COMMERCIAL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume L, Issue 16425, 8 May 1924, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

LONDON WOOL BALKS. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., are in receipt of the following (able from their London office under date May 6 : —There was & good attendance at the opening sales today, competition by home buyers being active. Sales opened firmly for merino but crossbmls irregular. The opening catalogues were fairly representative. Messrs. Murray. Roberts and Co.. Ltd.. have received the following cable from their London bouse under date. 6th' inst.—" Sales opened firm, attendance havers large, competition good. Pool selection merino; market shows no material change. Crossbred greasy fine medium, par to 5 per cent, decline; coarse, no material change; crossbred pieces, beilies and crossbred scoured advanced a shade: all other descriptions no material change." AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKET. Wholesale current prices ai Auckland last week were as follows: Farm and dairy produce—Superfine creamery butter. Is per lb for prompt cash ; first grade (pats) Is 4jd ; second grade Is 3£d ; farmers' separator. Is Id. Cheese, first grade factory, medium size. to Is per lb. Hams, Is 2d per lb; bacon, Is to Is Id per lb. Lard, bulk lid. pats Is. Flour, £l7 ss. less 2J per cent, discount per ton in 2Coib sacks; sharps. £8 10s: bran £6 10s; oatmeal 25's, £26. Grain.—Oats, A grade 6s 6d. 15 grade 6s 6d. ex store; Algerian seed oats. 7s to 7s 6d per bushel : maize 6s 10d to 7s 5d per bushel, ex store: fowl 'wheat, 7s 3d per bushel. Chaff.—Best Southern. £l2 per ton; . Australian, in sacks. £ll, compressed ■ £lO. Onions. —Southern, 14s to 15s per cwt; Australian, 18s. Potatoes.—£l2 to £l4 per ton, best quality, and to arrive £lO to £l2. Practically no maize came to band from the Const since last week, reports the Star, but a small quanf'ty of South African was brought by the Kawatere. Now that colder weather is setting in more maize will be required by poultry feeders. Further lots are being offered for prompt shipment at uriees which enable it to pay duty and be landed under the cost of the New Zealand grown grain.