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Otago Daily Times, Issue 17730, 15 September 1919, Page 4

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Daily Times Office, Saturday morning. Tho Port Hacking is bringing supplies of Kerol. A lino of Kerol semtary powder, in canisters, will also bo landed from this vessel. The wholesale quotation is 10s Gd per dozen. Green banks caustic soda (ones), ammonia, BobLnson's broso meal, end tacks aro also included in the Pore Hacking's cargo. A new lino—Alonk'G—to take tho place of Contls acetic acid, 13 now on the market, in pints. Tho price is 32s 6d. Cable advice has been received that after a decided fall in the sago market prices? are now tirni, with indications that thev will eo higher. " CrosfieJd s water gla-ss, which luas been of! the market for some lime, will be available within tho next few days Medium Capstan tobacco and practicallv all mes of Havelock aio again short on the wholesale market. Locally ground coffee has been ad-, anced by Id per lb, and northern manufacturers -lavo advanced some of their lines 3d per Pools of all kinds are still off the market. . 6u PPlies will come to hand until the arrival of tne Melbourne boat ° r , tcns Seialitz powders are quoted at 17s 6d per dozen. A cablegram received this morning from oydney states that nco has advanced £5 per ton. Merchants ore anxiously awaiting the arrival of the Sydney boat. A small narcel of rice, coeoamit, Rex, and Royal Seal cheese C \ U ' ,Y C€ " : > and aiiowroot are expected: by this vessel. in} V Q g ° od , 3 aM n ° w quoted—metal polish, 10s 3d per dozen; liquid black lead, 9a 9d; paste black lead, 8s 9d, with the usual dilierence for qimntities. ° £ Brasso lea<:ll ea the market Whitlock's tomato eauco is quoted at 13s for pinls" 11 qUarlS ' Cnd 83 6d dozen Small supplies of 2So's and royals reached SUmS 1 a: ' w,ok " •JSu! i£ 0l S" d i;f" * io™h°d%'i n "" d " 31 " crt, ,ni ' ■^' lreo • Castlo cigarettes, in io'« J"? f ', os aro t.h© wholesale market short fupo e iv! eite t ° baCC ° ° f tHs brand - Mo*, 1' "l - . .

-Matured cheese is now being quoted at Is per lb, and mild at lljd. The prescn* threeTeeks te ieliCVed Wit!un thc Advice from, Smyrna under date June 1 t'r thcro was - premium on ■ J premium, from about 15 , 7 ear| y part of the year, adiqi7 +l - r ' or Cent " ln De w-iber. In hv ,r,^l 1 Premi >, ni st ??. dll y advanced month y month* reaching 42a per cont. In 191S the premium declined to about 370 per cent :-,w W a . tanus at about 333 per cent, but with foreign exchange freely obtainable few dealings m gold are reported. Burin" the war period 1915 to 1918 the yields o! sultanas and figs were substantial, even if boiow tiro average of previous years. Regular _ shipments were made to Constantinople, and a, steady business developed with Austria, Hungary, and Germany.

o OAMARU MARKETS. (Pnoii Oun Owx Corresposdext.) . OAMARU, September 13. ■there ia not much to report in connection with the gram and produce market. Some busmes3 has been done in milling wheat a line of. 400 sacks of Tuscan having been P-aced. Millers generally are not yet prepared to comply "witli tho railway requirements to msmsp transport. A line of fowl wheat was placed a: Co 6d, f.0.b., sticks extra, tho price to tho grower being xeduciblo bv commission. J An easier feeling prevails in regard to oats, and only a arncJl amount of business lias been done at the following pricc-s net at country stations: Milling Gartons, 4s and I « Old, A gTade Gartons is, B Gartens 3s j lOd and 3s lid, fair seed Algerians Id, feed , Algerians 3s Gd to 3s 9d. Business in chaff is held up by lack of shipping facilities. iho potato market is rather quiet, a | weaker feeling. Seme lines havo : hands at £10 and £10 ss, net, at couniry stations, but sales h-ave been made at £10 net, delivered in Oamaru. ' Business in the stock market so far as sheep are concerned has been restricted by ?' le , backwardness of the spring, and the tact that lambmg 19 bccommg general, rendering the removal of tha ewes risky. Business for forward delivery has been opened, a line <xr two-tootli wethers having boon sold at 18s Gd off the shears. The general sales of she.jp were at the following rates: — . o-t°o''h ewes, 40s; small six and eight-tooth ewes, 255; sound-mouthed ewes 30s; good mixed sex iiog.gots, £7s; small mixed-sex hogget 3, 2-2s. Something mere than an ordinary c mount ot business ha 3 lx?r : u done in cattle, the saiea comprising lin- 3 c-f various dimensions sla in f f ll °«> r -6 Prices : _ Fat bullocks, from £18 10, to £1.0; fat cow 3, £15 to £16; fat and forward bullocks £17 10s; four to five voir °^ l Et ff°, bul^ =k3 ' ~ U 10 £1C : threa years old bullocks £12 lo £13 ; two year old steers, ±3, mixed two ye;ur ola steers and heifers £3; mixed Eez, yearlings, £3 10s (o '-> 15 s ' Dairy cows coming to profit are in and sales have been made ct tho following C,aw f' £U t0 „,r 15 ; medium oow 3 ° £10 U> £12, aged cows, £6 to £S; heifers, £7

SOUTHLAND iTAKKETS. (From Ocr Owjt CoiuiEsro:rDsxT.) IN\ERCARGILL f September 13 bmce last report there hus bosn a decided firming m the oat maxket, merchants -refusmg to do business usder Bd, i.0.b., e.i. i OT A p&de Oartons. The shorta-jo of oats backed by a strong demand hai been responsible for this increase in values, kna thtre seems httls doubt that this prico will be a, jeaat maintained, <md probably ex . eeoaed m tho near future. l t is J ldont that forwaid sellers are doin.g their beet to cover commitments. ~pT i ^dC h a a nd° m U -s ht th Cha V, m b<s ° LtauiCtJ a,t sidings, though merchants are not inclined to exceed £o las, and it is only rarely that prime samples are met with. Lines handy to the mam centre arc getting into smad compass, the bulk of tho offerings bom- ™om further bock in the districts. ° There has also been a 'strong upward movement m ryegrass <,s in otlier cc«L and 2blb machiue dreesed s«ed bas been d;sccp"'rl ot at Cs per ■ bushel, f.0.b., demand is entirely for heavy wciglu light machine dressed' seed of 211b and 231b bemg well nigh unsaleable, and if anvthin" tho valno of milled light weight 3 of isih 201b has "ceded. Crested Dogsta-,1 has advancd quite 2d per lb in between merchants, nice machined lines Wn« saleable at 13 3d up to la 4d for super quality. A good deal of business has bean aono in cocksfoot during the past weak at figures round about Is 5d for" 10!b to 17ib seed, while oocasional (superior Jines have boen hook«d at Is Gd. During the week tho stock market has remained vory much about the same. Tho weather has shown au improvement and there has been a slight spring in the Toes though not sufficient to nflcct tho stock-mar-ket. It is, however, expected that prices •will riso beforo long- and any doccnt lines of sheep offering at present arc meeting with a pretty good market. Store cattle remain about tho same, wi;Ji the exception of forward bullocks. Other elarrcu of store cattle aro hjvrd to &sll. fat cattlc still remain very extra prima bullocks having been soid at Walla&ttown on Tuesday lor £.30. The following prices may be quoted: Fat cattle: Ox beef, £3 10s; heifor, £3 53; cow, £2 18s; extra prime bullocfco, £20 to £30; prime, £22 to

£'25 \ medium, £18 to .-£'l9 10a; extra po-imo > cows, £20 to £22 10s; prime, £10 to £17 Ills; » light and unlinisliecl, down to £12. ' L Store cattle: Three to 3} year old steors, i- £13 10s to £11 10s, in good condition; two , year o!ds, £8 103 to £10 10s; yearlings, £4 > ir>3 to ±0 15m ; calves, good mixed sexes, £4 to - £4 15s; ordinary, £2 Its to £3 ss. Dtiiry cows are in strong demand, good i sorts making £18 to £20; medium, £14 to > £16; springing heifers (factory catvers, £8 • to £11 10s. Fat shec-'.i: BxIt& prima wethers, 42s to ■ 455; medium, Sela to 40s; light and unfinished, 3fo; extra primo owes, 303 to 355; medium, 553 {o 30s; unfLnislied, down to 255. L Store Sheep: Four end six-tooth forward wethers, 30s to 38s; two-tooth, 33a to liJs; , extra, good mixed sex lambs, 3'is to »sa; medium, 28s to 29s : fair to inferior, 17<j ; r good_two-toot]i ewes, 30r; to 31s; modium, ?5 S to 275; four to sis-tooth cw.es, 35s to 365; . found-mouth ewes, 253 to 30s; full and failing mouthed, 23s to 2-la. - ■- ■ ' COMMERCIAL CABLEGRAMS. * Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, September 11. [ Bank of England returns: Coin and bulr lion, ££6,227,(XKJ; reserve. £25,§86,000; propor- > tion of reserve to liabilities, 22.75 per cent.; notes in circulation, £51.128,000; public depouiti}, £23,075,00j; other deposits, £;»,354,000; Government irecuritic*, £21,657,000; other seauritira, £53,2d7,1KW. Discount on short loans, 3J per cent.; three months' bills, 3J per cent. Conjoin, £50 15s (as against £51 the previous week). Tho following aro the quotations for Colonial Government stocks as compared with those of the previous week: —

T ffirt" apl . M , „ s sftiV 3 - S1 C CO] w/T P a^Lin°!fm, Tli<v >, •-i i CHICAGO, September 11 busheV-f'and I tt cS * 7 °' &t7 ' 000 THE FRUIT WORLD. Reilly's C3ntral Produce Mart, Lid , report.—lncreased business. Good ccnsimof rhubarb meeting a Ipam -j Flowers realising a 8 hi g h° M Ife per * lrst Potatoes of the season directed to ! Z le r^ hsc 'J the record pncc of kls , • , Navua carries largo cousinrcen.s of fruit to our firm, 350 cases bananas 300 American Valencia oranges, 100 American lemons, 400 Aelson apples. Poultry in kvi demand. Eggs have a ready sale. We sold bacon pags ct lid per lb. We soldiLhl o 3 (Dvke of Bediords), 16sothers, 83 to 10s; white trumpets, 63 &d----paper whites, 4s 6d; Soliel d'Or, 8s 9= • anemone, 3s Gd to 4s, bunches of 12 'in a L Un ? ; h , VI ° etS ' t ? 9 , 3 Gd P cr dozen of 50 n a buueh. Apples: Hoovers, 13s Gd • Stunners, 12s Gd, 15s 6d; Etawahs, 13 s' Roma Leauty s, 10s; choice cooking, 3}d i>or il,'. (Cool store), Buerre Bosc, 17s n Lemons.- "Mission" 17= rV D oran S e3: American " Sunkist," 1 V Banan:l - S: (Suva), Sale Tuesday Ithubarb: Gs, 6s 9d per dozen bunches. Potatoes: Prime locals, 12s; Northern, lis per a> , Southland seed (choice), 12s Gd to lie new potatoes, Is Gd per ]b. Cauliflowers? Choice, 9s to 12s Gd; small, 2s Gd to Gs Gd Cucumbers: 21s. Cabbage: 9d to Gs per per dozen. Onions: Prime, ISs, 20s per cwt Lettuce: 2s oJ per dozen. Swede turnips: 3s Gd per cwt. Carrots: Choice tables. 7s Gd P? r „ c ' v 1 t - Parsnips: 14s per cwt. Bacon: Rolls, lja> 3ga; hams, Is 4d. Pig B: Baconers, prime, lid ; porkers, lOd; heavy weights Bid • choppers, Cd per lb. Butter: Bull: Is 7dseparator pats, Is Ba. Egg": Stamped, Is 6d, rase cgg3. Is sd. Honey: Bulk, 8d; It lb tins, is Gd. Tea: Special quality, 2s per lb m slb and 101b boxes. Linseed Calf I

Meal: las. Barley Meal: 9s Gd per 1001b r arro l-oods: 19s per 2001b. Meatmeal: 20s. Oateheaf Chafi: Prime, £7. Oaten Bust: Gs per sack. Whcaten Straw Chaff:» ±4; Wheat: Choice fowl wheat,, 6s 9d Oats: Algerians, 4s per bushel. Bran- 7s per lOalb Wheatcn Polla,rd: 14s per 1501b. Lime Sulphur: 2a 3d per ppallcn, in barrels;

4-pv-llon tino, S3 per gallon. Bluestono: 79.s jwr cwt. Beeswax: 2u per lb; inferior, Is 6d. Case nails: Flat heads, 4-Ja per "Vt Egg Cil'ates: 223 Gd. Rabbitralcina realised from 33d to IDGd per lb. Hawkins: 29(1 to 43d por lb Ijori-diair: Is 44 to la 9d per lb. Poultry. Hons, Gs (xl, 6s Bd, 63 lOd, 73, 7s 2d, 7» Jd, 7a Gd, 83. and and 6s Gd per pair; cockcrcls, G3 4d, 7s 2d, 7s Cd, 83 4d, 9s 6d par pair; ducks, 10a per pair. E. OSWALD It'RILLY, (Managing Director), lloray Place, Dunodin. Fraser and Co., produce merchants, auctioneer?, and commission agents, no Crawford street, Duncdin, roixirt as under: Eggs: Market steady; fresh, In scl to I 3 5). - Egg Circle oggs, Is Gd. Butter: Market bare, lib pats osparator, ]s 7d; milled bulk, Is 7d. Pigs: 111 good demmid; beet' baconera, lOd; porkc-js, OAd to lod; overweights, Cd to Bd. Tallow: 35s to 44a per owt. Meatmcal: 50 per cent, protein, 20s per lODlb. Cicod clover, T'.d; sections 8(1 to lOd; 101b tins, 73 Gd to 8a? Beeswax:' 2s per lb. Poultry: Wo hold our usual sale on Wednesday at 1.30, and the following prices were realised:—Hens—4 at 23 Bd. 30 at 3s Id, 1G at 3s 2d, 3 at 33 4d, 4 at 3s sdcockerels—2 at 3s Gd, 4 at 3s lid, 16 at 4s 1 at ss; turkeys—gobblers,, 3 at Is 3-Sd, 3 a* Is 3d; henn— 2at Is 2d, 4at Is lfd, sat Ih Id por lb, livo wciglh; goose, 3s Gd to 4s Gd; ducks. Is to ss.

Sojjt. i. Sept. ] 1. ConimonwculUi 4'.'., j'S.J 38 J Commonwealth 5i's U'.l.j lliij Victorian 4's flg} U8$ Victorian SJ's ♦ Grj G7* Victorian 3A's j;m gji Victorian 3V. C ;H C2it New South Wales -i's s.'i* S"j New Soutli Wales 31 - s t 701 70i Now South Wales 3's . G8 G8 Queensland 4's 9! oi> Queensland 3»'s ' pa? «•» r, ei | N>".v Zealand 4*a ... sr <,-* Now Zealand 3Vs T <t New Zealand :t's c ",'i i;®" South Australian 3Vs ~oi -i South Australian'S's TuMiianian 3>'s 2° Tasmanian 3\s "" West Australian 3','s "" r«i -2. West Australian 3'", ... \\\ 70" ' 1321 "-' G c ' ;Tr, '" e i'- t itbo-sli" ourrr-ncy.