COMMERCIAL

Southland Times, Issue 20772, 13 May 1929, Page 2

COMMERCIAL

LOCAL MARKETS

THE RIALTO.

Messrs William Todd and Co., Ltd., report the following sales at their weekly market on Saturday, May 11:— • Pigs,—Small weaners 3/- to 6/3; wellgrown 7/9 to 14/6; small stores 9/- to 15/-; stores £1 to £1 13/6. Poultry.—Hens 1/2 to 1/9; second-year hens 1/10 to 2/11; heavy breeds 2/6 to 3/.; White Leghorn pullets (small) 4/- to 6/3; well-grown 7/- to 10/3; roosters 1/6 to 2/6; Black Orpington pullets 6/-; ducks 2/6 to 3/4; drakes 2/- to 2/8; ganders 4/9. Produce—Potatoes, prime quality £6 ton; chaff £5 10/- to £6; clover hay £5; straw £3 15/- to £4; wheat 23/6 to 24/6; black barley 23/-; ryecorn 12/6; pollard 11/-; bran 9/-; onions 8/-; moosemeal 20/-; moosenuts 17/6; molasses 11/6; crushed peas 24/6; crushed oats 11/6; oatdust 6/6; sorrell 6/-; cow chaff 4/- sack; faterine 18/-; sucrosine 18/6; barley pollard 16/-; oat pollard 12/6.; meat meal 12/6 100; fowl grit 2/6. Miscellaneous. —Barb-wire 25/- cwt; No. 8 galvanized wire 19/-; rabbit netting 18/-; sheep netting 13/6 to 17/-; fowl netting 10/6, 6-feet netting 21/-; stakes 25/- 100; totara posts £7 10/- 100; timber, all sizes, 12/- to 14/- 100; roofing iron from 2/6 sheet; kauri washtubs £2 15/-; portable boilers £2 15/-; military saddles £4 10/-; horse covers 34/- to 39/-; cow covers 16/6; rabbit traps 24/- dozen; pegs 1/9; nets 8/-; honey, 101 b tins 5/6 to 6/6; Ceylon tea, 51b boxes 12/6, 401 b chests 2/3 lb; mutton birds 9d to lOd; rock salt 7/6 cwt. Vegetables.—Cabbage 1/- to 2/6 dozen; cauliflower 4/-; carrots 8/- cwt; parsnips 14/- cwt; beetroot 14/- cwt; marrows Id lb; carrots for rabbiters £6 ton. BRAY BROS., LTD. Messrs Bray Bros., Ltd., report as follows for week ending May 11:— Fruit and Vegetables.--Heavy supplies of Samoan bananas arrived ex Maui Pomare during the week, and met with a ready sale. The condition was fair. Island oranges also came to hand, and realized satisfactory price®. Exceptionally heavy consignments of apples have arrived, and the market is over-supplied, with choice lines only in demand. The inquiry has improved for dessert pears, and choice, firm lines arc meeting with a ready sale. A few Christchurch and Central tomatoes are still arriving, but the condition is poor, and inquiry weak. American oranges, lemons, grape-fruit and Australian grapes will be available during the week. Cabbage, celery, cauliflowers, marrows and pumpkins are slow of sale. Prices averaged as follows: —Apples, choice C.O.P. to 14/-, Delicious 9/-, Jonathon 7/-, Cleopatra 6/6, inferior grades 4/- to 6/-; cookers, large to 6/6, others 4/- to 5/-; pears, choice W.C. to 4/-; others 2/6 to 3/6; cookers, dumps, to 4/-; quinces to 2Jd lb; tomatoes 24d to 6d lb for choice; bananas 15/- to 26/-; Island. oranges 15/to 26/-; lemons, American to 50/-; oranges, American, to 45/-; cucumbers, hothouse 3/6 to 6/- dozen; celery to 1/4 bundle; beans to 5d lb; cabbage 1/6 dozen; cauliflowers 2/6 dozen; marrows 9/- cwt; pumpkins Id lb; carrots 3/6 bag; swedes 2/6 bag; honey lOlbs 6/-, 601bs 30/-; parsnips Id lb; onions 8/- bag; potatoes to 6/6 cwt.

Furniture. —Suites, in leather, seven pieces, including settee, two morris chairs, and four high-back chairs for £l3 10/-. Bedsteads in rimu, double size, with wirewoven mattresses for £3 10/-; a good article at a low price. Duchesse chests, in rimu, with oval bevel mirror from £3 15/to £5 10/-. Several pianos in good order, from £35 upwards, suitable for house or hall.

General. —Grocery, fruit, confectionery, drapery business for sale —situated in a good position—cheap rental.

BOWDEN AND CO.

Messrs F. Bowden and Co. report good business during the week. Mutton birds have been in great demand, upwards of 2000 being sold during the week. Large quantities of bananas came forward during the week, a big proportion being in overripe condition. Anything sound made satisfactory prices. A fair shipment of Island oranges also came to hand during the week, these did not open up too good, but anything sound made high prices. Tomatoes are showing signs of the lateness of the season, anything good is meeting with good competition, especially local hothouse. Supplies of apples and pears have eased off and prices are firmer. Grapes are getting finished and anything coming to hand ;is realizing high prices. Heavy stocks of bran, pollard, oats, oatdust, sucrosine, crushed oats, wheat, barley, potatoes, hay, straw, chaff, etc., are on hand, and good sales are being made. The week closed with prices ruling:— Pears 2/6 to 5/6 half-case; apples, dessert 5/- to 8/6, cookers 4/6 to 6/6 case; Island oranges 13/- to 28/6, American 44/-; grape fruit 40/-; bananas 4/6 to 29/- per double case, according to condition; tomatoes, Christchurch lid to 41d according to quality, local 1/1 to 1/14; grapes 1/2 to 1/9 lb.

Vegetables, Produce, Etc. —Mutton birds Sid to 9d; kumaras 2d; melons 2d to 2Jd; parsnips 14d; carrots Id to IJd; honey 64d lb; marrows 6/- to 10/-; pumpkins 6/- to 9/-; onions 8/6 cwt; celery 2/-; cabbage 1/6 to 3/-; cauliflower 1/6 to 7/3 dozen; potatoes £6 10/-; chaff £6 10/-; straw £4; hay £4 5/- to £5 5/- ton; bran 9/-; pollard 11/-; oats 16/- to 16/6; crushed oats 12/6; oatdust 6/6; wheat 25/-; sucrosine 18/6; swedes 2/6 bag. Poultry.—Hens 1/6 to 2/-; roosters 1/6 to 2/3; grit 1/- to 2/6; rabbit nets 8/6 dozen.

Pigs.—Some very choice lines were offered, ail lines showing a firming tendency. Prices realized were weaners 7/- to 10/-, small and rough stores 13/- to 17/-; large stores 34/6 to 39/-. We are cash buyers of bacon pigs at current market rates, rail paid to Invercargill. Cows.—£l2, £8 15/-, £7. Covers 15/- to 20/-.

Horses.—£24, £l9 10/-; aged hack £2 10/-. Covers 35/- to 38/6. Timber and Posts.—Over 30,000 feet of sawn timber on hand and with all sizes being available good sales are being made at 12/- to 14/- 100; totara posts £6 10/to £7 10/-; stakes 25/- to 45/-; droppers 8/- to 13/- 100; strainers, totara 6?- to 10/-; macrocarpa 3/- to 5/-; window frames and sashes 30/- each. General.—Gent’s bike £5; gate hinges 4/pair; barrels and drums 6/-; rabbit traps, record 26/6, Rival 24/- dozen; step ladders 12/6; roofing iron, barb, No. 8 and 10 galvanized and wire netting at lowest rates; tea 2/6. lb. D. W. McKAY, LTD. Messrs D. W. McKay, Ltd., Exchange Mart, Invercargill, report as follows: — Produce.—Market is unchanged for table potatoes, values have now settled down to main crop basis. Onions are still plentiful, but values have firmed in Canterbury and prices should firm here in the course of a few days. Chaff is a little more plentiful also oatdust, bran pollard, oaten and wheaten straw. Current prices approximately as follows:—Potatoes equivalent to £5 on trucks; onions 7/- to 8?- bag; oats 17/- to 18/-; wheat 23/- to 25/-; pollard 11/6; bran 9/6; chaff £6 to £6 10/- ton; mutton birds, first of the season in kite of all counts to suit purchasers. Fruit. —The market has been well supplied with apples . and pears during the week. The better quality fruits* met with steady demand, but second-grade samples are difficult to dispose of. Samoan bananas, ex Maui Pomare, came to hand in very mixed condition, prices fluctuating accordingly. Tomatoes are now in light supply. Cape gooseberries are still coming to" hand in small quantities. Californian and Islandoranges are selling to-day. Australian and Californian lemons are available. Current prices are approximately as follows. Dessert apples

4/6 to 12/6 according to variety, cookers 4/- .to 8/-; pears 2/6 to 5/- box; Cape gooseberries 5/- to 9/6; Californian oranges, repacks 50/-; large cases Californian lemons 50/-; Australian lemons 30/-; cucumbers 4/6 box; marrows 7/- sack; pumpkins 9/sack; cabbages 1/- to 3/-; cauliflowers 2/6 to 4/6 dozen; parsnips Id to ljd; carrots 6/- to 9/- dozen. General.—This week closes with good sales in general lines. Goods disposed of include kauri doors, crockery, rabbit traps, tiled fireplaces, porcelain bath, skylights, drapery, opossum traps —still a few available, ridging, big line of ridging has been sold suitable for break winds at fine prices. Steel safes, S.C.G.C. iron. A new shipment of galvanized corrugated iron arrived and we invite intending buyers to inspect this. Furniture. —Steady sales during the week include bedding and blankets, hearth rugs, hall runner, carpets. We have in stock about 4 carpets which we have been asked to clear. Morris suites, china cabinets, linoleum going Very fast, duchesses, bedsteads, hospital beds, etc. Second-hand furniture in keen demand. THE WHEAT MARKET. (United Press Assn.—By Telegraph—Copyright.) (Rec. 5.5 p.m.) London, May 11. Reviewing the week’s slump in wheat prices a London grain report explains that owing to forecasts of increased River Plate shipments and more favourable accounts of the American winter crop and the surplus still in hand in Canada, there was a rush of American selling orders on Wednesday. It is obvious that Canada is willing to undersell the United States and Argentina rather than miss the market. Australian cargoes on the week are down 1/6 to 2/- and parcels are down 1/9. — Australian Press Association. AMERICAN WHEAT. Washington, May 9. The Department of Agriculture announced to-day that the winter wheat, yield indicated by conditions on May 1, was 595,335,000 bushels, or 831 per cent, of the normal yield. Chicago wheat prices have tumbled to the lowest level reached at this season of the year since 1914. The maximum drop on Wednesday was 44 cents.—Australian Press Association —United Service. THE SHAREMARKET. SATURDAY’S TRANSACTIONS. (Per United Press Association.) Auckland, May 12. Sales reported: National Insurance 16/6; Goldsbrough Mort 53/-; Huddart-Parker 45/3. Wellington, May 12. Sale reported: South British Insurance at 63/6. Dunedin, May 12. Sale reported: South British Insurance 63/9.