COMMERCIAL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17093, 27 August 1917, Page 4

COMMERCIAL

Dauy Times Office, Saturday morning . Ihcro is hkely to be a scarcity oi nerruaga, owuig to the non-arrival o[ shipments and the fact that the high cost oi- salmon ii&s turned the duuaaud more to horrings . Stocks oi cheese are practically exhausted *nd it is difficult to secure further supplies in Otago. The demand from the North island is making the position more acute. ine local manufacturers of wax candles are short of stocks, a shortage of raw material affecting their output. The manufacturers of lino's fruit salt arp now cutting down all the orders received. Salt is getting into small compass,.stocks having been bought up for shipment to Australia. \ Full supplies of benzine will be available during the coming week. Canned rabbits are now being offered on the local market at 16s 9d per dozen tins It is announced that the British Government has prohibited the use of cereals in " tho manufacture of gin. This article is not now being distilled. No British steamers are allowed to load any cargo from Holland except foodstuffs. Supplies of gin from this quarter have to be carried in Dutch steamers. Hydroline soap is quoted at 34s per cwt. paper is. quoted at 9s per. box. Norton's egg preservative is again available. Lane's Medicine Company is unable to cope with the demand for its emulsion, con- . eeyuent on the. scarcity of bottles brought about by tho Sydney strike. , Tacks are in short supply. The strike in Austrnl.a is causing a ' shortage _in such lines as rice, macaroni, vermicelli, and several other lines usually , transhipped at Sydney for New Zealand porta. <t» • ■ LONDON MARKETS. Preea Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, August 25. (Received Aug. 26, at 5.20 p.m.) Tho hemp market is inactive, and prices are unchanged. Copra is unchanged. , Rubber: Para, 3s 3d; plantation, 2s bid • smoked, 2s 4gd. ' Mutton: Australian and New Zealand, ' 10id. No other frozen meats are offering. . Rabbits are in strong demand owing to a temporary shortage oi full-gi-own English, but trade is restricted by the smallness of the quantity released and the fixed prices 365, ex store, downwards, according to grade, OAMARD MARKETS. (Fh6u Oub Own Correspondent.) • _. '• OAMARU, August 25. Tho last week has been almost barren of business in tho grain and produce market. No wheat has been forthcoming, and the only transaction *in oats was the purchase. of a line of seed Gartons, for which 4s net was given at a country station. A few small lots of table potatoes have changed hands at £3, net on trucke, while a little bettor pree was given for one line of prime Dp-to-Dates. The stock market is passing through a quiet stage. The 'near approach of lambing precludes the removal of breeding ewes, and business in lambs for forward delivery has come to a halt. Salo have not been mnny,_ nor of any particular moment. The following aro the prices: Mixed four and six-tooth ewes, 445; full-mouthed crossbred ewre, 33e 6d; owe hoggets, 345; mixed sex hoggets, 30s 9d; threp-nuartcrbred hoggets, in equal proportions ol sexes, 30s; small three-quarterbred lambs, ewes predominating, 28s 6d; fat wethers, t,H-$ ; fat and forward wethors, 363 6d; store wethers, 345. There has hoon voiy little doing in eattlo. A line of mixed-sex store cnttlp was sold nt £8 10s. Some salps of dairy cows ami hpifprs oomiiw to calf were rindp at from .£9 10s to £11 for cowe, and from % 10s to £7 10s for. heifers.

SOTTTTILAND MARKET BTPORT. (From Onn Own Correspondent.! INVEK CAR GILL, August 25. TCminrss has been decidedly quiet in outs ■r'-pe the work, nothing but small orders . , • 'v'ntc been placed by northern houses. "V To Ansuuis due at Bluff in about 10 '■vs' time, and it is expected that there 'I be a further demand prior to her ar!yil. Prices rnmnin unchanped at 4s 3d o.b.s.i. for A jjrado Gortons. This is ■Tirvalent to 3s Pd to 3s 9d on trucks, 'ichs _ extra, in the country, depending on the distanco from port. It is, however, apparent that there are very few oats loft ■ ■ , in farmers' hands. Chaff is in strong demand locally at from •'■ ( ' £4 15s to £5 on trueks. There are fair stocks in farmers' hands in some (juarttya.

but, on the other hand, in oertain district* somo of tho farmers are compelled to pur cliuso chaff, while contractors and flax mil) ore are forced to securo supplies from r<> Jjjoto districts or from town merchants. This tends to a hardening of prices. The inquiry for rye grass still holds good from tho north, 321b seed being readily saleable at 7s 3d per bushel net, ox store InvercfirgilL ' It js evident that thero is nothing worth speaking of left in growers' hands, they having accepted tho good prioes offering earlier in the year. Stocks in merchants' hands do not appear to be anything more than is required for tho local domand. Italian rye grase, though inquired for, lias rather a downward tendency as far as local figures are concerned, as a good deal of seed is offering from Canterbury at lower figures than local merchants aro prepared to accept. I heard of one transaction in hemp having taken place this week at £57 a ton on trucks for high fair This is beyond merchants' ideas of values, especially so seeing that the risk of obtaining shipping facilities is now oven grcator than it has been for many months. ' In stock, business continues good, and tho market is firm with very little- variation from last's week's prices. All classes of 6tore cattle are in good demand, and a large number aro changing hands. In store sheep there is not a groat number coming forward, but all offered are readily sold at current rates., At tho Wallacetown weekly sale on Wednesday there was a large yarding of store cattle, dairy cows being well represented, and selling up to £16. There was also a large entry of calves, the demand for which slackened as the sale pro gressed, so that prices eased slightly on those of last week. Thero was a good entry of fat cattle, and some really good quality 6tuff was forward, which met with keen competition. In fat sheep there was a fair entry, mainly of wethers, the quality of which was good, and the prices realised were practically equal to those of the previous week.

Values aro as follows:—Fat cattle: Ox beef, 47s to 495; heifer beef, 44s to 475; cow beef, 43s to 455. Fat sheep: Extra heavy butchers' wethers, 41s to 42s 6d; prime, 38a to 40s; medium and good, 36s to 38s. .Store cattle: Three and 3£year-old bullocks, £12 10s to £15; 2£ year-old, £11 10s to £12 10s; two-year-old. £10 10s to £12; 18 months to rising to two-year-old, £7 10s to £10; yearlings, £5 10s to £7; calves, £4 to £5 15e, according to quality. Store sheep: Two and four-tooth ewes, 38s to 425; extra good, up to 445; lighter sorts, down to 365; Found-mouthed ewes, according to quality, 33s to 38s 6d; failingmouthed ewes, 24s to 30s, according to quality; mixedeex hoggets, good sorts, 30s to 325; medium sorts, 25s to 28s; wether hoggets, 27s to 295; ewe hoggets, up to 335; two-tooth wethers, 35s to 375; four and sixtooth, 36s to 395.

OTAGO FARMERS' HORSE BAZAAR.

The Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association of New Zealand (Ltd.) reports: We held our usual weekly sale on Saturday. The entry was a small one, and the attendance not good. No doubt buyers are holding back for our annual spring fixture, when a fair entry of country consignments will be offered. Quotations: Young, sound, sharp, clifty geldings, £25 to £28; extra heavy horses, £26 to £32; seven-year-old and over mares, and geldings, £13 to £20, and what is usually termed aged, £10 to £12;' vanners and spring-carters, £14 to £20; light sorts of harness horses at fluctuating prices.

DOMINION RUBBER COMPANY.

Tho Dominion Rubber Company reports as follows:—"Proceeds May, £2170; present price, 2s l|d.

CENTRAL i PRODUCE MART. '

The Central Produce, Mart, Ltd., report: During the week wo have experienced a good demand for all lines of fruit, high priots ruling. Bananas reached us on Friday, in ail 800 cases per the Wimmera; the lruit was in good condition. Unfortunately, owing to the slow delivery, quite a lot of the fruit was chilled before we got it off the steamer. We think delivery ot perishable lines, such as fruit, should have lirst consideration. Poultry: A feature of our sale on Wednesday was the very large number ot pullets forward. These realised good values. Egg 3. Large consignments are coming forward, a good demand being; experienced, Is 3d being secured for stamped and guaranteed. We received and soid:—Apples: Choice desserts, 4d, 4id, 4id, .fair quality 2£d to 3£d ;■ cooking s apples, 2id, 2|d, 3d; inierior, Id Kipe bananas: Choice, 4d per lb; green, 13s-6d to 15s 6d. Lemons: Adelaides, 21s. Passions: 14s. Pears: Winter Nelis; s£d; cooking, to 3d. .fines: Choice, 14s. Poorman oranges: 12s 6d to 13s. Cabbage: 2s 6d to 4s per dozen. Cauliflower: 5s to 8s 6d per dozon. Carrots: 5s per owt. Flowers: Grand Monarch, 6s; Sol de Or, 6s; M. J. Berkley, 6s; fresias, 3s to 6s; anemones, 3s dozen; violets, Is 6d to 3s dozen. Onions: Prime, 18s 6d. Parsnips: 79 6d per cwt. Potatoes: 6s per cwt. for choice. Turnips: To 4s to 4s 6d sack. Baoon: Flitches, Is; hams, Is Id; prime tolls, to Is 2d. Bacon pigs: Porkers, Bid; choppers, 4id; baconers, Bd. Butter: Wanted; Is 3ad. Eggs: Stamped and guaranteed, to Is 3d; case egjjs, Is 2d. Honey: Bulk to 5-id; section houey, 7s 6d dozen; 101b tins, 4a 6d; half lb pats, 3s 6d to 4s dozen. Toa: First tips " Orange Pekoe," Is Bd. Bran :5s 6d' per bag. Oape Barley : For seed purposes,' 5s 6d. Maize: To 6s 3d per busheL Lime Sulphur: " Giraffe" /brand, 2s 3d gallon. Meat meal: 18s per 1001b. Molassee, in barrels, 6d 6d per cwt; tins, 12s 6d per case. Oaten pollard,. 13s per bag (1801b). Oats : Best short oats, 3d -9d to 4s 2d. Oat sheaf chaff: Extra prime, to £6 15s. Oaten dust: 5s per sack. Wheat: Prime fowl wheat. 6s 3d. Wheat pollard: 13s per bag of 1501b; Bees-wax: Is 6d to Is 9d. . Tallow: 265. 28s, 28s 6d, 31s 3d per cwt. Horsehair: 14d per lb. Rabbitskins : 9|d, 22id, 33id per lb. Poultry:— Cockerols—ll at 2s 6d, 12 at 2s 9d, 14 at 3s Id, 8 at 3s 2d, 12 at 3s Bd, 12 at 3s 9d, 1 at 4s, 4 at 4s 9d, 1 at ss, 1 at 10s. Hens— 13' at 2s 7d, 12 at 2s 4d, .5 at 2s Bd, 4 at 3s 4d, 6at 3s 6d; 4at 4s 6d. Ducks—2 at 3s lOd. Pullets—lo at 4s, 26 at 4s 6d, 6 at 4s 9d, 24 at ssj 48 at 5s Id, 6 at 5s 9d, 6at 6s. Turkey hens—s at Is. REILLY, GILL AND CO., Auctioneers and Commission Agents, Moray place, Dunedin. —o There is' no alteration in the price of Golden Eagle plug tobacco. Prices of Invicta and Dreadnought tobaccoes have not advanced, and retail prices will remain at Is. ■