In the Market Place

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 525, 30 November 1928, Page 12

In the Market Place

STRAWBERRIES EASIER Local apples were in poor demand at the City Markets to-day. Pears are still difficult to clear and low rates are ruling. Strawberries are selling a little easier. Large stocks are coming forward and the inquiry is good. Gooseberries are selling well at prices similar to those last week. Larger supplies of hothouse tomatoes are coming on to the benches. They are meeting with a fair demand. This week’s shipment of Australian citrus fruit was fairly large. The oranges brought are selling well. Australian cherries, too, are realising good prices. No Sydney pines or loquats were brought. There are better supplies of new potatoes on the market benches. Cabbages, cauliflowers and green peas are in ample stock. There is a steady inquiry for all vegetables. French beans and outdoor cucumbers are now more plentiful. To-day's poultry auction saw heavy supplies. Cockerels are still causing brisk competition. Ducks and hens are selling at low rates. Turkeys are now being consigned more freely and are meeting with a good demand. Pigs sold at late rates to-day. Baconers brought £3 6s to £3 ISs; porkers, £2 to £2 10s: slips, to £1 6s; and weaners, to 12s. Quotations:— FRUIT Apples.—Sturmers, 6s to 8s; Dougherty, 3s 6d to 6s; Granny Smith, 8s to 9s; Canandian Delicious and Jonathan, 16s to 17s. Pears.—Nelis, repacks, 5s to 6s ; Coles, 4s to 6s ; P. Barrys, 4s to ss. Oranges.—lsland, 21s; Sydney Valencias, 10s to 15s. Lemons.—6s to 14s. Tomatoes.—Hothouse, No. 1, lid to Is Id ; hothouse, No. 2,9 d to lOd ; others, 4d to 7d. Bananas. —20s to 325. Strawberries.—lOd to Is 3d. Pineapples.—los to 14s. Loquats.—4s to 7s. Gooseberries.—ss 6d to 6s 6d. Passions.—2s.s to 275. Australian Cherries.—Black, 14s to ISs; red, Ss to 11s. FIELD PRODUCE Potatoes.—New, 6s to 8s bag. Onions.—2os to 24s crate. Kumuras.—l4s to 16s cwt. Cabbage.—2s to 6s sack. Cauliflower.—3s to 9s sack. Pumpkins.—los to 14s cwt. Green Peas. —5s to 7s bag. Beans.—French, 6d to lOd a lb.; broad. 2d to 2Jd a lb. Lettuce.—ls 6d to os case. Cucumbers.—Hothouse, 5s to Ss dozen; outdoor, 3s to 9s dozen. Vegetable Marrows.—2s to 5s 6d dozen. Cabbage.—On benches, Is to 2s 6d dozen. Cauliflower.—On benches, Is to 4s dozen. Rhubarb.—ls 6d to 6s dozen. Spinach.—6d to 9d dozen. Pumpkins.—On benches, 2s to 3s 6d each. Spring Onions.—4d to Is bundle. Radish.—6d to 9d dozen. Carrots, Parsnips, Beet and Turnips.— Is 3d to Is Sd dozen. Asparagus.—sd to lOd bundle. Leeks.—4d to 7d bundle. POULTRY Day-old chicks, White Leghorn, 5d to Sd. Day-old chicks, Black Orpington, 5d to Sd. Cock chicks, light breeds, 3d to 20d. Cock chicks, heavy breeds, 9d to 2s 9d. Ducklings, 9d to Is. Heavy hens, 2s 6d to 4s. Lighter hens, Is 6d to 2s 6d. Prime heavy cockerels, 7s to Ss 6d. Light cockerels, 5s to 7s. Roosters, 2s 6d to 3s 9d. Ducks, Is Gd to 2s. Drakes, young, 3s to 4s. Muscovy ducks,. 3s to 4s 9d. Muscovy drakes, 4s to ss. Turkey hens, 6s to Ss. Goblers, 10s to 16s.

LONDON BUTTER MARKET

N.Z. SLIGHTLY EASIER (Australian and N.Z Press Association) Reed. 9.3 S a.m. LONDON, Thursday. The butter market is quiet, with New Zealand slightly easier and other sorts unchanged. Choicest salted: New Zealand, 176 s to 178 s; Australian, 172 s to 1745. Unsalteds: New Zealand, 192 s to 1945; Australian, lS4s to 186 s; Danish, 199 s to 200 s. Cheese is steady. New Zealand, 103 s to 105 s; Australian, 102 s.

LONDON WOOL SALES

STRONG COMPETITION (Australian and N.Z. Press Association) Reed. 9.16 a.m. LONDON, Thursday. At the wool sales 8,766 bales were offered, of which 4,459 were Australian and 4,236 New Zealand. There was a fine selection of Continental style Merinos, and a good offering of all descriptions of crossbreds. There was strong general competition, and late rates were fully maintained. New Zealand, greasy, Waipaoa, 21 £d top, average 20d.

CONSOLS AND COLONIAL STOCKS

(Australian and N.Z. Press Association) (United Service) Reed. 10 a.m. LONDON, Thursday.

LONDON TALLOW SALES

(Australian and N.Z. Press Association) (United Service) LONDON, Thursday. At the London tallow sales to-day 1,030 casks were offered, and 186 sold at Is decline. Prices were:—Mutton: Fine, 45s 9d; medium, 40s 6d. Beef: Fine, 465; medium, 40s. BRADFORD TOPS MARKET (Australian and N.Z. Press Association) Reed. 9 a.m. LONDON, Thursday. Tops Market. —Merinos slightly easier; crossbreds unchanged. Quotations: 64’s, 47id; 60’s, 45d; 56’s, 33d; 50’s, 29id; 46’s, 24d; 40’s, 23^d. BRITISH BOND ISSUE ( United Service) Reed. 10 a.m. LONDON, Thursday. The Government is inviting applications for 41 per cent. Treasury bonds, 1932-94, at £99. Elolders of 5 per cent, and 4 per cent. National War Bonds, and 41 per cent. Treasury bonds, due on February 1, 1929, which are estimated to aggregate about £173,000,000, are invited to convert them into the new issue, which carries a right, of conversion into 4 per cent. Consols in July, 1929. AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE (United P.A.—By Telegraph — Copyright) Reed. 10.3 a.m. MELBOURNE, To-day. Produce quotations:— Wheat —4s to 4s 9d. Flour—£l2 2s 6d to £l2 7s 6d. Bran—£s 15s. Pollard—£6 ss. Oats—3s to 3s Id. Barley—English, 4s 3d to 4s 6d. Maize—4s 2d to 4s 3d. SYDNEY, Thursday. The following are to-day’s quotations on the Sydney produce market:— Wheat—At country stations, 4s Id; ex trucks, • Sydney, 4s Sd. Flour—£l2. Pollard and Bran—£6 ss. Potatoes—Clarence River (new), to £l2; Tasmanian, £5 to £S. Onions—Victorian Globe, £l4; Brown Spanish, £lO. Oats —Algerian and white, 4s 6d. Adelaide prices are:— Wheat—Growers’ lots, 4s Sid, prompt. Flour—Bakers’ lots, £ll ss. Bran—£6. Pollard—£6 7s 6d. Oats—2s 9d to 3s. . SCOTTISH-AUSTRALIAN CO. (Australian and N.Z. Press Association) Reed. 9.38 a.m. LONDON, Thursday. The Scottish-Australian Investment Company made a profit of £140,568 for the year, making divisible £267,022; staff bonus, £300; carried forward, £144,522. BANK OF ENGLAND RETURN (Australian and N.Z. Press Association) (United Service) Reed. 9.5 a.m. LONDON, Thursday. The Bank of England return was issued in a new form, owing to the transference of the currency notes to the Bank of England in accordance with the Currency Bill passed by Parliament. Issue Department Notes issued 419,089,000 Government debt 11,015,000 Other Govt, securities .. .. 233,569,000 Other securities 10,176,000 Silver coin 5,240,000 Silver cin and bullion . . . . 159,059,000 Banking Department Proprietors’ capital 14,553,000 Rest 3,254,000 Public deposits 21,452 000 Other deposits 99,565^000 Seven-day and other bills 2,500 Government securities .. 52,180,000 Other securities 33,501|000 Notes in reserve- 52,088*000 Gold and silver coin 757,000 The proportion of reserves to liabilities is 43.60 per cent.' Short loans are quoted at oi per cent., and three months’ bills at 4 11-32 per cent.

MINING NEWS

WAIHI.—The following informtaion has been cabled to the London office of the Waihi Gold Mining Company:—For the period ended November 17, 18,249 tons of ore were crushed, for a result of 5.753 fine ounces of gold, and 37,214 fine ounces of silver. This includes 974 tons mined from the Grand Junction area, which yielded 247 ounces of gold, and 1,047 ounces of silver. No. 9 level: Regina lode—Driving west, the next 37ft is a mixture of quartz and country, assaying 16s a ton. Driving east, the next 30ft assays 39s a ton. At 55ft east the full width of quartz is 10ft, and assay value 60s a ton. No. 4 diamond drill: The hole is down 352 ft, and is in quartz of very low value.

AUCTION NOTES «

J. S. de Montalk and Company will sell on the premises at Pin Road, Mount "Wellington, to-morrow (Saturday), at 2 p.ni., a choice residential freehold property containing four-roomed dwelling, electrified throughout, 'on a section 80ft. x 231 ft., well laid out with fruit trees. The house furnishings, garden tools and ibplements will be sold immediately after the property.

Nov. 30. Nov. 23. £ s. cl. £ cl. Consols 56 10 0 56 0 0 Funding Loan, 5 p.c. 1960-90 90 0 0 S9 15 0 British War Loan, 5 101 12 6 . 101 15 0 Conversion Loan, 3i 79 0 0 7S 15 0 Commonwealth Aust., 5i, 1922-27 .. .. 100 12 6 100 5 0 Commonwealth Aust., 6, 1931-41 102 2 6 101 17 6 N.Z., 4, 1929 .. .. 99 10 0 99 7 6 N.Z., 3 h, 1940 .. .. S9 0 0 ss 15 0 N.Z., 3, 1945 .. .. 79 17 6 so 0 0 N.Z., 6, 1936-51 .. 10S 5 0 108 5 0