THE MARKETS.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1682, 25 May 1904, Page 70

THE MARKETS.

Messrs George Thomas and Go. report the following prices x'uling in their rnarket:—Flour, "£0 5s to £0 10s per toil; wheat,. 3s to 3s 3d per bushel; bran, £3 os per ton; pollard, £o 5s to £5 10s; wheatmeal, 10s 6d per lOOlbs; maize, 3s per bushel ; oats, short 2s to 2s 3d ; long oats, Is lOd to 2s; oaten-sheaf chaff, 85s to 90s per ton ; baled straw, £2 10s to £3; baled hay, £5 15s per ton ; McGill’s oatmeal, £lO 10s; crushed beans, 4s 3d; feed barley, 2s 9d; partridge peas, 4s; Prussian blue .peas, 4s 6d; 'split peas, 15s cwt.; pearl barley, -15 s cwt.; Gape , barley, 3s 3d per . bushel; Derwent potatoes, 45s to 555; onions, 90s to 110 s; factory cheese, 5Jd per lb; bacon, 7d; hams, 7£d; fungus, 4|d; swedes, 3s per cwt.; ripe tomatoes, 3s to 4s; parsnips, Os per sack; cabbages, Gs to 8s; cauliflowers, 7s to 9s; lettuce, 5s per case; butter, 7d to 8d per lb; walnuts, 3id to per lb; cooking apples, 4s Gd to ss; dessert, 6s to 10s Gd; pears, 4s to 12s; pie melons, 4s per sack; pumpkins, 3s Gd to 4s per sack; marrows, 4-s per sack; grapesj 8d to Is per lb; Messina lemons, 10s for 150’s; fowls, 2s 9d to 3s per pair; ducks, 4s; turkeys, 7s to 12s; almond nuts, 8d per lb; Barcelona nuts, Gd per lb. Freeman It. Jackson and Go., in conjunction with Abraham and Williams, . report on their Johnsonville sale as follows: —There was a full yarding of bullocks. The quality ranged from good to medium sorts. Prices were equal to last week’s rates, 20s per 1001 b, Best bullocks £B, others £7 10s to £7 17s Gd, light £7 to £7 7s Gd, stores £5 7s • Gd. Sheep were in fair numbers., and some very prime heavy ewes and wethers were yarded. Prime heavy wethers 20s to 225; others 17s Gd to 18s; ewes prime heavy 19s, others 16s to 18s. A good yarding of pork sold freely at 30s, 27s Gd, 255, light 16s to 22s 6d. , • Laery and Co., Limited, report the following wholesale selling prices on the Wellington market: Wheat, fowls’ 3s to 3s 3d, broken 2s 9d; feed oats Is lOd >„ to 2s 2d, duns 2s 2d, discoloured Is 4d to Is 8d: barley, 2s Gd to 2s 9d; pollard, £5 5s to £6 10s per ton ; flour, £9 5s to £9 10s; bran, £3 to £3 IQs.; oatmeal, £lO 10s: rolled oats (s’s), 9s 6d, sacks ditto £l2; oatsheaf chaff, 80s to 90s per ton; Gape barley, 2s 9d per bushel; maize, 2s lOd to 3s; fungus, per lb; potatoes, Derwents, £2 5s to £2 15s; onions, 4s Gd to 6s; swedes, £2 to £3; tomatoes, 3s to ss; parsnips, 4s Gd to Gs per sack; cabbages, 5s to 8s Gd; cauliflower's, 9s tp 13s; lettuce, 5s to 7s case; cheese, a factory s£d, loaf size Gd; butter, 7d to 8d for pastry, inferior 5d to -Gd; bacon, best factory 7d, rolls Bd, hams 8d per lb ; walnuts, Sd to split peas, 15s; pearl barley, 15s; cooking apples, 3s to 5s a case, dessert 5s to 13s; pears, dessert 5s to 10s per case; pie melons, 4s per cwt; pumpkins, 2a to 4s per sack; marrows, 2s Gd to 3s Gd; grapes, Is. to Is Gd; Messina lemons, l’Os; liens, 2s to 3s; roosters, heavy, 3s to 3s Gd; ducks, 4s to ss; turkeys, hens 8s to 9s, gobblers' 11s to 13s, all at per pair ; fresh eggs 2s, limed Is 4d; ryegrass, 3s 9d to 4s Gd per bushel; cocksfoot, machine-dressed, 5d per lb ; undressed cocksfoot, 3jd to . 4d; linseed, 12S: linseed cake, Gs Gd; Prussian blue peas, 4s to 4s Gd per bushel ; partridge peas, 4s per bushel; wild ducks, 4s to 6s; teal, 2s Gd to 3s per brace; hares, 2s'to 3s. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS, SYDNEY, May 18. Wheat,- chick, prime, 2s 5d to 2s 7d; milling, 2s 11-Jd. Flour, £7 15s. Oats, Tasmanian Algerian, Is 7d to Is 9dj white feeding, 2s; Victorian Algerian, Is 9d to Is lOd; New Zealand, 2s 4d; Tartarian, 2s Gd. Barley, ’ Gape, 2s 4d to 2s sd. Maize, Is lOd to 2s. Bran, 6£d. Pollard, 7-£d. Peas, blue, 3s 9d to 4s. Potatoes, Tasmanian, £1 15s to £2 ss. Onions, Victorian, £2 5s to £2 10s. Butter, Bd. Cheese, 4d to 4Jd. Bacon, 7|d. • ' MELBOURNE, May 18. Wheat, quiet, 3s. Flour, £7 5s to £7 10s. Oats, Algerian, Is 3d. Barley, ?s 4d to 3s sd. Maize, Is lid. Bran and pollard, Potatoes £1 15s to £2. ADELAIDE, May 18. Wheat, 2s lid to 3s. Flour, £7 10s. Oats, Algerian, Is 5d to Is 7d. Barley, Is Bd. to Is lOd. Bran, 7d. Pollard, Bd. .. SOUTHERN STOQK SALES' . OBRJSTCHURCiH, May 18. There were fair : entries of stock at Addington to-day, and the interest which is now being caused by the high prices for sheep assisted in making competition keen. The supply of fat cattle was in excess of the demand, and prices were consequently weaker. Steers brought from £0 10s to £ll 7s Gd, heifers £5 los to £8 7s Gd, cows £5 to £7 17s Gd per 1001 b; prime beef sold at 22s 6d, and cow and secondary at 18s to 21s; veal, calves sold at 10s to £2 Gs. The entity of store cattle was mostly made pp of well-grown ycuing stock,

v hicli sold fairly well. Other descriptions met with but little demand. Yearlings brought 34s 6d, fifteen to. eighteen months £2 17s-Gd to £3 ss, two-and-a-lialf year heifers £4 10s to £4 los, three-year steers £G 10s to £7 J2s Gd, three-year heifers- £5 to £5 7s Gd. Daily cows met a dragging sale, at up to £9 2s Gd. The fat sheep sale opened at the previous week’s rates, but under the influence of keen competition prices hardened, and the average was higher than that of the previous market. The range of prices was—Extra prime wethers. 2Gs to 27s 3d, prime 21s. to 24s 3d, others 18s 3d to 20s Gd, extra prime ewes 21s to 225, prime 18s Gd to 20s Gd, others 13s 9d to 18s. Most of the fat lambs were of good quality up to prime, and the entry again included some particularly prime lines of tegs. The competition was not so brisk as at last sale, and there was a decline in values, more particularly m lots which were not quite prime. Tegs made 17s to 19s 9d, and a few extra to 225, freezers 15s to 16s 7d, and lighter 13s 3d to 14s Gd. The yarding of store sheep was chiefly composed of wethers and lambs, and there was a good clearance at auction at late rates. Ewes brought 14s 3d to 17s, wethers from 19s 5d to 14s lOd, lambs 14s 7d to 11s 2d. There was an improved demand for pigs, especially for baconers, which made 46s to 58s, equal to 4*d to per lb. Porkers sold at 32s to 425, equal to 4jd to 5d per lb; large stores 26s to 325, medium 18s to 225, weaners 8s to 13s. DUNEDIN, May 18. At Burnside to-day 220 fat cattle were yarded, mostly fair to good. Competition was not so keen, and prices were easier than last week by about 10s per head. Prime ox beef 235, prime heifers 21s per 1001 b, prime bullocks £lO 10s to £ll 15s, good £8 los to £lO, medium £7 10s to £8 10s, prime heifers £7 12s Gd to £7 one pen extra heavy £9 2s Gd, good up to £6 12s Gd, light £5 5s to £5 17s Gd. . Fat sheep—The total penned was 2822. There was a good demand by butchers, but at Is Gd per head less than last week. Best wethers 20s 9d to 235, one pen extra heavy 24s 3d, good 19s t to 20s, light 17s to 18s 6d, best ewes 20s Gd to 225, .extra heavy 23s Gd, good 17s 9d to 19s 3d, light 16s Gd to 17s Gd. Fat lambs—The total penned was 390, which met with excellent demand at Is above last week’s prices. Best lambs, 15s Gd to 16s 9d, good 14s 3d to 15s, light 12s 9d to 13s Gd. Pigs—Total penned, 215. The demand was good. ’Suckers realised 8s to 13s Gd, slips ,15s to 18s Gd. porkers 42s to 475, baconers 50s to 565. CANTERBURY PRODUCE MARKET. CHRISTCHURCH. May 19. The following are the. cwrrent prices paid to farmer's, free of commission, except where otherwise specified : Wheat —Pearl 2s 9d. Tuscan and Hunter’s 2s 8d ; , at country stations. Oats —rHeavy Canadians Is Gd, Carton’s Is 4d to Is sd. short feed Is 3d to Is 34d, heavy Duns Is 4d to Is sd, f.a.q., Duals and Danish Is Id to Is 2d, at cGVinitry stations. Barley (nominal) —Prime malting 3s, medium 2s 3d to 2s Gd, at country stations. Beans —2s 8d at country stations. Peas —Partridge 3s to os 3d, Blue Prussians 3s to 3s 3d. Blue Imperials 3s Gd to 4s, at country stations. Flour (millers’ quotations)—Roller £8 10s per ton. Pollard —£4 10s. Bran —£3. Oatmeal —£10. Ryegrass—2s Gd to 2s 9d, Italian 3s to 3s Gd, at country stations. Cocksfoot —101 b to 111 b seed. 3d; 121 b to 131 b 3£d to 3|cl; 15lb to 161 b machine dressed, 4Jd; 171 b to 181 b, sd. White Clover—Superior 9d to lOd, good 7d to BcL Cowgrass—7d to 7.k1. Oataheaf Chaff —£2 5s to £2 7s Gd, at country stations. Potatoes —Derwents 20 s, Early Rose 355, Kidneys 455. at country stations. Onions —£3 at country stations. Dairy Produce —Cheese, factory, sd; dairy. 4fd; loaf cheese, sfd; butter, factory, iloioal, I0£; farmers’ sepanator, 9d to 9|d; dairy, 8d to 9d for prime; salt (in boxes), 8d to 9d; bacon, 7d; hams, Bd, f.0.m.; eggs, Is 9d per dozen. OTAGO PRODUCE MARKET. % DUNEDIN, May 19* Oats. —The markelb remains in a<n unsatisfactory state. Any prime milling lines offering are readily siold at quotations. There is also some- inquiiy for A grade and! undoubted B grade quality, but the business parsing is small, and fanners in most cases prefer to hold rather than accept prices now ruling. Prime milling. Is 4£d to- Is sd; good to best feed, Is 3d to Is 4d; inferior to medium, lOd to Is 2d per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat.—Prime milling lines.continue to offer freely, for which there is only a moderate demand. Medium quality is quite neglected, and last week’s rates are practically unaltered. Fowl wheat, is in fair demand at late values. Prime millinn- 2s lOd to 3s; medium do., 2s Gd to 2s 9d; best, whole fowl wheat, 2s 3d tv

2s 4d; broken and damaged, Is 10d to 2s Id pc-r bushel (sacks extra). Chaff.—Large consignments continue to arrive. Prime oaten sheaf has a fair sale, but for medium quality the demand is anything hut good, and to effect sales (ex truck) very low prices have to be accepted.. Inferior quality is difficult to quit at any price. Prime oaten sheaf, £2 10s to £2 15s; medium do, £2 to £2 7s Gd; light and inferior, £1 10s to £1 •17is Gd (bags extra). Potatoes. —Consignments are again coming forward freely, and prices are slightly easier. Best Derwents, £2 to £2 2s Gd; medium do, £1 15s to £1 17s Gd; other sorts, £1 IQs to £1 12s Gd per ton (bags in). Straw. —We quote best wheaten at 25.3 to 265, and oaten 26s to 27s par toll (pressed). Turnips.—The market is glutted. Good swedes, 12s to 13s per ton. (loose, ex truck). - THE GRAIN MARKET. DUNEDIN, May IS. Wheat . —Any business passing m , a verv clull market is in prnnest, medium milling being without inquiry. There is a -fairly good demand for fowl wheat. Prime milling 2s lOd to 2s lid,medium to good 2s Gd to 2s 9d, best whole fowl 2s 3d to 2s 4d, broken and damaged 2s to 2s 2d. sacks extra. Oats.^-Fairly good inquiry for good, bright feed and milling; medium very little inquired for. Prime milling Is to is s£d, good to best feed Is 3d to l's 4d, medium to Is 2d, inferior 9d ..-j. lid, sacks extra. LONDON PRODUCE REPORT. The Department of Industries and Commerce lias received the following cablegram from the Agent-General, dated Londbn, the 14th inst.: — The mutton market is quiet. Trade is very disappointing, there being only a limited demand. The average price today for Canterbury mutton is 4§d per lb. for Dunedin, Southland and W.M.E. Company’s brands 4-g-d per lb, for other brands of North Island mutton 4-Jd .per lb. The lamb market is weak. Average price to-day for Canterbury brand is sfd per lb ; average price for brands other than Canterbury s|d per lb. There is a better demand for beef. The average price to-day for hindquarters cf New Zealand beef is 3fd par lb ; fores per lb. The butter market is lifeless: New Zealand butters now being delivered are giving satisfaction to buyers. The average price for choicest New Zealand butter to-day is 84s per cwt., Australian 82s, Argentine 82s, Danish 935. The cheese market is falling. The average price of finest New Zealand cheese to-day is 40s per cwt. The hemp market is quiet, with i very limited business doing. The price for New Zealand hemp, good fair Wellington grade, on spot, to-day, is £3l 10s per ton. May to July shipments are quoted at £3l. There is no alteration to report in the cocksfoot" seed market since cabling you last .week. The wool market is active at the /advanced prices. The current Bradford quotations for tops are—Thirty-six ?s Is id, forties Is Id, forty-fours Is lfd, fifties Is 3|d, fifty-sixes Is Gd, sixties 2s. LONDON WOOL -SALES. LONDON, May 12. At the wool sales to-day the market was animated and prices were very firm. The sales included the following clips:— Terndale 9-Jd, Poke 10|d, Olioka 12fd, Macoupe 12fd. LONDON, May 13. The wool sales included the Felton Kendenup clip at ll)fd, and the Elms clip at llfd. The wool market is animated, with prices unchanged. The Kawaa-u clip realised Bfd per lb; Ruanui, 9|d; Doonside, 9|d; Gear Grampians, 9fd; Elderslie, 13gd. ‘The total quantity catalogued was 139,694 bales, of which 134,703 have been sold. Thirteen thousand five hundred quarters of Australian wheat, May-June shipment, have been sold at 29s Gd per quarter. LONDON, May 16. The wool market is animated and firm at the top rates of the. series. GISBORNE, May 13. At the wool sa-leis to-day competition was not spirited, and a good deal was held back. There was good demand for skins. Wool 'prices quoted—Pieces 4fd to- 4gd, crutchiugs 3fcl to 4£d, lambs Gd, fleece s|d to 6|d. Hidies sold at 3d to 4d. Skins, 3Jd to s|-d each. Murray, Roberts and 00. have received the following wool market cablegram from their. London house, Messrs Sanderson/ Murray and ‘Co., dated the 6th inst.:—-Compared with the highest point of the present series, coarse, greasy crossbred has advanced a shade. Greasy merino superior, suitable for American market, has declined a shade.