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+ : STOCK EXCHANGES. FORT OF LONDON CHARGES. (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, March 30. Word has been received by lue uepartt.he Port of London Authority fias uiaue port charges, with special reiereuec to me percentage additions to tariff, docK xue percentage additions now arc:— per cent. Dock dues and additional rent . 55 Dry dock charges and rent . . 55 Discharging and extra ciiarges . bo j imports, landing and extra ciiarges 624 j Additional rent 55 Proportionate reductions will be made in the rates on refrigerated produce, soft wood, common paper arid boards where the percentage increases have been merged j into the rates. The reductions will not J apply to transactions before January 1 j last. ORCHARD AND MARKET CONDITIONS, j The Director of the Horticulture Division f has received the following report from Ins | officer regarding orcharu and marketing conditions in Canterbury at the end of February. 1923: Apples: Crops very good. A large percentage of black spot; prices rather poor: Apricots, cherries, and raspberries: Fimsned. Nectarines: fair samples, with good prices. Peaches: Crops have been good, with fluctuating prices. Pears: Crops heavy, slow of sale. Plums: Almost finished, prices low. Plums (.Japanese): Heavy i crops, with rather poor prices. Toma- / toes: Heavy crops, prices pool 1 . Walnuts: j Crops heavy, with a good deal of disease, j BUTTER AND CHEESE. A. H. Turnbull and Co. have received | a cablegram from \\ . Weddel and Co., j Ltd., datud London. March 9, a s follows Ua-st week's Quotations being given in j parenthesis):—“ Danish butter. 210 sto 216 s (2248); New Zealand butter, unealted, 210 s | to 212 s (,212s to 2145); New Zealand butter, ; salted, 205 s to 210 s (20Se to 2125); market j quiet. New Zealand cheese, white, I ris | to 142 s (134 s to 1385); New Zealand cheese, coloured, 142 s to 144 s (.136.2 to 140 s), market firm.” POULTRY’ MARKET. There have been heavy listings of poultry during the week. The demand is good for prime quality birds, though a i large proportion of the entries are not primed. Table chickens are 5s (5d to ; 15s 6d. hens 2s tid to 9s 3d. ducks 4s to lls 9d, pullets 4s Gd to 15s tid, geese Ss to 10s, turkeys Us to 3Ss 6d, all per j EGG MARKET. The demand for eggs continues good. The supply shows a further decrease, but is much ill excess of last season. Canterbury Co-operative Poultry Producers, Ltd., first grades are 2s 2d, seconds -2s, duck's 2s 2d per dozen. OTHER EXCHANGES. (Per Press Association.) DUNEDIN. March 10. Sales on ’Change—National Electric. £1 Is: Soldiers' Settlement Bonds, £IOO J7s 6(1. Reported Sale—Huddart-Parker (ord.), £2 19s 3d.