COMMERCIAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1742, 7 May 1906, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

By telegraph, Press Ass'n, Copyrigh London, April 4.

The Bradford wool market is very strong. Common sixties, 27}d to 28d; forty-sixes, 19^d ; forties, 18.Jd. At the sheepfkins sales thero is an average attondanoe, with fair competition. Two thousand eight hundred ba'ea of Australian have been offered and practically all sold. Good combing merinos and best New Zealaod crossbred oombiDgs are fully a farthing above Maroh rato3; others unchanged. Thero is a steady trado in butter, Danish 105 s; oolooial nnohangad. Choicost is soarco and is readily cleared, and there is an improving demand for secondaries. The wheat mirkets are quiet anl prioss steady. Cargoes afloat and for shipment are bold at late price'. Three Australian oirgoos have sold at 80s 101, 3ls and 31s 3d respectively. Holders are asking 31s 91 for South Austra'ian off the oust, Oargoos of flour are neglected aod prices unohaDged.

(Per Press AsHooiation.) Ohristchurob, Saturday. There is very little business passing between farmers and merchants in either wheat or oats. Offerings are very limited and tbo prioes asked for oat, are beyond buyers’ limits. A number of sales of oats have taken place between merchant and merchant to fill orders in hand, and this business has been done on a bssis of prices below what grower, are asking. No first sales of either wheat or oats ars reported. It is reported that some sales of ohaff have been made in the country up to £3 per ton, but merchants state that £2 15s is tho highest prioe they are giving for prime, nnl that supplies at that figure are equal m requirements.

IVatees are without change ia prioe. There is less inquiry on tho part of merchant", and there is such a large proportion of rejections among recent purchases that they would rasher buy later on after the pctatc.es havo been pitted.

The oockifoot harvest from Banks’ Peninsula this year produced 108,000 sacks, yielding 86,000 sack, of dressed seed, which, with 20,000 sacks in merchant,’ hands from last year, makes 106,000 sacks. The local consumption requirt ments total 15.000 saoks, which leaves 91,000 sacks available for export, an increase from lasi year’s quantity of 14,000 sacks,