COMMERCE AND MINING

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10614, 12 June 1920, Page 12

COMMERCE AND MINING

WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE. TESTE HD XT'S QUOTATIONS. Buyer*. Seilers JJ *. ,d. A c. ri

HIDE SALES. By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright HE LUO CP Mi. Juno 11. At the hide sales, heavy and medium sorts advanced a half-penny .to a penny. Kips were unaltered. Sloppy lines wore neglected. AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE. isv Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright MELBOURNE. June 11. Barley. English, 7s Sd to 8s; Cape, 6s 8d to 7s per Bushel. Oats, Algerian, 6s , 2d to Cs 3d per bushel. Potaxoes, Al 3 10s to £l4 per ton. 'Onions, A'l3 10s to £l4 per ton. FRUIT AMD*"VEGETABLES WELLINGTON MARKETS. Moderate shipments of fruits consisting of oranges, pines, and mandarins came to hand by last steamer from Sydney, also small consignments of South Australian lemons via Melbourne, the bulk of which arrived in good order, and met with a satisfactory demand. Choice dessert apples and pears are again in good demand, and the same remark applies to passions, quinces, and tomatoes. Tho market is bare of Island oranges, pending arrival of fresh consignments, due pbr Moana on about the 20th inst. Apples, choice dessert 9s to 12s. prime is to 8s 6d, cookers fis 6d io 7s 6d case; pears, choice dessert 12s to Us 6d, prime Os to 11s. stewing 6s 6d to 8s -6d case; quinces 83 to 9s 6d case; tomatoes, 10s to 15s half-case, according to quality; • passions, 83 to 9s Gd half-ease: Cape gooseberries, Cs 6d to 7s 6d half-case; tree tomatoes, 7s to 8a 6d half-case, Poorman oranges, 17s to 19s'case; grapes, ohoico large 3s Cd to 4s, prime 2s Gd to 3s lb. South Australian (outdoor-grown) Is 3d to Is 6d lb; walnuts. Is to Is 2d lb; lemons, Californian 45s to 46s case. Mildura 17a 6d to 183 6d; Sydney oranges, 17s to 19s; mandarins, 19s to 235; pines, 20s to 255. POTATOES AND ONIONS. Heavy supplies of potatoes are now offering from' tho south, and present indications point to a weakening in values. Moderate supplies of onions are available and a fair demand is being experienced. Potatoes, prime Canterbury .£8 10s to £8 15s, good .£8 to ,£8 5s per ton; onions, choice sound £l2 10a to .£l3. per ton’. OTHER VEGETABLES. Supplies of cabbages and cauliflowers havo recently been more plentiful, and values for these lines are a shade easier. A good demand is being experienced for choice pumpkins, parsnips, swedes, beet- • root, and lotture. Beet, 6s to Ss 6d sack; cabbages, choice , 7s to 6s, good 5s to 63 6d sack; cauliflowers, choice 12s to 15s sack, prime 10s to Us 6d, medium 7s 6d to 9s; turnips, S* 6d to 3s 6d; parsnips, 6s to 9s 6d; 9 awedes, 6s to 9s; pumpkins, 7s to 9s 6d: pio mellons. 7s to 10s Gd sack; carrots, choice 8s to 9s Cd, medium 4s to 7s; lettuce, choice 9s to 10s 6d case, good 7s to Ss Cd; spinach, 7s to 10s 6d; celery, 2s to 2s 6d bundle; leeks. Is bundle; kumoras, 8s to 9s bag. EGGS. In fair demand. Best brands of fresh - are realising 3s 7d to 3s 9d per dozen; preserved 2s Gd to 2s Bd. POULTRY. Supplies available continue, moderate, and all good lines are selling well. Fowls, choice roosters 7s to 10s 6d per pair, hens 6s to 8s; ducks, best white 10s to 12s Gd, Runners 8s to 9s Gd; geese, 13a to 15s; turkeys. Is 3d to Is 8d per lb. WHOLESALE PRODUCE PRICES. Laerv and Co., Ltd.. Allen street, report wholesale as follow Feed ' barley, 9a 3d bushel, sacks in; oats, A grade Gartons, 65 9d per bushel, TJ grade Gartens Gs 8d per bushel; chafl, oaten sheaf, good bright, £l3 12s 6d ton. sacks in, £l2 12s 6d sacks returned free on trucks or f.o.b. Wellington: farro food. £ll 15s per ton; flour, in sacks. £l9 5s per ton.; oatmeal, 25’s, £36 to £39 per ton; hay clover, £lO 10s per tqn; lucerne, £ll 10s per ton: potatoes, table {Canterbury), white £3 IGs. Red Dakotas £8 _ 15s per ton, N sacks included; onions, Canterbury, choice 13s per cwt; fowls, hens 6*6(1 to 9s pair, choice young roosters 7s to Us pair; ducks, Runners, 9s to 10s 6d pair. white ducks 10s 6d to 13s pair; geese. 15s pair; turkeys. Is Cd to Is 7d " per lb. dead weight 1 butter, farmers’ separator, milled or dairy, in bulk or lb pats Is 5d to Is s«d lb; eggs, fresh crates 3s 8d to 3s 9d doz.. preserved 2s Sd to 2s 9d per doz; dressed pork, choice 70’s to JM)‘s 10d. 100’a to 110’s, 9d to 91d. chopper" srl to Til per lb; cheese, factory medium, case lots. lljd; loaf cheese, Is Id lb; oyster shell grit, £7 15s; mangolds, 42s Cd per ton. CANTERBURY PRODUCE MARKETS. KEE TOESS ASSOCIATION. CHRISTCHURCH., June 11. ' Lull in business in grain and general produce Hues duo to tho lack of shipping continues to bo the bugbear ot merchants. Several steamers have been delayed in unloading, lack of trucks and labour being jointly responsible. In one case, that of tho Waitorao. tho belated departure of which for northern ports is causing congestion of produce at Lyttelton, tho position has never been worse, Coastal boats to and from Auckland, which previously did tho return run comfortably in thirteen days, non average -tlirro weeks. which is due solely to tho inefficient labour at tho wharves. On top of this the . inadequacy of tho supply of . trucks and the handling of those available is causing delay iu tho departure of vessels. The position Is stagnating business and with both merchants and growers it is a case of standing by. Thorn is no quotable change in valuev, though tho circumstances alluded in are having an casing tendency. Tho rains in Australia re-

movo the prospect of a market there at 'present values for oats, and the same pod tionapplies to chad. AMy hu-sine.-ss lieu.g clone in oats is on a 'basis of 5s to 5s id at country . stations, and chaff is very firm at late quotations. Potatoes are not changing hands to any extent. • The North Island is temporarily well supplied. Quotations remain unaltered. Onions continue to come forward in small parcels at varying prices, according to qanility, of widen a good leal is indiHereat. LAND SALE AT M ARTXNIIOI?OCOJf, Messrs Wright, Stephenson and Co.. Ltd., report that acting under instructions from the Public Trustee, they offered at auction on Thursday hist a dairy farm of 16<J acres, -situated at Dyervill'e, Martinborough. The property was sold on account of the estate of the late Martin ihartigan, and was bought by Mr .1. McGillicuddv at £0 per acre. At the' same time a 5-rooniecr cottage, situated in Martinborough, was sold 'for JioOi*. SALE AT UPPER IIUTT. Mc-ssra Paigety and Company, Limited, report having field 'their usual monthly sale in the Upper Hutt yards on Thursday, 10th inst., when they offered a small entry of sheep and good.entry of' cattle. Although the weather was most inclement a satisfactory sale resulted .both for sheep and dairy cattle, the principal sales were as under Medium empty ewe-s 13s 9d,' small lambs 13s, forward empty cows £S to -C8 10 s, store cows to £5 59, cows and calves. .£5 17s, cows olose # to profit dJ)S 10s to .£l7, medium springing heifers to ,£9. good 21-year springing heifers .£lO to .£l3. WELLINGTON CUSTOMS. Tho Customs revenue received at Wellington. yesterday totalled .Cl 1,7*3 Os id.

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