COMMERCIAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2320, 13 October 1908, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

There is a general dullness in the produce market at present aiid-sup-plies of most lines are Tunning short. Onions are almost unobtainable, and are hard to buy at.l7s and ISs nor cut., and there is a probability that the market will rise as the summer ■approaches. Potatoes, on the other hand, are a little cheaper conccquenL' on good shipments from Australia. There is a fair inquiry in Gisbornetor seed varieties, and should the district keep free from blight there \ should be a fair loci! supply. Oats have been planted in many of the small paddocks on the flat*, and as nearly all the crons are showing yell above ground the lands look particularly green and fresh. Tho avheat market is still quiet, and lour remains at tho same price as • ast week.

Chaff ig offering freely, and there I* no chance of prices' going -above present quotations. -Butter and eggs tiro plentiful, dud wnl probably get cheaper as the season advances.

Iho following aa-e the wholesale prices for various lines of produce from merchants in Gisborne: l* lour, sacks £l2 10s per ton, bags £l3 per ton. Chaff (best Canterbury), £0 5 S poorer quality from £5 10s to £6. ’ 1 otatoes, best quality £6 5 S to £6 it's per ton. scarce 01 ' 5 supplies Butter Is to Is Id, eggs lid to Is ICR*bacon haffl *

HIGH COMMISSIONER’S KEPOJRT

[Press Association.]

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l! ‘ l » an endeavor amongst ko’dTlmro'i ra ’ SC i tho l ,r,cos of mutton, i t ie has been more inclination to put chase mutton -during the past. ivock for forward deliveryaiE' muck better feeling prevails. - Curd ? re: Canterbury 4d, ItJ-tnd did, River Plato did. . ° mmb market is steady,’with an improved demand on account of ■ tie weather. There i s no change' in uai'd^ rlCeS ’ tendency is upl le demand .is dull, very little business doing. IcotTias * ,con unfavorably affected bv a large supply from America and tho Argentine, and the weather latclv ■asbeenunfuvcnablo to the sale - of met. Hindquarters are 32d and forequarters at 3Jd. . Ihe butter market i s steady, but .uutbout an.imatuin. Danish i s at lie"’ &lberultt 118s > and Canadian --

1,0 ; -,ltorati °u in the cheese ma.het since last week. There is at 6U dClULind ' Cai!aJian brands aro (

Jho hemp market is quiet, with *-aall business do.-ng." Current quotations are: _ Good, fair grade \ n fma’ f~ ?b W,; fair <>n’spot. 7oq ’ I n alr current Manila, on spot ~2d ,0s I’ or October to December shipment' there is no change-,in price Last week s output from Manila amounted t-o 19,000 bales. Tho cocksfoot market is dull, and tefS T not keen to do business, "right, clean IGb seed is at 84-s t*er owt, 5 L 1

AVool.—Tho -following are current quotations for Bradford Vcps- 3G’s (low cross!)reds) pi, -M’s (low orossl’n^ t J S -\?> d ’ crossbreds) LOid, 08’s (belfbreds) l s 3d. 6C’s (quirterbreds) Is lO.ld. The hop market *is quiet, but' steady, tho demand being chiefly for best quality at last quotations. WOOL. United Press Association. Copyright . , LOXJJOX, October 11. At the* wool auctions there were good tales, with a hardening tent"?'; o e J ! ? V ° Loi -' u catalogued to dite 13-,2d0 ba.es, and sold 124,11,3 bales, hollowing were the average Prices realised for the fleece por- ' . of the clips named: Rakaiata h.d, lve.ickangu Bjd, and Okirac 7£d.