TRADE OF AUCKLAND.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20924, 14 July 1931, Page 5

TRADE OF AUCKLAND.

RETAIL AND WHOLESALE. MOVEMENTS OF PRICES. " PRODUCE MARKETS REVIEW.' Trade in tho city has not fluctuated to any marked degree during tho past few days. Prices on the whole have remained fairly steady, although in a number of lines there have been fair reductions for new season's supplies. Two substantial overseas cargoes were brought by the Monowai, which arrived from Vancouver and Honolulu on Sunday, and the Port Fremantle, which reached Auckland from London yesterday. The Motiovvai's Canadian cargo is the first to be subject to the recently increased tariff rates and included canned salmon, wrapping paper, silk hose and drapery, radio sets and parts, in addition to the usual shipment of about 1000 bags of flour and about 3000 sacks of hard wheat. From Honolulu the vessel brought coffee. Tho Port Fremantle carried about 2000 tons drawn from Great Britain and Continental sources, including transhipments from Oslo, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Gothenburg, Helsingfors, Ghent, Antwerp, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Bremen and Havre. The foreign goods mainly comprised canned fish, electrical goods, separators, matches, hardware, art silks and velvets and 3500 bags of slag. The English cargo included a wide range of miscellaneous goods ; as well as a large quantity of hardware, electrical goods and apparel. The "Wingatui arrived from the South during the night with a further supply of potatoes, chaff and general merchandise. The Tofu'a, which, sailed for the Islands yesterday morning, took an average shipment of merchandise for way ports.

RAISINS. Shippers of Californian bleached raisins quote at an advance of 9d a cwt. GLYCERINE. Reductions in prices of all sizes are being quoted by British glycerine manufacturers. MADAGASCAR BEANS. Quotations for present season's Lima beans have been reduced £2 a ton for prompt shipment from London. BRAZIL NUTS. Following several advances in the price of Brazil nuts, Paras have been reduced 2s a cwt. JORDAN ALMONDS. Jordan almonds have been advanced 2s a cwt. Old season's Sicilys are quoted 3s a cwt. firmer. DATES. Dates for direct shipment have been reduced by a further Is a cwt., and the price is now lower than it has been for some years. Evidently the low prices have been named as an incentive to make up sufficient freight for Australia ahd New Zealand. . TEA. The tea rtiarket is again firmer. Commons have advanced id to id a lb., and others are firm to dearer. Improved quality teas are much dearer. DESICCATED COCONUT. The market for desiccated coconut is definitely stronger and recent advances have amounted to Is 6d a cwt. EASTERN - PRODUCTS. The stronger tone in the Eastern market continues, and latest advices from Singapore indicate a sharp . advance in tapioca. Pineapples aro also firmer. TURPENTINE AND RESIN. Turpentine and American resins are qucjted slightly easier for prompt shipment. POTATOES. The; market for potatoes is again weaker. A shipment of about 3000 Backs will be landed from the Wingatui to-day, and further supplies are arriving by the Waimarino, which is due from the South at the end of this week. Prices show an easing tendency. ONIONS. Onions are -unchanged and remain fairly short on the spot. Further supplies are. due from Australia in the near future. Business at present is being done at around lis 6d a cwt. FOWLWHEAT. The market for fowlwheat is slightly easier and it is selling at around 6s Sd-a bushel. OATS. Oats have shown no change and the position in the South is still weak. B Gartons are selling at around 3s 9d a bushel. MAIZE. Maize continues to be fairly dull <jf sale and prices indicate a lower trend "with the approach of the new season's crop. Old season's is being done at around 6s a bushel through store. if CHAFF. Chaff will be in fairly good supply with the arrival of the Wingatui's Picton shipment, which should go into store to-day. Quotations are around £7 5s to £7 15s a ton. BRAN AND POLLARD. Pollard continues to move off freely at the prices offered and the market is kept well supplied. The demand for bran has been quieter. Local pollard 6ells around £6 a ton through store, and Australian at around £5 153 to £6 5s a ton through store. DUTY ON HAT LININGS.' EFFECT OF HIGHER RATE. [by telegraph.—press association.] DUNEDIN. Monday. It is stated locally that prices for certain classes of hats will rise as the result of the Customs Department having, without notice, reclassified hat linings as part of the hat which is not manufacturers' material, as was the case formerly. This raises the tariff to 67 A per cent. 011 foreign and 374 per cent, on British lining.