COMMERCIAL SUMMARY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14103, 6 January 1908, Page 1 (Supplement)

COMMERCIAL SUMMARY

Daily Times Office, Saturday, January 4, 1909., _ MONEY AND TRADE. Buying.-Domand, 10s per cent, discount; 20 days, 15s per cent, discount; 60 days, 20s per cent, discount; 90 days, 30a per cent, discount; 120 days, 4Cs per ccnt. discount.

Soiling.—Demand, 7s 6d per cent, premium; 30 days, 2s 6d per cer.t. premium; 60 m ß 'i ,' ler discount. Telegraphic Transfers to London.—l7s fid IX!r wnt. premium, plus cable chargeo. Deposits.—Bank of Australasia, fixed for 1-. months, 3 per cent, per annum; 45, m °ntli9, per ccnt. per annum. Other banks, fixed for six months, 2 pot cent, per annum; 12 months, 5 per cent, per annum; 24 months, 3g per cent, per annum. ■ '

The local money market has not yet been affected by the lowering of tho London Bank rate to 6 per cent., and conditions remain unaltered. The Christmas trade has been 'fully up to expectations, but business has, not yet been rammed since "the holidays, consefluently all quotations for and produce -arc largely nominal. ALE AND STOUT. ,p 3 I?° r ffallon, or 4s per dozen.) ihe following prices will bo maintained ' lor the undermentioned hrands of ale and stout, and under no circumstances will these rates be departed from, and, further, nothing, under five cases is to bo sold at an in-bond price and no mixed five-c&s* lots are to be sold at a five-case price:—. '. 1 , Five- . Leaser case Quanp'j,. i . , titics. Ke&ds ale, pmts gig .Read's ale, quaiti. . .... 13/ ISft ' Keads stout, pints .. .... _• jjra • Besd's stout, quarts . ■ . 12/9 . FoUowing is tho agents' list of prioes for other brands, the quotations being for ordinary lots per dozen quarts, all duty paid;' lis %«nn f' S D s' 12s i d ! 12s, Tenant's, 12s. Stout: PorterV-Bnl, P, 0 5' 12s 6d; Burke's, 12s 6d to 12s M! 3 12s; Foster's, 111 , 1 Tennants lis 6d to 12s; Tonnant'a' ' lager beer, 7s 6d for pints and lis 6d for. quarts. Johnson's stout (in quarts) haa been tariffed ~. folio J:-#™ ■ lis; lesser quantities, 12s 6d; Daggar's stout 12s for quarts, 7s 9d for pints. - ■ ' • • ' . BAGGING. - .. (Woolpaeks and Cornsacks:, Free.) : No business is yet reported for the new year, and quotations are nominal. 'CANDLES. (Duty: Manufactured in British domimons, lid per lb; foreign candles, 2{d per There 1 is no . alteration in tie price of and. the local manufac- ' turers tariff • stands as ' follows:—Gold . w*l -j 6Jd;' Mining and Standard, 6Jd; Composites (plain Md fluted) and Magnet, 5Jd; Dural Paraffin -and - Superior Wax Paraffin, 53d:' ?/ , , s<d;5 < d; Adamants, sid; Prii» Modal, Electrics,t and Rocket*, sd. These rates are subject to a sliding scale of d»- - count, .according to .quantity purchased. .' kij r ta^ be^^ en , are selling it . • M t°„ 6 H PrlCo s; brluids are selling <at : the following altered rates,owing to the preferential d U ty:-16oz, 6Jd; 15oz, 6R The tariff_ of_thp Burmah Oil Company is as follows:—Plain and fluted, 6id to 6MSd ilV7id and 10 ' s) ' ■ , , ' _ ■ OEKENT. "" (Duty: Manufactured in British-dominions, barre? 1 ) ' forei S n cement, 4a per JsJ? alteration ■ has taken .place in the :~ S" ° mj me o n t ' ! a , nd ' th -° now ■ stands.—Uider 20 cask lots, 15s; 20 to cask lots, 14« 6d; 100 cask lots and ovor, 14s. ; ' " DRIED FRUITS. ' ■ (Duty: Currants, /'raisins, 'figs, dates and / prunes, ' free; apples, aprioots peaches pears, etc., n.0.0., 2d per lb' 3T n iqnH m lß ' 25 a fter 41, 1908, 37i per oent. if. of foreign, pro-. . duction m manufacture.. Almonds and nuts, free.) Current -quotations are as follow — Currants, 3d to 3id; cleaned Anralias fid;, cartons,' m short supply, d oLfi 8 bulk, ! ,4d; ! " cartons, ssl 3d to ,5s 6d; Mildura bulk, w!T' • 3 o r^ n ' . M - scarce. «eded raisins—Califormanj 5s 9d to £a- ' Milduraa, 5s Klemes, 3Jd: Uxias, 3id; extra 3id. Dates-In bulk (in short supply), 2^d; cartons, 4s to 5s 6d, according ' !f?, size - Fi&s—Layers, 4d; 'bags; 3Jd to w; 16oz .boxes, 4s 3d to 4s 6d; . 10oz i mij a-i to , 3s , J almonds,: Is .llWdj Sicily almonds,,ls 2d. Prunes, 4W to 4$ for 60's arid 70's in bulk.muKatels—Traj's,' l°id to Is; boxes, 9Jd to lOid; Camornian muscatels, in Sib , trays, > M to lOd, arid in. 101b trayi, 8d to 9d. • ' Seeded prunes, s|d for bulk and 5s 9d in • lib paokets. Evaporated apples have' advanced in price, and the lowest selling price for bulk is 84d,.arid for packets, 9Jd is tha .quotation. For Californian canned fruits the following prices are quoted:—Pears and peaches, second standard; lis and 10s 6d per dozen respectively; water pears, 10s; water peaches, 9s 6d. • l .'- . rm ' (Duty: Dried, pickled, or salted, ri.0.e.,,103 per cent.; aft« March 31, 1908, 15 per , oent. if- of foreign 'production or manufacture; paste, 20 per cent, ad valorem; potted and preserved (not including sar- 'v dines), British 2d per lb, foreign 3d per y lb; sairdines,-2d per lb, not preferential.) Current quotations are as follow:—Herrings, fresh, Gs 3d; in tomato sauce,' ,7s 6d; and kippered, 7s 9d., Salmon flats, 10s 3d to 10s 6d; tails, 9s 3d to 9s 6d; half flats, &a to 6s 3d for best brands. Sardines 3s 6d for quarters, 6s 3d to 6s 6d ,foi" halves. Codfish, s|d in 2!b blocks and ;.' in strips; white herrings, 21s for. 2iloo's, ■ : and 30s to 33s for two-dozens; ; red herrings, 20s for 2-200's, 17s for one-dozens. Findon haddocks and»bloaters axe quoted ■ at-9s 6d-and 8s 6d respectively. Morton's ■ ling, 6Jd. METALS.. ' . .. .. ;. (Duty: Iron (plain, galvanised, sheet, or hoop), 30s per ton; after Match .31, 36s per ton if of foreign production or. manufacture; iron, malleable, in' market lengths, 'as.iron bar, etc., free; '20 pter * cent, aid valorem if of foreign produc- * .tfon; fencing wrre and barbed wire, free.) , Current quotations are as follow:—Ingot tin:—Colonial, Is 7d to Is 8d; Lamb and Hag, Is 9d to Is lOd. Bar iron, '£11 10s ' : 'for 10-ton lots, up - to £12 10s for smaller quantities. Shoeing bars: BB H, £15 10s;i : Netherton's. £H 10s; and ordinary braftds, ' £11 10s. Hoop iron, 15a to 16s for black and 23s to 24s for galvanised. ' For wire nails the basis' price is £17. Fenomg wire, £9 12s 6d ,to £10. . Galvanised wire. £12, and for' paroels ■ £11 15s. Barbed wire. 14s, 6d. Galvanised wire netting, £23 per niile for 36 x lg x 17 gauge'.' G.C." iron, £23, Orb 10s extra. Steel plates, £12 to £13 10s, steel angles/£l2 to £13. Galvanised ikon, ' plain,* 24s to 25s 6d—with the usual concession of Is per cwt less for lOcwt lots. Pi# ' iron, £6 per ton. Tinplates, 18s 6d to-193. ~ Tee bars, £13 10s. Pig lead, 245-; sheet ' lead, 27s bd. , • ' . OILS. (Duty: Kerosene and other oils, free.) ' The Colonial Oil Company's ex' warehouse quotations remain as follow;— /Whito Eose, lid; Tcaßo66, Is Id ; naphtha, ls '4d; motor spirit; Is 4d; gasoline, _ Is lOd; . turpentine,' 3s B£d. Castor oil is quoted at 3s 2d for half-cases - and -3s 4d for drums. For linseed oil currcnt quotations stand at 3s 3d'for raw and 3s 4d for boiled in small lots, "duty paid. , ' oilmen's stores, etc, . Messrs R. Bell and C!o. have 'increased ' \Uie price, of plaids by 3d per' gross, and the prioe of royals by 6d per gross. . Tie revised quotations now stand:—Piaids, 4s; royals, 9s 3d to 9s 6d. For , other lines current quotations are as' follow Bicarbonate of soda, 10s 9d ■ to' lis 6d; tartaric acid, 141b : ' tins, powdered, Is 3£d; crystal, Is. 3^d; Morton's. 141b cream of tartar, Is to Is 2d; French, in kegs, Is. - Mustard: Coleman's— l's 15s 6d, i's, ,7s 9d, i's 4s 6dj D.S..F.—7's Is 3d to Is 3id'; Durham— 7's to 7d. Cornflour, according to brand,' 2?d to 3j<l; maize cornflour, 15 boxes 2?d, 5 boxes 2|d, and lesser quantities 3d; patent 3id. Ground ginger 8d to lOd, white pepper lOd to Is, black peppor 9d to lOd, nutnwga Is 2d to Is 6d, Barcelona nuts sd, mixed spice (loose, loz packet) ,10d, (41b boxes, loz packets) Is, Morton's spices (41b boxes} Is 3d. Kensitfs globe oysters 7s 6d to 8s ; Keiler's blue 7id to Bd. Elliman's embrooation—Univereal, small, 10s; medium, 13b 6d; large, 21s; royal small, 14s 6d; larjte, 255. Neave's Food 9s; Allen Banbury's Nos. l and 2 17s to 18s, No. .3 10s to 10s 6lt: Mcllin's liirge 25s 6d, email 15s 6d; Mor-i ■ ton's Spanish olives, pints, 21s to' 21s 6d? i-pints, 13s. Chutney—Madras quarts 2Sfe, pints 13s 6d per dozen. Packet Less than a gross, 4s; gross lots, less 24 percent.;. lots, less 5 per cent. /Lentils, 255. Green peas, 13s 6d. Crystallised, ginger, Eeekitt's ''Brassa," 7s 3d. Qooper fluid disinfeetant, 27s in 20oz bottles, and at' 10s in 6oz bottles. " Taylor's Old Port 0116660,"" 15s. Murray's milk: Higblander: 20s, Cowslip 18s 6d.. Desiccated coooanut, 5d --for clitsta, 64<i: fo? lea 1 ® . 63

' for. packets. Flap tomato sauco, 7s. Now soason's hemp seed, 255; now season's canary seed, 235. For pumiceine the tariff stands:—Five caeca 9s, ono to four cases, 10s. Tho various brands of boot polish arc quoted as follows: — Nugget, small, 3s 6(1: largo, 63 6d; Two-in-one,'4s 9d; Court: Small 3s 6d, largo 69 6d; Record: Small 3s 6d, large 63 3d; Everett's 6s 6d to 6; 9d for largo, 3s 6d to 7' 9d for 'ma' l : AMiey 5s 9d to 6s 3d for Durbar 2s 3d, 4s, and Bs. Forco tood, ?2i Id. Haricot beans, 20s, nnd English peas 19s. Packet hops, lid to Is; Sadler's mustard, 4s 9d for quarters, 8s 3d for halves, and 16s 6d for lib tins. ' Patarson's .camp coffee, 12s. Milkmaid milk, 6s 4j!d. Oolman's starch, sjd to Sid. Neave's food, 9n 6d to 9s 9d. Keillor's marmalade—lib 7s 6d, 21b 13s 9d, Robertson's Golden Shred marmalade—lib, 7a 6d, 21b 13s 6d. Orosse and Blaokwell's marmalade—lib jarsSs 6d, 21b jars 14s 9d, lib tins 6s 9d; Millar's marmalade, 13a 3d to 13s 6d for 21b, 7s 3d to 7s 6d for lib. Lucca oil—C, ' and 8.,' '20rj Morton's, 245. Day and Martin's blacking, 3s 3d to 3s 6d. Morton's capers, 5s 6d; curry, 5s 6d; salad oil, 5s 3d and 8s 6d, Bathbricks, Is 9d to 2s. Quaker oats, 22s 6d. Vermioelli and macaroni —Rinoldj's (in lib cartons), 4,d per lb; Italian (in 41b boxes), 4Jd. Cloves, Is 6d. Whiting, 5s 3d to 5s 6d. The tariff for Fry's coooa is as follows:—Homoeopathic, for 10 boxes, Is 4d, and for lesser quantities. Is 4jd; concentrated, 3s 2d; and. soluble, Is 4cl. The txriff for Symington's coffee, esse nee is m follows:—Five-case lota 12s 3d, one-case lots 12s 6d. Woods's peppermint cure, 13s 6d per dozon for small and 22s 6d for large. Frenoh boans in tins—lib ss, 21b Bs 9d. Mellor'e sauce—s eases 12s, 1 case 12s 3d; lesser quantities, 12a 6d. •The new- tariff has affected the prices of a number of proprietary lines, quotations for which havo advanced as follow: — Siegel's Syrup.—No.' 1, six-dozen lota, 16s; lesser quantities, 163 6d. No. 2, sixdozon lots, 28s 6d; lessor quantities, 295. Pills, 13s 6d. : Warner's Safe Cure, 48s. Pills, lis. Kruzo's Fljiid Magnesia.—Case lots, 8s; smaller quantities, Ss 6d. Senior's Linoleum Reviver.—Case lots, 8s; smaller quantities, 8s 6d. Keating's Insect Powder.—3s 6d for small, 6a for medium, lis 6d for large. ■ Epsom Salts.—2o3 for oaso lots, Is 9d for boxes. 1 MOP.. ; (Duty free.) No. 1 table rice has been selling at £16 10s to £16 ss, or lower than present ltuidotl cost, but merchants are now making £17. tho rock bottom quotation. New Patna, £17 10s to £18. I SAGO AND TAPIOCA. (Duty: Free.) Tho curront quotation ranged from 233 6<3 for sago, up to 25s foT tapioca, according to quality and quantity. salt. . (Duty: Free.) \Ye.append tho selling tariff arranged as between the wholesale and retail hduses for, Otago and Southland: — ' Black Horse Salt. Fine. Coarse, b-von lot, per ton 82/ ~ 73/ 1-ton lots, per ton .. ..SSI .. ,75/ lesser quantities, per cwt, 4/6 ~ 4/ Liverpool Liverpool Coarse Fine and and Pig Coarse. Custla Fine, Per Toa. Per Ton. JMfta lots „ 601 101 J-fon lots .. 62/ c> , 72/ 1-ton lots .. 65/ 75/ .. Per CttS. Per Cut. Lesser quantities 3/9 .• .. 4/3 Parcels may be mads tip of mixed lots. These prices may be reduced by 2s per ton when salt is delivered direct from tho vrharf, and they include cartage to any point withih Dunedin or suburbs. The Salt Companv has undertaken not to supply any wholesale firm which does not abide by & tariff agreed upon by the majority. It k also understood that the imports of ijiyerpool salt will be kept within a certain limit, so that proportionate quantities of Liverpool and Adelaide may be sold in the colony. snaAit. ,! (Duty free.) The price list for sugars, syrup, and treacle stands as follows;— Finest- whites (Nog. 1 and la), £15 12s 6d per ton for five-ton parcels, £16 15s per ton for three-ton parens, and ( £16 per ton for smaller quantities. , For other sugars tho tariff is as follows:—Cube, 20s 6d to 21s; icing, 2|d to 3d;'castor, 2jjd to 3d; ration, 15s to 15s 6d. Troacle-.-2's, 4s 3d; 4's, 7s 6d; 7's, 17s 6d; 56's, 13s 6d, Syrup—2's, 4s 9d; 4's, 8s 9d; 7's, 216; 56's, 16s 6d. soap. • (Duty: Yellow soap, 5s per cwt; after March 31, 1903, 63 per cwt if of foreign production or manufacture; fancy soaps, 25 per cent, ad valorem; 374 per cent, on and after March 31, 1908, if of foreign production or manufacture.) Tho local manufacturers' tariff stands sb follows: — Laundrine. Elaine, and Blue Mottled, £24; Prize Palo, Prize Medal, and Golden Dawn, £22; Laundry, £21; Milling and Four Crown, £20; Three Heart, £19; Throe Crown No. 1, £16; Household, £15; Three Crotrn No. 2, £15; Magic, 17s 6d; Yictory, 14s; 1.X.L., 12s. Swan floating (oup is selling at 14s per box. The price of Lever's dry soap is lis 6d for 10-box lots and ljs 9d for lesser quantities. Lever Br.oa,' Vim, lis for single cases (throe doien) and 10s 9d for five-case lots. Lever Bros.'' coal tar and glycerine soap, 5s per box of one dozen tablets, or at 4s 6d as part of 10 boxes; and Ye G'oodo Brown Windsor at 10s and 10s 6d .per box of 72 tablets; Lever's Divan soap, 7s 6d for 10-case lots, and 8s for lesser quantities; Lever's oatmeal soap, ss. 6(1 for 10-caso lots and 5s 9d for lesser quantities. Sunlight soap is quoted at 21s 6d. Lever Bk>3.' ekirt soap now stands •at 'lis 6d for single boxes and lis as part of 103- cases. BnniTS. (Duty: Bulk, 16s per gallon; proof, bottled, 16s per gallon.) ■> Mitchell's Heatherdcw whisky is quoted H 19s in 'bond for 10 cases, 20s for five cases, and 49s duty paid for single ca6o lots. The following prices wil| be maintained for the. undermentioned brands of spirits, and under no circumstances will these rates be departed from, and, further, nothing under five cases is to. be sold at an in-bond* price, and no mixed five-ease lots are to bB - sold at a five-case price: — Five-case Lesser , _ >Lots. Quantities. Hennessy a X brandy .. 37/6 67/0 Sennessy's XXX brandy 50/0 82/0 onis Mounio brandy . 33/9 62/6 Wolfe's schnapps ~ 21/0 64/0 J.D.K.Z. 2g'al Geneva 10/6 40/0 J.D.K.Z. Sgal Geneva 14/0 57/6 ' J.D.K.Z. 4gal Genera .. 16/0 75/0 Bir R, Burnett's Old Tom gin _ 50/0 Brandy tariffs have been arranged as follow : -Boomerang-10 cases, 21s; five oases, ,225; lesser quantities, 55s duty paid. Bisquit du Bouohe—lo cases, 225; five cases, 22s 6d; one case, 55s duty paid. The following tariff for Otago and Southland has been arranged by the supplying firm.— Uilbeys dry gin—l case, 45s fluty paid; 5 oases, 15s jn bond; and 10 cases, 14s in bond. Haig and Haig 3-Star whisky is quoted at 20s for 5-caso lots and 48s for lesser quantities. The whisky tariff stands as follows;-Ten cases, 20s in bond; five cases, 21s in bond; and lesser quantities. 50s duty paid. The brands included in this arrangement are Dewar's Special, Usher's aV.G" Whito Horse, D.C.L., Walker's • W.W., Gaelic, Old Smuggler, and Buchanan's House of Commons. The price of Crawford's whisky now stands: For fivecase lots, 23s in bond; lesser quantities, 52s duty paid. Watson's No. 10 Old Scotch whisky is quoted at 20s hr 10-ca*> lots in pond, 21s jn five-case lots in bond,'and 503 for lesser quantities, duty.paid. Walker's Red Collar special whisky is quoted at 55s per case. Buchanan's Black and White whisky is in demand at 555. . As an index to market values we quote the'following agente' list: — Brandies: Martell's, 363 to 37s per. case. Whiskies-. Thorn and Cameron's Old Highland, 7s to 7s 6d per gallon; Brown's 4 Crown, 7s'to 7s 6d per gallon; Lochiel, 7s 6d per gallon; Ben, MaeDhui, 7s per gallon. Case whiskies: Usher's Special Reserve, 22s 6d; Sanderson's, 20s; Dunbile's, 17s 6d; Burke's 15s. Genevas: Key-two gallons 8s 6d, three gallons lis 6d, four gallons 13s 6d; Gilbey's schnapps, 15s to 15s 6d; Lemon Hart's rum, 4s to (s 3d per gallon; Lamb's Imporial rum, 3s 6d to 4s 6d per gallon; Lamb's Golden Grove rum, 6s to 6s 3d. The manufacturers havo fixed the prioe of Silverstream schnapps at 48s per case. TEA. (Duty: Free.) Tho new tariff contains tho following clause:—That in the case of tea grown in any part of tho British Dominions and imported into Now Zealand after tho 16th day of July, 1907, or entered for homo consumption after that day, tho game duties shall bo payable as if tho words "Five pounds' wero substituted for tho words Ono pound" in section 9of the Preferential and Reciprocal Trado Act, 1903, and that tho said section bo amended accordingly. This means that China tea and Indian or Coylon tea. or any tea, if in packets of. less than 51b weight is-subject (^;a-duty ; of fthpetlbj

TOBACCO. (Duty: 3s 6d per lb.) Tho agents for all tho tobaccos controlled by the British Empire Trading Company havo agreed in future to strictly adhere to the company's tariff, and concessions hitherto given to retailers in tho shape of mixed cases will be withdrawn. ■ Brands of equal value will, however, be allowed to be included in the same package. The tariff of tho British-Australasian Tobacco Company stands as follows: — Less , than Five One One one Cases. Case. Box. Box. lln.ve lockDark plug .. 1/8J 1/9 1/10 1/10} Aromatic plug .. 1/11 1/11 2/1 2/3 Havolock.—Dark, 2oz and 4oz tins, hinged lids, from 3/ to a/3. Havelock.—Mixture, ' Soz and 4oz tins, hinged lids, from 3/ to 3/3. Havelock.—Mixture, 2oz air-tight tins, from 3/3 to 3/6. Juno tobacco:—Five eases, Is 4d; one case, Is sd; one box, Is- 6d; lesser quantities. Is 6Jd. In future Juno tobacco will be put up in oight-to-the-pdund rods, blocks, and pookot pieces, instead of 7J-to-the-pound as formerly and blocks: The T. C. Williams's tariff stands as follows 1— One Lesser Case Box QuanLots, Lots, tities. Victory (aromatic) .. 1/11 2/1 5/g Diadem . 1/11 2/1 ■ 5/9 Nosegay .. 1/11 2/1 5/9 KoynJ Colours ... 1/11 Golden Eagle l/ll ' 2/1 6/9 ' Lucy Hmton . 2/1 2/3 5/11 v " /■' •• 2/6 W 6 ' 3 Welcome Nugget .. 2/6' ; 2/7 6/3 In Bond Prices. „ . Bib. 501b. 1001b. Victory .. .. .. 3/3 3/2 3i Diadem ~ ~ 3/3 3 /. a ■ 8 ; Lucy Hinlon ~.. 3/6. 3/5 3/3 Welcome Nugget .. 0/10 3/9 3/7 (The last four quoted lines are in 2oz dec. tins, with hinged lids.) The T. C. Williams Company Golden Eagle—Out Gold Bars—is quoted at 6s 9d for 2oz tins. Royal Salute tobacco, light and dark, in 2oz tins, is quoted at 3s 3d per lb in bond. Current quotations, for other brands are as follow:-Derby, Is 8d to Is 8d; Harlequin, 1 9 3£d per case lots, Is 4Jd for box lots; 5s duty paid for lesser quantities, Derby mild tobaceoj in 2oz tins, is quoted at 6s 9d, di)ty paid. First Water Aro-! matic, Is 9d to 2s; Triumph (dark), Is 2d to Is 4d. Whito Rose tobacco—Case lots, & 2d; box lots, 2s 4d. Red Fapnel tobacoo is quoted as follows:— Dark Light Black. Aromatic. Aromatio. Five cases ~. 1/6 1/7J 1/9J One case .. .. 1/7 1/8 1/10* Lesser quantities' 1/8 1/9 q/ Cable Address: "Montecillo," ABC Code, 4th Edition. And Private Code. P.O. Box 42. ' ' Telephtme: OfScaa TVo, WILLIAM E. REYNOLDS & CO.'S DUNEDIN MONTHLY REPORT. Messrs Win. E. Reynolds and Co., merchants, Dunedin, report for tho month ending 31st /December, 1807, as follows:— Wo have just been favoured with further splendid rains aud good growing weather, and the country all rouiid is consequently looking its best, and we aro of 'opinion crops of all kinds should yield well provided the weather is favourable from this on. Grass is plentiful -everywhere, and stock aro thriving in all districts. It is to bo hoped the weather during the next two months beeps fine, and allows the crops to ripen well. Wheat.—Despite tho small quantity available; the market keeps very stagnant, no seeming at all anxious to buy. Flour has been lowered in price to prevent Australian flour finding a market liero, and this no doubt has a very depressing effect on millers. Wo are, however, of opinion that the maiket will incline to revive after tho Now Year, ajidi all available wheat go into consumption prior to the arrival of the new crop. Wo can/ give values to-day a.t 5s 3d for prime long-berried; 5s 2d for short, berried5 and! fowl wheat as low as 6s per. bushel of GOlb (f.0.b., sacks weighed in)., _ Oats.—Business in this gTain has been veay lately, and consequently the market has quietly but surely sagged 1 down from 4s to where it is to-day. It would appear as if the high prices Tuling, now that grass is plentiful everywhere, have restricted' consumption very much. Shipments to the North Island have been very smalt recently, and now the holidays are over we expect to see an increased demand as we know stocks aro bare. Locally, stocks are bare also, and the market is consequently sensitive, especially as the few holders there are cannot sell at to-day's prices with any profit, and in many cases it means a loss. We have not heard of any quotations below 3s 3d (f.0.b,, sacks in) for B grade, at the same time that some holders would likely accept less if offered, ■while some are veiy firm in their demand, for 3s 6d. We expect to see this price reached, and the market buoyant Before the endvof this month owing to tho absurdly small quantity of oats available. Barley—There is practically none in the market, and as brewers havo sufficient stocks to see them through thero is little or no inquiry. We quote (nominally): Pnmo mailing, 5s to 6s 6d; and feed from 3s 9d to 4s 3d per bushel of 501b (f.0.b.,- sacks weighed in, net cash). Ryegrass.—Stocks on hand are light,' and already inquiry from the Norlh Island is good, likely, we think, to absorb all available stooks of old seed at present prices prior to the new coming on the market. It is a little difficult, to express an_ opinion as to how. the market will go. We judge that the season has been favourable for this crop, and consider a fair area is being Eaved and that the yield, should bo good. A great deal depends on, the weather experienced during the next two months. We quite: 30lb. Eeed, up to 5s 7d; 281b, 5s 4d; 261b, 5s 2d; and Italian from 1 5s. 6s to 6s 6d per bushel of 201b (f.0.b., sacks extra). / Cocksfoot.—Has keen inquiry as the .new crop is rather longer in coming to hand than is the case with ryegrass, at the same time buyers do not care to pay present high prices until actqady frfrced to. We cannot express an opiniom as to how the market will go when new crop comes forward. To-day's quotations are:. 181b Feed, ,75d; 17lb seed, 7Jd 'to 7Sd161b seed, 7d. Clovers.—Owing to the rise in Britain, stocks here, which we considered to be fairly heavy are well held, and are mire to move off into consumption easily, as they cost the holders .less than iue same seed can he landed for to-day. We quote: Cowgrass—colonial, 85s to 90s; imported, 80s to 85s; Alsike. from 85s to 90s, and white from 60s to 80s, while colonial, we can. give at from 85s to 90s. It is some considerable time yet beforo any new crop clovers will bo available. Butter.—All factories being fixed for the season, there is little to say with reference to this locally. Those' few factories consignwill ro doubt Bb niToctcd by tho present high prices ruling in London. while purchasers should be, up to the present at anyrate, doing well on thoir season purchases at | from 10} d 0 lOid. It would be difficult to secure any butter lor export in the Dominion to-day oxcent at a higli pride. Cheese.—ln sympathy with London,' this market is a littlo depressed, nnd value mav be given at fijd, f.ob; at the same time business would be difficult to do on account of those factories, who have not sold, havins? made arrangements for shipping on consignwent" The demand from Australia hos slackened off, and thero is rather mitoh medium size available. We can also quo fe this at 53d to 53d m lb, f.o.b. • I Flour, in Sympathy ..with the drop in wheat 1133I 133 om? ' nnd ranv 1)0 ouotcd nt ill form, £U 10s for IMb, and ill 15 3 f o } 1 °' ?(> in Price—viz., fiG f or , 71b bags 26 8 (short ton> ' and £17 10s for but Ouiet. quo?e "fTof."™ Cmarkß app!y ' ™