TRADE IN AUCKLAND

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23594, 1 March 1940, Page 3

TRADE IN AUCKLAND

BRISK BUSINESS DONE ORDERS FROM TAUMARUNO* MERCHANTS CAUGHT UNAWARES After a quiet opening to tip week, wholesale grocery merchants in Auckland havo experienced exceptionally busy conditions during the last few days. Deliveries on the now month's account kept packing staffs felly occupied, and orders arc still heavy from all quarters, particularly from the country.

An entirely unexpected rush of orders has come from districts surrounding Taumarunui. With so many train passengers isolated in this area, stores were cleaned out of supplies within .a few days. As road and rail transport is difficult between there and New Plymouth, the usual source of replacements, the i full weight of the orders has been concentrated on Hamilton and Auckland. In view of tho npid depletion of stocks, most of the orders are urgent, and, although merchants were caught unawares, they are doing their best to fulfil requirement! as soon as possible.

Trade generally brightens up before Easter, and the spell of finer weather also lias assisted. As the March deliveries are the last to be mac e before Easter, orders are heavier than usual, and merchants state that business is keeping up exceptionally well. Had lull stocks of all lines been available;, figures would, have been even more impressive, but shortages in a wide varuity of goods are causing merchants much worry and embarrassment.. " "" CONFECTIONERY BAGS A small increase in tho price )f conl'ec; tionery bags ! iaa been announced by local manufacturers. CANARY SEED The Queensland crop of canary seed this season is reported to be light, and a heavy demand in Australia has resulted in prices rising-. FRUIT SALAD Australian packers of fruit salad are now quoting new pack supplies at approximately Is a dozen higher than last-seasoi for delivery in March and April. CURRANTS AND SULTANAS New season's Australian curranti wilt be ready for shipment in the third week in March, and sultanas a week later. f : !o far, no quotations have been received in Sew Zealand. COFFEE ESSENCE The manufacturers of one brand of coHea essence have announced that further uupplies will not be available for about a month owing to a temporary shortage of" coffee beans. EPSOM SALTS Epsom sails in the usual loz. prckets are now costing substantially more to.lard than last year. Advice from the south slates that retail prices have been amended to iiover this increase. l SEEDED RAISINS Welcome supplies' of California i seeded raisins are now being landed in the sonth, but costs are exceedingly high. I;; is estimated that the nisins cannot be sol/l under Is a packet. Slocks in Australia are bow, exhausted and the new pack cannot bo ready until April. TWINE Local manufacturers have announced a general increase in prices for twine due to higher rosts of raw materials, freight rates, etc. The Price Investigation Triiural lias approved price increases for white, .medium and fine cotton twine from England.

WOOL APPRAISEMENT THIRD TIMARU CATALOGUE THE RANGE OF PRICES [nV TELEGRAPH PRESS ASSOCIATION"'} TIMARU, Thursday The third wool appraisement of the season was held at Timaru to-day, a catalogue of 10.339 bales Ixirg lorward. Generally the clip was light and tender, later shorn clips shoving evidence of seed. The range of prices was as follows: Merino.—Extra super, lO'/id i:o 20'/Id; super, Ifid to lS'/d; average, l!i l /A to lo'/A; inferior, !)d to 33d. Fine Halfbred, 56-58.—Extra super, lfiY,d to 17'/A; super, 15Vad to IGVA\ average, 13d to li'/tl; inferior, lOd to 121 id._ Medium Halfbred, 50-56. —Supe', 15(7. to 3 f) 3 '.,d; average, 13d to 14VAFine Crossbred, 48-50.—'Extra super, 14Vsd to 1 o'/A; super, 13/<d to average, 12Vid to inferior, IP/A to lit'/AMedium Crossbred, 46-48.—Extra ,super, 14VA to 3."id; super, 13% d to lid; average, 12' ad to l!i'/A; inferior, XO/id to : 1254d. Coarse Crossbred, 44-16.—Super, JS'Ad to liVjd; average, 12% dto VP/A; inferior, ll'/id to 12d. Crossbred, 40-14.—Super, 12 3 /A to 13Md; average. HVJd to ~\2VA. • i=.vav--Hogget Wool. —Merino, 12% d io 16YA; halfbred, 14d to IfiYA; fine crossbred,. 1&/ A to 14 3 jd; crossbred, 13d to 34d. Necks. —Mi-rino, 12'4d to 16a; halfbrpd, 12(1 to l-VAri!; fine crossbred, 10VA to 3Sd. Pieces. —Merino, 30d to 3 sd; halfbred, \lod to 14','ad; fine crossbred, to 33d; crossbred, Od to 3 0 3 jd. Bellies.—Merino, f>V.d to 12VA; halfbred, 9YA to I2*4d; fine crossbred, 7%d to liy 2 d; crossbred, fi'/sd to —:• Criilchings,—Merino, 7'id to . halfbred, 7 , id to ftd; crossbred, to 1)V;d. Locks.—Murino, r>d to ; halfbred, 5d to 7d; crossbred. 4%d to fid.

SLIPE WOOL PURCHASE SCALE OF VALUES FIXED [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION'] "WELLINGTON, Thursday The following scale of values! of slipe wool (all good to super) for the purrinses of the Purchase of "Wool emergency regulations, 1939, is announced in to-night's Gazette: —Lambs: Halfbred, 19Jd to 23d; threequs ; rt?r-bred and line crossbred, 17* d to 21 Jd; Leicester. 16d to 20d; Lincoln, lod to ]9cl. Shorn lamb: Halfbred, lljd. to ]Bd; threeqnarter-bred, 14d i:o 17ild; Leicester, 13Jd to 17(1. Shoe:!): Halfbred. 15 Jd to 172(1; Lincoln. 14(1 to ] 74-tl. In the appraisement of wcnl under the regulations values will be assigned to the wool in accordance irith the .scale of values, but subject to variations on account of yield, length, amount of seed content, and all other factors affecting the appearance or condition of tile wool.

ELECTION OF DIRECTOR MAUNGATAPERE COMPANY [from our nwx correspondent] "WHANGAREI, Thursday In the election to fill the vacancy on the hoard of directors of the Maungatapere Dairy Company, Mr. Harold Millington was success!ul, securing 23S votes. Mr. F. Piatt received 1:33 votes.

MINING YIELDS Blackball Creek (West Coast). —55'oz, from 9000 yards in 110 hours, Grey River (West Coast). —3820b. for 127 hours. Rimn Flat (West Coast). —1630z. for 127 hours. SYDNEY PRODUCE VALUES (Received February 20, 0.20 ji.ni.) SYDNEY, Feb. 29 The wheat market is inactive. Silo grain is quoted at 3s 9sd a bi; : shel and bagged at 'ls l|d. Flour, 6d a ton; bran and pollard, £5 1(1^;- potatoes. Tasmanian.-£9; onions, Yictonan, £5 10s; maize, yellow, ss; white, 4s !?o-