COMMERCE AND MINING

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10603, 31 May 1920, Page 10

COMMERCE AND MINING

WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE. YESTERDAY'S QUOTATIONS. Buyers. Sellers. -jl* 6, d, -k 6. <l-

;Ex. div. *Cum div. BRADFORD WOOL SALES. , end A”.2. Cubic Assn. and Reutor. (Received War 30. ,">.5 p.m.) LONDON, War 28. At the Bradford wool sales there was a moderate attendance. Average Bradford' combings were irregular and slightly above tlio Liverpool rates. Faulty merinos and crossbreds were mostly withdrawn. STOCK SALES. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. Ltd.. Danncvirke, report tiio following smiles: —During tho week we hold sales at Nqrsowood (Mondav) and Danncvirko (Friday). At both sales boisterous weather was experienced, and only a small yarding of sheep and cattle came forward. There was ft small attendance of, buyers, and biddin'» throughout was dull. Prices for both sheep and cattle were lower chan last sales* rates We quote -.—Empty heifers, JCG; empty cows, A 5 12s fad; heifers in calf, All; 21-year , steers, A a 10s. weaners, AT. Dalgety and Go., Ltd,, Palmerston Korth, report having a good yarding ot eheep and a small entry of cattle at their Feilding sale on Friday, Way 2Sth. All claves of cheep showed a sharp decline in prices, excepting lambs, which met with a very fair demand. Cattle were doll of sale. Quotations': —Sheep: Lambs, 13>s 6d to 20s 7d to 255; empty o"tves, 22s Gel. Cattle: Daii“y iitrito-iS, A 7 12s (id; score cows, A 3 10s to A 1 2s 6d. NO TALLOW SALES. London houses report by cable dated May 2Gth that no auction wasMield last week. Values unchanged. FRUIT AKD VEGETABLES WELLINGTON MARKETS. With lie exception of apples and pears, supplies of New Zealand fruits at tho moment available are only small. In view of the heavy consignments of apples which have been coming to hand tor some time past the market for this line continues very weak. Plentiful supplies of pears are arriving from the south as well as from Nelson, and values for ordinary varieties remain on the low side. Choice dessert pears are scarce, but.(this is no doubt due to the advanced stage of the season. Consignments of pines, mandarins, and passions arrived from Sydney, and choice fruits of the descriptions named met with a good demand. Apples, choice dessert Cs-to 6s 9d r er case, prime -Is Cd to 5s Gd, cookers 3k Gd to 4s; pears, choice dessert 7s to 8s _ fad per case, prime os 3d to Gs Gd, stewing Js Gel to ss; .qninces, choice 8s Gd to &a Bd per case, prime 7s Gd to 8s; passions, Auckland grorfli 6s to 8s half-case, N.STW. 15s to ICs Gd; Cape gooseberries Bs to 7s Cd half-case; tomatoes, choice round 3s to 12s Cd half-case, good Rs to 8s Gd, medium 3= Gd to 5«: grapes, choice large 3s to 3s 9d In, prime 2s Cd to 2s Od; walnuts. Is 2d to Is Gd !h; chestnuts, 4|tT to 4’d lb; rhubarb, 8s to 10s dozen bundles; tree tomatoes, 7s to Ss Cd halfcase; persimmons. 7s to Ss Cd half-case; bananas. 18s to 20s case: Californian lemons. 4Gs to 4.°s ease; Messina lemons, 23s half-e!is=>; mandarins. 95* to 259 case. POTATOES AND ONIONS. The market continues heavily supplied with potatoes, and values show a tendency to still further weaken. Plentiful supplies of onions are offering from the south, and values remain unchanged; potatoes, prime sound Canterbury-grown A'B 15s to A 3, good A 3 5s to A 8 10*; ■onions, choice Al2 13s -to Al 3, good All 15s to AT2 5s ner ton. OTHER VEGETABLES. Supplies of most eruptions of vegetables arc at t.« moment coming forward in quantities sufficient for the requirements of the market, and values for most lines are ruling at what may be considered a reasonable level. Beet, 2s Cd to 3s Gd sack; cabbages, choice 7s to 8s Cd sack, medium 5s to Gs Gd: cauliflower;*, choice IVs to 2Gs, good 10s to 155,, medium 7s to 9s Gd; .iwetles. ■!s to Is per lull sack; turnips, 2s Gd to 3s Cd; picmclons, 6s Cd to 3s rahk; pumpkins, 5s to 7s Cd; marrows, £s Cd to 3s Cd sack; French beans, 9s to 12s 0.l part sack; green pen*, 12s to 17s fid; lettuce Ts Gd to 4s ease; spinach, 4s to 5s care, cii-.-ti-nbcrs. 8s to 10s bushel; kurm-ars. 8s to 3s bag; celery. Is 8d to 2.3 bundle. EGGS. Supplies continue plenMful, and iho market generally is without alteration. Best brands arc worth to-day, fresh 3s to 3s Id per dozen; preserved, 2s 7d to 2s 3d, " POULTRY. In strong demand. All choice lines meet with keen competition ;:t the hands of buyors. R s Gd to 12s per pair; ducks, choice white, 10s to 12s Gd, Hunnors Sd to 3s; geese. Its to Ifa's pair; turkeys. Is 3d to Is 7d lb. At an auction. ot second-hand timber in a building up north high prices were obtained, the average being A 3 15s per ic/;n. There was a great demand for doors and windows, all lots offered being readily sold. The average price for doors was A2 15s. and for windows A 3. A sample ’of Australian chrysolite asbestos, which has been despatched to London, has received a favourable report from a firm of brokers, who slate that "it is white, of good length am! string, and very suitable for asbestos lagging." WELLINGTON CUSTOMS, Tho Customs revenue received at. Wellington on Saturday totalled A 7375 3s 7d.

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