COMMERCE AND MINING

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 10848, 14 March 1921, Page 10

COMMERCE AND MINING

Vli.bi.NuruN STUCK EXCHANGE

BATVRI >AY 'S Ql7 OTATI ON-''. Prices of investment and mining stocks »;i Saturday were as follow: —

BUTTER AND CHEESE. SALKS liY FOOD MINISTRY. A .. . . Vs--..: iatioa. (Received March 13 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, March 12. The Food Ministry announced that after April Ist the remaining stocks of Government butler would be disposed of by the Board of Tiude on the advice of a oorumittee representative of traders and officials, by outright sales at ex store j prices, according to quality.. The Ministry was now offering certain grades and qualities unsuitable for general distribution at 13cN to 23ft-. with all faults. Cheese is firm. Coloured. cheese is scarce. New Zealand 158 sto 1625. Australian 152 s to 1.585. white unchanged. ANTWERP WOOL SALES. A’: : (.Received March 13. 5.5 p.m.) ANTWERP. March 12. Ten thousand bales of Australian wool was offered and stX<o sold. _ There was good competition. London's last sales prices were firmly maintained. MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS. (Received March 13, 5.5 p.m.) •LONDON. March 12. Cotton. April delivery 7.25 d per pound. Rubber. Para Hid. plantation 12|d, smoked IOJd. Copra, March-May delivery from £26 IS*. Jute. Mareh-April delivery 31d. Hemp, March-May delivery -12 d. Linseed oil, £29. Turpentine, 555. AUSTRALIAN SHEEPSKINS. decuniTin" trices. (Received March 13. 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, March 12. At tile Government sheepskin sales 6383 bales of Australian skins were offered and about 4500 sold at 10 to 15 per cent, decline. TALLOW MARKET. LACK OF~DEMAND. Messrs Booth and Co. (Christchurch) reports :—"Our London house cables under date of the 9th inst. that no public sale of tallow was held this week, and that owing to lack of demand there will bo no further sales for the present. Nominal quotations are 10s per ton lower than last week." SALE AT RAUMAI. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Palmerston North, report on their Raumai sale:— We offered a small yarding of cattle and a fair entry of sheep. All 6took showed the effect of the general decline in values. Quotations: Small 2-tooth e-wes 4s 6d to 9s, Lincoln skin f.f.m. ewes 4s, aged Romney rams % to 4s. SALE AT ASHHURST. Dalgety and Co-. Ltd., Palmerston North, report on their Ash hurst sale: — We offered a good yarding of sheep and a fair entry of cattle. Vendors met the market prices as under: Blackface lambs 4s id to 6s lOd, whiteface lambs 6s to 6s Id, very forward lambs 8s to 10s Bd, f.m. ewes 2s 8d to ss, s.d. rams f.m. 34 guineas, f.m. Romney rams ss, 8s to 10s, weaner heifers 156, store cows 22s 6d, 255, cows and cal«*s £2 ss. 15-month •teers £2 7s 6d young cows r.w. hull £4 6s. SALE AT FEILDING. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Palmerston North, report having a very- good yarding of sheep at their Feilding sale on Friday, March 11th, 1921. There was a very fair competition for ewes, and also for lambs, but wethers were particularly hard to quit, though vendors in all cases met the market. Quotations: Twotooth wethers (small) 7s Id to BS, very fair 2-tooth wethers 9s to 9s sd, mixed ago ewes 9s 3d to 10s 7d. extra good * mixed ewe Romney ewes 13a. cull ewes Cs 3d. PALMERSTON NORTH. Dalgety aind Co., Ltd., Palmerston North, report on their Palmerston North •ale:—We offered a small yarding of sheep and cattle, prices ruling on a par with other sales. Quotations: Two and 4-tooth weth*.ra 12-;, 4 and 5-year ewes 7a Id. THE PRODUCE ARKET. PRICES RILING. Messrs Griffiths and (0., Ltd., Wellington, report as follow.-, under (late March 11th: — There are ample supplies of apples offering, but very few can be classed as first grade lines. The consequence is that the quantity of medium quality -fruit has somewhat affected the demand for those lines that are carefully selected and graded. Rates, therefore, at present are not very encouraging. W* anticipate, however, an improvement shortly. Pears are easier owing to increased offerings. likew.=e peaches. Central Otago contributing veiy largely towards the supplies now coming on to the market. fomutot.,: 'JLhere is an abundance of these. Very heavy crops are reported in the H it:, district this •euson, and low rates uio maintaining. The following are the ruling rates; — Apples—Cox'rt choice, 7., to 9s per bushel; others. 4s to 6s per bushel; Jonathan's, well colourist choice 6s to 7s 6d per bushel; others, As 6a to 6s per bushel; Kibstone I’ippins. choice, 7s 6<l to 9s 6d per bushel; Worcester i'earmn: ns, choice, 7s to 8s 6d per bushel; Alfrxstons, -5s to 6s per bushel; Monroes. 5s to 5c 6d per bushel. Pears— W.8.C., 10s to Iks per bushed cast,- Cleargans. 6s to 7s per bushel (Vise- L.8.J.. 9s to 13s per bushel case; Bergamots. 7s 6d to 9s per bushel case; Vicars 5s to 6s per bushel case. Peaches Hobbs late. 8s to 9s per halfcase- (lolddust, 8s 6d to 9s 6d per balf-oa-e-' ( uJ.imuzoo. 7s to 8s per half-case; Liberia, 6s 6d to 7s 6(1 J*:r half-caso; Tiiip 7s 61 to 8s 6d per half-case. Plums—All varieties inquired for. 4>raii"es~Bs ftl to 11s per half-ease. Cape gooseberries—6s ftl to 7s. Quinces—7s to 8u per case. Tomatoes—3» ftl to 6,1 per .half-case; choice round 3s 6d to 5h per half-case. Grapes-lOd to Is sd per lb. passion fruit—Bs to 10s. Walnuts—tad to Is per lb. Potatoes—£B to ,f» icr ton. Onions—£9 10s per ♦on. Butler —ls lid per lb. Egg»—■ >’rcsh. 2s 6d per dozen; preserved, 2s to 2s hi i*er dozenWELT.TNOTON <T-STOMS.

The f'ustems revenue received at Wei Jington on Saturday totalled £9339 17s Id.

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