoked, 8d; frostfish, whole. 4d; hake, whole, 6d; Kippers, Scotch. Is a pair; crayfish, up to 2lb, Is; 2lb to SJlb. lOd; 3jib to slb, 8d: over 6lb, 2s 6d each; roes, smoked, 2s 6d per lb; mussels, fresh. Is 6d a dozen; pickled, is 6d a bottle: rabbits. Is each; Is lid pair; hares, Is 9d each; oysters, unopened, 8d a dozen; opened. Is a dozen; Boz. oartons, 23 6d each. FRUIT. 1 Apples.—Dessert, 'Delicious, 4d per, lb: * Jonathan, 4d per lb and slb for Is 3d; 'Stunners, 4d per lb; 'Cookers, Sib and 4lb for Is. Pears: 'Dessert, Winter Cole, 4d per lb.; Keiffers, 3lb 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; Gros Coleman hothouse grapes, 3s to 4s per lb: Cape gooseberries. 8d per lb;, tree tomatoes, 6d per lb; tomatoes, local hothouse. Is to Is 4d per 1b: tomatoes, outdoor, local. lOd to la per lb: Island, Is per lb; bananas, 6d and 6d per lb; Sunkist oranges, 3s 6d to 4s a dozen; •Island oranges. 6, 8 and 10 for Is; Australian navel oranges, 2s a dozen; mandarins. Is to Is 6d a dozen: lemons, local, 6 for Is; lemons, Sunkist, 2s 6d a dor.en; grapefruit, Sunkist, 6d each; New Zealand grapefruit, 5 for Is; persimmons, la 6d to 2s Gd a dozen; pines, Is Gd to 2s 6d each; piemelon, 2d per 11}. VEGETABLES. 'Potatoes, 10lb to 12lb for Is; 'swedes, 4lb for. : 6d; 'onions, Id and lid per lb; kumaras, 4lb for 6d; 'pumpkins, Id to 2d per lb; Brussels sprouts, Is to Is Gd per lb; beans, outdoor, lOd per lb; hothouse. Is 6d per lb; cucumbers, 8d each; 'celery, 2d to 8d a stick; lettuce, 2d to 3d each: cauliflower, 6d to lOd each; cabbage, 3d to 6d each; 'carrot, parsnip, radish, turnip, beetroot, leek, lid a bunch; marrows, 4d to 8d each; rhubarb, 5d to 6d a bundle. •"Denotes plentiful supplies. ' BACON AND HAMS. Bacon.—Shoulder rashers, best rib rashers. Is Gd; by pieces, Is sd: shoulder cuts, 9Jd to Is 2d. Hams—Whole, Is 3d per lb: in rashers, la 8d; cooked, 2s 3d; shoulders, cooked. Is 9d. BUTTER AND CHEESE. Butter.—Factory, first grade, Is 5d per lb: second grade, la 3d; farmers', Is Id; bulk butter, la sd. Cheese: Ordinary, Is per lb; more matured, Is 4d. EGGS. Hen eggs, 2s Sd a dozen; duck eggs. 2s Gd a* dozon. PROPERTY SALES. Neville Newcoinb, Limited, will offer at r auction at their auction rooms, 4, Wynd- , hum Street, at noon to-day, a bungalow , of four rooms, situated at tho corner of I Liverpool Street and Croydon Road, Glen Eden. The section contains one rood, five , porches. ' , T. Mandeno Jackson will offer the following at auction at their rooms, 9, Commerce , Street, at 11 o'clock to-day Freehold , property, comprising a dwelling of 8 rooms , on a section having about llOJft.. frontage t to Calliope Road, Devonport, a like frontage to Alexander Street at tho back, and a through depth of about 120 ft.; dwelling of 7 rooms, situated at 114, Crummer Road, ) Groy Lynn, J Alfred Buckland and Sons, Limited, will r offer at their rooms, Albert Street, to-day t at. 2.30 p.m., two residential sites, each - containing approximately one acre, situated s in Panmure Township; also a farm of 232 J acres two roods, near Te Kauwhata.

C. F. Bennett, Limited, will offer the following properties nt auction at their rooms, corner Queen and Shortland Streets, at noon to-day:—Freehold section in Newton jßoiul with frontage of 50ft.- by depth of 109 ft., and 30ft. frontago to St. Benedict's Street, together with old buildings; property No. 29, Eoslyn Terrace, Devonport, comprising dwelling of G rooms, on freehold section, containing 22.8 perohes. Ranfurly Smith will offer at auction today at noon (it the Chamber of Commerce, Swanson Streot, 81 1-3, acres, close to Ennui Railway Station, midway between Henderson and Swanson, with 6-roomed house and outbuildings. Palethorpe and Parkes will offer for sale by auction at their auction rooms, Winstone Building. Queen Street, to-day at 11.80 a.m.', the following properties:— Newton: City factory site, three road frontages, Exmouth Streot, Bnsquo Street and Dundonald Street, _ comprising twostoroyed iron factory with basement and large freehold area in five sections. Grey Avenue: Cottage, on freehold section 49ft. to Grey Avenue. Grey Lynn, 16, Campbell Road: Six-roomed • semi-bungalow, lovel olevuted section, close to second section trams.

THE SCOTS HALL BLOCK. A sale of more than usual interest to the publio will take place at the rooms of Samuel Vuile and Sons, Limited, at 2 p.m. to-day, when the Scots Hall block, in Upper Symonds Streot, will bo submitted at auction under instructions from the trustees of the eßtnte of the late Mr. J. M. Mennie. The building contains, besides the concert chamber and dance hall, five shops, some twelve offices, a large committee room, numerous anto-roome, and supper room. The seotion hast a frontage of 101 ft 4in. to Symonda Streot. A freehold business site at the cornet of Hobson and Wyndham Streets will also be offered in the same estate. At the same Bale the following properties will be submitted:—Residence of 7 rooms at No 73. Remuera Road; houso of nine rooms. No 10, St. Aubyn Street. Devonport. house of five rooms at No. 4. Paice Avenue. Mount Eden; house of five rooms and half an acre, Great South Road, PapHknra, and bouse of five rooms, Ha&elmere Road, Edendala.