COMMERCIAL.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 356, 3 April 1889, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

Messrs Arthur axd Buddie's 'Weekxy RePORT. — There has been a fair demand for produce generally. Potatoes of good satnplemove off freely ; more could have been placed. Onions are in good demand ; growers are "wanting a price, bey nd that which shippers can afford to give. Cheese has come to hand in large quantity ; there is a fair demand for good quality., Fresh butter : The supply is far bolow.the'demand, but little inquiry yec for corned or pastry. Bacon and hams of pdme quality are much wanted. Eggs are wanted fresh, and good honey moves oif slowly : 'prices still rule low; but little grain to hand. Fruit has been in lar&e . supply ; , prices for sott fruit remain , about the same as last week ; a little improvement for good clean apples, still a large quantity of wormed to mind. Lemons in fair supply ;v; v pi-ices about the same : but few grap-s to hand. Po iltry were entered in Jargo number. Fovr s brought about the suno, as last week ; ducks and geese soli a litle higher ; turkeys were not so large, therefore did not reach such a higu price. Pigs well ; a good supply. There have been nine sales by auction this w ek — four of household furni ure and effects. On Monday, at the residence of Mr J. B.ackman, Grafton Road ; Tuesday, at the residence of Airs Cox, New North Road ; Wednesday, lit the mart : Thursday, attheri sidence of Mr W. \V. Dalby, Wellesley-street; At each there was a good attendance, but bidding languid: prices have r.uled in favour of the I buyer; one of draper^, etc., at the mart ou Monday, which passed off very satisfactorily ; one of the propertied on Thursday, by order of the Registrar of the Supreme Court; but little? interest was manifested, the whole were purchased for the mortgagees. Three of pcul ly, produce, fruit', groceries, etc., at the mart on Tuesday. Thursday, and Friday. These luve been well attended; good competition, and large amount of business done at satisfactory prices. Killing and stock fowls sold at lOd to 2s 2d each ; chicks. 5d to Is; game, Is Id to 13 4d ; Houdau*, 2s 6d to 3s 6d each ; chicks. Is; Ham burgs. Is 4d; light Brahmas, 2s to 2s 7il ; dark Brahmas, Is lOd to 2s fid ; turkeys, 2s 9d to 3s 8d ; pigjons, 6d to Is 2d . canaries, 2s 3 I to 3s 3d ;. table ducks, Is 2d to la lOd": Pekin, Is 6d 10 Is lid ; Aylesbury, Is 6d to Is lOd ; pigs, 6s 6d to 15s each ; potatoes, 3s 4d to 5s ; cow potatoes. Is 7d to 2s 6d ; onions, 3d to Id per lb, 11s to lls 9d per c^t. : pumpkins, 2s lOd to 4i> ; cabbages, 2s 2 1 to 2s 7d ; red cabbage. Is Id to Is 5d per dozen ; rhubarb, Is to 2s 3d ; carrots, sjd per dozen ; mangle wurzels, 20s ; marrows, 13 Id to" Is 7d ; cucumbers, 2^d to 7Ad ; citron melons, 3s 3d ; pie melons. 2s 8d to 3s cheese, 2sd to 4.Jd ; inferior cheese, ljd to 2Jd ; bacon, 3id to 5-} d, 2d to 3Jd ; hams, 6d to 7kl ; eggs. Is lOd ; iresh butter, 611 to 8d : salt butter, <Hd to 7d : honey (small tins), 3d, largf tins, 2d to 2}d ; flour, £11 ; o?ts, 2s; maize, 3s td; barley, os, rye grass, 2s lOd : chaff; Is 9d (Sucks extra) ; collee, Is 2d ; jubjubes, S^d ; water-melons, 2s lid to 3s Id ; rock-melons, 2s 9d ; Island oranges. 6s to 6s 6d ; limes, 3s bd : cocoanuts, 6s ; peanuts, 2hd. to 2^d ; tomatoes (small), id to Jd ; large tomatoes. Id to 2d: peaches. Id to 3}d per lb; 2Jd to lOd per dozen ; oranse melons, 3}d per dozen ; passion fruit, l^d to 2d : lemons, 6d to Is 6d ; quinces. £d to ljd ; damsons, 3d to ljd ; bullaces. Id to Id ; golden drop plums, lid to l?rt ; red plum. i\A to 2Jd ; apples, \d to lsd; hothouse grapes, 3|d to 7d ; outdoor, L|d to 2^d. Mr Alexander Aitken's Market Report for the week ending March 30. — The past week hßs been a very busy one. The new market has been opened and has given the greatest satisfaction to both buyers and sellei &. Produce of all kinds has been quitted in unns»alJy large quantities. Potatoes of good quality are scarce — second-class and inferior coming forward freely. Fu ly 500 sacks have been sold during the week. Unions have further advanced in value, and a large demand exi?t*. Grain of all kinds mores freely.andsupplyis short of requirements. Vegetables command good prices. Fresh butter has sold fairly. Corned butter of prime quality very difficult to obtain. Large supplies of second-class inferior. Cheese in good supply ; that of prime quality finds speedy sale. Values unchanged. Eg '.s' Fair supply, and .ire much ■wanted. High prices have ruled. Bacon and hams have sold treely, and supplies are wanted. Honey lias moved more ireely. Waikato make is wanted Poultry of ail kinds in very la' ge supply. Values unchanged. Young pigs entered in good numbers. Demand has not been so good, and prices have been low er. Porkers are scarce, and commanding high prices. Fruit of all kinds in large supply. Values unchanged for alla 1 1 except plums, which arc lower. The demand for this line does not improve, although supplies are but small— their places being taken by pears. Good dessert apples and pears have fetched fair vslaes. Grapes : Those to hand in poor condition. It is a pity that more care is not taken by steamers carrying this and other soft fruits, which are handled as though they were valueless, and regardless of the interests ot theunfortuuate grower. The attendance at the sales has been unusually large, particularly on Friday, at the new mart, the building being fairly crowded throughout the day, and a larere business was the result. >he following 1 are the week's quotations :— Fowls, poor -mti old, td. to lOd; ordinary good, Is 2ci to Is Sd ; hcavv roosters. Is 5d to 2s ; chicks, 8d to lOd ; Cochii 8, Is 8d to 2s 3d : ducks, Is 3d to 2s 2rt ; eeese, <ss 6d; turkeys, 2s 8d to 5s 2d ; pigs, 33 6d to 7s; very small, 2s 6d: heavy, lls 6d; canaries, 3s 3d to 5s 6d ; potatoes, really aoorl, 5s to 5s 3d ; poor lots, £3 18s to £4 Is ; inferior, £2 15s to £3 3s; cow potatoes, 30s to 40s ; kidney 5 , £6; mangolds, 255; pumpkins, 3s 9d to 43 : pie melons, 3s 6d to 3s lOd ; onions, £10 to £12, and Id to lid per lb ; water melons, 4s 3d to 4s 6d ; chee°e, 4d to bd ; butter, fresh, 7d to 8d ; eegs, Is lOd to 2= ; bacon, sJrl to Sid ; ham?, 6id to lOd : honey, 2?d to 3d ; Waiknto clover, in bulk. 3id ; Danish oats. 2s 6d : maize, 3s 9d ; fowl wheat, 3s 7d to 4s ; damaged. 3s ; cabbages, 2s 9d to 4s 3d ; apples, cooking. J5 to Id; small. £d; dessert, fd to l?d ; ribstones, l J ,d to lfd : pears, Marie Louise, 2sd to 3d ; Forrell, l}d to ljd ; other dessert kinds, lid to 2Jd ; small and stewing kinds, id to Id ; tieaches, 1\& to 3d tier lb, and Is 2d per dozen ; small, 35d to 4d ; lemons Is 6d to Is lOd ; grapes, damaged. 2?d to sd ; damsons, Id to Ijd : bullaces, ]d to : plums, all kinds, Hd to 2Jd ; quinces. Id to l^d ; figa, 2d to 2id ; passion fruit, 2d to 2M ; tomatoes, ljd to l?d; green, Jd. Messrs Wilson and Clayton report for the week ending March 29th :— Sales : Six-roomed house and freehold allotment in Grafton Road for £340. Leamington Road. Mount Eden : Fiveroomed house and freehold allotment. £150 Numerous inquiries for cheap properties for cash : househo'd furniture, both new and second hand, selling well at fair prices. Messrs O. E. Pagetand Co. report as follows : Taken all through, the past week's business has shown a marked improvement upon previous weeks. Supplies have been large, «nd in the leading lines of produce both the values and demands have increased. »Potato»shareimprovcd in price, and a ready sale awaits good samples. Onions have risen considerably in price, and shipping requirements cannot be supplied. Growers are holding back for further rise, but this U a foolish policy. Fruit has been in fair supply, and former quotations have been quite maintained. Poultry was in fair suuply. and values remain about the same as last weeTc Hams and bacon of good quality meet a ready sale, and quite maintain former values. Cheese of prime quality is in good demand, but a quantity of inferior sorts is coming into the market. Grain of all kinds main- ' tains its former values, and a fair demand exists. Fresh butter has been in short supply, and requirements have not been filled. Corned butter is still unsaleable.

London, March 28. The total amount of reserve in notes and bullion in the Bank of England is «15,216,000, a decrease of £244.000. The proportion of reserve to liabilities is 41J per cent. Consols are9B}j New Zealand 4 per cent, inscribed stock is 104}. Market active. Australian wheat, ex store, 41s; New Zealand long - berried, ex store, 40s. Copper, £39 10s ; steady. Suear is „ still advancing : German beet, 16s 6fl ; Java ditto, 18s. No. 1 best Scotch pig iron, f .o.b. in the Clyde, 44s 6d. Tallow shows an advance. Best mutton, 26s to 26s 6d ; best beef, 25s to 25s 6d. New Zealand mutton is 4d to 4Jd; beef nominally same price. Sugar is risinjr, owing to rumours of heavy deficiency in the Cuba crop. The acreage in that island is 8,000 below that of last year. * London, March 29. An Australian cargo of wheat ha 3 been sold at 7 593., Beetroot sugar is quoted at 17s l£d ; Queensland brown syrup. 13s. New Zealand hemp, £37 5s to £37 105. (PER NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY COMPANf , LIMITED.) .London, March 30. Frozen Meat : Mutton market better ; Canterbury mutton is worth 4Jd per 1b : Wellington mutton is worth 4d per lb. Tallow.— There is a good demand. Good mutton is worth 25s 9d per cwt. Good beef ia worth 24b 3d per cwt. Butter.— Market dull. New Zealand is worth 60s per cwt. •Sydney, March 29. Onions have raised to £14, owing to scarcity. Four thousand one hundred and seventy-four bags of wheat by the Pukaki, from New, Zealand, have been sold at prices ranging: from 4s 6d to 4s IOJd. , 1 Adelaide. March 29.The total exports of^vheat',and flour to date •mount to 34,000 tons, half,qf> the whole amount available for export. ~ ' Melbourne, March 29, f Seventy thousand bags of wheat have been sold at 5s 7d per bushel. The tdne,of -the market is stiffening.