COMMERCIAL

Southland Times, Issue 20886, 23 September 1929, Page 2

COMMERCIAL

LOCAL MARKETS

BRAY BROS.’ LTD.

Messrs Bray Bros., Ltd., Spey street, report as follows for week ending on Saturday : — . . Fruit and Vegetables.—Apples are still in heavy supply, especially small sized, but choice grade are meeting with a better demand. Supplies of oranges are getting low, but a fresh shipment is due about the end of the month. Rhubarb arrived in increased quantities during the week, and the demand has been very good. A few dessert pears are arriving, and meet with a ready sale. Cabbage and cauliflower arc in short supply. Prices averaged as follows: —Apples, choice 8/- to 10/-, others 5/- to 8/-; cookers, large to 7/-; others 4/- to 5/-; pears to 6/- case; oranges, Navels 22/6 to 25/-; lemons, New Zealand 17/- to 20/- case; rhubarb 4/6 to 6/- per dozen bunches; cauliflower 4/- to 6/dozen; cabbage 3/6 dozen; lettuce to 3/3 dozen; carrots Id lb; parsnips to ljd lb; potatoes to 8/- cwt; honey, GOlbs 30/-, lOlbs 6/-, 51b 3/3; mutton-birds 9d per bird.

Business For Sale. —Fruit, confectionery, soda-fountain business in main street, with living rooms attached. Owner has good reason for selling. Price £350, which includes plant, stock, fixtures and fittings. Furniture.—Showroom upstairs. £3O will furnish three rooms complete with linoleum, and includes a bedroom, a kitchen and a sitting-room. A selection can be made to suit purchaser’s convenience. Leather suite, consisting of settee, two Morris chairs, and four high-back chairs for £l3. Chesterfield and two divan chairs in inoquette for £22. Linoleum two yards wide at 5/6 and 6/9 per yard—practically back to pre-war price. Howell and Co. piano in good order for £3O, suitable for either house or hall. Inspection invited. D. W. McKAY, LTD. Messrs D. W. McKay, Ltd., Exchange Mart, Invercargill, report as follows: — Produce.—-There has been more table potatoes forward during the week and prices are easier. Seed is meeting with a good demand, and during the week we placed quite a number of both early and main crop, varieties. Californian onions available, sample to hand very good, Japanese anti Canterbury onions are now practically all cleared up. Pollard continues scarce. There has been a good demand for hay and we hate cleared all our stocks at satisfactory values. Wheat is selling freely, same applies to oats. We have full supplies of oatdust and would recommend clients to secure supplies now as there is always a shortage at this time of the year. Current prices approximately as follows: — Potatoes £7 10/- to £8 10/- ton, seed, according to variety; wheat 22/6 to 24/6 sack; oats to 17/6 sack; oatdust 6/6 sack; bran 8/6 bag, pollard 200’s 22/6, Californian onions to 22/6, chaff £6 10/- ton, ex store; hay £5 to £5 5/- ton; straw £3 5/ton.

Fruit.—Supplies of apples during the week have been on the light side, and stocks have been rcduceti considerably. Good cooking apples are again scarce and satisfactory prices would be secured for a nice sample. Choice dessert pears have a

Auckland, September 22.

keen demand. Lemons are in short supply principally New Zealand grown. Ripe bananas have nearly all passed into the retailers’ hands. A consignment of mandarins from Sydney transhipped at Lyttelton arrived during the week, the condition was mixed, good samples sold readily but some of the fruit was in bad order and had to be sold. Oranges are getting in short supply, further supplies not expected before the end of the month. Current prices approximately as follows: —Apples 5/6 to 12/6 case, according to grade and variety; oranges to 30/-; mandarins to 28/6; lemons to 30/-; rhubarb to 5/- dozen bunches; cauliflowers 3/- to 7/6 dozen; cabbages scarce; parsnips 12/- to 14/- cwt; carrots 8/- to 12/-. General.—Sales for the week include radio sets from £5 10/- to £11; glasshouse glass, belting, lawnmowers, second-hand iron, skylights, garden tools of all kinds, wheelbarrows, etc. Furniture.—Chesterfield suites £23, bedroom suites from £l7 to £2l 10/-; extension tables £5 15/- to £6 10/-; sofas £3 10/- to £4 10/-; carpet runner, Axminster 9/- yard; tapestry 4/- yard; single and double bedsteads £3 17/6 to £5 10/-; hospital beds, china cabinets, and large quantity of second-hand furniture. THE RIALTO. Messrs William Todd and Co., Ltd., report the following sales at their weekly market on Saturday:— Pigs.—l3s entered; prices lower. Small weaners 10/- to 12/6; well-grown 14/- to £1 11/-; small stores 17/6 to £1 2/6; stores £1 5/- to £1 18/-; sows £2, £2 10/-. Poultry.—Hens 2/11 to 3/3; heavy breeds 3/3 to 4/1; ducks 2/6 to 2/7; roosters 2/3 to 4/6; geese 4/- to 4/7; Muscovy ducks 3/2; Black Orpingtons pullets 3/10; White Leghorn pullets 4/- to 6/6; hens and chicks 16/- to 16/6. Cow.—£4 10/-. Damaged galvanized iron was sold at satisfactory prices. Bacon Pigs.—Supplies wanted; prices advanced. We receive every day except Saturday.

Produce.—Potatoes, heavy supplies, prime quality £7 to £7 10/- ton; onions, Californian 22/6 cwt; chaff £5 5/- to £5 | 10/-; clover hay £5; ryegrass hay £4 10/-; straw £4; oats 14/6 to 15/6; crushed oats 12/-; crushed peas 24/6; pollard 11/-; bran 9/-; oatdust 6/6; sucrosine 18/6; Faterine 19/-; Moose Meal 20/-; Moose nuts 17/6; meat meal 12/6; Chuck Chuck j 1/6; fowl grit 2/6. Vegetables.—Cauliflower 6/- to 8/dozen; carrots 8/- cwt; parsnips 12/-; swedes 2/6 to 3/6 bag.

Miscellaneous. —Barb-wire 25/- cwt; No. 3 galvanized wire 16/- to 19/-; Resisteel wire 20/- cwt; fowl netting 10/6; rabbit netting IS/-, 6ft netting 21/-; sawn timber 12/- to 14/- 100; totara posts £7 10/- 100; stakes 35/-; droppers 9/-; bluegum gates (12 feet) 22/6; tanks from £2 15/-;

tanks, square iron 200 gallon £2 10/-; 400 gallon £5 10/-; plunge baths £3 5/-; Porcelain baths £S 10/-; kauri washtubs £2 15/-;'portable boilers £4; riding saddles £4 10/- to £6 10/-; horse covers 34/- to 39/-.; cow covers 12/- to 16/-; mutton-birds Sd to 9d; Ceylon tea, 51b Ixrxe.s 12/6, 401 b cheats 2/3 lb; honey, 101 b tins 6/6. Seed Potatoes. —Good supplies early and late varieties 5/- to 20/- cwt. K.P. manure 12/6; Crossed Keys, Bone and Blood 11/6; Super 8/6; garden lime 3/-. Grass Seeds. —Good supplies on hand. Perennial ryegrass 6/- to 6/6 bushel, Italian 5/-, white clover 1/3 to 1/5 lb, Timothy 7d, crested dogstail Sd, Akaroa cocksfoot Sd to 1/3; clover mixture 6d lb; partridge peas 7/6 bushel. F. BOWDEN AND CO. Messrs F. Bowden and Company report continued heavy supplies of tabic potatoes, supplies being in excess of demand, and showing an easing tendency, good stocks of all varieties of seed are on hand, and they continue to meet a good inquiry. All varieties of produce arc on hand, hay, bran and pollard selling well. All varieties of fruit in season are available and selling at reasonable rates. Supplies of apples are easing off, and good lines coming forward show a marked improvement in price. Dessert varieties of pears are meeting keen competition. A shipment of Island tomatoes and Raratongan bananas are advised and should arrive on to the market about Tuesday or Wednesday; fresh shipments of Australian oranges and lemons should arrive towards the end of the week. Cauliflowers and cabbages scarce, consignments wanted.

The week closed with prices ruling:— Oranges, S.A. Common 24/-, S.A. Navels 26/- to 27/6, Island 17/6 to 18/6, Poorman 6/-; cooking pears 5/- to 7/6; apples, dessert 6/- to 10/-, cookers 5/- to 7/-; bananas, ripe 27/6; lemons, New Zealand 16/-, S.A. 27/- case; dessert pears 5/6 box; coconuts 14/- sack.

Vegetables, Produce, Etc.—Cauliflowers 3/3 to 7/-; cabbages 2/-; spring onions 1/- to 2/-; cut flowers 3/-; lettuce plants 3/- dozen; bran 9/-; pollard 11/-; sucrosine 18/6; oats 13/6 to 18/-; oatdust 6/6; crushed oats 12/-; wheat 23/6 to 25/-; swedes 2/6 bag; carrots Id; parsnips LJd to lid; beetroot Id lb; honey 6d lb; mut-ton-birds 81(1 to 9d bird; potato manure 10/- cwt; straw £4; table potatoes £7 to £7 10/-; clover hay £5; chaff £6 5/- ton for prime, other cheaper; seed potatoes 7/- to 18/- cwt.

Poultry.—Light hens 1/6 to 1/10; grit 1/- to 2/6 bag. Pigs.—Prices have about doubled for these during the last month, stores realizing 22/- to 31/-, weaners 19/6 to 21/-. We are cash buyers of bacon pigs at full market rates, rail paid to Invercargill. Dairy Cows.—£l2 10/-, £ll, 4 at £lO, £9, £B, £6 2/6, covers 15/- to 18/6. Horses.—A good entry for Saturday’s sale 13 being entered. Good draughts sold well, but aged and light, horses were not in demand. Prices realized £3S 10/-, £36, £33 10/-, £3l, £27, £26, £lB 17/6, £l5, £6, £5 15/-, £4; waggon £lO 10/-; waggonette £6; winkers 5/-; hames 5/-; covers 27/6 to 38/6.

We held a most successful clearing sale during the week at Toa for Mr S. Fisher, dairy cows making up to £l5 10/-, whilst horses, implements, furniture, etc., sold at full values.

Timber and posts continue to sell well, two trucks received during the week and about the same quantity sold, sawn timber 13/- to 14/-, dressed timber at relative rates according to variety; totara posts £7 to £B, broadleaf £7 to £7 10/-; droppers 7/6 to 12/-; stakes 25/- to 45/- 100; strainers 6/- to 10/- each. Ornamental and Fruiting Shrubs and Shelter and Hedge Trees continue to come to hand. Ornamental trees make 2/- to 3/- each. Fruiting shrubs 6/- dozen. Hedge and shelter trees make from 15/to 25/- 100.

General. —Fordson tractor £9O; lawnmower 15/-; barrels and casks 5/-; sewing machine £7 15/-; H.P. range £8 10/-; wheelbarrows 35/-; Record Rabbit traps 26/6, Rival 24/-; pegs 1/9; nets 8/6 dozen; English roofing iron, barb, Nos. S, 9 and 10 galvanized; Cyclone and wire netting at lowest market rates; tea 2/6 lb.

THE SHAREMARKET. SATURDAY’S TRANSACTIONS, (Per United Press Association.) Auckland, September 22. Sales on ’Change: Bank of New Zealand £3 2/8; National Bank of New Zealand £6 17/-; Auckland Gas £1 4/8. LONDON MARKETS. (United Press Assn.—By Telegraph—Copyright.) London, September 21. Sheep: Canterbury 6gd; medium 6|d; North Island medium 6d; New Zealand ewes 4§d. Lambs: Canterbury light Sid; medium Bjd; seconds 7Jd; other selecteds, light 8!|d; medium Bsd; North Island firsts, light 8ild; seconds Bd. Frozen Beef: Australian hinds s]d; chilled Argentine fores 4jd; hinds 7Jd. Other meats unchanged. Cotton: October 9.95 d per lb.

Rubber: Para lOgd; plantation smoked 10 5-16 d. Jute: September and October 31d. Hemp: None offering. Copra: September and October delivery £23; plantation Rabaul £23 5/-. Linseed oil: £46 per ton. Turpentine: 44/- per cwt. LONDON WOOL SALES. London, September 20. At the wool sales 9,802 bales were offered of which 4,103 were from New Zealand. There was a medium offering of greasy Merinos principally good style spinners’ wook and there was a good supply of greasy crossbreds, which were keenly competed. The opening prices were maintained. New Zealand greasy halfbred, “Teviotdale” realized 164 d and 154 d — Australian Press Association. The Department of Agriculture has received the following cablegram, dated 18th instant, from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, London :— Wool. —Sales opened yesterday with large attendance of Home and Continental buyers. Good competition at lower prices. Compared with July closing rates:— Greasy Merino 10 per cent, to 12-1 per cent, lower, crossbred in small supply, and fine crossbred not represented. Medium and coarse crossbred 5 per cent. down. Slipe: Fine 10 per cent., others 5 per cent, lower. Some 166,000 bales available, of which—Australian 78,000, New Zealand 61,000, and South American 24,000. AUSTRALIAN WOOL EXPORTED. Sydney, September 21. Forty thousand bales of the new season’s wool will be despatched on four vessels which are sailing to-day for Dunkirk direct. The Aorangi is taking the first of the new season’s wool to America. —Australian Press Association.