IMPORT MARKETS

Otago Witness, Issue 2803, 4 December 1907, Page 22

IMPORT MARKETS

Saturday. Show week, with its aecustoi. o efruption to business, leaves few m*rke| . changes to record. The principal demand has been for dried fruits and ottoer hne» • connected with the Christina* trade; m consequence of the remJ6Bion of the duty this demand is rather larger than usual, particularly in the case of figs, datee, and PI A 1€ Bhipment of new Califorman fruit, now on the coast, will be available early next week. Thie includes seeded raisins, muscatels, and seeded prunes, which are quoted as follows : -Seeded raisins, 6s; muscatels, in 51b trays, 9d to lOd, andm . 101b traye, 8d to 9d ; seeded prunes, s*d for bulk and 53 9d in lib packeta. The first shipments of new seasons salmon are now available, and are going into consumption at quotations. Safety matches are in very short fupP|y* and orders are being executed with difficulty. No fresh arrivals are expected until February next. Latest advices report »n advance ot_ oa per ton in Japan rice, with a firming market. No. 1 table rise has been selling at £16 10s to £16 ss, or lower than present landed cost, butT merchants are now making £17 the rock bottom quotation. The sago and tapioca market is earner, with a tendency to still lower prices. The current quotation ranges from 23s pd for sago up to 25e for tapioca, according to quality and quantity. . A shipment of Liverpool salt na« arrived by the Formosa, now at Wellington, and will be available in a few days. There has been" a very brisk demand fOB the Christchurch Meat Company** sneejl tongues in jars, whioh are now practi* cally unprocurable. The Kaikoura bringe a number of season* able linos, including Morton's ling, Q" ot ®3 at 6fd; Keen's spice, in 4oz tins ,at la od per lb; and Jeye'a fluid, in gallon and half-srallon tins, at 63 and 3s 6d per tin respectively. , The tendency of the iron and hardware market is to ' easier priece, especially m heavy goods. Stocks, however, are light, and there is no quotable alteration. Tares or vetches give abundance of feed in winter and spring. Sow two bu«hel» pet aero mixed with rye, corn, or Cape barley* Supplied by Niramo and Blair .^