OPTIMISM DISPLAYED.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 263, 4 October 1933, Page 5

OPTIMISM DISPLAYED.

TARANAKI BULL FAIR. Per Press Association. NEW PLYMOUTH, Oct. 3. At the bull fair, at which 125 head were sold of 142 offered, tho top price was 80 gns. Total realisations wore £IBOO, the average per head being £l4 10s. There was an attendance of 120 buyers, representative of most North Island districts. Mr W. Lovell, of Tongaporutu, paid 80 guineas for tho yearling Everest Beauty’s Knight (by Pinowood’s Gold King from Reta’s Beauty), sold by Mr T. W. Pearger. This bull’s breeding is outstanding. There were many sales of between 20 and 30 guineas, and one of 45 guineas. A feature of tho sale was the optimism | of vendors and buyers alike. j FRUIT AND VEGETABLES. WELLINGTON MARKET PRICES. WELLINGTON, Oct. 4. Prices of fruit, vegetables and other produce in the Wellington markets are quoted as follow: Apples.—Fancy grade Delicious, 7s 6d to 8s 6d a bushel case; fancy grade Sturmers, 8s to 9s 6d; fancy grade Doughertys, 6s 6d to 7s 6d: Washington cookers, 7s to 9s. Pears: Choice Winter Coles, 12s to . 14s a bushel case; choice Winter Nelis,. 11s 6d to 12s 6d; choice fancy P. Barrys, ! 10s to 12s 6d. Lemons: N.Z. cured, 7s to 9s a bushel case; tree-ripened, 5s to 6b. > Celery: Choice, 8s to 10s a case. Passions: I Short supply, 15s to 20s per box. Potatoes.—South Island grown, Dakotas, £5 to £6 a ton; Sutton Supreme, £5 to £5 10s. Onions: Brown Spanish, prime, 8s to 9s cwt; Canterbury, 4s to 5s cental bag. Cauliflowers, best, 15s to 18s 6d sack. Cabbage, choice, spring cabbage, I Is 6d to 5s case. Carrots, 5s to 6s sack; I parsnips 7s to 8s sack; swedes, 3s to 4s j sack; French beans, hothouse, Is 6d per pound; asparagus, 8d to lOd bunch; green peas, Nelson 7d to ! 8d per lb, Hawke’s Bay 8d to 9d per lb, Otaki, 9d per lb; new potatoes, Nelson 2d to per lb, Pukekohe 2d to 2fd per lb; N.Z. grapelruit, choice, 6s to 7s bushel case; cucumbers, choice, hothouse, 5s 6d to 8s 6d dozen; kumeras, 3s 6d to 4s bag; pumpkins, grey, 7s to 8s per sack; rhubarb, 5s to 5s dozen bunches, forced 6s to 8s dozen bunches; lettuce, good heart, 6s to 8s per dozen; walnuts, prime,' 5d to 6d per lb; case. Eggs—Fresh, first grade, lid per honey, bulk, to 4£d jjer lb. Average prices of fruit and vegetables sold in the Wellington markets last month are reported by the local fruit inspector as follows: —Apples: Sturmer, 6s to 8s 6d per bushel case; Delicious, 6s to 8s; Dougherty, 6s to 7s 9d; Washington, 7s to 9s 6d; Granny Smith, 8s to 9s 6d; Rome Beauty, 6s 6d to Bs. Rears : Winter Cole, 10s to 12s 6d per bushel case; Winter Nelis, 9s to 11s; IJ.1 J . Barry, 7s'to 10s 6d. Lemons: Choice, 8s to 11s per case; others 5s to 7s 6d. Boorman oranges, 5s to 7s 6d. Cauliflowers, 7s to 14s per sack. Cabbage, 4s to 7s per sack; spring cabbage, 2s to 4s per case. Spinach, 4s to 7s per case; lettuce, 5s to 9s per case; leeks, 4d to 7d per bunch; rhubarb, 6s to 10s per dozen bundles; carrots, 3s 6d to 6s per part sack; parsnips, 4s to 7s per part sack; pumpkins, 5s 6d to 6s 6d per sack; marrows, 3s 6d to 4s 6d per case; swedes, 2s 6a per cwt; onions, 4s to 5s per cental bag; spring onions, 8d to Is Id per bunch; asparagus, lOd to Is 7d per bunch; cucumbers, hothouse, 6s to 11s per dozen; tomatoes, Is 6d to 2s per lb; French beans, Is 6d to 2s per lb; green peas, 7d to Is 6d per lb; now potatoes, 2fd to 3 3-4 d per lb; potatoes, £5 to £6 a ton. AUCKLAND MARKETS. CANADIAN ONIONS REACH AUCKLAND. AUCKLAND, Oct. 3. Local millers have notified an increase of 10s a ton in the price of pollard, which now stands at £6 10s at the mill. Merchants arc still quoting Australian at £7, but supplies are dwindling, as the market across the Tasman Sea has been very firm of late, and quotations have been too high for fresh ordering. The demand continues good, but it may bo affected, in future by a new competitor in tho shape of wheat-meal, which is available at £7 to £7 5s a ton. The wheat market is steady, with a good demand, in which ungraded lines take a big share of business. The potato market is steady, with last week’s prices at £5 15s to £6 a ion maintained. The notable event of the week has been the arrival of the first substantial shipment this season of Canadian onions. About 3000 bags came to hand, and these are being freely dealt in at 14s 6d to 15s per 1001 b bag. LOWER SUPPLIES OF TIN. LONDON, Oct. 2. The statistical position of tin at tho end of September, compared with July and August was as follows:

CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET. NEW YORK, Oct. 2. Chicago wheat. —December, 89J cents a bushel; May, 93§ cents. New York, cash, 97g cents. FOREIGN EXCHANGES. POSITION OF STERLING. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, Oct. 2. The following rates on foreign exchanges were current to-.day, compared witfijiar: Oct. 2. Par. New York, dol. to £1 ... 4.783 4.866

LONDON, Oct. 2. Silver.—Cash, 18jd per ounce; ' forward, 18 9-16 d. BASE METALS MARKET. SHARP ADVANCE IN PRICES. LONDON, Oct. 2. The official London (middle) quotations for Monday, as reported by the Australian Mines and Metals Association, compare as under with those previously cabled:—

July. Tons. Aug. Tons. Sept. Tons. Visible supplies . . 37,446 33,126 28,892 Straits carry-over . 6,966 6,090 4,712 Supplies . 8,242 7,150 5,138 Deliveries . 10,065 11,714 8,377

Montreal, dol. to £1 4.875 4.866 Paris, francs to £1 78 23-32 124.21 Brussels, bel. to £1 22.125 35.00 Geneva, francs t o£l ...... 15.90 25.225 Amsterdam, florins to £1 7.65 12.107 Milan, lire to £1 58 11-16 92.46 Berlin, marks to £1 12.925 20.43 Stockholm, knr. to £1 ... 19.395 18.159 Copenhagen, knr. to £1 22.40 18.159 Us Jo, knr. to £1 19.90 18.15S Vienna, schgs. to £1 *29 34.585 Prague, knr. to £1 103.875 164.25 Hel’fors, marks to £1 ... 227 193.23 Madrid, pcs. to £1 3627-32 25.225 Lisborn, esc. to £1 102.50 110 Athens, drach. to -£1 560 375 Belgrade, din. to £1 230 276.31 Bucharest, lei to £1 522.50 813.60 Warsaw, zloty to £1 — 43.38 Rio de J., p. to mil 5.899 B. Aires, p. to peso +45 47.62 M. Video, p. to peso *37 51 Calcutta, p. to rup. 18 3-64 18 Shanghai, p. to dol 15 7-16 — H.-Kong, p. to dol 17 3-16 — Y’hama, p. to yen 14i 24.582 Batavia, florins to £1 ... 7.67 12.107 *Nominal. +Official. SILVER.

Sept. 27. Oct. 2 Per ton. Per ton. Copper— £ s d £ s d Standard, spot 34 12 6 35 10 n Standard, forward . 34 16 3 35 1441 ‘Electrolytic 37 15 0 38 15 0 to 38 5 u 39 5 0 Wire bars 38 5 0 39 5 U Lead — Forward 11 18 9 12 13 Spot 12 2 6 12 3 9 Spelter— Spot 16 12 6 16 17 6 Forward ; 16 17 6 17 3 9 Tin— fSpot 216 16 3 222 13 9 Forward 216 11 5 222 12 6 Silver — Standard, per oz ... Fine : 18 7-16d 192 d 18jd 19 15-16d tAmcrican, 47.5C cents a ■lb. 9 cents a lb