COMMERCIAL.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 2750, 27 February 1890, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

T/t'e Ifaikato '/'{<*•« '>'«««, Wednesday

AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKETS. Mk Ukx. Aitkisn's Market. K"'Port.—

During the week the'supplies of produce have been large. Tberei* a large demand for good shipping potatoes, and these Imve ..baen quitted in good quantity at £3, sack* ' in. Lirge quantities to hand, winch will nut knep, ImvH been difficult. to move off at auction from 30s to 50a, sicks extra. Onions have been in good deuuud lor shipping?! tlnd up to Friday the supply has been fur short of requirements. I hive sold them at lit> 10s to i' 7 per tun, and gd to Id per lb. Wheat in exce-s ot demand at 3-; maize, 3-i: crushed maize, 3s; bran; 4s; sharps, scarce at 4* 61; gariic, I; c 'J 1 * ■i i ba(?fSr>lß 91 ti» 2<t 81 per sack,-, and Is 9d to 2s 31 per ; rhubarb, 1> 6d to 2s; peas, 4d t> B£d per pock ; French beans unsaleable. Bacon and - hams: A small supply of S .uthorn sold .... at K.Vd-to 7d for bacon; to 8d for hams. A quantity of local u» hand in bad condition. This s..ld at from lid t« 4±.; prune local bacon. 6Jd to 7J ; ham--, SJ. Cheese has moved off more freely at from ' ' SV'i to 41J fur all suits and stocks are now hint. Fr. sh butter has been very scarce, and a large demand exists; prices nave ruled from 9J t-> ll£d for primequahty, and Ad to 31 for inferior ; prima rull'in pickle, "" 7d • corned butter, little or no demand at. .. 6d, old make, Id. Eggs : Good supply at 10J til ls HI. In the poultry department ther& has been a large supply "f all sorts, •; and'prices were'much higher; poor and old *' fowls,'is 4d to Is s'l; good ordinary, Is 7d v to 2s 2d ; roosters, young ; in conditionals 9d t<l:3Veach. small and old, 1< 4d to Is fid ; chicksi'.ds tu 1*21; dncks, Is 7d to 2s 31; ■ i geese, none;. duckling-', Is Id to Is 4d ; •• ■ turkey huiw, 3h to (i-j each \ gubblfira, 7s 61 each. There were a large number of pi„'s entered, and prices were lower; upwards of 100 were sold ; Ust lot- • 10s to 14s ; men in m, lis to 9s 3d ; poor, 4s 3d tu ss. Fruit has come to hand in inucii larger quantity ; apples »nd peais have been lower;.pluius unchanged ; apples of ■ ! '" ordinary good quaii : y, § 1 t;« l£l_; seconds, * Jil to |d; dessert sorts, various,' .lj'l to 2d; : Scarlet Pearinnius. 2|d t'3d ; d im-ons, 2Jd to 3?d. 1 Plums: Gulden Drop, 3Jd to 41; • .Pond's Setidling, 4id to SJI; other .sorts, , 3£d:to sd. ; Peaches, 4£d to lid per dozen ; nectarines, 1*; Bun Giiretieo pears, to . ■ 2Sd ; other kinds, ljd'to 2jd ; lemons, ,; choice, Is sd; to 2s' 21; others, 7d to 91 ; Whangarei gr»pe». to 7|d ; damaged, ';5dV outdoor, 3d t > 4d ; passion fruit, 3Jd dozen ; Cape gooseberries, 4£d to £i£d ; tomatoes. Id to ljd : quinces, l£d to 2d; - b ftckberrits, 3d to 4d per lb. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS, i The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Limited, reports as , under

Brisbane, 15!h Fehruary, 1890.—During She pa.~t tcimth the colony generally— 'napecially the coastal district —J)ns been visited by very heavy rains, culminating i'> several instances in disastrous fl.iids and serious loss of property. Th« produce markets have undergone but little alteration worth noting, and the st.Ue of trade has'not,, as yet, exhibited any marked improvement. We quote prices currant, ex wharf or store, as follows :—Wheat (free.) Nd imported in the market at the moment. About 3s (3d could probably be obtained for a small Kne of prime Tuscan for milling purposes.—Oats (duty, 8d per bushel.) A email shipment of fnir ff.e-l arrived this week per " Kate Tntliani,' , and realised 2s lljd to'Se Oid. The market i< only lipbtly stacked ut pieeeiit, but the demand is meiely trifling. Seed timo will be on shortly, and considerable quantities of prime long Tirtaiiana will lik<-ly he required.—Butter (duty, 31 p«rlb.) Market is kept well supplied (locally) meantime and up to Is 3d is obfcunedtor exceptionally prime samules.—Cht»eun (duty, 3d per Id.) Supplies from New Zealand have been coming forward freely, and we hear of several larae shipments now in course of transit. Prices, however, are at present steady at 7Jd to BJd, f'>r medium size, and B|<l to BJ<i for loaf. New S >utli Wales and Victorian productions are otfwiug at low prices, which tend to check any advance in the New Zealand article, although the quality or the latter i* generally pref-rred here. Much 1 1>8, which could be-.ivoi led, is often occasioned by the imperfect and slight packages employed by some of the New Zealand factories.

KocKHAMPTON, F'-bruary 13.—Our last report wan dated the 14th nit., since which business in the produce market has been characterised by extreme dullness, all fodder, bfing in heavy supply with but a limited enquiry. Oats (duty Si I per hu-hel) are also easier with but little demand, and 3a 9d may be given as full value fnr bright, heavy feed. Potatoes (duty 15s per too) : Large quantities of potatoes lihvp come forward, but the bulk have bean in very inditferpnt condition, and have bunn sold at pi ices hardly coveting freight and duty joriiny lots that have arrived, in good condition £8 has bejn readily obtained. Cheese (duty 3d per Ib.) is in fully supply, with a steady enquiry tor Al loaf sizes at 0d ; othor i-izRS are not suitable for this market. Butter (duty 3d per |h.) : The supply of local fresh is still ample for all requirements, and is quoted at Is per Ib.

Sydney, February 13'-h.—Wlient (free): We have little to add tn our remarks when writing last tin the 29th ultimo, the market continuing in much the name condition. Prime samples of New South iVales wheat eiuiinand if anything slightly better fisrnrps, and we quote h;hii* to-day jit up to 3s i per .bushel.— OjiU (free): The oat iti.trket continues dull, and tlmngh 2< 2.1 is nominally the quotation f>ir ■ liust nanuses of fuel] and milling nut:, **"i t liti-lo lui-'iness is pi->sit)£, and to the effort *:ilps "f anything like line-! lower values have ti> he accepted. Should Hnppliss c kiii'f.u'ward in miv Considerable! quantity we anticipate a weakenin? iri prices as a consequence.—Butter (duly Id per lb.): During the pa*t fortnight piicos h.vii as we an ii v i pat-id improved slill further, and we to-dsty qnote bait lnf;il factory made butter at from l(kl t> lid, best duby made hntW ruling from B;ltn9t. As the desuann for best factory made at present exone.d.s the we are hopeful thiit even lietr.er piieWs will rule when next writinr. —Cliee.-o ('luty 21 per lb.) : Owinsf to supplies sh olenitis of late, the market shows s> tint) -Oiglit improvement, and WR to-day quote bt'.-r, nvikes of New South Wales and New 'Zealand rliyese at up to Gl per It..—Piititm s (Free): The market at, the.mo'iient i-" somewhat hare of Buprilies, and wn to-day quote :— L ictily grown, £3 ti £3 lOi per tm; W.iniianibqols, £3 10a to £■[ per ton. A further shipments may- !>o expected, however, dniini; the week, we do not anticipate that r.hii above figures will-ha iriiiiiit.iiiiijd.—N-hv Zealand lißiiip (free): In the absence of sal«s ldCtlly, we quotrt nominally be-t quality hemp at up to fi2o per ton, second and inferior quditiis ruling proportionately'. Mki.BOUBNR, Pehnvirv 12.— Grain: There has been an active demand for wheutduring the past week, both »n export and local millers' account. The former includes an inquiry,for .'several parcels as ballast for vessßlM who will uompli tu their cargoes in South Australia, and under th&te conditions brtter |iric«-i have I'een obtained. Tlie Anl.i?on« liae aecureil 2000 bags at 3a 7-J't f.0.b.. and other is boms done at the same money. Accounts from the country state thai, local dealers and milliMU are securing a large proportion of the prime wheat (ittfiiiiK in expectation of better lit ices later on. If fc'uu lie tin; c.t :e it must be at the expense of their town competitors. ' who have thi-< season shown a relu.oiance fc> ourc'lii>*e largely, tliongii they buy freely off saniples at public anetona at. mniJf.rate rates. Wlmtbt'.r itns |»>licv wi I 'prove a suuue.is in the hint; run rem tins to be seen, but in tiio meantime to lirinu' up theqmilitv iif.ttiß flour mada from int'trioi Wheats prime old is buitiK used, "ii'l for tijihwher rates havy to be |>.ud. Tne late ruins in the Nortli-wist-ru districts Imve enabled farmers tn cuninem-e pioutrhintr, and an early -eeding, if the wh ther is ac all favourable, ; 8 louUe.d for this year. The London market i< quoted ut 34h for 480 Ib< for purcels, and 34* 9.1 for cargoes in iron vessels ci.f. These rates are equivalent at existing rates of freight, tn 3< s|d to 3s (!d f.o.b. Melbourne. — Wlieitt: A K-mel deniitnd, with sales for export up to 3s 7Ad f.o.b. Todty we pLiced fair, but not prime new wheat, up to 3-< 7d. and old ut 3s Demand aui.iws.-O its: Market decfiledly weaker for lie.-st quttlitiex, and deliveries are increasing. To-iia,v we made sales 01 Calcnttas at 2* SJ'I, and Taitarians at 2<odti 2- 9d. Wβ qn-te New Ze.a----1 nd Mt'uit ut 3s lid to 5.-J Id, actordiag to samples.