COMMERCIAL.

Southland Times, Issue 18848, 14 June 1920, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

THE LOCAL MARKETS. Times Office, Saturday, June 12. Small Brasso is now quoted at 10/10 and large at 22/- per dozen. Sickle Brand For- | matin shows an advance of 6/- per dozen. Clothes lines have advanced 6d per dozen. Supplies of smoked red herrings are again available. Old Dutch cleanser has advanced 1/- per case. Morton’s olive oil is now quoted at 25/- and 42/6 for soz and lOoz respectively. CURRENT PRICES. The following arc current prices quoted by a retailer: — —Wholesale. —i Eggs, 3/-. Bacon, 1/7. Butter—Farm 1/3, separator 1/4, factory 1/61. Pollard, £lO per ton. Bran, £S per ton. Flour, £l7 10/- to £2O 10/-. Oatmeal, £3l 10/- to £35, Potatoes, £7 to £S 10/- per ton. —Retail. — Eggs, 3/6. Bacon, 1/10. Butter-—Farm 1/4, separator 1/6, factory 1/8 net cash. 1/81 booked. Pollard, 12/- per 100. Flour—2s’s 5/0, 6(J’s 11/-, 100’s 21/6, 200’s 39/-. Oatmeal—2s’s 9/3, 50’s IS/-. Potatoes—lo/- to 11/- per cwt. Kerosene—-12/3 and 24/-. FRUIT AND VEGETABLES. The fruit market has been much brisker during ihe week. Both pears and apples have advanced m price. A shipment ox Sydney Iruits arrived to a bare market tiic ouier day, and sold at record prices. A ituther lot, comprising oranges, mandarins, passions, pines and melons is due by me t'arawera at Bluff on Monday. Following are the approximate wholesale prices; — Apples, Delicious 12/- to 15/- per case, Jonathans 8/- to 11/0, Scarlets 7/- to 9/-, Esopus 7/6 to 9/-, Dons Maria 7/- to 8/6, Homo Beauty 6/0 to 8/-, Lord Wolseiey 0/- to 7/6, liymers 5/0 to 7/-; pears, Winter Nelis 3d to 4d per ib, Winter Coles 2id to 3id, Easter Bcurne 7/- to 9/-, Vicars 5/0 to 7/0; oranges, 38/- to 40/per case; mandarins, 40/- to 45/-; pinenappies, 29/- to 37/0; passion fruit, 16/lo 19/- per box; grapes, hothouse 1/9 to 2/3; lemons (re-packs!, £1 per case. The supply oi vegetables is still unequal to the demand: —Parsnips, 10/- pier sack; cabbages, 5/0 to S/- per sack; caulidowers, 9/- to 10/- per dozen; vegetable marrows, 12/- per cwt. HARDWARE. Prices remain steady, and although manufacturers appear to be giving better delivery there is still a noticeable shortage in a great many lines. Rabbit-traps can now be procured, and are selling at 50/per dozen. Rooting iron is being sold at £BO per ton and cement at £7 10/- per bag. Black fencing wire is quoted at 40/por cwt. Rabbit-netting is worth 1/2 per yard. Barb-wire is practically unprocurable. THE RIALTO. Messrs William Todd and Co., Ltd., repent the following sales on Saturday:— Poultry—lleus, 2/- lo 3/- each; purebred White Leghorns, 5/9; pullets, 6/9 to 15/-; ducks, 2/9 to 5/0 each; geese, 4/3; cockerels, 2/- to 2/9. Pigs.---Good demand. Suckers. £1 to £1 11/-; wcauers, £1 13/- to £2 9/-; stores, £2 13/- to £4 10/-; sows, £5 15/-, £7 7/0, £7 15/-, £l2; Yorkshire boar, £7. Calves.—s/-; horse, £0; harness, £6 15/-. Produce. —Potatoes, £7 10/- to £8 per ton (bags in); oats, 22/0 to 28/- (bags in); oat dust, 0/-; onions, 12/- per cwt ; mut-tou-bmis, lid; tea (in chests), 2/9 to 2/10 ib; slb boxes, 15/-. Horse-covers, £2 5/- to £2 15/-; cowcovers (iinedt, £1 1/-; (luck cow-covers, £1 10/- to £2 5/-. We held a clearing sale at Mr R. McDonald’s (South Invercargill), on Wednesday, and cows realised £lO 2/0, £l7, £25; heners, £9 10/-, £lO 5/-, £l2 5/-, £5 5/-; calves, £1 2/- to £3 5/-; steer, £4; sheal slack, £44. Furniture and sundries at satisfactory prices.

BRAY BROS.’ REPORT. Messrs Bray Bros., Ltd., report as follows lor the week ending June 12We have revolved large supplies of potatoes during the week and values show a weakening tendency. 'lhe prospects for the future lunge on the altitude adopted by Australia, if the present embargo on Ihe importation cf New Zealand potatoes into Australia is lilted then potatoes should be good value. All produce lines meet with a ready sale at prices below mentioned. Po; aloes. — 7 to £7 10/- per ton. Unions.- -12/6 per cwt. Oats- -5/4 to 5/0 per bushel. Chuli—Prime to £S 5/-; discoloured, £O. Oaten Straw —£5 10/- per ton; damaged, 2/13 bale. Meggitt’s Linseed Meal —25/- per bag. Oat-dust--6/- per bag. Bran —10/- per bag. Pollard—-12/ - per bag. Fruit —Apples (ilessen i. 2M to 4ld i>er lb. according to variety and grade, (cooking) 2id to 2pl per lb; pears, 2Ad to 41d per ib. Vegetables.—Cabbage. S/- ; swedes, 2/- to 2/- per hag; carrots, -}/- per bag; parsnips, to 2d lb. l.epp Salt Lick —2/3 per brick; wholesale, 2/-. Co-a covers — Lined 21/0; unlined £l. Horse-covers —Best American duck, £2 15/- to £3 earh. Sundries—Boots, 35/- pair; honey (101b tins) 10/-; tea (in 51b packets;) 13/6. Mut-ton-bird's, in kits, containing 2-1 to 4.5 birds, 1/- per bird. Furniture. —Our furniture department in Spey street re)>orts a brisk demand for linoleums and floor coverings. We have a stock of best quality goods of the latest patterns and designs. Oak and ritnu furniture made-to-order is our speciality.

McKAY BROS.’ REPORT. Messrs McKay Bros, report as follows; Bacon Pigs.—The sharp fall in the price of bacon pigs in the North Island is having this affect on this market and prices are somewhat easier, but still considerably in advance of northern prices. We take any quantity. Produce. —Potatoes, £7 to £7 10/- per ton; onions, 10/- bag; pollard, scarce; bran arriving soon; chaff, prime, £8 10/-; barley inctl. 17/0; oat dust, 5/G; pressed straw, 5/0 bale. Seed Potatoes —A few enquiries are coming through for seed potatoes, and we have already bought and sold some lines. We invite growers of first-class Up-to-Dates to let us have their enquiries re seed. Fruit. —A shipment of Sydney oranges and melons arrived during the week and sold at high prices to a bare market. We have a shipment of melons and Sydney oranges. Mandarins, etc., arriving on Monday or Tuesday next. Apples and pears are coming forward in good supply, the price for first-class dessert fruit continues firm, 2nd-class varieties difficult to quit. Approximate prices ruling—Oranges, 30/to 40/-; lemons, 24/- to 30/-; pie melons, 24d per lb; dessert apples, 8/- to 15/per case; cooking apples, 6/- to 9/-; dessert pears, 33d to 4ld per lb; peanuts, lOjd lb; cabbage, 8/-; turnips, 3/-. General.—Brisk demand for horse and cow-covers and our special horse-covers at 47/6 have been in great demand. Cowcovers, 21/-. Tea —Orders for our Exchange tea have come to hand from all parts of Southland, showing the popularity of this excellent quality brand. Price, 15/- per 51b box. Furniture. —Pianos, £7O, £BS; organs, £ls, £25; dining-room, suite, £2l. We have also

sold several good lines in complete furnishings. Attention is drawn to two outside sales during the week. One on Tuesday, on account of Mr J. A. Mackenzie; and one on Thursday on account of estate of late Mrs Webster. F. BOWDEN & CO.’S REPORT, Messrs F. Bowden and Co. report better business during the week, being a better demand for all classes of fruit. Supplies are about equal to requirements. Oranges, mandarins, pines and passion fruit came* to hand in perfect condition on Thursday, the market being bare prices ruled exceptionally high. Oranges realising up to 4d each wholesale. Vegetables such as carrots, parsnips and cabbage are in short supply and are badly wanted. The week closed with prices ruling;— Apples, choice dessert, 3d lb; good, 2Jd to 2 :i d; cookers, 2Ad; pears, good Winter Cole and Nelis, 3d lb; others cheaper; cookers, 2d lb; passion fruit, 17/6 to 19/- half-case; mandarins, 36/- to 41/-; oranges, 35/- to 42/-; pines, 28/- to 38/- case; lemons, 25/case; walnuts, 1/64 lb. Vegetables—Potatoes, 8/- cwt; marrows, 14/- cwt; red cabbage, 10/6 cwt; onions, 10/-; cabbage, 4/- to 4/6 bag; carrots, 6/6 bag; violets, 1/- bunch of 25 blooms. THE DUNEDIN MARKETS (Per United Press Association.) DUNEDIN, June 12. All milling wheat has now been marketed in the district, and the chief difficulty is to secure sufficient seed for' growers. Fowl wheat is unprocurable, and merchants are using short oats. The local Government fixed wheat prices for June are as follow Velvet or pearl, 7/11 ; Hunters, 7/8; Tuscan, 7/54—a1l f.0.b., sacks extra (the prices include 14d per bushel brokerage). Millers’ prices are as follow:—Flour, £l6 10/- to £l7 per ton; 100’s, £lB to £lB 10/-; 50’s, £lB 10/- to £l9; 25 : 5, £l9 10/- to £2O. Bran, £8 per ton. Pollard, £lO. Pearl barley, £35. Oatmeal, £3l per ton. North Island merchants have filled their immediate requirements, and the market is therefore again quiet. A weakening in prices is reported from Auckland, but southern merchants, with' the exception of one or two weak holders, arc firm in their ideas of value. A large quantity of oats will be wanted for seed purposes, and once these are used there will only be a small surplus for sale. » Offerings from the country are light. In past seasons growers usually brought in samples during Show Week, but the total offerings last week would not represent more than 1000 sacks. Present values on trucks, country ridings, arc 5/- to 5/2 per bushel, sacks extra, while 5/10, f.0.b., sacks in, Is being asked for B Cartons, and Id more for A grade. THE PRICE OF GOLD. WELLINGTON, June 12. The High Commissioner advises in a cable dated June 9; The official price of gold to-day is £5 5/3 per ounce. None is available for shipment. LONDON WOOL SALES. (By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Ac*stralian and N.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, June 11. (Received June 13, 5.5 p.m.) The wool sales closed flat, 92,000 bales being catalogued and about 40,000 withdrawn. Compared with May the best combing Merinos declined 20 per cent., and Continental sorts and scoureds 10 per cent. Carbonising recovered slightly during the sales. Crossbreds improved gradually and closed 10 per cent, down, and medium 5 per cent. Slipes and scoureds were in fair demand, but were largely withdrawn at the Government reserves. Lambs declined 5 to 10 per cent. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. (By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association). MELBOURNE, June 11. Hides, heavies and medium, advanced a halfpenny to a penny. Kips are unaltered. Sloppy lines were neglected. Barley, English, 7/8 to 8/-; Cape, 6/8 to 7/-; oats, Algerian, 6/2 to 6/3; potatoes, £l3 10/- to £l4; onions, £l3 10/- to £l4.