COMMERCIAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVII, Issue 263, 10 November 1906, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

FRUIT iND PRODUCE MARKETS. AneUoneers report that business in the local fruit anil produce markets during ih> I past week has been dull, and eupplie.-. j throughout were ou tie light side. Owing ito the holiday the usual auction Slice wert ! held on Thursday, and only small hiisincss was done. In potatoes ampin supplies cam" to liand from Victoria at increased cost. Tlit demand for. old varieties has slackened on. owing to supplies of new locals coming for ward in increased quantities daily. In instances the samples are of excellent quality, and there is piotulse of fairly incieas ing quantities coming to hand. Although the extreme rates lately idling were not maintained at the sales on Thursday, good prices were realised. In onions the sto<4: of Californlans lately held have been all cleared at £1S per ton. The market was replenished by a 6hipment of 350 cases which came from Jspau. Tia Sydney. Vpge tables of splendid quality were staged In large quantities, and" were only si'ld witli extreme difficulty at low prices. In daiiy produce supplier were moderate, with no change In values. The fruit market was left very hare, and high priors ruled. The smallest shipment from Sydney for 20 years past at the same date arrived by the Victoria on Monday, consisting nf a few oranges, mandarins and passion fruit. Local supplies comprised a few preen B ooneh.-rr!<vi Tumi Walkato, the first cherries ~,f the sea ■ion from Walkunietc. tind n fair Bupply "1 lemons, all of which were quitted at -satisfactory prices. The Navua lauded a fair argo of bananas from Tonya on Thursday. which came to a good market. Poultry war. in very moderate supply to an e\ceedingly strong demand, and even higher prices th.iv lust week were realised. Very few vmii>.pigs were penned. The following were thrilling prices at Thursday's auction sales; Field Produce.—Potatoes: Local, new. su perior. -.'Jd to. 21(1 lb; ordinary to goi«J. 20; medium, lid: Victorian, old, £12 ton. Ku maras: Island, f>/ to II ewt. Onions; American, is/ ewt; Japanese. in/ to 10/. Chaff. £."> ')/ to £.1 10/ ton ex store. Vegetables.-Green pe:is. l"d to 1/2 peck Asparagus. -Jd to Hd dozen. Dairy Produce.—Dairy ami separator butter. Oi'd to lOJil lb: pastry, Sid: milled, in bulk, for export. lOJd: fiirtory rolls. \i Eggs: Fresh, .SJd to Oil dozen. Cheese: Farmers', 6d lb; factory, 70.; loaf. none. Bnrou Factory, Sd to Sid. Hams: Factory. !Ud. Fruit.— Apples: American, 12/ Cto 17/ ease Grapes: Hothouse, 2/4 to 2/U II). TomUoi-e Hothouse. 10d to Ild. O-anges? Local dessert, 3/ to S/ ease; Poor Man's, l'fl to -G; Islnnii, 12/ to IS/: Sydney, r,/ to 8/fl. Man darins: Sydney, 8/ to 10/. Lemons: Local prime. 5/ to (V; rough nnd coarse. 2/fi to -f'. PatiPion fruit: Sydney, 12/ to 14/. Cherries Local. 1/ !l>. Oo'iseherri' s, 4/ to n.'fi hc\ Rannn-as. 2,'R to '•! bunch; repacked. 2d lb I'iiies: Tongan. 4/ to 6/ case. I'oultry- — Flpiis. II to 2/4 enrh: tabV roosters. 3/10 to 4/1: due];*. 1/0 to 1 '!): chicks. Cd to 0d: duekllnvs. Gd to Orl: mr keys, gobblers 7/ to 14/6, he.ns 3/ to 7/3. LONDON CABLE. (L'y TclegrapU.— rress Association ) iKeceived 10.15 a.m.) LONDON". November fl. The stork of gold coin ant] bullion is estimated at S'JT.OTii.nOn ; reserve. JulO.fl7fi.OUd : proportion of reserve to linbilities, 38.33. Notes in circulation. £25.aG3,00n. Public deposits, £R.53R.000: other deposits, £40.STU.OOfi. (Joverament securl'.ies. £l.i,f)sfi 000 : other Kerurltics, £32.nr>5,000. Three months' bills nre discounted at 5 ir>-16 peacent. Consols, SH. New South Wales four pe.r cents. 10!H: 3$ per ce.nts. !)!<: threes, 87*. Victorian "1 per cents, 100. South Australian threes i 87. Queensland 3* per cents. '.IflJ. New Zealand fours. loGl ;3J p"r cents. 10>'J . threes, SO. Tasmaninn JU per cents. 100 j West Australian 34 per cents, P7!; threes.' 874- j The wheat market is qniet and steady j. Thero is a large demand from the I'onti | nent, neutralising the favourable Argentine, crop reports and heavy shipments to Bii i rope. Cargoes aro dull. An Adelaide ship : ment of 10.000 "luaners. December-January. ! sold nt 2D/9. For a New Soutli Wales No vember shipment 30/3 wss offered. A.:s tralian spot is neglected, but is nominally priced at 31/ to 31/6. Short-berried New Zealand sold at 2S/ to 29.'. and long berried nt 20/ to 30/. The flour market Is fUit. Ar, | Australian cargo sold in London at 20 3 to 21/, and at 22/ to 22,6. The] American visible supply is 58,.j66.00u bush- i els. Topper, on spot. £fIS : at three months. £!Ifi r,-s. Tin, on spot. £1941 :at thive months, 1195 3-S. Lead. £19 3-8. Iron. The sugnr market Is firm : German, S/lfi;' First Marks. 10/. In the Bradford wool market a better j tons prevails, bnr prices aro unchanged. j The butter market is steady. Danish pr.id \ at 125/. There Is good demand for choicest j Victorian and New South Wales, which are ■ generally unchanged Fancy brands oe< a-1 sionally reach 118/. There is poor demand for secondaries, at 104/ to 110/. Choicest Queensland k'.IO at 112/. Eight principal importers, representing about four-ufths of the total Imports of rabbits, propose to memorialise the Victorian and New South Wales Governments, asking them to prevent packing between the middle of February and the middle of April, and tf unable to do this, then to refuse to grade rabbits packed at this period. The importers agreed not to purchase any rabbits so packed.