COMMERCIAL

Southland Times, Issue 20497, 28 May 1928, Page 2

COMMERCIAL

LOCAL MARKETS F. BOWDEN AND CO Messrs F. Bowden and Company report good business during the week. Heavy supplies of apples and pears continue to arrive and prices are ruling low. A shipment of bananas came to hand during the week, although prices ruled high these will show a loss to consignors compared with prices ruling at port of shipment. A few local tomatoes are coming to hand and are realizing high prices, the same applies to grapes. Quinces, lemons, oranges and grapefruit are available. Cauliflowers are improving in price, but cabbage still continue low. Good supplies of carrots and parsnips are available. Potatoes are coming forward freely, good sales are being made at prices ruling a shade lower than last week. Produce of all descriptions is selling well, and there are good stocks of bran, pollard, oats, wheat, sorrel, oatdust, barley, hay, straw and chaff on hand. The week closed with prices ruling:— Pears, dessert 14d to 2Jd, cookers tomatoes lid to 1/2; quinces 2{d; grapes 9d to 1/74 lb; apples, dessert 5/- to 10/6, cooking 5/- to 6/6; lemons, American 63/-; New Zealand lemons 22/6; oranges 52/-; grape-fruit 49/-; bananas 29/- to 38/- case. Vegetables, Produce, Etc. —Cabbage 1/to 1/1; cauliflower 3/9 to 4/- dozen; sorrel 6/-; swedes 2/6; pollard 11/6; bran 9/-; oats 16/-; barley 17/- to 18/-; wheat 22/6 to 25/-; oatdust 6/- sack; potatoes £6 to £6 10/-; hay £5; straw £4; chaff £5 10/ton; melons 24d to 3d; carrots Id to lid; honey 6Ad; vegetable marrows lid; pumpkins 24d; parsnips L’d to 14d lb; molasses 9/- case; cow chaff 2/- to 3/- bag. Poultry.—Hens 1/7 to 1/9; cockerels 1/-. Fowl grit 1/- to 2/6. Pigs.—Weaners 3/3 to 7/9. Bacon pigs, we are cash buyers at market rates. Horses.—We have inquiries from the north during the week for good draught horses, and we shipped on Thursday morning a 6-year-old gelding at £37, 5-year-old £35, 3-year-old £2O, 5-year-old mare £35; other sales were £25, £2O, £l9 10/-, £lB, £l2. Covers 25/- to 38/6. Dairy Cows.—lnquiries are being made for herds and we sold 20 at £6 8/-; others sold at £9 15/-; 2 at £9, £8 15/-. Covers 12/6 to 18/6. Timber.—Good supplies of new on hand which is being sold cheap; large quantities of fencing posts were sold at prices ranging from £6 15/- to £7 IQ/-; truck lots £7 100, for good heart totara; stakes 32/- to 55/-; droppers 14/- 100; strainers 5/- to 10/- each. General.—Bath £3; strainer 6/-; shears 6/-; kerosene stove 5/-; macrocarpa trees 10/- to 35/- 100; rabbit traps 27/6; pegs 2/- dozen; barrels 6/-; wheelbarrows 35/-; roofing iron, barb-wire, Nos. 8 and 10 galvanized and wire netting at lowest market rates; tea 2/6 lb. D. W. McKAY, LTD. Messrs D. W. McKay, Ltd., Exchange Mart, Invercargill, report as follows: — Bacon Pigs.—Market continues steady, we are buyers and receive every day except Saturday. Produce.—Owing to the continued wet weather, digging has been retarded with the result that all stocks in store have been cleared. We can do with immediate consignments of good table potatoes. Chaff is meeting a fair demand during the week and values continue firm, second-grade are difficult to dispose of. Wheaten straw, clover hay is now in full supply and selling freely. Onions are plentiful and ruling low in price. Bran, pollard, wheat and oats finding a steady sale, oatdust has been scarce but full supplies expected at an early date. Current prices for the week: Potatoes £5 10/- to £6 10/- per ton; onions 4/6 bag; oats 15/- to 17/- sack; feed chaff £5 10/to £6 10/- ton, inferior 2/- to 3/- sack; wheat 22/- to 24/-; oatdust 6/-; wheaten straw 3/- per bale, £3 15/- ton; clover hay £4 10/- to £6 10/- ton; threshed hay unsaleable. Fruit.—Business has been a little quieter during the week, the glut that was so prevalent during the past few weeks has now lifted and values are ruling better. Apples are in full supply, Californian oranges and lemons available, also ripe bananas. Quinces are scarce and ruling righ in price. Cauliflowers are meeting with a better de-

mand. Current prices approximately as follows:—Dessert apples 6/- to 15/- case; cooking apples 4/- to 8/6 case; pears lid to 2sd per lb; Californian oranges £2 15/-; Adelaide lemons 30/-; cauliflowers 4/- to 7/- dozen; cabbages 2/- to 2/6 dozen. General.—Meat safe 30/-; new doors 25/-; second-hand doors 10/- to 20/-; lawn roller £5 10/-; new galvanized iron, slightly damaged 3/- to 5/6 sheet, according to length; Exchange tea 13/6 per 51b box; honey 5/6. Furniture.—Business continues steady in this department, good demand exists for both second-hand and new furniture, sales include dining room suite £2O; bedroom suites £l5 to £l9; duchesses £2 10/- to £5; wardrobes £3 10/- to £6 10/-; carpet squares £lO to £l7; sofa squares from 32/6; hearth rugs from 12/6; linoleums from 6/6; Pabcolin squares from 42/6; special line of kitchen chairs 8/6. Inspection invited. THE RIALTO. Messrs William Todd and Co., Ltd., report the following sales at their weekly market on Saturday, May 26: Pigs.—l7o were offered. Poor demand for weaners, but improved demand for stores. Small weaners 2/- to 5/-; wellgrown 6/- to 8/-; small stores 11/6 to £1 1/-; stores £1 10/- to £1 18/-; one boar ’£2; sows 15/-, £1 2/-, £1 10/-. Poultry.—49o were offered. Hens 1/4 to 1/9; second-year hens 2/- to 3/-; heavy breeds 2/3 to 5/7; ducks 3/6 to 4/8; Black Orpington pullets 3/- to 3/11; White Leghorn pullets, small 4/6 to 6/-; well-grown 6/6 to 10/6; roosters 1/9 to 2/6; purebreds 3/- to 6/-; drakes 2/- to 2/9; White Rock pullets 6/-. Horses.—Mare and foal £18; chestnut* hack (4 years) £B. Bacon Pigs.—Good demand at current rates, we receive every day except Saturday. Produce.—The potato market was well supplied. There was a fair demand for Prime well-graded quality at £6 10/-; the onion market was firming at £8 10/- ton; chaff £5 5/- to £5 10/-; straw £4; clover hay £4 10/-; cow chaff 3/- sack; oats 16/6 to 17/6; wheat 24/-; barley 22/6; ryecorn 18/6; sucrosine 18/6; moosemeal 19/-; moosenuts 17/6; faterine 20/-; oatdust 6/-; sorrell 6/6; molasses 9/6; fowl grit 2/6. Miscellaneous.—England barb-wire 26/-; No. 8 galvanized wire 20/-; rabbit netting, heavy guage 20/- cwt; fowl netting 12/6; 6-feet fowl netting 25/-; sheep netting 18/6; roofing iron, English, new quality from 2/9 sheet; timber, all sizes 14/- 100; totara posts £7 10/- 100; broadleaf posts £6 10/- 100; stakes 35/- 100; tanks, 600gallon £4 10/-; kauri tubs £2 15/-; portable boilers £4; military saddles £4 10/-; bridles 10/-; rabbit traps, wire spring, 26/- dozen; pegs 2/-; nets 9/-; mutton-birds, small kits lOd, large kits 94d; honey, jars 1/9, tins 3/6; gate hinges, heavy 7/- pair; horse covers 32/6 to 37/6; cow covers, duck lined 17/-; choice Ceylon Tea 51b boxes 12/-, 401 b chests 2/3 lb; hedge trees, escalonia, macrocarpa, and olearia 25/- 100. BRAY BROS., LTD. Messrs Bray Bros., Ltd., report heavy arrivals of fruit during the past week—apples and pears in particular, being in excess of the demand. Large supplies of Australian grapes came to hand, and, as the quality was “mixed” prices were low. A consignment of Island oranges is arriving to-day, and will be auctioned on Tuesday. Australian citrus fruits will be available early in June. Prices for the past week were as follows: —Apples, dessert, C.0.P., Delicious, Jonathan, Jubilee, Democrat, Winesap, Cleopatra 5/- to 9/6 per case, according to quality; cooking apples 4/- to 7/- per case,

according to variety. Quinces to 3d lb. Pears, dessert and cooking 1/6 to 3/6 per half-case, and to 7/- for dump cases. Grapes, local 1/- to 1/8 lb; Australian to 10/- case. Tomatoes, practically finished, green Id to 2d lb. Oranges, supplies arriving to-day. Lemons, supplies arriving Tuesday. Passion fruit to 10/- case. Marrows to Id lb. Pumpkins to 14d lb. Melons to 2d lb. Cabbage to 2/- dozen. Cauliflower market has firmed, and good quality are now in demand. Carrots, table, to Id lb. Parsnips to l}d lb. Potatoes 6/- to 7/- cwt. Onions 10/-. Walnuts to 1/- lb. Honey, 601bs 30/-, lOlbs 6/6, 51bs 3/6, 21bs 1/6. Wheat 22/6 and 24/- sack. Molasses 9/- per case of two tins. Saltlick 2/- per block. Totara posts £6 to £7 per hundred, according to size. Mutton-birds 94d to lOd per bird, according to size of kit. Furniture is moving off slowly, buyers being particularly interested in our unique offer to completely furnish three rooms with modern, new furniture for £34. We have now on show several high grade pianos at gift prices, also one large, massive oak cabinet gramophone (new) at £35; and Apex gramophone records (new) at 1/6 each. Showroow upstairs, inspection invited. Business For Sale.—No reasonable offer refused for fruit, confectionery, soft-drink business, situated alongside main street. Owner prepared to sacrifice the business, being anxious to move north. Also pastrycooks business in Main street—owner selling on account of illness. FAT-STOCK FOR EXPORT. WEEKLY QUOTATION. The New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board advises that the following prices are being offered for fat stock for export at May 21, 1928 : Canterbury.—Prime woolly lambs 361 b and under lljd, 371 b to 421 b ll|d; 431 b and over 10§d. Second quality lambs, IOJd. Southland.—Prime woolly lambs, 361 b and under llgd; 371 b to 421 b lORd; 431 b and over 9Jd. Second quality lambs, 10|d. ( THE SHAREMARKET. YESTERDAY’S TRANSACTIONS. (Per United Press Association.) Auckland, May 27. Sales on Change: W T ar Loan (1938) 4J per cent. £97 15/-; Union Bank £l4 18/-; Wilson’s Cement 39/-. Crhistchurch, May 27. Sales on ’Change: Australian Bank of Commerce 35/8 (2 parcels) ; Commercial Bank of Australia 29/5; E.S. and A. Bank £8 9/-; National Bank of Australasia (£5 paid cum. div.) £9 3/6; National Bank of New Zealand £7 4/3; Mahakipawa 1/6. Sales reported: National Bank of New Zealand £7 4/3 (2 parcels). Dunedin, May 27. Sale on ’Change: Mt. Lyall 33/7. Sales reported: Bank of New Zealand 60/3; National Bank of Australasia (cont.) £9 4/- (2). THE FRUIT MARKET. PRICES IN LONDON. (United Press Assn.—By Telegraph—Copyright.) London, May 25. The Port Hobart’s, Hochd’s and Abbekerk’s apples were landed at Hamburg. Victorian Cleopatra’s brought 11/6 to 15/3; Dunn’s 12/- to 15/3; Granny Smith’s 11/to 14/6; Munro’s 11/- to 15/9; Jonathans 11/- to 14/3; others, 10/- to 12/6. Tasmanian Cleopatras 10/6 to 15/6; Dunn’s and Munro’s 10/6 to 14/3; Jonathans 10/to 14/3; Cox’s 11/- to 14/3; Duke of Clarence 10/6 to 12/9; Tasman’s Pride 11/- to 13/3; others, 9/- to 11/-. Tasmanian pears (boxes): Boses 17/- to 25/-; Vicars 10/- to 13/6; Cleargeau, 16/to 17/-; Cornice 15/- to 15/3; Winter Cole 15/- to 17/9 and above for sound fruit. A considerable number were wasty in all varieties, and these ranged from 1/6 to 12/-.—Australian Press Association. LONDON MARKETS. (Rec. 5.5 p.m.) London, May 26. Sheep: Canterbury, light 7Ad, medium 7d, heavy 6Ad; North Island, light 7<d, medium 62d, heavy 6Ad. New Zealand ewes sjd; Argentine, medium sgd, heavy 5Ad. Lambs: Canterbury, light 10jd, medium 93-d, heavy 9Jd, seconds 9|d; other selecteds, light lOgd, medium 9Jd, North Island firsts, light 9Jd, medium seconds 9§d; Australian seconds, Victorian Bgd, others B.?d, thirds 84d; Argentine firsts, medium Bd, seconds 8d; Patagonian firsts BJd, seconds B§d. Frozen Beef: New Zealand fores 4d, hinds 52d; chilled Argentine fores 4Ad, hinds 7Jd; others unchanged. Cotton: June, 10.94 d. Rubber: Para lOid; Plantation smoked 9id. Jute: May-June 33d. Hemp: May-July 32d. Copra: May-June Linseed Oil, 31 Ad. Turpentine, 39/6. Osmiridium, unchanged. LONDON WOOL SALES. PRICES IN FAVOUR OF SELLERS. The Department of Agriculture has received the following cablegram dated May 23. from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, London:— “Wool sales closed yesterday. Competition broadened as the series progressed and wider selection became available, and the little lower opening basis was firmly maintained throughout. Prices during last week tended in favour of sellers. Compared with closing rates of last series New Zealand Merino greasy (only fair demand) was 5 per cent, lower; fine crossbred about 5 per cent, and medium and coarse crossbred par to 5 per cent, lower. Average closing rates were:—6o’s to 64’s super (nominal) 2/3 to 2/5 per lb; 601 b to 64’s average 1/9 to 2/1; 56’s to 58’s 2/2 to 2/4; 50’s to 56’s 2/- to 2/2; 48 s to 50’s 1/9 to 2/-; 44’s to 46’s 1/7 to 1/9; 36’s to 40’s 1/54 to 1/7. The total offerings were 100,700 bales of which 80,000 were sold, the Continent taking 49,500, Home trade 29,500, and America 1000. The next series commence on July 10.