COMMERCE AND MINING

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10634, 6 July 1920, Page 10

COMMERCE AND MINING

WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE. YESTERDAY’S QUOTATONS.

Til 13 HOME MARKETS. The Department of Agriculture has rece.vcd tne following cablegram, dated Bid instant, from the High Commimuon er for New Zealand, .London : Meat.—From July sth price cut ewes will be reduced to 6d per lb, wholesale for Australian and New Zealand, otherwise no change in- price for a imported Average price English is .SIC Us. Only small supplies Irish coming forward; price iirmer, creamery AI-t. 15s, «215 10s. Government butter Ala wholesale, 2s 8d retail. . ~ Cheese. —Demand for English is limited at AS 12s. AD 2s; new L'anadian is in -good demand at AS 2s. AS Sr spot, and AT 12s 6d, AT 15s c.i.f. Stocks m London, July 2nd, were Canadian and States. -22,185, against last year; New Zealand, 18.119, against 11,898. . Hemp.—Manila market steady and fair "business doing. * e 3'* grade, July-Sep--tember shipment, sold AGo; Apn.-Lune and May-July ahipmonta quoted Ao3 sellers. New Zealand market quiet, quotations unchanged.

WHOLESALE PRODUCE PRICES. Lasry and Co., Ltd.. Allen street, report wholesale prices as • follow:—Feed barley Chevalier, 10s 3d bushel, sucks in; Gape barley, feed. Da 3d bushel, sacks in; maize. Us 9d bushel, sacks in: feed peas10s per bushel, sacks extra; blue peas Us bushel, sacks extra; oats, leea Algerians. 6s bushel, sacks in; oats, feed Uartous, good, 6s Td bushel, sacks in; oats. A grade Gartens. 6s 9d bushel, sacks in - oats, B grade Gartons, 6a 8d bushel sacks in; chaff, oaten sheaf, good bright, vio 10s ton sacks in, Al2 10s, sacks fpSirnsd free on trucks or f.o.b, Wellington- Farro food. All 17s 6d ton; flour, in sacks,' Al 9 5s ton; oatmeal, 25’s, A 36 to A 39 ton; hay clover. All ton, lucerne, all IQs ton; potatoes, table (Canterbury), white A 7 10a to A 3, Red Dakotas, AS Be ton, sacks included; onions, Canterbury choice 12s 6d cwt; fowls, hens 7a to Os 6d pair, choice young, roosters 8s to 11s pair; ducks. Runners 10s to 10s Cd pair; white ducks 10sSdtol3s6d pair; geese, las pair; turkeys. Is Gd to Is Td lb dead weight-- Butter, farmers’ separator, milled or dairy, in bulk or lh pats la Sid lb; eggs, fresh crates 3s dozen, preserved 3s 8d to 2a I’d dozen; dressed pork, choice 70’s to 90’s lOd to lid lb. 100's to 110’s 91(1 tolOd lb. choppers 5d to 7d lb; cheese, factory medium', case lots Hid lb, loaf cheese Is id lb; ovster shell grit, A 7 15s ton. seed potatoes, Canterbury grown Up-to-dates A 9 10s don. Northern Star A 8 Iftj ton, Garaekeipors A 8 10s ton. Breezes krolifio A'B 10s ton. sacks in. SALES AT TB HOEO. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co , Ltd., report having held a clearing sale on account of Mr Arthur Lockwood, at the farm. To Horo, on Tuesday, 29th ultimo. There was a large attendance of buyers present, competition was keen and tho results of the sale proved xntost satisfactory to the vendor. They quote;—.Mixed age ewes in lamb 32s Bd, good -woolly hoggets 275. ypifl.ll -vroollr hoggets 18s, medium short do. 20s, aged rams 10s, 20-month steers A 3 Is, 10-month do. A 3 to A 3 10s, good spring cart horses ADS to A3O, sheep dog AS, s.f. plough A 24, '■ drill ASB, toller A3O, disc harrows ADO. tine do. A 3 10s, ’gig Al 5 10s, furniture and sundries realised good prices. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency 00.. Ltd., report on their usual monthly stock sale held at Te Iloro on Wednesday, 30th ultimo, when a small •mtry of sheen and a fair yarding of cattle (principally dairy stock) changed hands at the following prices:—Medium hoggets 20a 9d, potter rams 15s, mixed box weaners 38s, 20-mnntll steers_ A-l 17s od, springing cows Al 5 3s. heifers in milk A 3 15s, cows in calf A 7 15s, heifers (spring reivers) A 9 12s 6d to All Bs, late calvera A 3 to A 7 10s. WELLINGTON CUSTOMS. % The Customs revenue received at ■Wellington yesterday totalled A 13.190 Is 7d.

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