THE MEAT MARKET.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 14308, 20 March 1912, Page 11

THE MEAT MARKET.

The British-New Zealand Meat and Produce Co., Ltd., has received tlie following cable from its London office: —Canterbury.wethers and maiden owes 48-561b. 42d: do. 56-641b, Hft; do. C l-72!b. 4d: North Island, 48-561b, 3Jd. do. 56-641b, • 3jd; Canterbury iambi 28-361b, old, do. 38-I2lb, ojd, do. over 4211.. SJd : North Island. 28-361b,'5id, do. 36-421b. "ijd; beef, average price all weights; N.Z. hindquarters, 3Jd; N.Z. forequarters, 3d. GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKETS. (nv OI'K'COMMEHCIAL EDITOR.) Tuesday evening. There is still no change to report in the wheat market. There is a little business passing, but nothing iery great, and prices are at last week's level. Oats also are unchanged so iar as prices go. Enquiries continue to come to. hand from Australia, and this Las the effect of steadying the New Zealand market to some extent. Chaff is in fair demand, aud nrices .-.re firmer at from 50s to 60s. * • Thoro is a good demand tor potatoes, especially from tho North Island, but supplies. a>e coming to hand well. Cocksfoot is coming to hand slowly, but tho condition of the seed is rath-»r poor this year. The undermentioned are tho prices paid to farmers at country stations, li-co ot commission, except where otherwise stated: — Now Wheat—3s 4d to 3s sd, and 3s 2d to 3s 3d lor fowl wheat, at country stations. New Barley —Prime malting 4s to 4 s (id, extra prime to ss, at country stations. New Oats. —Algerians 2s to 2s Id for B grade. Is lid to 2s for A grade Cartons at country stations. Ryegrass—Medium seed Is 6d to Is fid, prime heavy 2s to 2s 3d, at conntry stations. .' Cocksfoot/--Peninsula seed 4d to 4{d. Flour—£B 10a per ton, 1001b lags £8 15s, 501b £9, and 2olb £9 os. Bran—£4 os, local; £4 10s. f.o b. per ton. Pollard—£6 per,ton. Oatmeal—£'l3 10s per ton. ~Scw Oatsheaf Chaff—sos to sos, at country stations. Potatoes—Early varieties £2 12s 6d to £2 15s, at country stations. A Onions —£5 to £5 o.s at country stations, Dairy Produce—Cheese, factory CJd, dairy tkl, loaf fijd; butter,'factory Is Id to Is 2d, farmers' separator W\<\, dairy fJ.Jd: bacon, sides 9d, rolls SJd, hams Dd, ham roll did; honey, extracted 3id per lb, wax Is 2d - per lb; lard . (packets) B|d, bulk Bd, .bladders Bjd; fresh eggs Is 2d per dozen.