COMMERCIAL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18051, 27 September 1920, Page 4

COMMERCIAL

Daily Times Office, Saturday Morning. ■ Causfic soda is now quoted at 10s 6d per dozen. The current quotation for Hudson's extract of soap is 10s per box. / Red herrings and salt herrings ore again almost out of tho wholesale market. A shipmsnt of tartaric acid has just been landed. The wholesalo price runs out at 4s 9d to 5s per lb, according to quantity. Paper bags, which have been very scarce for some time, are now in slightly better supply. Thero are still a few sizes unprocurable, however. Stocks of tinned treacle and syrup aro out of wholesale hands. It is understood that there are no supplies on the Tho latest Mercantile Gazette to hand states that "tho scarcity of fruits last year led to overbuying for this, with tho result that thero is now a glut in New Zealand of Australian fruits. One Australian authority states that New Zealand buyora have bought 6000 tons. It is not surprising to learn, therefore, that the Niagara took 4000 cases from Auckland to America last departure." Thero are no stocks of Koißer'e marmalado left in morchante' hands. ...A|- shipment of fmo ealt hae just arrived and is being distributed at lie per cwt. -,. T f° Honey Producers' Co-operative Association has advanced ita prices for 21b pottles and 21b tins by 2s per dozen. Bulk honoy is to-day worth from 9£d to 10d per lb and 10lb tins 10s. ' Supplies of cheese arc. equal to tho demand. Tho local market is a little irregular, in sympathy with tho market conditions in London and retailers are inclined to restrict their buying. The Trewelhtrf, -wJrich loft New York on August 6 for Lyttolton, ie bringing a number of goods for -tbo local market, including Lion bags. a

LOOTXXM QUOTATIONS. I/XN!DON, September 25. (Received Sept. 26, at 5.5 p.m.) Cotton: Liverpool quotation, American middling -upland, 18.8S1 per lb for October delivery. Rubber: Pine hard Para, Is 7s*; plants t:on first latex cropo, la 6id; umoked ribbed sheet, Is 5Jd. Jut© and homp: Tho ramlcot ie Tmclianged. Copra.: October-December delivery, £5G 5s Linseed oil, £82 10s per ton-equal to Gs 74d a gallon. Turpentine, 145s 0d per to lla Oja a gallon.—A. and K.Z. Cable.

LONDON TALLOW MAKKET. Tie New Zealand Loan, and Mercantile. Agency .Company has received the following cablegram from its London house, under dato September 23:—"Tallow: Wo quoto present epot values for the following descriptions: — Fine mutton, £3 17a pex cwt; good beef, £3 15s per cwt; mixed, £3 5a per cwt. The demand ia fairly good."

"WOOL SALES. LONDON , , September 24. At the wool soles thcro was a poor clearance, and prices for all sorts were irregular and unchanged. Withdrawals wero general, particularly of inferior merino* and medium and low crossbrods.—A. and N.Z. Cable.

TKE OAiIAItU MARKETS. (Fkoji Our Own Cowiespoxdest.} . OAATARTJ, September 25. There is still little to report in connection with Hie local grain and produce market. The most noteworthy fact is that several linee of wheat have come on the market and found ready buyers. The lines handled include ono of 600 sacks of mixed Velvet and Kedohaif, and another of 120 eao.Ua of K"dchaff. Nothing new can bo reported in regard to oats. Holders in the country still decline to recognise current prices ne representing true values, and arc firm holders. No further sales as between merchants hare been disclosed, «wid there scorns to be a general disposition to trust to something turning up to improve the pceition, the hope resting mainly upon a possibility of export to the iioino Country being realised. A good deal of cowgrase seed is still being offered, but there is practically no disposition to buy, and certainly none at the prices growers ore asking. The market has further woalcened as evidenced by a eale having been made at la 6d, less cormniEsion, at a country station. fh™ T " Httl ° """"ement ™ potatoes, £ Ttungr SLsr*" 4 at *** -*■ * An exceptionally quiet week has been passed m the stock market. At the weekly sale taLt ™ P ■?*?% ya^d ' and litUo +?^f%T? s ma F fe sto<i- The existing condiSSw+h t C ° f utea ' little spring of grass Wm g yet been made. Th* several a Y £** E P rea d OTe ' for a r T Ut C ° ld Wast 3 51,0 «SPODja^nb,paving gSf.fitfS. mmmm.

SOUTHLAND MARKET REPORT 'by holders. The latent C gUCOS dosircd ve^nrm^ 0 —od^'tollKaS as ffl to £7 5s on trucks is beine asked but the demand is a purely local one' J.ne ryegrass market lemaine very much the same ae last week. A good retail trade is being done with farmers who appear to be sowing down in fairly largo quantities. Of them are making preparations for operatifnf S 18 !! Th ° market ' meantime, is w i ui S ' W * Isr ' imd " remains to be seen whether prices will advance sufficiently to justify the mills m resuming. It was reported, recently that there iA shortagt h ""* *"" h ™* Durmg the past week the stock market « n W el^ a The grass is not as usual at this time of the year, and the turnips are finished. At stock sales sW' the week all cWs of store sheep have dropped considerably, this being particularly noticeable in the case ofwetheri and hoggete. Ewes- are the only class that are maintaining prices ruling last month It is not expected that this drop will be permanent, but there should be a revival as soon as the grass appeara. The store cattle market is olso dropping, fully 10s to 15s per head oemg noticeable in all classes. A good number of fat stock are available at our weekly markets, the supply, indeed, exceeding the demand, ae only the local butchers are operating, and this, of course, has a tendency to keep the market easy. Prices may be quoted:— Fat Cattle.—Extra prime steers, £22 to £26; prime, £18 to £20; unfinished, down to £14 10s; extra prime cows, £14 to £16; prime, £12 to £13; -unfinished, down to £9 10s; extra prime heifers, £17 to £19; prime, £13 to £14 10s; unfinished, down to £9. Store Cattle.—Forward..three and four-yea - old steers, £12 10s to £13 10s; average, £10 10s to £11 10s-; two and two and a-half year old steore, £S 10s to £9 ss; 18 monthers, £5 10s to £6 10s; good calvore, 80s to £2 ssunfinished, down to £1. Dairy cows have taken a marked reverse in prices; good sorts £14 to £18; average, £11 10s to £12 10s- inferior, down, to £7. Fat Sheep.—Extra prime wethers, 42s to 445; prime, 40s to 41e 6d; unfinished, down to 38s; extra prime owes. 36s to 38s; prime 33s to 355; unfinished, 28s. ' Store Sheep.—Extra good mixed-ex hoggets, 26s to 28e; average, 23s to 21s; unfinished, down to 18s; two and four-tooth wethere, forward condition, 32s to 36a; extra forward four and eix-tooth wethers, 38s to 40s. Two, four, and six-tooth ewea, in lamb, 34s to 36s:' extra good, 38s: full and failing-mouthed ewes, from 20s to 25e, according to condition.

THE FRUIT AND PRODUCE WORLD. Reilly'e Central Produce Mart reports: An. exceptionally keen demand for honey. Sections, Jib pats, 101b tins, and Bulk is urgently wanted. Heavy consignments of potatoes are coming forward. Eggs and bacon are in keen demand, and realising high prices. Consignments of flowers have increased, but the demand is good. Our first consignment of asparagus reached us, realising 21s per dozen lib bunchea. Rabbitskins fat, horsehair, etc., realised good values! Flowers: Vicdots, 2s to 6s; narcissi, 2s 6d to Cβ dozen bunches. Soft-shelled almonds, Is 4d. Mandarines, to 30e. Oranges: laide navels, to 335; Sydney Valenciae, to 265. Passions, 265. Pines, 27e 6d. LemonsAmerican, 383. Pears: Winter Cole, 10s 6d to 16s 6d; cooking, 2Jd to 2=d per lb. ApplesDelicious, to 14s 6d; Jonathans, to 13sRome Beauties, to Qs 6d; Lord Wolseleys to 9s; Scarlet Nonporiels, to 9s; Stunners, to 12s 6d case. Rhubarb, 4e to 6a. Green peas, to Is. New potatoes, to 7d. OnionsPrime Melbourne, 323 Gd; Canterbury 20sOta£o Central, 32s 6d. Caulifiowers, to 12a' Cabbages, to 5s- Gd. Carrots, to 7s ed Parsnips, to 9s. Potatoes, to 5s Gd. Swede turnips, to 5s Gd per cwt. Bacon pigs-

Tfrgcntly -wanted; 180-1701b, Iβ 2d to Is 3d; 100-120lb, Iβ 2d; heavy-weights, to la l<l por H>. Eggs, 2a to 2s l<l. Honey: Primo sections, to Us; bulk, 9d; 10lb tins, 10s; \\h pats, Gs Gd. Beeswax, 29 Grf, 2a 8d por lb. Ten: Clioico Ceylon, 3s 3d per lb, in 10lb tins. Oatmeal, 32s per cwt. Pollard: Hβ 10d i>cr 1001b bags, 143 10d per 1261b bag. Farro food, 10s. Molasses: In barrels, 20s cwt. Bran, 9a 10d per bag. Langdown's "Imperial" chick food, 7a9dper 251b bag. Oats, 59 9d, Gs. 3d. Fowl wheat, 9a Gd ex store. Capo barley, Ss. Prussian Bluo peas, to 12s Gd. Oaiwheaf ohaff: Best, £8 to £8 ss, ex truck. Oat etraw chaff, £G, ex etore. C.iLW. spray pumps, 32s Gd. "Mysto" knapsack sprayers, £5. Nicotox, 7s Gd per gallon. Black leaf: To arrive. Katakilla, 3s per bag of about ajlb. M'Dougiill'e fruit trco wash, Tβ Gd per gallon. "Vallo-Giraffe" brand limo sulphur: 2s Id per gallon in 40gaI casks; 3s por gallon, in email lota. Pomsol: 4gal tine,, Ss Gd per gallon; lgal tins, 7s I per gallon. RaM>itskins, lOd to 87£ d per lb. ! Fat, 38s to 4Gs 3d per cwt. Poultry: Hens i realised from Gs 6d to 15s; pullets realised 1 from 9s Gd to lGs Gd; ccokorols realised from I 7e to 12s; ducks realised from 8s Gd to 9s Gd i —all at per pair. Pigeons realised lid each. E. OSWALD REILLY, Managing Birector, Moray place, Dtmedin.