WINTER WOOL SALE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20607, 4 July 1930, Page 9

WINTER WOOL SALE.

OFFERING AT DUNEDIN. BRADFORD BUYERS QUIET. [Uy TKLEOJIiVPJI.—PRBSB ASSOCIATION.] DUNEDIN, Thursday. A supplementary wool sale was held today, when the associated Dunedin brokers sulnnittcd catalogues totalling approximately 2500 bales. The hulk of the offering comprised lleece wool and pieces, chiefly late shorn, including a fair proportion of crutchings. There were also a number of clips which had been withdrawn or hold over from the main sales. Generally speaking, tho quality of the offering compared very favourably with that of the April sale. > There was a good attendance of buyers, but competition was restricted to comparatively few. Bradford buyers were quiet, and most of the competition came from tho Continent, with good support from local mills for lines suitable for their requirements l'rices were not up to the rates ruling at (he Wellington sale last month, and passings were fairly frequent. Compared with the bust Dunedin sale in April prices for crossbreds were unchanged ; pieces and bellies were very firm, while super halfbreds were fully J,d lower; average to good sorts were par to slightly easier. The following is the range of prices:— Halfbreds.-—Good fo super, lOd to 12(1; low to medium, 8d fo 9J>d. Fine Crossbreds. —Good to super, 9d to 9^(1; low to medium, fid to BjM. Medium Crossbreds. —Good to super, to BJd; low to medium, 7d to Bd. Necks and Pieces. —Ifalfbred, 8(1 to 9d; crossbred, to B^l. Pieces and Bellies. —Ifalfbred, to crossbred, to 6d. Crutchings.—Half bred, 5d fo 6d : crossbred, sjd to 7d; inferior and seedy, 3J,d to 5d ; locks and stained pieces, 3d to 4i,d.

THE LONDON SALES. LAST ARRIVALS INCLUDED. The Bank of New Zealand lias received the following advice from its London office:—Wool sales: List of arrivals for the fourth series of sales, commencing on July 8, closed on June 30. The last ship to be included was the Port Sydney.

THE MARKET BASKET. RETAIL FOOD PRICES. A GUIDE TO HOUSEWIVES. Plentiful supplies of apples, pears and oranges are available on the retail market. Bananas are in short supply but a fresh shipment will be brought by the Tofua on Sunday. A shipment of Californian fruit arrived this week. There are good stocks of most lines of vegetables. Supplies of fish are more plentiful, although schnapper remains rather scarce. The prices for both hen and duck eggs have decreased (o 2s 4d a dozen. Farmers' butter has increased to Is 2d a pound. Following are yesterday's prices:— MEAT. Beef.-Sirloin, Old per lb; rump Bleak, Is Id; beef steak, 8d; rolled chuck rib. 7d; prime rib, 7d; wing - rib, Sid; corned round, 7d; tripe, 7d; dripping, Gd; suet and sausage.!, Cd; sausage meat, sd; gravy beef and shin meat, Cd: topside and flank, 7d. Mutton.—Leg, 9d; shank end, lOd; hindquarters 9d; foreqnarter, Cd; foreqnarter, shank end, (id; shoulder, 7d ; neck, 7d; loin, 9d; neck and breast, fid; leg and loin chops. ]od; neclc chops, 8d; flap, id; cutlets, trimmed, Is Id. Lamb.—Leg, la 2d; loin. Ik Id; hindqnurterß, Is Id; foreqnarter. lOd. Veal.—Loin, 9d: shoulder. 7d; cutlets and veal steak. Is; foreqnarter, (id. Pork.—Leg, Is; loin, Is; pork chops, Is Id; pork sausages, Bd. FISH. Schnapper, whole, Gd per lb; fiimmed. 8d; smoked. lOd; terakihi, whole, 4d; smoked, 8d; kippered filletß, Is; trevalli, whole. '2d; smoked, Gd; John Dory, whole, 8d; fillets. Is 2d; mullet, whole, Gd; smoked. Od; flounder, Is 3d; dabs, Is; lemon fish, fillets. 7d; silverstrip, smoked, 8d; hapuka, steaks, la 2d; wings, smoked, 8d; moki, steaks, 6d; kingfish, steaks, fid; cod, smoked, Is fid; gurnard, whole, 3d; barracouta, whole, fid; smoked, 8d; frostfish, whole. •Id; hake, whole, Gd; kippers,' Scotch, Is a pair; crayfish, up to 2lb, Is; 2lb to 3Jib, lOd; 3 jib to s!b, 8d; over slb, 2s 6d each; roes, smoked, 2s Gd per lb; mussels, fresh, Is Gd a dozen; pickled, Is 6d a bottle, rabbits, Is each; la lid pair; hares, Is 9d each; oysters, unopened, 8d a dozen: opened, Is a dozen; Boz. cartons, 2s 6d each. FRUIT. Apples.—Dessert. "Delicious. 4d per lb and 'lib for Is; 'Jonathan, 4d per lb and 31b for Is; Stunners, -Id per lb; 'cookers, Hlb and 4lb for Ib. Pears: 'Dessert, Winter Cole. Id per lb: Keifers, 3lb and 4lb for Is; cookers. 3lb and 111) for Is. Passion fruit, lOct to Is a dozen. Australian white grapes, Is per lb.; Ciros Coleman hothouse grapes, 3s and 4s per lb. Cape gooseberries. Sd per lb. Treo tomatoes, 4d to Gd per lb. Tomatoes, local hothouse. Is to Is id per lb; outdoor, JOd to Is per lb; Island, Is .per lb. Bananas, 5d to Gd per lb. 'lsland oranges, G, 8 and 10 for Is. "Australian Valencia oranges. Is Gd to 2s a dozen. Fiji mandarines, Is Gd to 2s a dozen. Lemons, local. 6 for Is; Sunkist, 2s Gd a dozen. Grape fruit, Sunkist. (id each; 'New Zea-land-grown fruit, 5 for Is. 'Pines, Is Gd to 2s Gd each. Piemelon, 2d per lb. VEGETABLES. •Potatoes, 10lb to 12lb for Is. 'Swedes, 41b for (id. 'Onions, Id to 3id per lb. Kumaras, 2d per lb. 'Pumpkins, Id to 2d per lb. Brussels Sprouts, lOd to 1b per lb. Beans, hothouse. Is Gd per lb. Cucumbers, 8d each. "Celery, 3d to 8d a stick. Lettuce, 2d to 3d each. 'Cauliflower, 4d to lOd each. 'Cabbage, 3d to fid each. 'Carrots, parsnips, radish, turnips, beetroot, leeks, lid a bunch. Marrows. 4d to 8d each. Rhubarb, 5d to Gd a bundle. 'Denotes plentiful supplies. BACON AND HAMS. Bacon.—Shoulder rashers, Is Id per lb; best rib rashers. Is Gd; by pieces, Is sd; shoulder cuts, oid to Is 2d. Hams.—Whole, Is 3d per lb; in rashers, Is 8d; cooked, 2s 3d; shoulders, cooked. Is 9d. BUTTER AND CHEESE. Butter.—Factory, first grade. Is 5d per lb; second grade, Is 3d: farmers', Is 2d. Cheese: Ordinary, Is per lb; more matured. Is Id. EGGS. Hen and duck eggs, 2s 4d a dozen. PROPERTY SALES. William A. Home, Limited, will offer at auction at their auction rooms, Home's Buildings, at the corner of High Street and Vulcan Lano. at noon to-day a freehold section 50ft. by 310 ft., situated in Junction Road, Pneroa, with a. new, dwelling of four rooms; also, property situated No. 53. Marlborough Street, off Beliwood Avenue, Dominion Bond, comprising villa residence of seven rooms, on corner section; also, No. 55, Marlborough Street, villa of six rooms, situated on a corner section; also a freehold section having 49ft. Gin. frontage to Balmoral Road and Dunbar Road, Mount Eden, by a through depth of 132 ft., on which is erected a recently-com-pleted block of four residential flats, each containing three rooms and kitchenette. Dnlgety &nd Company, Limited, will offer at auction at their land rooms, Albert Street, at noon to-day, a freehold property situated on the Silverdale-Wainui Road, compulsing 10C acres, together with house and outbuildings. Ranfurly Smith will offer at auction nt noon to-day at the Chamber of Commerce property situated at the corner of Chancery Street and Bacons Lane. C. P Bennett, Limited, will offer at auction at their rooms, at tiio corner of Queen and ShorOnd Streets, nt noon to-day. a freehold property of about one acre, at the corner of Luke and Hulton Streets. Otahuliu. with rough-cast bungalow of five rooms and motor garage; property, No. 44. Walker Street. Point Chevalier, comprising dwellinc <->' four rooms on freehold section, 28.G perches. , ... Samuel Vnile and Sons, Limited. will offer at auction at their rooms, 83, Queen Street, at 2 p.m. to-dny, section in Jelliroe Street, Freeman's Buy. 52ft. Gin. frontago bv depth of 1 lift Sin., held on lease from Auckland Harbour Board for 50 years from May. 1920. at £t>s 2s 0d per annum; house of live rooms. Western Springs Road, Point Chevalier; bungalow of four rooms, Maranui Avenue. Point Chevalier: bungalow of five rooms. Cornwall Bond. Papatoetoe: bungalow of four rooms and kitchenette. Riro Street (formerly Baldwin Avenue). Point Chevalier. Richard Acthur. Limited, sold yesterday nt miction a house and section in Calliope Road Devon port. for -KDO; a small area of land in Cambria Road. Devonport, for £27: four building lots in Pokeno township, at £l4 per section, and two lots at £9 15a per section.