DUNEDIN MARKETS. FARM AND DAIRY PRODUCE.

Otago Witness, Issue 1927, 26 October 1888, Page 19

DUNEDIN MARKETS. FARM AND DAIRY PRODUCE.

I Meauru Mercer Bros, report paying for produce j during the week ending 21fch insfc. : — • Bggß, 7§d per dozen I Salt buttor, new season's, ' B&con (roll), 6d per 2b | 7d per lb ' Hams, 8d per 1b | : Fresh butter, beßt brands, 8d per lb. Fresh but- ! tefiK oo^ ordinary (in lib and Jib prints), Cd per lb. WHOLKSALK I'UODUCR KKPORTB. Mr «T. Fleming. Priucea street south, report* nnder date the 24th itist. :— Wheat: Bestmilling, 08 5 d Chaff (oaton), £3 per ton. to 3s 7d per bushel Bran, £3 10s per ton Medium milling, 3a ad to Pollard, £3 10s per ton 3g 5d per bushel Flour, i' 9 10s to £11 per Fowls' wheat 2» 6d to ton 3a per bushel Barley dust, £3 per ton oatß,milling,2s2dto2s'ld Bacon (rolled) 6|dperlb porbußhel Side bacon, 7d per lb Feed oats, 1b lid to 2i 2d (grain fed) per bushel Oatmeal, £11 per ton Malt barley, 4s to is 'id Cheese 4jd to S£d per lb per bushel Smokpd Hams, B£d per lb Onions, 15s per cwt Straw, £1 15s per ton Feed Barley, 2s <.)d to 3s Cape Barley, 3s 6d per per bushel bushel Graflahay.JGSi'iosperton Oaten Hay, £3 5s per ton Pearl barJey, £18 per ton Good salt butter in demand Sd to M per lb. Canterbury potatoes £2 155 ; Be t Oamaru potatoes £3 5s per ton. Southern potatoes £2 10s per ton. Potatoes are offering freely. Messrs Anderson and Co., millers, report under date the- 24th hut. -.— Oatmeal, £11 per ton Pearl barley, £18 per ton Pollard, £3 103 per ton Fowls' wheat, 3i to 3s 3d Bran, £3 10s per ton per bus hei Milling wheat, 3s 6d to 3s J Oats, 2s tn 2s 2J p-r bus Bdper oushel I ISarley dne>f , £3 per ton. Flour— Sacks, £9 10s per ton ; I'lumheds. £9 17» <jd fifties. £10 ss. Mr 11. Lamer reports utuli'r ilat'j tin- 2ith inst. :- i'ouj;ri!V Fowls, 5s per pair I Duclts, t'.j to 7.< jut f.aii Qeeso, 10s to lus jkt pair | Turkeys, 8s to '!'is each. (4 It kUN fiJUAJKUIiw. Figs, Is per box | Ilrnvil nuts. 1; |>cr lb Lemons, 2s per do/.en | Walllut.it, Is ih Jar Ginger, la curb < Dales, 8(1 pi'r 11> Eating Apples, M to ( : d | l'«'a nuts, till p»M li> per lb I 1 'langcp, (i ami I : 101 h Mandarines, Is purckt/c | Uhiimmm:-, Is pi-r <10/.<' ii Prunes, Is per lb | Frejurveil Ginger KM pel l'iwsiou Fruit Is per doz f lb VKGETAHMC3. Cabbages, 2d and Id each 11 Radish. Is jcr lb Do, per dozen, 1b Mhnbiirb, Gib Is Asparagus Od per bunch | fish. Mr Melville reports under date the 211 li iii'-t. :- - Mullet, Is to 2s per doz Flounders, from 2s pci Crayfish, from .'te per dm. do/. Itcd cod, 2d to 9d each 131ne cod, lid to Is each Lingfish, 3d to 4d per lb Trey.illy, Is to 2s (id do/. Grower, from 2d per lb Soles, Is to 2s each Flounders are very scarce. Oysters from Id per dozen, Nock oysters for two m >ntus -October aod November. MBAT. The City Company report under date tho 211 11 in&t. : Hoasting beef, 2jd to (id Pork, Oil perlb Veal, 2d to 6d Steaks, Id to 6d Lamb, Is fid to :!s. Boiling, I|<l to '. J Jd Mutton, ad to -Id Ciimbiidgc Sausage, 8d SHARE MARKET. The Dimcdin Brokers' Association report Hie following prices for the week ending October 20 :—: — Banks— * rom 'i'o Colonial „, ... £2 2 6 £2 3 0 National ... ... 1 15 6 1 Iti G New Zealand ... ... 8 17 6 9 2 6 Insurance — Colonial ... ... 0 4 6 0 4 9 National ... ... 0 IS 6 0 19 0 New Zealand Accident ... 0 7 6 0 8 0 South British (ex div.) ... 23 0 24 0 Standard ... ... 0 11 0 0 14 3 Union ... ... 15 0 15 6 Shipping— New Zealand Shipping ... 10 0 12 6 Union Steam Ship ... 11 0 0 11 5 0 CoalKaitangata Railway and Coal ... ... 18 15 0 19 0 0 Walton Park ... ... 015 6 06 fl Weetport Coal ... 211 0 212 0 liltcellanoouH— Commercial Property and Finance ... ... 0 13 (5 0 M 0 Duuedin and Suburban Tram 0 19 0 2 0 Mosgiel Woollen Factory ... 315 0 316 0 Slornington Tram ... 0 5 0 0 5 6 New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency ... 317 (5 4 0 0 National Moit^ago and Agency Company ... 010 9 011 3 New Zealand Land Mortgage ... ... 0 18 0 0 18 6 Now Zealand Drug Company ... ... 100 103 Otago Daily Times ... 7 5 0 8 0 0 Roslyn Tram ... ... 1100 1110 Mining Companies — BigKiver .„ .. 010 0 010 6 Fiery Cross ... ... 014 6 Uls 0 Fair Maid ... ... 0 4 6 05 0 Globe ... ... 14 6 15 6 Gallant ... ,„ 02 0 0 3 0 Green's Uief ... .. 0 3 0 0 3 3 Gallant Tip ... ... 0 •! 0 0 4 3 Homeward-Bound ... 0 0 0 06 3 Inglowood ... ... 0 4 0 0 4 3 Inkerman ... ... 0 4 0 0 4 3 Just-in-Time ... ... 0 19 0 2 0 Keep-it-Dark ... ... 2 10 22 0 Lone Star ... ... 0 13 0 16 Nil Despernndum ... 0 2 3 0 2 6 Progress ... ... 15 0 16 0 Premier ... ... 0 7 3 0 7 6 «?otia ... ... 02 0 0 2 3 Sir Francis Drake ... 0 4 9 05 0 United Alpine ... OJO 6 10 0 >euus Extended ... 0 6 (5 0 6 9 Welcome ... ... 06 9 '/ 7 3 J; "te'4 Rfff ... ... 0 8 6 0 9 0 William Tell ... ... 0 7 6 0 b 0 THE FROZEN MEAT TRADE. Mr N. Wood, of Auckland, who is at present in England, writes to the New Zealand Herald:- "As my brother and I had an idta of tiding something in "us une, we looked very closely int'i it. There is no noubt that in tho West Eud of London and elsewhere "'ere has been collusion between housekeepers, oauere, and tradesmen, and New Zealand beef and mutton lias been sold as English ; but where persons select their own meat it has not been done to any peat extent. The different tabte between our irozen and the fresh English Is so palpable and distinct that no cane person would believe it. It is only among the gentry who insist on hauging the meat till on the verge of putrefaction, and then have »t eerved wilh ao many sauces, jellies, &c. that the original flavour can scarcely be feasted, that tho traud is possible. Is the trade growing? Yes, ;. prejudice is giving way before necessity. It. supplies a great public want at a cheap rate, and is

good, wholesome food. Messrs Nelson Brothers' agent in Smithfield. told me that no country in the world sent such quality of meat in such quantity and so free from disease. It is mainly purchased by the poorer classes. Does it have a .'fair chance in the provinces? Yes, I saw in Messrs Nelson Brothers' office a map of England. On it there were red dots where they and tho American companies had agencies, aud there is scarcely a Bmail town or large village that is not represented } add to the agencies a great number of sm ill men on their own account, aud others selling iv booths in all the markets of the country. How is it sold ? Very low, sometimes far less than 2s 6d profit on a 60lb sheep. The American River Plate, though much inferior in quality, runs the New Zealand very hard, because it is cheaper. In the office of the agent of Messrs Kelson Brothers, at Birmingham, I heard a sale of 100 New Zealand frozen sheep at A\ d per Id ; the legs, loins, and shoulders of these were ticketed at 5d and 5Jd per lb, the other parts at cost or under. But here again we have solid gr.'und to work on ; it is all cash. There are no losses through bad debts. This is the satisfaction of large oity businesses ; a mm knows what he is doing, and what he can afford to spend outside his business. A friend of mine, a manufacturer employing over 200 work people, told me he would be well satisfied to make a clear profit of b per cent, on his turnover. ' But,' I said, ' that leaves a very email margin for losses by bad debts, &c. He replied : ' I have not lost £8 in bad debts In the last three years.' When shall we learn, from the highest to the lowest, to pay as we go, and not exceed our incomes f"