DUNEDIN MARKETS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2676, 28 June 1905, Page 23

DUNEDIN MARKETS.

•WHOLESALE PRODUCE REPORTS Mr J. nenainsr. Princes street south, reports under date the 27th inst. :—

Sound potatoes are sellinj at £6 10s to £6 15 i per ton, according to quality. White potatoes, in good demand, £7. FARM AND DAIRY PRODUCE. Messrs Irvine and Stevenson, George street, report paying for produce during the weekending the 27th inst. as follows :— Bacon (roll), 8d p. lb Fresh butter, Sd to Ham, 9d p. lb lOJd per lb Fresh eggs, 1/4 doz Salt butter ; not buying Fresh butter, good ordinary (in lib and -Ub prints), 6d to Sd perlb. Pigs (1301b to 1601b), 4d per lb THE HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLE. WELLINGTON, June 26. Tlie following cablegram has been received by the Department oi Industries and Commerce from, the High Commissioner, dated London, June 24: — "Mutton: Market quiet; good demand for prime quality mutton; dull sale for heavy carcases Buyers not inclined to make forward purchasss of mutton at present prices. Average piice to-day: Canterbury mutton, 4fd light weights and 4d heavy weights; other North Island mutton, 4d light weights and 35d heavy weights. The lamb market will be affected by the weather, and high prices are restricting business. Average prices to-day : New Zealand lamb (Canterbury brand), 5Jd; New Zealand lamb (brands other than Canterbury), 5Jd. The beef market is weak, the weather lately having been unfavourable for the sale of beef. Average prices: Hindquarters New Zealand beef, 3Jd; forequarters, 2|tl. The butter market is very firm, only small supplies on hand, and stock almost exhausted. The average price of choicest New Zealand butter to-day is 98s per cwt; Danish, 107s. The cheese marked is firm. Average price finest Ne<w Zealand cheese to-day, 54s pe-r cwt white and 51s per cwt coloured." THE MEAT MARKET.

NAPIER, June 22. The C.C. and D. Company cable the following frozen meat quotations :— Canterbury miutton, 41d; Napier, Wellington, and North Island, 3£d. Lamb: First quality, s£d; second, s§d. Beef: Hinds, 3£d; fores, 2Jd.

Wheat per busne). Best milling 3/-3/1 Jfedium do 2/11 Fowls' ... 2/7-2/9 Milling oats 1/9 Feed oats 1/6—l/7 Malt Parley . 3/6-4/0 Feed barley ... 2/6 Cape bailey 3/3—3/6 Maize ... 3/9-4/0 per ton. Hour, in 200's ... 180/0 Flour, in SO's ... 195/0 Pollard HO/0 Bran 75/0

per ton Barley dust ... 105/0 Oatmeal, in 25's 200/0 Oaten chaff 50/— 65/0 Ryegrass hay 55/o—6o/0 Straw 30/0 Pearl barley ... 260/0 Onions 17/0 cwt. »er lb. Rolled bacon ..'. 7id Side bacon ... 7£d Smoked hams ... 9d Cheese ... 4}d— 43d Good salt butter, 7d to Bd. according to quality