COMMERCIAL

Southland Times, Issue 20527, 2 July 1928, Page 2

COMMERCIAL

LOCAL MARKETS F. BOWDEN AND CO. Messrs F. Bowden and Co., report fair business during the week, the month ending showing a record for any month of June. Owing to the cold snap during the week sales of hay, straw, chaff, bran, pollard, etc., have been good, the same applies to horse and cow covers. Fqll stocks of all varieties of produce are on hand. Table potatoes have been selling well, stocks are on the light side, and we could do with consignments. Supplies of apples and pears have eased off and prices show a firming tendency. Oranges, mandarines, pines and bananas are in full supply, and prices are lower than for some years past. Ripe bananas Me available. Cabbages and cauliflowers are short of requirements. Carrots and parsnipe are plentiful. The week closed with prices ruling:— Apples, dessert 5/6 to 9/-, cookers 5/6 to 7/-; oranges, Island repacks 20/-, Sydney Navels 18/-, S.A. Navels 26/-; mandarins 16/- to 19/-; lemons 27/6 to 29/-; bananas, green 25/-, ripe 35/-; Poorman oranges 19/6 to 22/-; pines 28/- case; pears lJd to 2sd lb. Vegetables, Produce, Etc.-®Parsnips IJd; carrots Id to ljd; honey 6d; melons lid to 2sd lb; swedes 2/6; oats 16/- to 17/6; bran 150’s 13/6; pollard 200’s 23/-; barley 18/6; wheat 22/6 to 25/-; sorrel 6/-; sucrosine 19/- sack: mutton-birds 9d to 9sd; cut flowers 5/- dozen; cabbage 1/to 2/6; cauliflower small 1/- to 2/6 dozen; potatoes £6 10/-; straw £4; hay £4 to £5 5/-; chaff £5 5/- to £5 10/- ton. Poultry.—Hens 2/- to 3/-; rooster 5/-; grit 1/- to 2/6 bag. Pigs.—Weaners 5/- to 11/6. Horses £2B, £l6 10/-, £5; spring cart £l3; collars 19/6 to 22/-; swingle-trees 6/6 to 7/-, 4-fyorse do. 10/6; leading chains 6/-; covers 25/- to 38/6. Cows.—We held a- clearing sale during the week, which, considering the bad weather, was well attended. Owing to the bad weather the stock was not looking at its best, and prices suffered in consequence, although taking everything into consideration prices were very satisfactory. Sales were made at the following prices £8 12/6, £8 10/-, £7 2/6, £7, £6 10/-, £6 5/-, £4, £3 18/-, £3 10/-, £3 5/-, 2 at £3; calf 10/-; milk cans 23/-; separator £5; strainer 4/6; covers 12/6 to 18/6. Shrubs.—Auction sales are now held every Saturday and sales made were: Black currants 4/- to 6/-; gooseberries 4/- to 6/dozen; olearias, escalonia, pinus insignia and macracarpa 15/- to 25/- 100. Timber. —Large stocks of all sizes on hand, sawn timber realizing from 12/- to 14/- 100 ft; posts £7 to £8 10/-; stakes 25/to 50/-; droppers 7/6 to 14/- per 100; strainers 7/- to 10/- each; truck lots £7 10/- per 100 on rail. General.—Dodge motor car £B2; gum boots 15/-; wire strainer 10/-; rabbit traps 26/-; pegs 2/- dozen; wheelbarrows 25/to 35/-; step ladders 12/6; roofing iron, barb, Nos. 8 and 10 galvanized and wirenetting at lowest market rates; tea 2/6 lb. We receive bacon pigs and pay ruling rates. D. W. McKAY, LTD. Messrs D. W. McKay, Ltd., Exchange Mart, Invercargill, report as follows: Produce.—Business has been on the quiet side in produce during the week, owing to the cold weather it has prevented growers forwarding supplies of potatoes, there was fair quantities in store and this will give sellers an opportunity to clear supplies. Early seed potatoes are now being inquired for and we recommend growers to communicate with us for Black Kidney, Jersey Bennes, Early Perfection and Sparkes Victoria or any other early varieties. Feed chaff is having a keen demand also cow chaff, clover hay and straw. We received a small parcel of oatdust during the week but stocks will soon be cleared. Bran, pollard, wheat and oats are also selling steadily. Current prices for the week:—Potatoes £5 10/- to £7; chaff £4 10/- to £6 per ton, inferior 2/6 to 3/6, bag in; wheat 22/6 to 25/-; oats 16/-; oatdust 6/-; pollard 150’s 17/6;,bran 9/-. Fruit.—The market still continues well supplied with imported fruits, mandarins and oranges are selling much lower in price than we have experienced for some years. A small parcel of Island oranges came to hand on Saturday and sold under keen competition. The market is well supplied with ripe bananas, dessert apples continue plentiful, but cookers are in short supply. Lemons are in short supply, next parcel due ex Karetu leaving Sydney about July 5. Current prices approximately as follows: Apples, 4/- to 10/- per case, according to variety and grade, pears, sound sample lsd to 2d per lb, overripe 1/6 to 2/- box; oranges 20/- to 25/-; mandarines 17/- to 24/-, according to condition; Island oranges 14/- to 17/-; ripe bananas to 30/-; carrots (tables) 8/- cwt, poisoning £5 to £6 per ton; jam melons to 2d; parsnips 14/- cwt. General.—Mutton-birds 9d to lOd per bird according to counts, special quotations for large quantities; galvanized iron tanks £3 15/- to £5 10/-; square iron tanks £4 10/- to £5 10/-; galvanized roofing iron, slightly damaged 3/- to 5/9 sheet; fencing wire 20/6 cwt; barb-wire 27/6 cwt; Exchang tea 13/6 51b box.

Furniture.—We have on view at present splendid range of carpets in all sizes, both Axminster and Wilton, and draw special attention to same. Business has been steady during the week and sales include roll-top desk from £8 10/-; bedroom suites £l5 to £2O; duchesses £2 10/- to £5; wardrobe £3 10/- to £6 10/-; sofa squares 32/6; hearth rugs 15/6; Pabcolin squares from 42/6. On Saturday we held a sale of fresh pork, there was a full attendance of buyers and