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Otago Daily Times, Issue 19785, 10 May 1926, Page 8

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Daily Times Office, Saturday morning. The Manuka, which arrived from Melbourne during the week, brought preserved ginger, rice, and a number of other Eastern lines. The Tekoa and Matakana brought supplies of tobacco and cigarettes, and there are ample stocks in New Zealand to-day. The strike at Home, even if long continued, is not likely to cause any inconvenience to smokers in the Dominion. The Katoa was the latest boat with sugar. The Kurow is due on May 16 and the Waipahi on May 20. The Sussex is bringing sago, tapioca, pineapples, lentils, haricot beans, etc. from Calcutta and Singapore. The Waihemo, from Pacific Ports, now at the wharf, has brought supplies of canned fruits, pilchards, seeded raisins, bottled cherries, canned peas, etc. Medium factory cheese is quoted at 91d to lOd per lb, according to quality. Zig-zag cigarette papers continue in short supply. Merchants have so far received no information regarding fresh shipments. A parcel of bagged figs which landed during the week shows an increased cost. The Australian sultanas and currants now on the market are of excellent quality—in fact, they are said to be about the best ever pul on the New Zealand markets. PRICE OF LINSBD. The Department of Agriculture has received the following cablegram, dated May 6, from Calcutta, with reference to the linseed market; —"Linseed: We quote £ls 15fl fox linseed per ton, c. and f.. Sydney, immediate shipment. Market quiet." LONDON MARKETS. (Press Association-By Telegraph—Copyright.) LONDON, May 8. (Received May 9, at 5.5 p.m.) Meat quotations are not issued and maximum prices have been fixed with the approval of the Board of Trade. Frozen mutton, 6Jd. Lamb, 10Jd. Frozen beef: Fores 3Jd, hinds sd, chilled fores 4d, Ijinds 7id. The above figures are based on the quotations cabled on May 1. Rubber: Plantation, 23|d per lb. Cotton, jute, and hemp are not quoted. Copra', nominal; last prices, £3B 5s a ton. Linseed oil, nominal; last price, £3l per ton. Turpentine, nominal.—A. and N.Z. Cab.e. FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES (Press Association—By Telegraph—Copvright.) LONDON, May 6. The exchange rates «are ns follows Par. May 3. May 6. Paris, It. to £1 26.224 148.06 155.00 Brussels, fr to £1 ... 25.221 147.06 161.00 Oslo, kr to £1 18.155 22.26 22.55 Copenhagen, kr to £1 . 18.159 18.59 18.60 Stockholm, kr to £1 ... 18 159 18.14 18-18 Berlin, reichmkn to £1... 20.43 20.40 2 ®-j l ® Rome, lire >o £1 .. ... 25 224 120.85 120.90 Montreal, dol. to £1 ... 4.865 4.851 4.84 31-50 New York, dol. to £1 ... 4.86 J 4.85 11-16 4.84 4.1-100 Yokohama, st to ven 24.58 2oi 23* Calcutta, st to rupee 24.00 17| 17 l.i-Jo Hongkong. st to dol .l * 264 Amsterdam, guild, to £1 12.10? 12.080 12.080 Batavia, guilders to £1 12.107 12.050 12.045 * Governed bv price of silver . —A and N.Z. Cable. LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE. (Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright.) LONDON, May 6. The following are the latest quotations lor Government securities, compared with the prices ruling last week

CHICAGO WHEAT. (Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright.) NEW YORK, May 7. Chicago wheat is quoted as follows; —May, new 158 J cents, old 156jJ cents; July, 138 i cents; September, 134 J cents. —A. and N.Z. Cable. NEW YORK, May 8. Chicago wheat is quoted as follows: —May, new 161 cents a quarter, old 160 cents' July, 130. cents; September, 1352 cents. —A. and N.Z. Cable. UNITED STATES WHEAT YIELD. (Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright.) WASHINGTON, May 8. {Received May 8, at 5.5 p.m.) The Department of Agriculture announced on Saturday that the winter wheat conditions were 81 per cent, of normal on May 1, indicating that a total production of 545,000,000 bushels on an estimated area; 37,085,000 acres will be harvested.—Reuter. FRUIT AND PRODUCE WORLD. Reilly's report.—Very heavy consignments of apples. Prices are low, and we strongly advise customers to order freely. A nice yarding of poultry realised the following prices;—Hens, 276 at Ss to 6s 6d; cockerels, ■lB5 at 3a lOd to 11s 6d; pubets, 28 at 4s to 10p; ducks, 31 at 4s to 6s; cock birds, 2 at 4s; ducklings, 14 at 6s; drakes, 25 at 4s to Cs 2d; pigeons, 6at Is Bd. Purebred poultry; White Leghorn pullets, 15a to 20s; Minorca pullets, 21s; Rhode Island Red pullets, 30s to 40s; Black Orpington pullets, 30s per pair. Stud cockerels; Rhode Island Reds, 10s to 15s each; Black Orpingtons, 15s to 21s each. Other lines of produce are moving steadily. Eggs: In our _ opinion the drop to 2s 8d was not in the interests of poultry farmers. Our consignments sold freely. Preserved eggs are slow of sale. We received and sold: —Flowers: Paper whites, to 5s per dozen. Pears: Choice desserts, to 3Jd; others, to 2d; over-ripe, unsaleable; cookers, to 2d; quinces, 2d. Grapes; Hamburgs, to 2s; Gros Colmars, to 2s 9d. Tomatoes; Locals, to lOJd; seconds, to 4d; Otago Centrals, to 7d; Christchurch, to 4Jd. Green peas, to 4d. Preserved ginger, Is 4Jd. Peanuts: Choice, s|d. New Zealand walnuts, to Is. Chestnuts, 7£d. Garlic, Bd. Pickling onions, lid. Tea: Broken Orange Pekoe, 2s 6d. Butter: Dairy pats, to Is 3d; bulk, Is 3d; separator pats, Is 6d. Cheese: Prime mediums, to lid; large, to IOJd. Beeswax, to Is 4d. Dates: Bulk, 4d; cartons, 6.Jd. Comb foundation; Medium brood, 2s 9rt. Bacon, Is 3d. Hjji: Prime porkers, to 9d; prime bacouers, to B|d; heavy-weights, to sd. Honey: Choice bulk, to 54d per lb; sections, 10s to 11s, pats, jib 4s Od, lib 9s. Cucumbers; Hothouse, to 7s 6d. Cabbages; Prime, 2s. Cauliflowers; Prime, 4s. Tinned pines, Bs. Eggs: Stamped, to 3s; cases, to 2s 9d per dozen; preserved, to 2s per dozen. Apples: Delicious, to I0s; Cox's Orange, to 10s; other desserts, to 7s; choice cookers, to 6s 6d, others, to 4s. New Zealand passion fruit, 9s. Lemons: Italian bushels, 2?s 6d. Oranges; Italian bushels, 22s 6d; Rarotongaa, choice repacks, 15s. Bananas; Ripe, 335; green Ruvas, 30s. Potatoes: Locals, to 10s, Outrams and Stirlings, to 9s 6d; Oamarus and Cauterburys, to Bs. Now season’s sweedes, to 4s cwt. Onions: Canterbury’s, to 18s. vegetable marrows, to Bs, Pumpkins, 9s. Pie melons, 10s. Fat: Best mutton, 28s; other fats, to 245. Molasses, 9s Gd. Oyster grit, 8s 6d. X Keys meatmeal, 18s per cwt. Economic egg crates: 20-dozen, 16a; Champion 34-dozen, 18s each. Fowl wheat, Bs. Oats: A Cartons, 3s 6d; B Gartens, 3# per bushel. Prime oatsheaf ebaff: Choice, to £o 10s per ton : cow chaff, £3 10a. Black Leaf “40”; 10lb tins, 60s; 2lb tins, 15s 6d. Fruit and confectionery bags, “Vallo-Giraffe” brand lime sulphur, Bordeaux mixture, chick food, arsenate of lead, Ellis fruit grader—prices on application. REILLY’S CENTRAL PRODUCE MART (LTDJ, Moray Place, Dunedin.

s Last week. This week £ P d £ s. d. Imperial Copsols, 2J p.c. 54 17 G *53 17 6 War loan. 5 p.c., 1929-47 100 0 0 on 3 0 War loan, 3J p.c, 1025-28 97 15 0 07 5 0 Conversion loan. 3} p.c 73 5 0 77 15 0 C’wealth 6 p.c., 10.31-41 103 2 6 102 12 6 P’wealth ti.rv. 11)22-27 102 10 0 •98 15 0 N.Z. 6 p.c.. 1936-51 ... 107 15 0 107 0 0 N.Z 4 p c.. 1929 06 1 3 05 0 0 N.Z 3J p.o., 1940 84 15 0 84 0 0 N.Z 3 p.c., 1945 75 10 0 74 2 6 N.8.W 6$ p.c., 1930-40 104 3 6 104 0 0 V.S.W ' p.c. 1930-40 101 0 0 101 0 0 N.S.W 6J p.c.. 1922-32 100 5 0 <0 15 0 S.S.W 4 p c.. 1933 91 0 0 00 15 0 SSW 31 p.c.. 1930-50 74 8 9 74 5 0 N 8.W. 3 p.c.. 1935 82 2 6 81 15 0 Vic 5$ p.c.. 1930-40 * 100 17 G 100 0 0 Vic. 5 p.c.. 1932-42 99 0 0 98 5 0 Vic p.c, I921-2B 96 5 0 05 5 0 Vic 3 p.c. 1929-40 71 15 0 71 5 0 Vic 3} p.o.. 1929-49 77 15 0 77 5 0 Q'lnnd R pc.. 1930-40 102 17 8 102 10 0 O’land 3) p.c.. 19.30 92 10 0 91 15 0 Q’lnnrt 3 p.o., 1922-47 66 12 6 68 5 0 S.A. 8$ p.c.. 1920-40 104 0 0 103 10 0 83 10 0 82 10 0 P.A S p.c.. 1918 or after 59 15 0 59 10 0 W. A. 6 p.c.. 1930-40 102 17 6 101 10 0 W A 3J p.o.. 1920-35 86 0 0 85 5 0 W A 3 p.o. 1915-35 83 0 0 83 0 0 Tan. 6J p.c.. 1930-40 104 7 6 104 0 0 Tan H p.c.. 1920-40 84 0 0 82 5 0 Tas. 3 P.o., 1920-40 79 0 0 70 0 0 • Ex div.