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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 228, 20 January 1911, Page 3

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LONDON WOOL SALES, !)y Cable--Press A-swiatinn— Copyright. London. January 18, At the tallow sales ll.'i.'l ca.,us uere of. , fered and 1022 sold. Mutton, fine .179 lid, medium u.ls Oil; beef, line 375, me(limn ."Ms. Wool.—At the sales !Ki;i3 bales were oll'errd. an excellent selection. There was a large attendance and very strong lioiui- competition. Continental buyers were quiet, and Americans gave slight support, (iood merinos were 5 per cent, below December closing rates, and faulty fully ten per cent; medium and coarse cr.is-nivds showed V/ : , per cent, decline. Copper.—Spot £i>s 12s Oil, three months £SO 10s. Tin.—The market is excited. Bulls are buying heavily. Spot £l9O IDs, three mom lis £l!)ij 15s. Lead, £l3.

AMERICAN WHEAT SUPrLY. London, , January 18. The American visible wheat supply is 7i;,;0!i,()0U bushels. XOLAX AXD CO/S 'REPORT. Poultry.—On Saturday we had a large entry of all classes. Prices show an increase oil all lines. There 'is a scarcity of table birds, for which there is a good demand. We quote: liens, Is 3s to Is Hill; cockerels, Is to Is Sd; chickens, 3d to J (Id; roosters, Is Id to Is Oil; ducks. Is 3d to Is lid; ducklings, Is 2d to Is lid. .

In tin? mart we disposed of a large* quantity of household furniture at satisfactory'p: ice-.

(In Wednesday we held a sale on account of 1!. W. Bond's (.state. Tlicre was a large attendance of buyers and a satisfacLorv sale resulted.

J''rnit.—Large consignments have come to liand from Nelson. Auckland and llawke's Hay. Stone fruits have been selling on a par with, previous week's prices. Tomatoes,- owing to large supplies, have decreased in price. We quote: I'eatias, firsts 5s lid to (is !)il, inferior 4s 0:1 to 5s 3d; plums, Bnrbanks 2s Cd to 4-, yellow 2s lid; nectarines, 3s (id to 5s (id;'apricots, best Us Od, others 4s tid to lis; tomatoes, 3s lid to 4s, small cases 2s (».|; apples, cookers 2s I'd to 3s, dessert os 3d to us !M; pears, 4s 3d to 4s (id; raspberries, 5s Gd to lis (id bucket; cucumbers, Is l)d to 2s (id case.

WEBSTER BROS.' REPORT. Poultry.—At the mart on Saturday we had a large entry of poultry. Prices were:—Pullets 2s, hens Is ad" to lis 8(1, ducks Is 2d to Is Od, cockerels 4d to Is (id, according to size. Fruit.-—During the week ending 14th January we had extra heavy shipments, especially on Friday and Saturday, when we handled about 1300 cases. Prices throughout were very well maintained,) with the exception of plums, which, as usual* dropped to very low rates. The black currant crop at Motueka this season lias been an utter failure. Peaches are keeping their price well owing to very small supplies arriving from llawke's Hay. Prices ruled as follows: Bananas, ripe, 2VUI to 3d; oranges, 14s to His (id; lemons, 4s to 7s; pears, 4s 3d; kumeras, 0s (id; apricots, choice, 5s Od to 7s (id; seconds, 4s Od to 5s 3d; small. 4s; cucumbers, small supply, 3s;, tomatoes. Nelson, 3s Dd to-5s Od; Auckland, 3s to 3s 3d; pUims. all sized'cases, Is to 3s Od; peaches, choice,, (is to 7s; seconds, ss; thirds, 3s Od to 4s; New Zealand apples. 3s 'od; grapes, 10d to 11 >/ail; nectarines, 5s tid; 'greengages, 4s; yellow-gages, 3s; raspberries, in buckets, j'/jd per lb. .

LONDON* DAIRY PRODUCE REPORT.

Messrs E. Griffiths and Co. are in receipt of tlu> following market report from their London principals, Messrs Millfe and Sparrow, dated December.-!): i Trade generally has again been very dull. It is dillieiiit to account for it, but the retailers say the continued bad weatheir is all'ectiiig the consumption, and the strikes in tlie North of England and in Wales are unfortunately still on. But it is pleasant to note that there is a prospect of settlement of the shipyard lock-out in the north, which has played havoc there with all classes of trade. Once the men get back to work, there is no doubt that things will boom in the Xorth, as work has not been so plentiful for very many years in the shipbuilding line, and on top of already full orderbooks it is reported that Tyuc builders have .»ot the contract for the new Cunardir. This in itself will be the means of setting a lot of money into cir-

dilation to the benefit of the trade. ■ DnnUi: Business lias been very slow, juul this week's arrivals have not cleared. The quotation remains unchanged,, alhough it was generally anticipated that I would have been reduced. Siberian: Arrivals arc very small, and here is little doing. French: This description is now very ' lear and buyers are cancelling orders. t seems fairiy sure that supplies during .he winter will be very small. Australian: This week the butters per i.s. Malwa, Moravian and Hovic have been on the market. The s.s. l'era, although due on the 3rd inst,, lias not yet locked, so that her butters will not be available until next week. With the larger arrivals and slow trade, prices have naturally declined, but there is no occasion for the "paniey" feeling which prevails in some quarters. Our own opinion is that there will be a better demand next week, as most buyers will be lilling their requirements for the Christmas "trade. We certainly think that the lower prices are stimulating business. New Zealand: The s.s. Tongariro docked in fairly good time and her butters have hem on the market this week. Unfortunately, the same conditions have prevailed 'here as already reported, and those sellers that went out before, the steamer arrived ottering at lower prices now having the satisfaction of knowing thev have pulled the market down. Hie qualitv is stood, and although the trade is dull, we think that, just a -light rcdiution 'would have been all that was necessary, hut buvers have taken full advantae'e of these cut quotations, ami at the close, of the week agents who were en- | ueavoring to steady the market have had to -live way and fall into line. .(.•he?:,.—Canadian: There has been a good trade passing ami. stocks are cleari„,» up. Altogether the position looks much healthier than it, did last year. Xew Zealand: There is fair demand and the quality is again satisfactory.