COMMERCE AND MINING

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10686, 4 September 1920, Page 12

COMMERCE AND MINING

WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE. YESTERDAY'S QUOTATIONS.

IN OTHER CENTRES. PEB PBESS ASSOCIATION. AUCKLAND. September 3. mie on 'Chang© i—South. British Insurance, £3 13s* AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE. Bv Telegraph-Press Assn.— Copyright ... MELBOURNE, September 3. • Hides in good condition are firm at unaltered values. Lower sorts are slightly English, 7s to Ts 3d per bushel; Cape, 6s 3d to 6s 6d. Oats, Algerian. 3a Od to 4s. Potatoes, to .£l3 per ton. - Onions, .£2l 10s to. .£23. fruit and produce. wellington maeeets. " a gooJTdeiiakd A keener demand has set in recently at £lO local fruit markets for the better classes of? dessert apples and pears, but more especially in regard to the latter, covering such varieties as Winter Nelis Mid Winter Coles. Outside of these two fruits there are practically only Poorman oranges passion and Cape gooseberries aviHabfe fr6m New. Zealand orchards, eonsetfne-ntly the usuaL weekly shipment, from 'Sydney and supplies worn theas-. lands aro more than -usually eagerly awaited. The (next shipment from Rarotonga is due towards the close of next week, and ho d<rabt consignments of Californian lemons will, also come to Apples, choice dessert favourites 10s 6d to lis 6d case, choice ordinary" 8s to 9s €d, others 6s to 7s 6dj cookters, choice 69-to-3s Ctl..prime 4? to 4s pears, choice favourite dessert 15s to IBS-Case, choice 13s to Ms, prima 10a to 12s;, stewing, choice 6s to 7s caee. prime 4s. 6d to 5s 6d; passvcfci, choice Auckland 14a ed to 15s 6d. prime lis to 12s; Poorman oranges choice 14s to 15s case, prime 13s to 13s; Cape gooseberries.,' choice 5s 6d to 6s hall case.' POTATOES AND ONIONS. Beports from the south indicate a much. firmer, market for potatoes, and in..;6oma instances a rise of at least iOs acton-has now r taken = Jlace, compared with quota-: tiona a fortnight back. Eed Dakotas, whicfc command more money and atten-. tion than white potatoes, are .offering only sparingly. As to whether the . higher markets in regard to this variety is due to the prospect of shipping .to iustralia remaina to be seen. The pos-j •ibiUty of export, however, da now very remote, and as before mentioned in these columns it would not be a very wisa .ac-< tion to depend' upon exportations. Astrong demand continues for onions, and the market will face moderate shipments ex Kaiapoi from Melbourne, due here on Monday via Auc.lrlii.nd. Cables from Melbourne report an advance of £8 per ton, which will mean a landed cost of about .£29 per ton. Later on shipments of Californian may come forward, and relieve the position. -Potatoes, prime £6 to £& 10s per ton, good £b 5= to So 10s; onions, .£2-1 to £25 per ton, T OTHER VEGETABLES. ' Cabbages, which have had a sharp advance lately, have undergone a decline, but" values are .still very satisfactory. Cauliflowers aro keenly inquired for at high money, with all other lines realising high prices. Green peas are gradually being marketed. Cauliflowers, choice heavy 27s to 30s eack, prime 18s to 225, small 10a to lte; rabbages, choice 17s to 20s sack, prime 13s to 15s, small Gs <ta KVr; lettuce, choice 12s to 14s case, prime fc>3 to 10s; marrows, 13s to 14s sack; pumpkins, ironbarks -14 s to 16s each; kumara&, 17s'.to 189 sack; carrots, 3s 6d to 4s 6d sack; parsnips, choice 8s to 10s sack, prime 7a to Ss; rhubarb, 7s, to lUs dozen bundles; green peas, 3s Sd to 3s 9d peak. EGGS. Far heavier quantities of fresh eggs hare arrived lately, and a further decline to 2s and 2s Id per dozen has taken place. . POULTRY. -Supplies continue phorfc a 3 requirements, and extreme rates continue to prevail. Boosters, prime young 9s to lis pair, good 7s to 8s; hens, prime heavy 7s to /9s, good Cs 6d to 7s 6d; ducks, ■fancy birds lis to 13s pair, others 9s to 10s; turkeys, Is 6d to Is Sd lb. CANTERBURY PRODUCE MARKET. ? MILD SENSATION IN OATS. \ PEB rBESS ASSOCIATION. CHRISTCHURCH, September 3. Apart from oats, the produce market iui'ing the week ias been practically lifelie&s. There is a mild sensation over oats, and to-<lay -prices rose from 4ft Id f.0.b., sacks in, to 4s9d and 5s f.0.b., 6.1., respectively, for B and A grade Gartons.™ Even at the latest price there are few aellers. lloat of the stock is held by merchants, and the latest .quoted nffures are not sufficient to cover the p>iice and costs*of buying from the farmers. Burins the past week there ha« been an- exceptional demand by genuine u-ore of oats, and stocks being short in >;.- ut/itu, pi-ices consequently mado the ijie jiuup to-day. It is anticipated that wfcrre next soason's yield comes on to che market there will be a much better demand for oats as fowl feed, and that miight absorb a million bushels, as fowl Wheat i» unprocurable. Under all nircumetances merchants holding oats aro not now inclined to sell till prices advance further, \. Potatoes aro at bedrock. On Thursday the f.o.b. price was £i, with eacke in,' and to-day it was down to £3 10». There will bs no life in the potato market, until the report of the Commonwealth commissioner is known, ,

„. - BAXB AT MABTON. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., neld their Marton sale on Tuesday, another ' heavy yarding, mostly hoggets, coming to hand. Tho demand was very slack at the beginning, but towards the end a the sale bidding livened up, and. quite a good sale resulted. Quotations:— Beat m.s. hoggets 335, good do. 28s to 2Ss 9(1, small 16s 3d to 2CB 6d, wether do. 47s Bd to 30s 6d, fair do. 23s to 255, ewe do. 29s 2d, 31s, 26s to 28s, 2 and 4-tooth ewes in lamb 375, others 29s 6d, 2 and 4-tooth empty ,ew» 32s to 355, 4 and 6tooth wethers 40s to 435, 2 and •£tootb. do. 34s to 435, fat ewes 25s to 28s M, dairy-cows JCI2 to .£ls 10s, backward £7 5s to £9, springing heifers .£l3 10s to ,£l4, late calvers JB7 5s to JEB 10s, forward cows £9 10s to .£lO, m.s. yearlings . £.l 10s, 18-month s=teers £A 10s, empty heifers £a 5a to J 3 10s. ' ■ - SALE AT LEVIN. The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.. Ltd., report that at Levin yards en Tuesday thev offered a good entry of both sheep and cattle, to a mora than average attendance, competition was brisk, and a- total clearance made at the following prices«—Fat fcojrgat* »» 2(1, mixed age store wethers 34s 3d, empty mixed age ewes 31s 4d. fat and forward ewes 23* 6d. medium hoggets 245, yearling heifers .£3 ICs to £6, yearling steers £2 Is to £3 12s 6d, store «>w,s .£5 to £7, snringin- cows (good) £ls to MO. others JE9 to .£l2. rows 1n milk 4510 to .£ls. Into calrinff heifers £6 2s 6d to £7 12s, 6d, fat porker*' £1 to £* 6s, Rood store rigs £3 to .£3 15s. small do. £2 10s to £2 15s. weaner do, 25a to 41s, sow .£9 15s. WELLINGTON CUSTOM'S. The Customs revenue received at Wellington yesterday . totalled .£16,864 lis 3d. "; Messrn A. H. Tiirnbn.ll and Co. Teport:—Messrs W. Wed del and Co., Ltd., London, cable under date September Ist: "Tallow market steady for beet sorts, which ore occasionally.ls dearer."

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