TRADE OF THE PORT

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21347, 23 November 1932, Page 7

TRADE OF THE PORT

SLIGHT FALL IN RECEIPTS

IMPORTS DURING OCTOBER

A small decrease in the cash receipts for the Port of Auckland during October, compared with the corresponding month of 1931, and a slight increase for the Manukau Harbour, were shown in a return presented to the Harbour Board at a meeting yesterday. The receipts for the Waitcmata Harbour for October amounted to £26,401, which by comparison with the corresponding month last year showed a decrease of £166. Decreases appeared in rents, export goods wharfage and • shipping charges, while there were increases in import goods wharfage, crane dues and storage of goods. The receipts for the Manukau totalled £406, an increase of £l3l, tho rise being chiefly due to royalties. During the month tho number of arrivals had been 429 vessels, comprising 64 largo vessels and 365 local coastal ships. Compared with the corresponding period last year, the returns for overseas merchant ships showed an increase of two vessels, while tho intercolonial vessels were fewer by three. Local coastal ships increased by 29. Vessels arriving in the Manukau numbered, 20, there being no increase or decrease in any classification compared with last year. Import cargo through the port totalled 65,812 tons, compared with 61,161 tons in October, 1931, an increase of 4651 tons. The figures for September this year were 71,074 tons. The chief items in the past month's figures were coastal cargoes, which totalled 17,069 tons, imports from the United Kingdom, 15,561 tons, from the Pacific Islands. 9371 tons, from the United States, 8929 tons, and from Australia, 7302 tons.

ELECTRICAL PROGRESS

DOMINION IN THE LEAD

CONDITIONS IN BRITAIN

"Electrical development is far more advanced in New Zealand than in Britain and electricity is cheaper," said Mr. J. W. Hayden, formerly chairman of the Waitemata Electric-Power Board, who returned by the Mariposa yesterday after an extended business visit to England. While Britain was at present much, behind New Zealand in the matter of .electrical development, vast sums of money were now being spent in repairing the deficiency, said Mr. Hayden. Transmission lines were being constructed all over the country, the lines being laid underground in the cities and overhead in the country, although even in rural districts it was customary to put the lines underground wherever they crossed main highways. English people were still very conservative in the use they made of electricity, which was not generally employed for domestic lighting and very seldom for domestic cooking, ho added. This was largely due to the cheapness of gas. In the cities electricity varied greatly in price and in London it cost £d a unit in sumo suburbs and 9d in others.

CITY MARKETS

FRUIT AND FIELD PRODUCE

STRAWBERRY PRICES LOWER

Practically double the recent quantities of straw berries were forwarded to the City Markets yesterday and prices weakened substantially. Rates for Captain Cooks were 5d to 6d a chip less than oil Friday at lOd to Is 3d, while both Marguerites and Hclensleas were similarly weaker at 8d to lid for the former and 9d to lid for the latter. Fair prices were maintained for good repacked dessert pears. Plums were in more plentiful supply and there was a slight easing in value. There were ample supplies of cherries on the market and prices declined by a considerable amount. There was only a moderate demand for oranges, which, however, were in fairly short supply and sold at higher rates. Tomatoes showed a further increase in numbers and prices weakened by about 2d a lb. Lcinons and Poorman oranges remained dull of sale, although prices were nominally unchanged. There was a fair demand for repacked bananas at late rates. Most other lines were unchanged and apples sold steadily at late rates. The produce market, was heavily supplied with potatoes, green peas and cabbage. New potatoes brought from 2s to 3s 6d a bag, approximately equal to late rates, while green peas were available at 2s 6d to 5s 6d a bag, about 3s lower than last week. Values for cabbage firmed slightly on late quotations. There were also good supplies of French beans, pumpkins, cauliflower and cucumber. On the whole, prices showed slight variation from last week.

Heavy supplies of poultry were available. The demand was poor and. prices showed a slight weakening tendency. Eggs sold at late rates, but farmers' butter was in plentiful supply and the price was lower. Yesterday's prices were:—

FRUIT Strawberries, Captain Cook, lOd to Is 3d a chip; Marguerites, 8d to lid; Helenslea, 9d to lid; pears, Nelis repacks, 10s to lis a case: P. Barrys, 6s to 8s; plums, green, 3s to -Is; red, 5s to Us; cherries, Greytown, Gs to 8s; Australian, (is to 7b; oranges. Island, 21s to 255; Australian Vnlencias, 8s to lis; tomatoes, hothouse, No. 1, 8d to BJd lb; No. 2 and email. 4d to 7d; grapefruit, local. 4s to (is a case; tree tomatoes, 4b to 6s Cd; pines, Australian, 16s to 18s: grapes, Californian, 30s; bananas. No. 1 repacks, ripe, 225; No. 2 and medium, 14s to 20s; lemons, 4s to 6s fid; gooseberries, 3s 9d to -is 3d; tipples, Delicious, local, 5s to 9s; Doughertys, 3s to 6s; Sturmers, 5s Jo 9s; Granny Smith, 5s to 7s: Pride of Australia, 4s to 6s; Jonathan (Canadian), 21s; loganberries. Is to Is 6d.

FIELD PRODUCE Potatoes, new, 2s to 3s 6d a bag; swedes. Is to 2s; onions, 13s to 15s a crate; kumaras, Tauranga. 5s to 7s 6d a cwt; cabbage. Is to 3s a sack; cauliflower, 2s to 6s; pumpkins, 7s to Its a cwt; cucumbers. Is Gd to 4a 6d a dozen; carrots. Is to Is lid: parsnips, Is to Is 6d; beet. Del to Is 3d; turnips, fid to Is; radish, fid u. dozen; spring onions. 4<l to 10d a bundle; spinach. 6d to Is a dozen; leeks. 3d to 4d a bundle; green peas, heavy supplies, 2s 6d to 5s Gd a bug; French benns, 4d to 5d lb; broad beans, 2s to 3s (id a bag; marrows. Is to 3s a dozen; melons, fid to Is fid each; lettuce. Is to 5s a case; rhubarb, Is to 5s 9d a dozen; asparagus, 5d to 8d a bundle. POULTRY

Cockerels, heavy breeds, prime, 3s 6d to 5s fid each: not prime. 2s fid upward; light prime, 3s to 4s; not prime. Is 6d upward; fnt roosters, heavy, prime. Is 6d to 2s; light, 9d to Is'6d; fat liens, heavy, Is 9d to 2s 3d; light, 9d to Is fid; drakes, young, prime. Is 6d to 2s Gd: smaller, la upward; old, 9d to Is; ducks, young, Is 6d to 2s fid; old, 9d to Is; cockerel chicks, heavy, 4d to 2s; light. Id to Is fid; day-old chicks, Black Orpington, lid to 2{d: Leghorn, ljd to 3}d; guinea fowls, 2s fid to 3s.

DAIRY PRODUCE Hen eggs, first «rade, 10Jd dozen; B grade, fid; C grade, 7}d; duck egga/SJid, Sid, 6id. tanners' butler, 7d to 9d ft lb.