TRADE IN AUCKLAND

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23150, 23 September 1938, Page 7

TRADE IN AUCKLAND

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL y SUMMER GOODS SELLING ' TOBACCO DELIVERY DATES * Wholesale merchants in Auckland have experienced a particularly busy week making deliveries of goods oil October account. Heavy orders were received and a wide range of items was covered. The first marked signs of the summer season are now evident and storekeepers have made large chases ol typical seasonal lines, such as canned fish, tinned fruit, particularly pineapples, and jellies. Dried prunes and apricots also arc selling well. The departure of the Matua for the Islands also added to the busy period. Tobacco deliveries for the period' from October 1 to 15 will be despatched, from warehouses on Friday, September' 30, for both tho town and country. Indent business has been quiet during tho past week. Tension in Europe has resulted in wide fluctuations in prices for various commodities, but some quotations are so changeable that merchants will not act on them.; WHITE LEAD Tho price of white lead manufactured in Australia has declinod by £2 a ton, according to recent cablegrams. DESICCATED COCONUT Quotations for desiccated coconut are still ruling at particularly low levels, and a-fair amount of business has been done for both prompt and forward shipment. HOUSEHOLD REQUISITES There is an exceptionally heavy demand; for a wide range of household requirements necessary for spring cleaning. Soap, buckets, mops, strains, etc., are now finding a ready demand. COCOA A line of bulk, cocoa imported from Australia has been considerably increased in price, as the customs authorities have advised a much higher rate of duty for future consignments. MUTTON BIRDS ■ • The final shipment of Tasmanian mutton birds arrived last week. The quantity now 5 available is not considered to be sufficient; to meet the demand until the new season's supplies arc landed. . SALMON The Niagara arrived this week with a small shipment of new season's Canadian salmon, (he consignment comprising pinks and cohoes. The first shipment of new" season's chums is not due until next month. ACIDS AND CREAM OF TARTAR * '• Practically all lines of acids and creamof tartar are very firm. Most merchants, * however, have already covered their requirements, and further indent can placed at an advance of about £lO a ton.» SAGO AND TAPIOCA Prices for sago and tapioca for the - next shipment to New Zealand have been* slightly easier this week. Merchants are not showing a great deal of interest, however* as fairly heavy stocks were landed Xrom the Nartada recently. PINEAPPLES' It is reported from Singapore that the export control proposals covering the pro-__ duction, packing and export of pineapplea, have been brought into force by the Straita* Settlement Government. These will operate from the end of September. New season 8 prices for Hawaiian pineapples -have bear issued for early shipment to iNew Zealand. TEA s The quantity offered at this weeks Colombo tea auction amounted to 3,250,0001b. Quality again showed a falling on. mere was a good general demand for common grades at a decline of y 8 d. Medium and good sorts met with a lower market and .prices declined from %d to %d per lb., owing to poor quality. Next week's auction will comprise 2,375,0001b. PILCHARDS - - A verv small shipment of lib tall tins of pilchards arrived by the Niagara during the past week, and these immediately went into consumption, as' the market bad been hare of ♦supplies for some time. Merchants are disappointed that a larger shipment did not arrive, particularly as no /jib "ns were shipped. It is gathered from recent reports, however, that the pack was not ready fo*. shipment. waLNUT MEATS The new crop of Manchurian walnut meats is generally ready for shipment late m October or early in November, but with th« position so obscure this season's supplies will, probably arrive much. later- thai. usual It , is expected that quantities of freohly-cracKeq , 1037 crop walnuts will be offenng shortly,ns supplies should reach Tientsin about tha month. In the meantime local stocks are selling freely at prices considerably above -those of last season, but supphes are expected to be short be/ore further shipments arrive.

DAIRY ADVANCES SOUTH AUCKLAND DECISION RATES OF BUTTER-FAT BASIS, [from our own correspondent] HAMILTON. Thursday The South Auckland Dairy Associa-' tion decided to-day that the companies - affiliated with it should make advance, payment to the suppliers ot Is zjd per lb. for finest butter-fat for butter-mak-,; ing, and Is 4d per lb. for first grade a butter-fat for cheese-making. It was agreed that these payments would apply until the end of November. ; taranaki figures AN INCREASE PROBABLE £ [BV TELEGRAPH —OWN CORRESPONDENT] NEW PLYMOUTH, Thursday Although no decisions have yet been made, it is probable that company advances to suppliers will shortly be increased by ljd in North Taranaki. Advances would then be Is 2d for ter factories and Is 2id for cheese factories. The increase of-Uid would be passing on. the increase in f.o.b. prices being 'paid by the Government. Since the inauguration of the guaranteed price scheme a majority of the companies has agreed on uniform ad- t vnnces, any difference in the final re-' suits of the working of companies being reflected in the distribution at the end of the season.