FRUIT AND PRODUCE

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 968, 10 May 1930, Page 11

FRUIT AND PRODUCE

WELLINGTON MARKET REPORT FROM BROKERS Laery and Co., Ltd. Wellington, report present values as follow:—Apples: Fancy Cox’s, Bs, 10s; Jonathans, ss, 5s 6d; Delicious, ss, 5s 6d; Stunners, ss, 6s; cookers, ss, 5s 6d bushel ,case. Pears: Choice Coles, 6s 6d, 7s 6d; Nelis, Gs, 7s: cookers, ss, 5s bushel. Cape gooseberries: Choice, ss, 5s 6d half-case. Passions: Choice, ss, os 6d a box. Lemons: Choice cured, 16s, 18s; others, 10s, 12s bushel case. Quinces: Choice, Bs, 9s; others, 6s, 7s bushel. Grapes: Choice large, Is 6d, Is 7d; others, Is 2d, Is 4d a pound. Tomatoes: Choice red, Bs, 10s: coloured, 6s, 7s half-case. Cucumbers: Choice, 18s, 20s; others, 12s, 16s banana case. Tree tomatoes: Choice, 7s, 8s: others, 5s 6d, 6s 6d half-case. Pumpkins, red: Choice, 5s 6d, 6s sack. Celery: Choice, 3s, 4s dozen heads. Lettuce: Choice, 3s, 4s 6d banana case. Kumeras: Choice, 7s, 7s Gd sugar bag. Peas: Choice, 16s, 18s half sack. French beans: Choice, 13s, 17s half-sack. Black Leaf 40: Ten-pound tins, 555; 21b tins, 14s 6d tin; *lb bottles, 5s 3d each; loz bottles, 14s 6d a dozen. BANK OF ENGLAND WEEKLY RETURN LONDON, Thursday. The Bank of England return is as follows: Issue Department Notes issued in circulation £358,490,695 In banking department. .. .. 65,081,772 Government debt 11,015,100 Other Government securities 232,893,904 Other securities 11,628,697 Silver coin 4,462,299 Fiduciary issue 260,000,000 Gold coin and bullion .. . . 163,572,467 Banking Department Proprietors’ capital 14,553,000 Rest 3,192,794 Public deposits 16,211,092 Other deposits, bankers . . 68,534,385 Other accounts 36,034,433 Seven-day and other bills . . 12,568 Government securities . . . . 56,362,629 Other securities, discounts, advances 16,163,947 Notes 65,081,772 Gold and silver coin .... 929,924 SHORT LOANS AND BILLS The Bank of England rate of discount is 3 per cent., to which it was reduced on May 1 from 3* per cent. Short loans are quoted at 2 per cent., compared with li per cent, last week. The market rate of discount for best three months’ bills is 2 5-32 per cent., as compared with 2 11-32 per cent, last week. FOREIGN EXCHANGES The following rates on foreign exchanges are current today, compared with the cabled quotations on May 6 and par:— May 8 May 6 Par. Montreal, dol. .. New York, dol. .. 4.85 31-32 4.86 1-8 4.566 Paris, fr 123.86 123.85 124.21 Brussels, belga .. 34.825 34.83 35.00 Geneva, fr 25.085 25.085 25.22 Amsterdam, fl. . . 12.075 12.075 12.10 Rome, lire 92.68 92.71 92.46 Berlin, r.m 20.36 20.365 20.43 Stockholm, kr. .. 18.105 18.10 15.159 Oslo, kr 18.16 18.16 18.159 Copenhagen, kr. . 15.165 15.165 18.159 Vienna, sch 34.455 34.46 34.58* Prague, Rr 164 164 1-8 24.02 Helsingfors, mark 192 7-8 193 192.23 Madrid, pes 39.735 39.84 25.22 J Lisbon, escu 108.30 108.30 Athens, dr 375 375 375.00 Bukarest, lei. .. SIB 83 8 25.22* R. de Janeiro, mil. 5 7-8 5 7-S Buen. Ayres, dol. 43 7-S 43§ 47.57 d Calcutta, rupee . 3 7 13-16 17 13-16 ISd Shanghai, tael .. 22| 22 7-8 Hong Kong, do!. . 17 15-16 18-1-16 Yokohama, yen . 23 3-8 24 3-8 24.58 d Batavia, fl • 12.07 1-8 12.07 7-8 12.10 COLONIAL STOCKS The following table gives quotations for consols and colonial inscribed stocks, compared with those of April 30:— Price Variation £sd s d Consols, 2* per cent. . 55 5 0 20 Of Funding Loan, 4, 1960-90 89 10 0 Same. War Loan, 5, 1929-47 . . 101 12 6 7 6t Conversion Loan, 3* . . 77 10 0 15 0t Victory Bonds. 4 . . . . 93 10 0 1 3*. Com’wealth, s*, 1922-27 91 17 6 2 6* Oom’wealth, 6. 1931-41 . 99 17 6 1 3f Victorian, 3, 1929-49 66 5 0 5 Ot Victorian, 35, 1929-49 .. 70 10 0 12 6* Victorian, 51, 1930-40 96 12 6 2 6* Victorian, 5. 1932-42 . . S 9 2 6 12 6* Victorian, 42, 1940-60 85 7 6 7 6t N.S.W., 4, 1933 ...... 94 10 0 5 0* N.S.W., 3. 1935 S 5 10 0 5 0* N.S.W., 35, 1930-50 .... 69 17 6 3 9* N S.W., 65, 1930-40 .. 99 17 6 2 6t N.S.W.. 6, 1930-40 .... 98. 0 0 17 6t Queensland, 35, 1930 .. 100 12 6 2 6t Queensland, 3, 1922-47 . . 67 0 0 5 Of Queensland, 6, 1930-40 99 5 0 5 0* N.Z., 45, 1949-5 S 93 7 G 10 0* N.Z., 31, 1940 89 5 0 2 6* N.Z., 3, 1945 79 15 0 5 0* N.Z., 6, 1936-51 105 5 0 2 6t S. Australia. 31, 1939 S 3 5 0 5 0* S. Aus., 3. ’l6 or after 52 5 0 25 0* S. Aus., 61, 1930-40 .. 99 12 6 Same. Tasmania, 35, 1920-40 . . 82 17 6 17 6t Tasmania, 3, 1920-40 SI 5 0 5 0t Tasmania. 65, 1930-40 . . 101 0 0 10 0* W. Aus., 31, 1929-35 .. 88 0 0 Same. W. Aus., 3, 1915-35 .. 86 0 0 15 0* W. Aus., 6, 1930-40 . . 99 10 0 2 6f tHigher, ‘Lower.