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Otago Daily Times, Issue 19259, 25 August 1924, Page 6

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Daily Times Office. Saturday morning. The price of certain lines of jam has been reduced by Id per lb. Packet dates and bulk dates have been in short supply, but a shipment ia on board on the Ruahine, which ia now discharging at Dunedin, and will be available next. week. A further shipment of Crosse and Blackwell’s pickles in fancy vasee arrived by th© Ruahine. Supplies of Oakey’s emery paper and knife polish and Gilboy’a dry gin also came to hand by the Ruahine. A shipment of Searchlight matches, which have been in short supply, arrived during the week. Tho French manufacturers of Zigzag cigarette papers have now arranged the price at fla 6d per boxStocks of sugar are still on the short side, but ample supplies are available irom Auckland. The Las Vegas, from San Francisco, is now on the New Zealand coast, and is due at Dunedin within the next few days. This vessels carries consignments of Californian dried fruits. - WHEAT CARGOES. Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, August 22. Wheat cargoes continue quiet, and quotations are sixpence lower. Parcels are in small request at sixpence decline.—A. and N.Z. Cable. PRICE OP GOLD. Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright, LONDON. August 22. Gold is quoted at £4 lls 8d per ounce.— A. and N.Z, Cable. LONDON SHARE MARKET. Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, August 22. Waihi Shares— Buyers, 295; sellers, 29s 3d.—A. and N.Z. Cable. LONDON "MARKETS. Pre« Association— By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON. August 23. (Received August 24, at 5.5 p.m.) Sheep: Canterbury, nominal light &*©, medium Bid, heavy 8d; North Island, medium Bd, heavy 7Jd; Argentine, light 7 s d medium 7gd, heavy 64d; Patagonian, light Tid, medium 65d, ewes 6id. Lambs: Canterbury light H|d, medium Hid heavy 103 d, seconds lljd; selectods, light Hid, medium Hid; North Island first Hid, seconds Hid; Argentine, seconds 1 Frozen beef: Argentine, fores 3£d, binds 6id- Uruaguay, foxes 23d, hinds 4Jd; chilled Argentine fores 3Jd, hinds Bid; Uruaguay fore-° 3d hinds 5Jd; others are unchanged. Rubber; Para, Hid per lb; plantation, 13Jd; smoked, 13j[d. Jute: August-September shipment, £32 12s 6d a ton. Hemp: Anguat-October shipment, £39 10s a Copra: August-October shipment, £29 12s 6d a ton. Linseed oil, £43 10a a ton. Turpentine, 67s 3d per cwt.—A. and N.Z. Cable. SOUTHLAND MARKET REPORT. . (From Cue Own Correspondent.) INVERCARGILL, August 22. Oats. —This market ia still as firm as oyer, sales of A grade having been made during the week at 6s Bd, B’s at 6a 2d, f.0.b., e.i. The demand in the meantime is more confined to the better grade owing, to the requirements from the north for sowing down. Oats of this description are becoming increasingly difficult to get hold of. These remarks almost equally apply to B grade, as over-sellers of B’s are finding it increasingly difficult to execute their contracts. The presence oS Canadians is of no assistance to such over sellers, as graders at different pouts refuse to pass Canadians as B grade. It seems more than ever evident that sales of New Zealand oata have been made in excess of the quantity available, and sooner or later some unfortunate over-sellers will have to meet the position by compensating their buyers. Chaff. —Very little has been offering recently and prime lots would easily be saleable £7, 0.t.c.5., providing delivery could be made promptly. The future of the oat and chaff markets is decidedly difficult to forecast. The introduction of Canadian oats will, however, stabilise the -pnee of New Zealand grown oats and chaff as well. Wheat. —Supplies of fowl wheat are also non-existent in Southland, and as it does not seem possible to get any further permits for such from Australia, local poultry-keepers will have to look to northern markets for

their requirements. Any fowl wheat that might be offered by growers would meet a market at 5s Bd. 0.t., their stations. Ryegrass.—The, tone of this market is decicdcdly firm and inquiries from the north arc becoming numerous. The basis of values is Ss 3d per bushel for 271 b seed. A line of undressed 261 b seed changed hands during the week at 6s 8d per bushel, 0.t.5.e., Invercargill. STOCK REPORT. During the past week the stock market has remained firm. There is a keen demand for all classess of store sheep, but there are not a great many offering at present. Fat cattle and fat sheep have been coining to the local markets in fairly large numbers, and prices in this section still remain good. The following prices may be quoted; Fat Cattle. —Extra prime bullocks, from £l4 to £l6; average prime bullocks, from fll 10s to £l3 IDs; medium bullocks, from £9 10s to £ll 10s; light and unfinished bullocks, up to £8; extra prime cows, up to £8 10s; exfra prime heifers, up to £9 10s. Fat Sheep.—Extra prime wethers, from 42s to 4Gs; medium wethers, from 38s to 425; lighter sorts, up to 375; extra prime ewes, from 28s to 31s; medium ewes, fiiom 25s to 28s; light and unfinished ewes, up to 245. Store Cattle. —Forward bullocks, from £3 10s to £5 10s; good two-year-old steers, from £2 10s to £3 10s; and store cows, up to £2 10s. Store Sheep.—Extra good four and eixtooth ewes are worth from 39s to 445; soundmouth ewes, from 36s to 41s; f. and f.m. owes, from 18s to 235. Mixed-sex hoggets are soiling from 26s to 30s. THE FRUIT AND PRODUCE WORLD. Reilly's Central Produce Mart report: The market is practically bare of good consignments of cooking and dessert apples, any lines forward arc commanding high values. Australian citrus fruits are meeting a steady sole, and with California out of the market, prices muet film. Heavy consignments of eggs arriving with prices down to Is 3d for guaranteed. We sold:—Narcissi: White Pearl, sd, Gd, 8d; Sol Dc Or, 9d to Is; Trumpets, la to Is 3d. Freesias, 7d, BJd. Violets. 2d, 4d, 6d. Tomatoes: Locals, to 3« 2d. Pears; Winter Nelis, sd, 51d; Coles, 4Jd to 5Jd; cooking, 21d, 3d. Apples: Choice Jonathans, 12s 6d; Delicious, 13s to 17s Gd ; Cleopatras, 9s 6d to 12s; Stunners, 10® to 12s 6d; Democrats, 12s Gd to 16s; choice cookers, 9s 6d 10s; Lond Woleeley, 11s. Oranges: Rarotonga repacks. 17s; Australian Navels, 18s to 20s; American lemons, 50s; Melbourne, 20s; New Zealand, 16s. Marmalade oranges, 12s 6d; Sevilles, 14s 6d. Passion fruit, 18s. Mandarins. 23a. Pineapples, 21s. Bananas: Ripe ) 35a; Rarotongan, 225. Prizewinner tinned pines: Slices, 7s 9d; cubes, Bs. Choice dates; Packets, 6s. Peanuts; Choice quality, sjd. Walnuts, Gd, lOd. Layer figs, Prunes, sd. Lexias, 4d lb. Seed potatoes: Up-to-Dates, 12s; Arran Chief, 8s 6d. Potatoes: Striding, Outrara, 8s; Oamaxus, Waimates, 7s. Carrots, 7s. Onions: Melbourne, 229. Swedes, 3s. Parsnips, 9s 6d cwt. Cabbages; Choice, Bs, 11s. Cauliflowers; Choice, Bs, 16s. Lettuce: Choice, 3s 6d. Rhubarb, 7d, Bd. Tea; Broken Orange Pekoe, 2s Gd. Butter: Separator pals. Is Gd ; dairy pats. Is Gd. Cheese, BJcl,*9d. Beeswax, Is Gd. Preserved sringer, Is 2d. Bacon, Is Id for choice. Hams, Is 2d. Pigs; Prime baconcrs, 7Jd ; prime porkers, Sd ; heavy-weights, to sd. Honey: Choice, 6d; 101 b tins, 5s 6d, 7s Gd; pats, 4s 3d; section, choice, 10s, 12s. Eggs; Stamped, Is 3d; cases, Is 2d dozen. Egg crates; Champion 24-dozen, 18s 6d; Economic 20-dozcn, 15s. Raspberry buckets, 42s 6d dozen. Fowl wheat, 6s 6d, 7s. Chick food (Palmer’s): Prices on application. Oats: A Cartons, 6s; B Cartons, 5s 6d. Prim© oatsheaf Chaff, £3 10s per ton, ex truck. Crushed peas: ISO’s, IGs Gd. Molasses: 561 b tins, 6s 6d. Rice meal, £7 10s per ton; 8s cwt. Arsenate lead powder: lOOlb kega, 1s 5d ; 561 b kegs, la 6d. Blueslone: Cases, lOd. Black Leaf “40”: 101 b fins, 59a. Woodwool; Special quality, 30s bale. “Tallo-Giraffe” brand lime sulphur: Casks, is lOd gallon. Poultry; Hens realised 3a Gd to 7s; cockerels, 4s to 8s 2d; ducks, 5e lOd to 6s (all at per pair). Turners, 9d to Is 3Jd per lb. E. OSWALD REILLY, Managing Director, Moray Place, Dunedin.