FINANCE AND TRADE

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4317, 28 March 1901, Page 6

FINANCE AND TRADE

The Customs returns for yesterday amounted to £2592 Is. j Messrs W. Weddol and Co.’s report on colonial dairy produce to February? 15th, states that the demand for Australian and New Zealand butter was good, but the supply of 50,000 boxes was rather hard to absorb, consequent, ly values fell from Is to 2s for the week. The tendency would bei the same, according to supplies, the following week. The weakness of the butter market was difficult to understand, tbe imports for January being 30,000 cwt less than for the preceding January. New Zealand cheese, at the date of the report, was in bettor demand, but prices showed no improvement. For the. week under review prices for New Zealand butter were: Choicest 100 s to 108 s, finest 100 s to 102 s, a-s against, for the corresponding week of last year, choicest 98s to 100 s, finest 92s to* 90s. The prices for cheese were 4s to 5s lower than for. the same week of the previous year. DAILY PRODUCE REPORT. ■The following wholesale quotations ruled yesterday in Wellington with Messrs Townsend and Paul. Thompson Bros.- and Co., and Mr J. Gandy: Wheat—Whole fowl, 2s 7d to 2s 9d; broken, 2s 3d to 2s 6d ; oats, short feed 1* lOd to 2s 2d. dun Is lOd to 2s; barley, feed Is lOd to 2s, pearl, 13s; maize 3s; flour, roller,, £6 15s to £7 ss; pollard, £4 15s to £5 6s; barley, dust £4 5s to £4 10s; bran, £4; oatmeah £lO to £lO 10s; split peas, £l2 10s; chaff, from £3 5* (ex store) and £3 10s (delivered); hay, £4 to £4. 10s; potatoes, £3 to £3_ ss; onions, £5 10s to £C; partridge peas, 3s Od. Butter, dairy 7d to 8d (pats), 7d to 8d (bulk), separator 8d to 9d; cheese, factory, medium 5-1 d to old, loaf sfd to 6d. Bacon, farmers’ 5d to 5Jd, factory, sides 6d to 6ld, rolls 6.(d to7d : hams, 7Jd ; fowls (mixed), 2» 6d par pair; roosters, 3s per pair; ducks, 3s 6d to 4s per pair; turkeys, 6s to 10s; geese, 4s 6d to 5s 6d; eggs, fresh Is 6d, preserved Is; honey, 4d to 4Jd. Apples, dessert. 5s 6d to 6s, 401 h case, cooking 3s 6d to ss; pears, dessert 4s to 10s 6d, cooking 3* 6d to 4» 6d; quinces,- 3s to 4s; peaches, 4s to 7s fid; water melons, 4d to Is 2d each; pie melons, 4s per cwt; grapes, outdoor 2d -to 4d per lb, hot-house fid to lid. •

Tomatoes, ;2s to 2s 6d per case ; green* peas, 4d to 8d per peck; cauli-flowers,-2s-6d to 4s- per sack; cabbages, is 6d to 2s per sack; parsnips, 9d per dozen bunches; carrots, 6d per dozen bunches; _ turnips. 3d-lf* Cd- per dozen bunches ; 'turnips (swede), -£l 10s .to £2 per ton; French ■ beans, Id per lb; vegetable marrows. Is to ..,25;.: per dozen;; pumpkins, 3s vto 5s per./ cwt,; celery, Ms, to Is 6d per dozen. * j The prices,'quoted are'the highest and lowest returns on tbe ’ market yesterday, r the difference in -price being regulated by-Mlia, quality and : the Jaupply and "ddin'anrf' at 'tlie"diffefeht marlsTTii many cases the extreme prices did not rule with all the firms, the lowest and highest prioes supplied being quoted above.

AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE MARKETSPItESS ASSOCIATION. SYDNEY, March 27. Wheat, chick, 2s to 2s 2d; milling, 2* 6d to 2s 7jd. Flour, £5 15s to £6 10s; Manitoban, £lO 10s to £lO 15s. Oats, feeding, New Zealand, Is 7d to 2s, local Is 9d to Is lid, milling 2s la. Barley, New Zealand prime, 2s 4d. Maize, prime new, 2s 6d. Peas, 3s 3d to 3s 6d. Bran, Bjd. Pollord, to Bid. Potatoes, Circulars, £2 10s to £3 ss. Onions, Victorian, £6 10s; New Zealand, inferior, £5. Butter, dairy, 8d to 9d; creamery, lid. Cheese, New Zealand, 6d. Bacon, New Zealand flitches, 51d to 51d; hams, B'd. The above quotations are those ruling between merchant and retailer, and do not represent the slightly lower values obtained by recognised brokers. MELBOURNE, March 27. Wheat is quiet at 2s 7d to 2s 7jcl. Oats, feeding, is 3jd to Is 7d; seeding, to Is 9d. Maize, 2s 9d. Bran, 9fd to lOd. Pollard, lOd. Potatoes, £3 to £3 10s. Onions, £5 10s to £6. ADELAIDE, March 27. Wheat, 2s 7‘d to 2s Bd. Flour, £6 6s to £6 7s 6d. Oats, Algerian, Is 8d to Is lOd; stout, 2s 2d to 2s Bd. Bran, lOd. Pollard, 10^d. „ THE LIVE STOCK MARKET. CHRISTCHURCH, March 27. At the Addington market to-day the fat cattle numbered 172, a fair proportion being good steers. There was a slightly improved market. Best steers brought £8 to £10; others, £5 17s Gd to £7 10s; heifers, £5 5s to £8 ss; cows, £4 l()s to £7 ss.

Fat sheep—3ooo, including some good wethers, were yarded. Freezing buyers held off, and the bulk of the yarding fell to butchers. The market for good ewes opened well, but after the local trade had been supplied the bottom fell out of the market, and many good lots were passed, while inferior were almost unsaleable. Extra prime wethers brought 20s to 2Ls Id; ireezers, 17s to 19s; lighter, down to 16s; best ewes, 15s to 18s; secondary, 12s to 14s; inferior, down to 9s; merino wethers, 11s lid to 12s lOd ; ewes, 8s 6d to 11s lOd. Fat lambs—About 3000, mostly medium quality. Although only two export buyers were operating there was brisk sale, more than upholding late rates. Freezers sold at 14s 6d to 10s, lighter down to 13s.

Store sheep.—Over 12,000 came re hand, mostly breeding ewes and lambs. A few local wethers sold at 14s lOd to 15s 8d ; Chatham Islanders. 13s to 14s lid. Good young ewes were in demand at 14s to 17s 9d, and up to 21s for an cxtra ; order'. Forward lambs sold well at 12s Id to 13s 2d, others ait 8s Id to 10s 6d.

Pigs.—About 450, including a choice line of baconers, which, with good stores, met an improved demand. Baconers, 35s and 455, and up. to 53s for extra prime, equal to 3i|d and 4d peril); pork, ors 22s and 34s 6d; stores, 11s to 225; suckers and weavers, 4s Cd to 10s Cd.