COMMERCIAL.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXV, Issue 2878, 23 December 1890, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

fU Wmk.ilo Monday. AUCKLAND .MARKET REPORTS. Messrs Esam and Aurnuits Wkkklt KkP'JUT.—Pmdnce : Business m tins department, consequent upon Christinas re inurements and I lie demand tor export to the Islands has linen voiyactne. In pntatows, a large quantity has bifen phieed, hnt at no better in than la>t week s, in f'jci. quotations may bo Riven the .-aim-. Kidtioys ore worth £-1 10s to ; Hobart Towns aro finding their way t«> tho market now, and selling nt about £4 10s. Wh do not anticipate a very activo demand for potatoes after Wednesday until the new year. In hams and bacons the demand has been in excess nt the supply for Hrst quality, inferior plentiful at low rates ; Canterbury, in cloth, equal numbers 7d tf* 7J»I ; local, iid to GJd for bacon* and Gd t«» 7'fd for hams. 12j/K9 ill great demand, and »11 consignnionts cleared at lOd to lid. Better still far in excess of demand ; we quote values at 4d to OJd ; inferior, whatever buyers choose to give. Cheese : We have quitted nearly two tons at prices varying from 2d to ] 4d, average price about 3d. L'iuit was iu 1 largo supply and realised very good prices. Gooseberries < f good-cjuality, 2Jd to 3Jd; small, lid to 2J(I ; cherries were all cleared ut la 3d ; plum-, to 0.V.1; apples, to yd ; grapes, Is 9d. The supply nf vegijtables waa hoavy, and quality rally was excellent; prices v/cro fair. Ihe rtnlss durina the week havo been InrsfMy attended, and tho volume of busings satis, faotory. Appended aro Fridays auction wtea :-Kiduuy*, 3s Gd to fw «d ; Hohurts, ■U to os; Shepherds, 4s to ss; ;ij j onions, Id to ljd ; peap, jyi to J1; French bean«, 7d to '< i: b»o.ul beuis, n ; (jabhages, 4Ad to Is 2d dozen, and trl to Is per sack ; parsnips, lid; carrots, b./i; rhubarb 2\<i to id ; turnips 4d to o J ; t»afs 2s to 2' 2d : bran, 8m Od ; ivhn.it, os h«i; ch.ilF, £:iss to £4; floor. £$> 10s t«. £10: fresh butter, from 4d to ; mionor, H i to 2d ; nggs, lOd to lid ; b icon, 3d to 6i; ham?, .ljd to 3d ; clieo<«, 2d to 4d ; o»nf,ctionary, 4.? d ; jujube, StyJ ; bise.uts, 4d ; soap, 6.'; half-box, box tea, l;is Od ; eutfei', Is ; cherry plums, GAd ; dark plums, -j; apples, l?d to 2d ; large, 2: T d tu 3;td ; small, l ; {d to 2id; cherries, Is 3J ; «ri>.pes, Is 9d.

MARKET REPORTS. Tho Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) report under date: — Melbocbni:, November 26 —Wool - At our last sale we offered a catalogue of oUbales to a full attendanco of the buyers, creasy fleece realising from about /d to 12.U1. Tho November-Decoiober series of London wool sales opened on the 25th mst. Under that dato our head-oflice cabled " Tho salc3 opened at an avorngo decline of about 7'. per cent, on tho last sales closing rates. Tho principal decline has been on medium and inferior greasy and seoured Tho attendance of both home and foreign buyers is normal. Competition from these sources is fairly active. The total quantity Available, including wool held over froni last series, 1f.8,000 bales, 12,000 of which have been forwarded to the manufacturing districts direct." The past week: nan been marked by very variable weather, but, although in one or two isolated instances we hoar of a little damage being done to the growin" crops, on the whole their progress has been satisfactory. On tho whole, not withstanding tho fear oi caterDiliarg and locusts, our grain crops at this pnncturo hold out hopos of being equal to, if not in oxenss of a good average harvest, lhe wheat market during tho wcok has be on steady, and a little more _ dom ind has been experienced ior prune. Duneois, December 11.—Wool; Wo aro nliased to notice tho 8al:s now in progress nt Home aro assuming a somewhat more satisfactory tono. Prices are firm and slightly hardening. Locally there is nothing of anv importance doing in fleece wool. A few bags of pieces and locks are being weekly placed by auction, when most of tho fellmongers aro present and compete briskly for all offered, which realise very satisfactory prices, considering tho tone of the market.—Grain : There is nn improvement to report in tho tone of the market, which continues very q'uet,, ami with tho owptinn of special lots for mix:;g purchases of which are only nude in a hand to mouth fashi in, there is no de-m-ind to speak of. No <-.mld be made of leally good milling white, velvpt and Tnsc m, but at prices which holder geem loih to accept. Red whe d, unless ex. Optionally prime, has no attention what ever, tint owini to tho sin dl stocks or hand, quotations are unaltered. Oi s These havu continue I in vt-ry h; r dem n during tho past week. Stock* an now rapidly d'crea-ing 1-ut pnc-s dt not seem to advanro. esicciaby for tin b'ttersoits, hut meninin aro easier to gis pos () of. and should the fame dem ind con tioue slightlv better prices may be obtamei for these. Buyers for shipment aro ovi dentlv limited to price, and while medniu quality would now nit their purpose, nn mediately au advanro is demanded menu's seems to' bo off. In the meantime las weok's quotations for short oats aro hrm but long are neglected, as arc also black except at pi ices out of proportion to th value of others.— Dairy produce: ll> market is prettv well cleared out e factorv-inadii old cheese, but the _ new t now coming forward, and selling in sinal parcels nt 4}d to -P.d for medium sizf Butter shows no improvement in Mie de mand, which is only for 1 0-• -i!_ requneinftiit at for prime sailed m i'.'o'l t. Ive.es, /,l 8d ; ill ether packages, o 1 t ' . d per lbFlax : There is a very fan- dem 'il l fo thovor-bly se.il.eh-d bruda luferand medium is n!v> -al-'at'le. r..::. at 1-r.co I, . in!r.l With tl.iis ii ",f.:,' q.ulitv. 1,,')/!.t £l!) 10-* S2O r»< ]11 ,l,! :i'!to U'"'-d, woll-dre-HO-d, £113 10s t Ti-;; r/Miiiiion, co.uvj und strawy, £10 t

per L;jii. CIi'ttWTCHUUCfJ, Decemhav 12 —Won] : Wo are plp.ishil to notice a Mightlv iiniinr ions durina th'< \ve>'i: in tho London mar- \-> t an'] trniit >t iii:iv b<i retleered locally "11 f).!C3tiilwr 18 Mid 10,'.vi-.eu tlto next aro to h« held. The *erie-< wi)l comprise about 000 bales amoiij? thn aw.cmfc'd brokers, int:lutiisom" well-known clip*, aiuwi k\*\j w iiti i.'p.', Mimil auio. s ware lie hi nt Ranguira ami A'utorlcy, at which, th»w«h the att'-indauco »vus limited, t.nrly vitwactnry rosultrf onsuctJ. I,ll \ lennnd cliouts that eWi »*w>l«'vJ y ? t; p.m. on Monday, December 10. »\ hint: There is no new feature to report in this market, remain unchanged.--Oitti aro in improved demand, and several transactions have taken place during tli" week. — Dairy produce : Hatter OJ to <■', chee>e ,"d to 1-1 per lb.