COMMERCIAL SUMMARY.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14699, 6 December 1909, Page 1 (Supplement)

COMMERCIAL SUMMARY.

Daily Times Office, Saturday, December 4. MUXEY iVVi TK.IDE. Blink rates arc as follow:— Buying.—Demand, 10s per cent, discount; 30 days, 15s per cent, discount; 60 days, 20s per cent, discount; SO days, 27s 6d per cent, discount; K0 days, 37s 6d per cent, discount. Selling.—Demand, 7s 6d per cent, premium, 30 days, 2s 6d per cent, premium; 60 days, 2s 6d per cent, discount. Tolegraphic Transfers to London.—l7a 6d per cent, preininni, plus eal>lo charges. Deposits.-Banl; of Australasia fixed for 12 months, 3£ per cent., and 24 months, 4 per cent, per annum. Other- banks, fixed for six months, 2 per cent, per annum; 12 months, 3J per cent., and 24 months, 4 per cent, per annum. The trade outlook for the whole Dominion is, at the time of wilting, of the very brightest. Tne season has been a markedly favourableone, and this, taken in conjunction with j the good price* obtaining for practically all the Staple products of the .wintry, may be. taken as an indication of a very certain character that the exporting season shortly to be commenced will establish a record for the country which will very largely out-dislanco all previous totals. The dairy industry is on the high tide of prosl>erity, with a tremendous output ami, so far, fair prices. And even though the greater output should n-r'c-s':tato the ue- i ceptar.ee of lower prices before long, the quantity will certainly be such as to still establish a record in the matter of monetary reward. Wool is securing fine pricas, and the output here also hai.peus to be exceptionally good. Wheat and oats should also yield splendid harvests, and indications point to the realisation of good figures for the ciops. A revival ha« aJso taken place in hemp and other general lines—in fact, the satisfactory conditions extend generally, to all lines, with the exception of mutton", and even in this case the outlook now is better than was the case some little time ago. All tilings, in fact, jxjint to the opening of an era of prosperity unprecedented in the Dominion. IIIIKADSTDFFS. The wheat market has shown no excitement during the past poriod. Ordinary milling business has gone forward at fair general prices, which have shown practically no fluctuation at all. The new crop will lie available in quantity in February owing to the oarliness of the season, and, millers generally holding fair stocks, it is possible that tlic old season may merge into the new without such excitement and temporary fluctuations as sometimes occur as a preliminary. Prices stand at from 4s Id to 4s 3d.for Hunters and velvet respectively, on trucks at country stations. The association's tariff for flour is: — Sacks, £10 15s; 100's, £11; 50's. £11 10s: 25's, £11 15s. The shipping price is £10 10s, f.o.b. Pollard, £4 per ton, both f.o.b. .-.nd locally; bran, £3 5s locally, and £3 per ton, f.o.b. Oatmeal stands at £10 10s per ton, and pearl barley at £14 10s. The oat market has also maintained a steady position, with no violo.it. oscilln tions. Some shipping business has been done with England, but this has been of small voluiic, by reason of the difficulty in securing freight direct to London. The market touched 2s for fine A grade Garbut litis now eased a trifle from that position, and prices now stand at—A grade Gartons, Is Hid to 2s; B grade, Is lid; A grade sparrow-bills, Is lid; B grade, lslOd. • PRODUCE RETORT. The most noteworthy feature in this connection :'s, of course, the phenomenal daily season being experienced. It is freely asserted, and, .so far, fairly woll established, that this season's production will bo up to 25 per cent, beyond that of last year. Beyond this matter the market for genera! lines shows nothing of particular moment. New potatoes are now forward, and have accordingly some.vhat reduced the price of old season's supply. Following are current prices:—

Chaff.—l'rimo oaten sheaf (white oats), from £2 15s to £2 17s 6d; black oats, £2 17s 6d to £3; medium, £2 7s 6d to £2 12s 6d; inferior and discoloured, £2 per ton and upwards. Potatoes.—Prime freshly nnpittcd Up-to-Dates, £3 15s; prime Dcrwcnts, £3 15s; tnediunx white or Derwe.nts, £3 5s to £3 10s i*r ton (sacks in). Butter —Prices are: Dairy pats 6d; milled 7d to 7id; separator pats, 6d to 7d; bulk, 9d per lb; Taiori and Peninsula puts, IIJSd (Jd rebate for cash); Taieri and Peninsula bulk, iljd. Cheese.—Local lots, 6d to 6Jd per lb. Slraw.-Oafon, £1 10s lo £1 12s 6d per ton: wheatcn, 30s per lon (pressed, ex truck). Clover hay, £2 10s per ton. Onions. — Melbourne, £11 per ton; California!], 15s to 16s per case. Eggs.—Fresh, lid per down. Bacon.—Rolls, Bid; flitches, 7d; hams, Bid; bacon pigs, 3i<l; porkei-s, 4Jd. .. Poultry.—liens, Is to 4s 6d per pair; roosters, ss; ducks. 3s to 3s 6d; best, 4.s 6d; turkeys—hens sd, gobblers 8d per lb. ai.e axii sTorr. The tariff rates remain unaltered for ail lines. BAfiCI.VO ASP TWIXE. (Woolpacks and Cornsaeks: Free.) % Prices, ex store, are as follow :—4Bin, 6s 6d; 44in, 6s Twine.—Seaming twine, Is 2i<l to Is 4d; grey twine, Is 2d; medium twine, Is CAXDT.ES, (Duty: Manufactured in British dominions, lid per lb; foreign candles, 2{d per lb.) The local manufacturers' tariff is as follows;— Gold Medal and Exhibition, 6Jd; mining, 6Jd; Standard, 6jd; Composite (plain and fluted) and Magnet, s'Jd; Ducal Paraffin and superior Wax Paraffin, 5Jd; Brilliants, std; Adamants, sid; Prize Medal, Electric, and Rocketß, 5(1. These rates are subject to a sliding scale of discount, according to quantity purchased. Ogston's Aberdeen candles, 6J-d to bid. Price's brands—Sperm imported candles, 16oz 63d, 15oz 6jd. Burmali Oil Company—Plain and fluted, 6id; carriage (B's and 10's), 7jd; self-fitting (16's and 12's), 7Jd. CEJIEKT. (Duty: Manufactured in British dominions, 2s per barrel; foreign cement, 4s per barrel.) The tariff 3tands:—Under 20-cask lots. 14s; larger quantities. 13s 6d; colonial cement. 3s 4d to 4s per bag, according to quantity. DRIED riUJITS AND JAMS. (Duty. Currants, raisins, tigs, dates, and prunes,' free) apples, apricots, peached, pears, etc., n.o.c. 2d per 11). Canned fruits. 25 uor cent.; 37j per cent, it of foreign production in manufacture. Al- , momls and nuts, free.) Quotations are as follow:—Figs: Layers 4Jd, bass 3id, boxes 3s Od; naturals 4jd. Prunes, 60-70's, JJ<l to Id; 70-80's, i\i to packets-pitted 5s 6d, ordinary

4s 6d; Frimlev pie fruits: Apples, half-gallon, 10s;' gallon, 19s. Poaches, hiilf-Kallcm lis; khlloii, 21s 6d. Plums hairgallon, 10s; gallon, 19s. Seeded raisins, 4s to 4s 3d. Currants: Cleaned Amelias, 3^i(; cartons, 4s; provincial, 3d. Sultana*— Smyrna, bulk. 3d to 3id. uccordim; io quality; carioiiv, 4s 3d to 4s 6d; Elomcs, 3d; Lexias. brown, 3d; extra, 3Jd. Dates, in bulk, 2Jd; cartons, lib, 3s 9d to 4s; ljlb. 6s 3d to 5s 6d. Jordan alliioniU, 2s per 11); Cieilv almonds, Is 4d. Malaga muscatels -"Trays, lid; California!! muscatels-iu 51b trays c'd, and in 101b trays 7d. Barcelona nuts, sid; Prazil nuts, BJd. Evaporated apples-Bulk, 8d for 50's; lib nirtons, Us 6d per do/.eu; packets, 9Jd. Californian canned fruits:—rears and peaches, second standard pears, 9s 3d; poaches, 9s; water pears, 9s; water peaches, 9s Jams and preserves—" K" lib tins assorted jam. 4s 6d; 21b tins, 8s 9d; 71b tins (net weights). 4!] d; 21b glass jars, 13s; lib glass jars, 8s 6d; preserved fmits, extra standards (gal assorted), 19s 6d; preserved fruits -(in-iil assorted), lis; 2lb glass jars marmalade, 15s; lib glass jars marmalade, 7s 9tl; lemon cheese, lib glass jars. 13s 6d; lemon cheese, 71b net weight tins, 10Jd; tomato puree, tins, 9s; tomato s:uico (pints), 7s; tomato sauce (quarts), 13s Morton's strawberry conserve, 19s per dozen (glass jars); Keiller's marmaladelib 7s 6d, 21b 13s 6d. Robertson's Golden Shred and silver shred marmalade— lib jars 9s, 21b jure 16s, lib tins 7s, 21b tins 13s. Crosse and Rlackwcll's marmalade— lib jars 8s 9d, 21b jars 15s 6d, lib tins 6s 9d. "K" pie fruits, Jgal; ami gals assorted, lis, 19s fcd; sliced peaches, 12s 6d, 22s 6d; whole peaches, lis 6d, 21s; nectarines, lis fid, 21s; plums, 10s, 19s; gooseberries, lis 6d, 19s; apples, lis 6d, 19s'; damsons, 10s 6d, 19s. All packed in heavy syrup. Nelson jam (21b net), assorted, 12s 6d per dozen. FISH. (Duty. Dried, pickled, or salted, n.0.e., 10s per cwt-i 15s per cwt, if of foreign production or manufacture; paste, 20 per cent, ad valorem; potted and preserved (not including sardines), British 2d pur lb, foreign 3d per lb; sardines, 2d per lb, not preferential.) Quotations are:—Star hrand mullet, 5s 6d to 5s 9d, according to quantitv. SalmonBest Hats, 10s 6d; best tails, 10s; best Jib Hats, 6s 3d; choice quality flats, 9s 6d; half-pound Hats, 5s 6d; lied and white Herrings in tins: White (selected fish), 24's, 38s per dozen; 100's, 20s to 22s per case, lledfl, 24's, 29s per dozen; 100'e, 19s 6d per case. Sardines—ordinary i's, 6s to 6s 6d; i's, 3s 9<l to 4d. Royal—i's (smoked), 4s 9d to ss; i's (smoked), 8s 6d to 8s 9d. King Oscar—{'s, 5s for 5-easc lots, 5s 3d for less; i's, 8s ud for 5-caso lots, 8s 9d for less. Herrings; Herrings and sauce, 7s 4id to 7s 6d; kippered'herrings, 7s 3d; fresh herrings. 6s 3d to os oil. Codfish, bijd in 21b blocks and sjd in strips. Findon Haddocks, 9s 9d to 10s; bloaters, 8s; Norton's ling, 6id.

(Duty: Kerosene and other oils, free.) Prices for the following oil spirits are :— Naphtha, Is 4d; motor spirits, Is 4d; bcn- f id lie, Is Id; turpentine, 4s per gallon, wholesale; kerosene, llgd, ex store.

Local castor oil quotations are:—Pints, . 7s; half-pints, 4s 3d. Heatou's. 7s 6d for ( lOoz and 4s 9d for 6oz. Coarse castor oil, 3s 2d in drums and 3s in half-cases. The current quotation for linseed oil is: Raw c 3s 6d, boiled 3s 7d, with Id per gallon allowance for 15-dium lots, t.ucca oil—C and B, 34s for quarts and 22s for pints; Morton's, ' 245. , METALS. < (Duty: Iron, plain, galvanised, sheet, or 1 hoop, 30s per ton; 36s per ton if of foreign production or manufacture; iron, '< malleable, in market lengths, as iron ' bar, etc., free; 20 per cent, ad valorem if of foreign production; fencing wire and barbed wire, free.) For pig and sheet lead the price is now 19s 6d and 23s 6d respectively. Current quotations are as follow:—G.C. ' roofing iron, £21 10s to £22, with tho usual extras for Oil of 10s. Bar iron, £11 1 10s for.lo-ton lots, up to £12 10s for smaller quantities. ShoeiyK bars: BB H, £15 10s; Netherton's, £14 10s; and ordinary brands, £11 10s'to £12 10s. Hoop iron, black, £13 10s to £15; galvanised, £22 to £23. Wire ; mils, £14 10s (basis); black wire, ordinary : gauges, £9 15s per ton; barbed, £14 10s"; i galvanised, £11 15s-special rates, for quantities in all eases. Wire netting. £20 10s per mile [or mile lots; lesser quantities, £22 10s per mile. Steel plates, £12 to £13 10s; steel angles, £12 to £13. Galvanised iron, plain, 24s to 253 6d—with the usual concession of la per cwt for lOcwt lots. Pi K iron, £5 5s to £5 10a per ton. Tee bars, £13 10s. Whits lead. 29s to 30s per cwt. Block'tin: Colonial, Is sd; English, Is 6d. Club cartridges, 10s 6d to lis 6d. OILMEN'S STORES, ETC. Baking pow.der—Borwicks small tins 5s 6d, large tins 10s 9d. Black-ing-Day and Martiu'6. 3s 3d to 3s 6d. Blues—llockitt's, bag blue (1 gross boxes), 8s 6d; 10 boxes or over, 8s 3d; square blue (121b boxes)) 7s 6d, 10 boxes or over 7s 3d; Keen's bag blue 7s 6d per gross; squares 7Jd to Bd. Curries—Morton's, 5s 6d; capers, 5s 6d. Beans-Haricot beans, 20s; French beans-lib tins ss, 21b tins 8s 9d. Cnffec-Patersou's camp coffee, 12s; Symington's coffee essence— five-case lots 12s 3d, one-case lots 12 6d; Branson's essence, lis od Cocoa—Fry's homceopathic, 10 boxes Is 4-d, lesser quantities. Is 4Jd; concentrated, 3s 2d; soluble, Is 4d. Boon's cocoa, packed in lib, ilb, or ilb tins, 2s Ed, 2s 9d, and 2s lOd per lb. Drugs, Chemicals, Patents, etc.—Soda orystals, £5 10s to £6 per ton; bicarbonate of soda, 10s; citric acid crystalls (141b tins), Is 10(1 to 2s per lb; tartaric acid (141b tins), powdered, Is si<l; crystal; Is sd; Morton's 141b cream of tartar, Is; French, in kegs, B|d to according to percentage; Camphor (loz blocks), 3s 6d to 4s par lb; EUiman's embrocation (Universal), small 10s, medium 14s, largo 21s; Royal, small 14s, large 255; Cooper's lluid disinfectant (20oz bottles), 275, 6oz bottles 10s. Senior's linoleum reviver (case lots) Bs, less 8s 6d. Medicines, etc.—Wood's Peppermint Cure, small 13s od dozen, largo 22s 6d. Bonnitigton's Irish Moss, lis. Siegel's Syrup, No. 1, fix-dozen lots, 16s; le6ser quantities, 16s 6d. No 2, six-dozen lots, 28s 6d; lesser quantities, 295. Pills, 13s 6d. Warner's Safe Cure, 48s, Pills lis. Kruze's fluid mag.nesia, case lots, 8s; smaller quantities, 8* 6d. Keating's insect powder. 3s 6d for ptr.all, 6s for medium, lis 6d for large. Epsom salts, Is 6<l for boxes. MatchesBell's Royals, one case 9s 3d, less 9s 6d; plaids, one case 3s 9d, less 4s; 250's, five caws 165, less 16s 6d. • Cornflour, etc.—Arrowroot (St. Vincent brand), 5d to 5Jd per lb. Macaroni and vermicelli—Riuoldi's (lib cartons) 4id per lb. Italian (41b boxes), 4Jd. Neavo's food, six dozen and over, 9s 3d; lesser lots, 9s 6d. Force food, 22s 6d per case. Brown's maize, 15 boxes, 2i|d; 5 lioxes, 2\i\; 1 to 4 boxes, 3d; Brown and Poison's maize: 15 boxes, 2|d; 5 boxes, 3d; 1 to 4 boxes, 3,d. Brown's patent: 10 boxes, 3d; 5 boxes, 3ad; 1 to 4 boxes, Sid. Brown and Poison's Indian: 5 boxes, s{d; lesser quantities, s|d. IJuryea's maizena: 10 boxes, sd, less 5 per cent.; less than 10 boxes, sd. Challenge brand cornflour, 2Jd per lb; Allan and Hanbnry's food, Nos. 1 and 2, 17s to 18s, No. 3 IPs to 10s 6d; Mellin's fowl-largo 25s 6d. small 15s 6d.

Milk.—Swiss milk (Milkmaid brand), lowest price .is now 6s SM; Nostle's milk, 6s 3d. Ideal milk (unsweetened), 6s l£d; Mm-rny's Highlander in half-gallon tins (sweetened), at 4s per gallon, unsweetened 3s 9d, 20s per case; "Cowslip," 18s, 18s ud. Mustard—(Jolman's l's 15s fell, halves 7s 9d, quarters 4s 6d; D.§.F. Ts Is 3d to Is 3Jd; Durham. 7d; Sadler's quarters 4s 9d, halves 8s 3d, lib 16s 6il. Peas—Melbourne split pens, 18s: English split peas 22s per cwt; packet peas, leas than gross, 4s; gross lots, 2J per cent, off; five-gross lots, 5 per cent. off. Green peas, 16s; Trimlcy peas (lib packets) 4s per dozen.

Pickles—Hay ward Bros., 8s Gd; Thomson's "Purity" brand pickles, 7s 6d. Chutney: Madras—quarts 225, pints 13s 6(1 per dozen; Sun brand Chutney, in quarts, is quoted at 235, and in pints at 14s.

Polishes.—Domolinc stove paste (in tine, three dozen to the box), 14s 3d, 10 boxes or over 13s 9d; Zebra paste stove polish (in tins, three dozen to the box), 9s, 10 boxes or over 8s 9d; Zebra urate polish, Id packets (one gross boxes), 7s, 10 boxes or over bs 9d j Rising Sun stove polish, 6ame. Plato metal polish, 7s 3d; Gold Medal polish, 76 to 7s 6d; Brasso, small tins, 7s 3d per dozen, one gross or over 7s, large tins 14s, half-gross or over 13s 6d. Brilliautehine— fivo gross lots 810, one gross lots 84s, lets than ono gros3 7s 6d per dozen. Field's "Blaekquito," gross lots, 4s, less 4s 3d. Xixoy's We polish.from 4s 9d to 5s per bo;:.; Root polishes: Everett's .letta. polishes is 3d for small size, and 6s for large. Xugget polish, small tine, 3s 9d per dozen, largo tins 7s per dozen, small outfits 13s 6d, and large 21fl par dozen; Two-in-ono, 9s 4d; Court—small Is 6d, large 6s 6:1; Record— small & 6d, large 6s 3d; Kverett'e 6s 6d to bs Bd for largo, 36 6d to 3s 9d for 6mall; Abbey, 4b 6d fov medium and 2s 6d for small; for Durbar 2s 3d, 4s, and 8s

Starches—packets, 10s cases or over 355, imd*r 10 ca«w 565, boxes 37s and 3&s; Ecru scroll (six dozen boxes in case) 5s

po:- (107.cn; Hobin starch (case six dozen 1)0.\C6), not loss than 5s per dozen; Column's to 5.!<1. &iik:rs: Flag tomato sancv. 7s; Mellor's (5 eases) 12s. one, oasn 12s 3d, less 12s 6(1; Lea and Perriiw-f'lnrgo 2\ small 13s 90. Melhiiisli's. Worcestershire sauce ((|ii«rts, pints, ami half pints icsprftlively): Fivo eases. B.s 6d. 'Is 3d, 3s; one ease, 9s 4s 9,1, 3s 3d; less i]tiaiititirs. 10s, 5s 3s 6(1. Spices: Nutmegs, Is 4,1 to 16 511. Morion's spices (lib, boxes) Is 3d. Morton's Spanish olives—pints, 24s to 255, half-pints, 13s; chrystalliscd ginger, .7.bJ; cloves. Is bd; vhile |ieppcr, per m; black iU'ii|KT, Bjd; in Jlli ami lib tins Id per lb more; ground ginger No. 1 10J, lesss per rent, for owt lots and 10.1 for loss; No. 29d. bus 5 per cent, for cwt. lots, and 3d for less; mixed spice in one-ounce packets, 10i,l per lb for quantities; in 41b boxes, Is per lb. Vine-gars-Champion's brown (10 cases ami upwards) 9s 3d, lesser quantities 9s 6d; crystal (lCs cases) 9s 9d, lessor (|uantilics, 10s Bd. Sundries; Bath-bricks,2s per dozen; clothes pegs—per box, 4s;10-box lots, 3s lOd; 25-box lots, 3s 9d; lentils, 235; Globe oysters, 6s; Taylor's Old Port Ch«t,.\ 15s; ' (Junker oats, *22s 6il;. dossicuted eocoaniit. ch.-oin 5s 3d. half-chests 5s 'Ik!, packets fcw b(r; packet hops, lid lo Is; whitiitj. 5s 3d to 5s 6il; hemp seed, 25s to 26s cwt, email lots, 2UI per lb; canary seed, 246 to 25s per owt; Dutch carraway seeds, 7Jd to Bd; linseed, whole, 20s. crushed 21s. IUCE. e (Dutv: Free.) Quotations: One 'Star. £13 15s to £14; Two Star, £14 7s 6d to £14 10s per ton. SAGO AND TAPIOCA. (Duty. Free.) Current quotation* are 14s 6d for sago ami 15s for pearl tapioca. SALT. ! (Duty: Free.) The tariff rates lvinaan unaltered. SOAP. (Duty: Yellow soap, 5s per cwt; 7s 6d per cwt if of foreign production or manufacture; fancy soaps, 25s per cent, ad valorem; 37J per cent, if of foreign production or manufacture.)

The local manufacturers' tariff stands as follows:— Laundriue, Elaine, and Blue Mottled, £24; Queen, £23; Prize PaJe, Prize Medal. and Uolden Dawn, £22; Laundry, £21; Milling and Four Crown, £20; Three Heart, £19; Three Crown No. 1, £16; Household. £15; Three Crown No. 2, £15; Magic, 17s 6d; Victory, 14s; 1.X.L., 12s, Swan floating soap, lis per box; Lover's dry soap, lis 6d for 10-box lots, lis 9d for lesser quantities. Lover Bros. 1 Vim, lis for single cases (three dozen) and 10s 6d for 5-ease lots. Lover Bros.' coal-tar and glycerine soap, 5s per box of one dozen tablets, or at 4s 6d as part if 10 boxes; and Ye (ioodc Drown 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: Lover's oatme.a.l soap, 5s 6d for 10-case lots and 5s 9d lor lesser quantities. Sunlight soap. 10 boxes, 21s 6d, less 21s 9d. Lifebuoy lis, less 14s 3d. Lever Bros, skin soap, lis 6d for siuglo taxes and lis as part of 10 cases. Barilla soap (Christie's) is quoted at from 3s to 3s rxl per dozen tablets, according to quan tity. Lily washing tablets (three dozen), 8s and upwards; 8s 6d smaller lota. Pumicine —five eases, 9s; one to four cases, 10s. Hudson's extract, 38s per owt; boxes, 6s. SPIRITS. Late prices for all lines remain unchanged. SUGAR. (Duty: Free.) Prices are: No. 1, three tons anil upwards, £16 15s; one ton. £17; less than oii3 ton, £17 ss; No. 2, lCs per ton less; brewers' crystals, £1 per ton more, Syrup and treacle; Svrup—2's, 5s to 5s 3d;'7's 21s 6d to 225; 66's, 17s to 17s Gd. Treacle: 2's, 4s 6d to 4s 9d; 7's, 13s to 18s 6d; 56's„Ws to Ms 6(1. TOBACCO. (Duty: 3s 6d per lb.) Wills's Golden Poppy is quoted at 2s 5d for 51b or less, at 2s 4d for 50il>, and at 2s 3d for 1001b or more, all in bond. Tlie T. C. Williams tariff stands at follows:— One Lesser Case Box QuanBrand. Lots. Lots, titles. Victory (aromatic) .. 2/ 2/2 5/10 Diadem 2/ 2/2 5/10 Nosegay .. ~ „ 2/ 2/2 5/10 Royal Colours ~ s , 2/ 2/2 5/10 Golden Eagle „a . 2/ 2/2 5/10 Lucy Hinion ~ ~ 2/2 2/,' i 6/ Ruby 2/7 ,2/8 6/4 Welcome Nugget .. 2/7 2/8 6/1 In Bond Prices. slb. 501b. 1001b. Victory 3/4 3/3 3/1 Diadem 3/4 3/3 3/1 Lucy iiinton „ „ 3/7 3/6 3/1 Welcome Nugget .. 3/10 3/9 3/7 (The last four quoted lines are in 2oz deo. tins, with hinged lids.) The T. C. Williams Company Golden Eagle—Cut Gold Bare—is quoted at 6* 9<l for 2oz tins. Royal Salutn tobacco, light BJid dark, in 2oz tins, in quoted at 3s 3d per lb in bond. Current quotations for other brands are as follow:—Derby dark and Derby mild, Is ~9d to Is lOd; Harlequin, Is Jjd per case lots, Is 4£d for box lots; ss, duty paid, for lesser quantities. Derby mild tobacco, in 2oz tiii6._ is quoted at 6s 9d, duty paid. First Water Aromatic, Is 9d to.2s; Triumph (dark), Is 2d to Is Id. White Rose tobacco-Case lots, 2s 2d; box lots, 2s 4d. The tariff of the British-Australasian Tobacco Company stands as follows:— Less than Five One One one Cases. Case. Box. Box. ffavelock— Dark plug .. 1/10.1 1/11 2/- 5/71 Aromatic plug .. 2/2 2/2 2/1 6/Havelock.—Dark, 2oz and 4oz tins, hinged lids, Irom 3/ to 3/3. . Havelock.—Mixture, 2oz and 4oz tins, hinged lids, from 3/ to 3/3. Riivelock.—Mixture, 2oz air-tight tins, from 3/3 to 3/0. ' Juno tobacco:—Fivo cases, Is 4d; one case, Is sd; one box, Is 6d; lessor quantities, Is 6Jd. Red Jacket: Cases, 2s lid (in bond); 251b lots, 3s 2d (in bond); and 3s 3d for smaller lots. Weber's Swiss cigars in packets of 250, 17s per box. Frosards Switfi cigars, packets of 250, 21s per packet. WILT.T.Uf E. REYNOLDS AND CO.'S DUNEDJ.N MONTHLY REPORT. We report as follows for the month ending 4th December, 1903:-There is nothing of importance to report with reference to weather conditions during the period under review. A number of useful showers have fallen, but, as is usual at this season, there have been almost continuous winds, tending to keep the surface cf the ground rather dry. On the whole, however, the season so far is a mo3t satisfactory one, and harvest prospects are excellent. Wheat.—As is usual at this pciicd of the year, the volume of business passing is small. At the same time, millers show rather more readiness to operate at late rates, and any lines available are disposed of without difficulty. Reports on the growing crops from nil districts are favourable.' and everything points to a record crop and a large export surplus. We give values today: Long-berried. 43 Gd; sliort-berricd, 4s i sd; lowl wheat (somewhat scarce), 4s id to 4s 2d per bushel of GOlb (sacks weighed in net cash, f.0.b.).

Out?.—Supplies from the country have continued small, but quite sufficient for the demand experienced, and consequently prices have remained stationery. Freight for London is now entirely unobtainable, but shipments still continue to be made to the West of England ports. Supplies at all ports are now in small compass, and should there be any increase, in the demand prices will show an immediate improvement. The weather has been in every way favourable to the growing crops, which arc coining on splendidly. A grade Cartons are now particularly scarce, and are commanding full values, compared with other gradeß. We quote today: A Garions, 2s Hd to 2s 2tl; & Gartons, Is lld'to Is Hid; A grade short, 23; B grade short, Is lid per bushel of 401b. (sacks weighed in, net cash, f.0.b.).

Barley.—Only an odd line is new offering, for which thcie is a good demand, provided quality is right. Reports from the country advise a much reduced area sown for this season, on account of.the low prices-ruling, and there is every prospect ol very little, if any, surplus being available for export.next year after the requirements of local maltsters have been satisfied. We quote values': Best available malting 3s 3d to 3s Cd.; good, 2s 9d to 3s per bushel bl 501b (saelts weighed in, net cash, f.0.b.).

Seeds.—As we anticipated, the local sprin» dercind nas reduced stocks to a very low level. There being a fair demand -from the north in addition to tho local trade, values have shorn an all-round hardening tendency. 11l several lines the first arrivals of new seaaon'3 seed are anxiously awaited, and notwithstanding tho increased cost, they should find a ready market..

liyograss.—An occasional line is offering from tho country, and sells freely at late rates. Stocks arc now in small compass, which is just as well; as there is every prospect of tho new .seed being on this market, if anything, rather earlier than usual. A normal crop is expected in the south, while Canterbury, owing to the increased area in. wheat, will probably prove to be rather below the average. We quote values to-day 301b seed, 3s 6d; 23!b seed, 3s 3d to 3s Id; 2Glb, 3s to 3s Id per bushel of 201b (sacks extra].

Italian Ryegrass.—This has been in good demand, and prices show an advance. We quote well-marked machine-dressed seed today at 3s 4d j>cr bushel o,'. 2M) (f.0.b., sacks extra).

Cocksfoot..—Stocks arc now remarkably low. A further advance in 1/ondon, combined with a good local demand, has firmed the market, and prices can be quoted to-dny as follows:—U>-l"Ib seed. 7d to 7J<l; 15lb seed, 65(1 per lb (i.0.b.. sacks extra). Clovers.—Thero continues to be a. good demand, and super quality of all varieties is now practically unobtainable. A. sharp advance has taken place in both white and red clover. Nc.v season's seed will bo very

high, ami average quality much below recent years.

Butter.—There is little ol interest to add > what, we wrote a month ago. -No move i any kind has laken place, and conse-

quently there are no sales to report. All factories shipping on open consignment have reserved the right to sell at any time, so \

that one never knows the day when business i may l:e possible. Tho consignment business . has been very much split up this year, and it is certain that outputs will .find their way on lo the English market through many now channels this season. Whether this policy will result in any gain to the consigning factories' or not has yet to be proved. Shipments up to date are very heavy, and it is ' clearly evident we are going to have a, record season in butter.

_ Cheese.—At the time we last reported, now ionr weeks ago. the market was moving a little, and some deals were completed a.t sltl f.0.b., and in one case wo know of sgtl havine been accepted. As soon, however, as Ittctones realised they had some chance of getting tins price they asked rather a better ligure, and once more nonplussed the buyers, checked business, and arc now sbippin" on consignment. Factories seem quite satisfied with the prospect ahead, not apparently reckoning on the possibility of any fall in the niarkfit-m fact, quite the reverse. ' Shipments up to dn,te are, as with butter, ' very heavy, and' if we continue as at presort our total for the season will bo exceptionally large. Flour—A moderate trade is passing, with light stocks on hand. Prices still remain un- . changed, and we therefore repeat our quotations 09 follow:—200's, fit) 10s; 100's, £1150's, £11 ss; 25's, £11 10s per toil' (net cash', f.o.bj. . Oatiuesd.-Tlic demand is oasing off with ' the approach of summer. We quote £10 10s per ton of 22401b (f.0.b., net oagh, in bulk}.

Bran.-Thc demand is quiet, any possi- . b.l.ty of business with Australia having beon cut off by tho increased freights. Assock- I tion "rice still remains at GOs f ob ..ill,'' ■" rd -T L ?? <l1 »"«. 80s Per 'ton f.0.b., > with a reduction of 5s for foreign shipment!